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    The Fantast [v1 #4, July 1939] ed. C. S. Youd (3½d, 20pp, 8″ x 10″ mimeo, cover by H. E. Turner)
    “The magazine for the intelligent fan, Circulation practically negligible!”
    Details supplied by Sean Wallace & Alistair Durie.

    The Fantast [v1 #5, August 1939] ed. C. S. Youd (3½d, 20pp, 8″ x 10″ mimeo, cover by H. E. Turner)
    Details supplied by Alistair Durie.
    • 3 · The Last and Worst Men · D. McIlwain · ss
    • 5 · Machines, Men and Methods · Eric C. Hopkins · ar
    • 7 · Just like a Science-Fiction Story (on re-reading Science Wonder Stories Dec 1929 to March 1930) · Maurice K. Hanson · ar
    • 8 · Langwidge (on UK and US English) · James Rathbone · ar
    • 10 · Fanopolis: Part 4: Voice of Fanopolis · “Fantacynic” · sl
    • 12 · So This Is England? Or Pong Prefers Patagonia (spoof of US fan in England) · R. W. Tucker · ar
    • 13 · My Task: the Task of Man · Frank Skerbeck · ar
    • 14 · August ’Oliday (editorial including readers’ votes) · The Editor · ed
    • 15 · Fantast’s Folly · The Editor · lc; letters from Leo Margulies, R. W. “Doc” Lowndes, C. Stanhope Sprigg, M. K. Hanson, Rita Carmelle, Osmond P. H. Robb, D. R. Smith, James P. Rathbone.

    The Fantast [v1 #6, September 1939] ed. C. S. Youd (3½d, 20pp, 8″ x 10″ mimeo)
    Note: This issue included, loose, Fantasy War Bulletin 1 October, 1939, Vol 1 No. 1.
    Details supplied by Alistair Durie.
    • 1 · Dreamland · Harold Gottliffe · pm
    • 3 · No Visitors · Kenneth Mackley · ss
    • 5 · Monday Morning Over the World · John B. Michel · pm Sunrise in Evening by John B. Michel, Michel-Wollheim Publications; New York, 1938
    • 6 · It’s a Devil · D. R. Smith · vi
    • 7 · Conversation in a Spaceship · John F. Burke · ss
    • 9 · Have You Read It?—1 · Charles Rowlands · br
    • 10 · Fanopolis: Part 5: Meanderings · “Fantacynic” · sl
    • 12 · September Silliness (editorial including readers’ votes) · The Editor · ed
    • 14 · Department? · C. S. Youd · cl; on fortune telling and games.
    • 14 · Fantast’s Folly · The Editor · lc; letters from D. R. Smith, Dave McIlwain, John F. Burke, Eric C. Hopkins, Osmond P. H. Robb, Robert W. “Doc” Lowndes, Eric C. Williams.

    The Fantast [v1 #7, October-November 1939] ed. C. S. Youd (3½d, 28pp, 8″ x 10″ mimeo, cover by H. E. Turner)
    Note: This issue has bound in Fantasy War Bulletin, 18 December 1939, Vol 1 No. 4.
    Details supplied by Alistair Durie.
    • 3 · The Benefactor · D. R. Smith · ss
    • 4 · One Day—.. · James P. Rathbone · pm
    • 5 · Extracts from a Journal (on living with science fiction) · Eric C. Williams · ar
    • 7 · Necronomology (on reading the Necronomicon) · Robert W. Lowndes · ar
    • 8 · Heart Failure · D. R. Smith · ss
    • 10 · Ladders · “Fantacynic” · ss
    • 12 · Department? · The Editor · cl; readers views on the moon being made of green cheese, including Arthur C. Clarke, Osmond Robb, D. R. Smith, Eric C. Sprigg.
    • 14 · The Creed of a “Tory” · Phil Hetherington · ar
    • 16 · November Nonsense (editorial including readers’ votes) · The Editor · ed
    • 17 · Fantast’s Folly · The Editor · lc; letters from D. Webster, D. R. Smith, Gordon S. Cousins, Harry Warner Jr, Harry Kay, Fantacynic, John F. Burke, Maurice K. Hanson, Doc Lowndes.

    The Fantast [v2 #1, May 1940] (20pp, 8¼″ x 10½″ mimeo, cover by H. E. Turner)
    Note: volume and date overprint the cover which has Vol 1 No 8 Feb 1940 on it.
    Details supplied by Alistair Durie.
    • 2 · Sap · Muriel Dean · pm
    • 3 · The Survivors [Part 1 of 2] · “Fantacynic” · rr
    • 8 · Hints on how to write Science-Fiction · Julian F. Parr · ar
    • 10 · The Ilk of Ezra Pound · John B. Michel · pm
    • 11 · Department! · The Editor · cl; letters from D. W. F. Webster, D. R. Smith and John F. Burke debunking Einstein.
    • 13 · The Messiah Complex · Osmond Robb · ar
    • 15 · Editorial (on present position of The Fantast) · The Editor · ar
    • 16 · Fantast’s Folly · The Editor · lc; letters from Swisher, Eric F. Russell, John Michel, D. R. Smith, H. E. Turner, Bill Temple, D. Webster, Russell Chauvenet, Doc Lowndes.

    The Fantast [v2 #2, No. 9, March 1941] ed. C. S. Youd & J. F. Burke (6d, 20pp, 8¼″ x 10½″ mimeo, cover by H. E. Turner)
    “Incorporating The Satellite”. Misdated 1940 on index page. Note: It was intended that William Temple would continue “The Survivors”, but this didn’t happen.
    Details supplied by Alistair Durie.
    • 2 · For No Apparent Reason (excerpts from other fanzines) · The Editor · ms
    • 3 · The Survivors [Part 2 of 2] · John F. Burke · rr
    • 6 · The Writers · William Harris · pm
    • 7 · Monty · C. S. Youd · pm
    • 8 · The Creed of an Atheist · H. E. Turner · ar
    • 10 · The Road to Fame [Part 1 of 6] · D. R. Smith · uw
    • 14 · Inquest · John B. Michel · pm
    • 15 · Fantasy as seen by the Ordinary Man with a Typewriter · William Harris · ar
    • 16 · Mataiya · R. W. Lowndes · vi
    • 17 · Letters to a Secretary of an Interplanetary Society (spoof letters) · Arthur Ego Clarke · ar
    • 18 · Editorial (on present position of The Fantast) · C. S. Youd · ed
    • 19 · Fantast’s Folly · The Editor · lc; letters from D R Smith, Bill Temple, Renny Rennison, Johnny Burke.

    The Fantast [v2 #3, No. 10, April 1941] (6d, 22pp, 8″ x 10″ mimeo, cover by H. E. Turner)
    “Incorporating The Satellite”, “Published irregularly by Douglas Webster”.
    Details supplied by Alistair Durie.
    • 2 · For No Apparent Reason (excerpts from other fanzines) · The Editor · ms
    • 3 · Comment—on receiving Fantast · Julian F. Parr · ar
    • 3 · Conclusion (reprint from other fanzines) · Louis Russell Chauvenet · pm (r)
    • 4 · The Strange Sad Story of Joe · Robert W. Lowndes · ss
    • 6 · Fragment · William Harris · pm
    • 7 · A Fable of Misch-masch · D. R. Smith · vi
    • 8 · The Creed of a sceptic · Osmond Robb · ar
    • 9 · Broadside (on ships, building houses, the last summer before war) · C. S. Youd · ar
    • 12 · Winter Illusions · J. P. Rathbone · pm
    • 13 · The Road to Fame [Part 2 of 6] · D. R. Smith · uw
    • 18 · Bang Again—Being an Editorial (on Position of The Fantast) · The Editor · ed
    • 19 · Fantast’s Folly · The Editor · lc; letters from Milton A. Rothman, Osmond Robb, Eric Hopkins, C. S. Youd, Julian Parr, Damon Knight, D. R. Smith, Russell Chauvenet.

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