B. T.: His Mag Fanzines
SPEC.RARE.MMS.0359
Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
MMS 14
0.02 Cubic feet
1945-1946
Arthur Wilson "Bob" Tucker (1914-2006) was an American science fiction and fantasy author from Bloomington, Illinois.
B. T.: His Mag Fanzines contains the first three of an undetermined number of issues of the early sicence fiction fanzine
B. T.: His Mag, published from 1945 to 1946. The issues were published by the Fantasy Amateur Press Association (FAPA).
(1) letter file folder
English
Tucker, Wilson, 1914-2006
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Accession no. RARE.2022.0079: Purchased, 2022 November
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Biographical Note
Arthur Wilson "Bob" Tucker (1914-2006) was an American science fiction and fantasy author from Bloomington, Illinois. As a youth, he was involved in the science fiction fandom, publishing his first fanzine at age 17. He later published
Le Zombie, a fanzine that lasted from 1938 to 2001. Tucker wrote novels and short stories, and won numerous awards throughout his career, including induction into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2003.
A student of science fiction history, Tucker was also known for coining new terms related to science fiction and its fandom, including "space opera." Along with his writing career, Tucker's full-time occupation was as a film projectionist in Bloomington. He died in St. Petersburg, Florida, at the age of 91.
Scope and Contents
B. T.: His Mag Fanzines contains the first three of an undetermined number of issues of the early sicence fiction fanzine
B. T.: His Mag, created by Arthur Wilson "Bob" Tucker, from 1945 to 1946. The issues were published by the Fantasy Amateur Press Association (FAPA) and were released in April 1945, October 1945, and Spring 1946. Additional issues were later published but it is unclear how many there were in total. Topics covered in the zine are the state of fandom, news in the world of science fiction and fantasy, and gossip from throughout fandom.
Fantasy Amateur Press Association
Tucker, Wilson, 1914-2006
Authors, American--20th century
Fantasy fiction, American--20th century
Fanzines
Science fiction fans--United States--20th century
Science fiction, American--20th century--Periodicals