Description: ACKERMANSION MEMORIES OR WHEN MONSTERS WERE FAMOUS #1 edited by James Van Hise (April 2014) 8 1/2 x 11, 80 pages. Fanzine format. Side-stapled. Forrest J Ackerman was one of the earliest contributors to Science Fiction fandom and remained active throughout his life. While most people are familier with his work in Famous Monsters and Spacemen, much of his other work appeared in fanzines and magazines now long out of print. Material in this issue by (and sometimes about) Forrest J Ackerman includes: 1) 1941 editorial "Science Fiction: Hobby Or Duty?"2) 1940 profile of Robert Heinlein from STARDUST #2.3) Atomicon Report from SHANGRI L'AFFAIRES #28 (1946)4) Film reviews from THE ACOLYTE #14 (1946)5) METROPOLIS review from THE ALCHEMIST (Winter 1947)6) "The Case of the Baroque Baby-Killer" SHANGRI-LA #14 (October 1949)7) "Forrest J Ackerman writes from America" (AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION 1952 & 1953)8) "Ackerman Subpoenaed In License Investigation!" (FANTASY TIMES September 1955)9) Letter From Charles Beaumont (FANTASY TIMES September 1955)10) "Dracula Dead At 73" Forry's obit on Bela Lugosi (FANTASY TIMES 1956)11) Science Fiction Marquee: 1956 (1957 SF YEARBOOK) in which Forry pans FORBIDDEN PLANET.12) Cover of unpublished 1957 magazine SCI-FI, plus planned table of contents and 3 page letter about what the magazine would have been and why it didn't happen.13) Letter/article about a fan who robbed Forry's house (DEGLER! 164, January 1967)14) Published fanzine letter by Forry from 1963 in which he explains his atheism.15) "James Warren: King of The Monsters" (Philadelphia Inquirer January 19, 1975)16) "The End of the Ackermansion" by James Van Hise (2002)17) Forry Ackerman Vs. Clark Ashton Smith (Letters from The Fantasy Fan 1933/1934)18) "The Weird Tales Panel" Comicon San Diego August 13, 1998 (complete transcript). The back cover (below) is from another proposed magazine by Forry Ackerman which never came to be. Buyer pays for priority mail or media mail (mailed in a box). Outside the US use the Ebay Global Shipping Program. All issues are available individually and in discounted sets in my Ebay Store More than just a pretty picture. Try Vendio Image Hosting.
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Binding: Magazine
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Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Topic: FORREST J ACKERMAN
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: Movies
Year Printed: 2014
