Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 52 — page 126: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

FANZINES Fantasy Times is the world’s oldest newspaper. It is edited and published by James V. Taurasi Sr. and Ray Van Houten. British rates are 9d. per copy and 15s. per year from Milcross Book Se vice, 68 Victoria Street, Liverpool 1. Australian rates are ls. per copy, 10s. for 12 issues and £1 for 24 issues from Roger Dard, 232 James Street, Perth, Western Australia. The copy to hand is the 200th issue and has a fine cover by Frank R. Paul, who has illustrated science fiction for 35 years. It is more like a newspaper than any other fanzine, and is crammed with gossip and news about (mostly American) science fiction mags. Incidentally, the news about one of our rival British magazines appears twice in this issue—nothing like ram- ming it home! Ploy is edited and published irregularly by Ron Bennett of Ronhill, Little Preston Hall Road, Swillington, Near Leeds, Yorkshire. This, the second issue, contains two good poems (rare in a fanzine) and the usual letters, reviews and articles. The cover is nothing to speak of, so we won’t, and our copy is not very well duplicated. More care in production is needed here. Etherline is produced fort- nightly by Amateur Fantasy Publications of Australia and costs 6d. a copy, 12s. for 26 issues, which should be sent to 4 Myrtle Grove, Preston, Victoria. It is edited by Ian J. Crozier. The 33rd issue contains film news and various book and fanzine reviews and general Australian gossip. It is interesting to note that Australia seems to be having bother over where to hold its 1955 Convention. Where else but London, where all the best conventions are held? Alpha, edited by Dave Ven- delmans, 130 Strydhof Avenue, Berchem, Belgium, costs 4s. per year of 6 issues, and seems to us well worth it. The sixth issue, under review, is duplicated very legibly (some of it was typed on an electric typewriter, and the different type makes a wel- come contrast). The Twerp makes his bow in this issue and promises to be a rival to The Beanie soon. There is a story, an article, a report on the imaginary convention (it even has quotations) and readers’ letters. One and a 125 comiclooks.corn