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The Brooklyn Reporter, Vol.1 #2

Editor George G. Clark

Manager Arthur L. Selikowitz

Associated name Thomas O'Conor Sloane Ph.D.

DateMarch 25, 1935

Mediumink, paper (fiber product)

DimensionsOverall (HWD): 11 1/8 × 8 9/16 in. (28.258 × 21.749 cm)

Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection

Object number2003.301.1

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Portal Description

This mimeographed document is one of the earliest fanzines from science fiction fandom. It is the newsletter of the Brooklyn Chapter of the Science Fiction League, a club created by Hugo Gernsback (1884 – 1967), editor of Wonder Stories, to promote his magazine and unite the community of fans. Typical to fanzines of the 1930s, The Brooklyn Reporter was hand-typed and then reproduced with a mimeograph, a machine that inexpensively made copies by forcing ink through a stencil. The fanzine included reviews, interviews, quizzes, jokes, and more, all contributed by club members. Five issues of The Brooklyn Reporter were produced, edited by George G. Clarke.

Physical Description

A 10-inch high by 8.5-inch-wide paper booklet bound on the left side by three staples. Across the top is printed “Vol.1 #2 / March,25,1935 / Whole No. 2”

Below that, surrounded by a box of asterisks, is printed THE BROOKLYN REPORTER ! ! !

A line drawing dominates the cover, depicting an object, possibly a planet, exploding into pieces. Lines radiate from the object and various items are flying away from it: a book, a document, a cylinder, a slice of bread (?), and other unclear shapes. The objects are labeled: BROOKLYN REPORTER, MEMBERSHIP CARDS, Famous Fans, Collectors Hints, Lucid Intervales, Science Tid-Bits, S.F. MOVING PICTURE PETITIONS, S F L News, Let’s Pick Them Apart, And ! ! It’s only the beginning!

An inscription at the bottom of the page reads: Members ! Add powder to this explosion and let’s see what your chapters can do. / Geo. G. Clarke--3/25/35

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