Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 47 — page 136: what you’re looking at

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AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION seriousness of a new-born fan, then this is the fanzine for you. Generously sprinkled with the more puerile fan- handling of words, ORION manages to simulate a high- class tailor’s dummy—spic and span, neat and tidy, but empty, nevertheless. It doesn’t say how much it costs. * HYPHEN No 8 is as good as ever. Though not yet in the region of perfection, this fan- zine can teach all other fan editors just how one can be - funny and sensible at the same time. Seldom does it contain anything stupid or vapid or downright inane. I suspect that this is because—unlike some fanzines—it is edited. HYPHEN has one grave fault, though. It is far too small! It costs Is. 6d. for two issues (25 c.) from Walter Willis, 170 Upper Newtownards Rd., Belfast, N. Ireland. * THE SECOND (1953) AUSTRA- LIAN SCIENCE FICTION CON- VENTION REPORT is not really 135 a fanzine, but it deserves mention nonetheless. It repre- sents something that has never been done in Britain or the States, as far as I know. It is a complete and exhaustive account of everything that— Officially—happened at this Convention. If this report is truth (and we have no reason whatever to doubt it) then the Convention must have - been a wonderful thing. I only wish I had been there! * ALPHA No. 3 is to hand. This — is the splendid publication of Belgium’s fans. It is in English, so there is no excuse for fans who speak that language (and some do!) not buying it. It is published and edited by Dave Vendelmans, 130 Strijdho- flaan, Berchem, Antwerp. Coming out bi-monthly, it costs 4s. (60c. U.S. mint stamps) a year. The material is very good indeed, but the editor wants more. I’m sure British fans could help out there. Ccomicloooks.com .