The Best of Fandom - 1958

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HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="2e92c820.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="386" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></I></div> <div> <I>The Best of Fandom - 1958</I> is a 116 page anthology of fannish writing and artwork edited by Guy Terwilleger, with assistance from Dan L. Adkins (Art Editor) and Diane Terwilleger. Published in Boise, Idaho, it was Terwilleger's second annual <I>Best of Fandom</I> collection. The cover price was 75¢. The artwork that graced the the front and back covers was drawn by "Atom" (a/k/a <A HREF="http://www.fiawol.demon.co.uk/who/atom.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fiawol.demon.co.uk/who/atom.h"><U>Arthur Thomson</U></A>).</div> <div> Reproduction was by dittography and is too faint to scan. Therefore, every excerpt posted here will have to be keyed in by my none-too-nimble fingers. I'll try gradually to add all of the material that appears to be of lasting value.</div> <bR> <div> <B>TABLE OF CONTENTS</b></div> <div> <A HREF="id334.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Introduction"><U>Introduction</U></A> by Robert Madle</div> <div> "The Dream Come True - In South Gate" by Ted Johnstone (from <I>The Incomplete Whimper</I>)</div> <div> <A HREF="id291.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="This Little World of Fandom"><U>"This Little World of Fandom"</U></A> by Ron Ellik (from <I>FANAC</I>)</div> <div> <A HREF="id316.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Per Ardua ad Fanac"><U>"Per Ardua Ad Fanac"</U></A> by John Berry (from <I>Polarity</I>)</div> <div> <A HREF="id440.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bah! Humbug!"><U>"Bah! Humbug!"</U></A> by Robert Bloch (from <I>Oopsla</I>)</div> <div> <A HREF="id313.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shaggy Science Fiction"><U>"Shaggy Science Fiction"</U></A> by Kenneth Newman (from <I>OB</I>)</div> <div> <A HREF="id439.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A Visit to Festus Pragnell"><U>"A Visit to Festus Pragnell"</U></A> by C. S. Youd (from <I>BEM</I>)</div> <div> <A HREF="id296.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Mind of Chow"><U>"The Mind of Chow"</U></A> by Charles Burbee (from <I>Innuendo</I>)</div> <div> "All the Way" by John Berry (from <I>Cry of the Nameless</I>)</div> <div> "I Sleep With Dolly" by Bob Leman (from <I>The Vinegar Worm</I>)</div> <div> <A HREF="id314.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Incorporation Is Too Restrictive"><U>"Incorporation Is Too Restrictive"</U></A> by Sam Moskowitz (from <I>Ground Zero</I>)</div> <div> <A HREF="id321.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Feud of the Century"><U>"The Feud of the Century"</U></A> by Marion Zimmer Bradley (from <I>Spectre</I>)</div> <div> <A HREF="id319.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Fan Who Hated Quotecards"><U>"The Fan Who Hated Quotecards"</U></A> by Terry Carr (from <I>Goojie Publications</I>)</div> <div> <A HREF="id324.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="I Was a Teenage Octogenarian"><U>"I Was A Teenage Octagenarian"</U></A> by Harry Warner, Jr. (from <I>Retribution</I>)</div> <div> <A HREF="id297.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gafia House"><U>"Gafia House"</U></A> by Robert Bloch (from <I>Hyphen</I>)</div> <div> The 1958 World Science Fiction Awards (list prepared by Len Moffatt)</div> <div> "<I>BOF</I> Art Portfolio" (artwork by George Barr, Colin Cameron, George Scithers, Robert E. Gilbert, Bjo Wells, Bergeon, Juanita Coulson, Art Lee, Barbi Johnson, Bjo Wells [another piece], Larry Bourne, Tom Reamy, <A HREF="id203.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Wonders of Dittography"><U>Bill Pearson</U></A>, Atom, Dan Adkins)</div> <div> <A HREF="id424.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ghod and Chlorophyll"><U>"Ghod and Chlorophyll"</U></A> by Nigel Lindsay (from <I>Satellite)</I></div> <div> "A Salute To TV" by Jim Weber (from <I>Quagmire</I>)</div> <div> "A Salute to Television" by Jim Weber (from <I>Brillig</I>)</div> <div> <A HREF="id376.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Purifans"><U>"The Purifans"</U></A> by Sid Birchby (from <I>Ploy</I>)</div> <div> "Bleak Fate Intervenes" by Bob Leman (from <I>Inside Science Fiction</I>)</div> <div> "Bedtime Tale For A Baby BEM" by Vince Clark (from <I>Aporrhêta</I>)</div> <div> "The Biter Bit" by Bob Tucker<I> </I>(from <I>Grue</I>)</div> <div> "Beloved Is Our Destiny (Part 4)" by Faversham & Hurstmonceux (from <I>Triode</I>)</div> <div> <A HREF="id328.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Skeptic Tank"><U>"The Skeptic Tank"</U></A> by Dean A. Grennell (from <I>Stefantasy</I>)</div> <div> <A HREF="id378.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sense of Wonder"><U>"Sense of Wonder"</U></A> by John Berry (from <I>The Complete Faan</I>)</div> <div> "How To Define Science Fiction" by George Scithers (from <I>Yandro</I>)</div> <div> Honorable Mention</div> <div> "As I See It" by Guy Terwilleger</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#________home" TITLE="The Best of Fandom 1958"><U><B><Return to Top of Page></b></U></A></div> <div> <B>  <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">var site="sm8Stromata";var g_frames=true;</script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2" src="http://sm8.sitemeter.com/js/counter.js?site=sm8Stromata"> </script> <noscript> <a href="http://sm8.sitemeter.com/stats.asp?site=sm8Stromata" target="_top"> <img src="http://sm8.sitemeter.com/meter.asp?site=sm8Stromata" alt="Site Meter" border=0></a> </noscript>    </b></div> </td> </tr></table></body>