THE DAMN THING #1, #2, #3 & #4 - Nov 1940, Dec 1940, Feb 1941 & Mar 1941.

BRADBURY, Ray / ACKERMAN, Forest J.

Published by Editor: T. Bruce Yerke.

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1940-41. Contents: #1 (18 pages)- Assailing The Pro-Scientists by Damon Knight, Bedlam on 9th Street by Lothar Penguin, Is Ackerman A Schizophrenatic? by Prof. Carlton Fassbeinder, Over Hill and Dale to Pomona! by T. Bruce Yerke, The Last Man by Ray Douglas Bradbury, Boosting the Editor, List of Persons Attacked in This Issue: Forrest J. Ackerman, Raymond Van Houten & Co, Chas. D. Horning, Price System Justice, Morojo, Bill Crawford, Futuria Fantasi, The Rocket, Shangri-La, T. Bruce Yerke, All Pro-Sceintists, All Fan Feuders. #2 (20 pages)- Cover drawn by Bradbury, The Editor Sits on His Platform, Genie Trouble by Ray Bradbury, Archibald was a Fan Mag Editor, Van Houten Says--, After Armagedddon by Fywert Kinge, Prof. Fassbeinder's Corn-Or, The Newark Convention by TBYerke, The Sucker Bites by Readers; #3 (20 pages) -The Editor Sits on His Platform, Hollorbochen by Lothar Penguin, Column Left! by Rigour Fungus, The Black Supreme br Eustance Bildgewater, The Demise of Clifton's Cafe by Thornton Craymyre, A Dispatch frm Shangri-La by Yerke, Scientifictionurserymes by Prof. Stinkywitz, "How Am I Today, Doctor?" by Ray Bradbury, The Sucker Bites by You & Yoy & You, Notes on Local Mags by Editor; #4 (20 pages) - Contents - Right in Front, The Editor Sits on His Platform, Illustration by Ewing Brown, Hodgkins, The Enigma by Lothar Penquin, The Trouble With Humans Is People by Ray Bradbury, For Fans by Walt Daugherty. Very early pre-professional work by Bradbury. All with faint original mailing folds, long since flattened, issue #3 with mailing indicia on rear cover (address and canceled postage). Paper quality is excellent, the green mimeo reproduction bright and undimmed. One of the more prominent fanzines of it's day, any issue is scarce, a similar run in high grade may be considered rare.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE DAMN THING #1, #2, #3 & #4 - Nov 1940, Dec 1940, Feb 1941 & Mar 1941.
• Publisher: Editor: T. Bruce Yerke.
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • fanzine
  • science fiction