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'''John Roles''', a [[Liverpool]] [[fan]], was a secondhand bookseller, antiquarian and [[collector]]. He was a member of the [[Liverpool Group]] (and served as [[Secretary]] for many years). | '''John Roles''', a [[Liverpool]] [[fan]], was a secondhand bookseller, antiquarian and [[collector]]. He was a member of the [[Liverpool Group]] (and served as [[Secretary]] for many years). | ||
| − | + | Roles was [[OE]] of [[OMPA]]. He was a [[Knight of St. Fantony]]. He published ''[[Space Diversions]]'' (including ''[[Xmas Greetings from the 'Space Divers']]'') for the [[Liverpool Group]], and ''[[Morph]]'' (for [[OMPA]]). | |
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| + | He tried to introduce the use of soda siphons in lieu of [[water pistols]] at the [[SuperManCon]], but was quelled. | ||
For a brief bio by [[Eric Bentcliffe]], see ''[[Waldo]]'' no. 1 (December 1959), [http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Waldo/Waldo01.pdf online here]. | For a brief bio by [[Eric Bentcliffe]], see ''[[Waldo]]'' no. 1 (December 1959), [http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/Waldo/Waldo01.pdf online here]. | ||
Revision as of 07:38, 8 January 2021
(September 20, 1925–)
John Roles, a Liverpool fan, was a secondhand bookseller, antiquarian and collector. He was a member of the Liverpool Group (and served as Secretary for many years).
Roles was OE of OMPA. He was a Knight of St. Fantony. He published Space Diversions (including Xmas Greetings from the 'Space Divers') for the Liverpool Group, and Morph (for OMPA).
He tried to introduce the use of soda siphons in lieu of water pistols at the SuperManCon, but was quelled.
For a brief bio by Eric Bentcliffe, see Waldo no. 1 (December 1959), online here.
| Person | 1925— |
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