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| − | [[File:Detroit in 59 Ad 2.jpg|thumb|From [[Solacon]] PR 2] | + | [[File:Detroit in 59 Ad 2.jpg|thumb|From [[Solacon]] PR 2]] |
| − | Detroit in '59 was a [[bid]] sponsored by the [[Misfits]] to hold the [[Worldcon]] in [[Detroit]] in 1959. | + | Detroit in '59 was a [[bid]] sponsored by the [[Misfits]] to hold the [[Worldcon]] in [[Detroit]] in 1959. Its opposition was [[Big 'D' in '59]] ([[Dallas]]) and [[chicago 1959|Chicago: 1959]]. [[Detroit]] won and ran [[Detention]]. It published the [[fanzine]]s, ''[[Detroit Propaganda]]'' and ''[[Detention (Bidzine)|Detention]]'', in support of the bid. |
See [[1959 Worldcon Site Selection]]. | See [[1959 Worldcon Site Selection]]. | ||
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| + | [[File:RickhardtBill-HowardDeVore-FredProphet1958.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.5|center|'''From left, [[Bill Rickhardt]], [[Howard DeVore]] and [[Fred Prophet]] promoting the [[Detroit in '59]] [[Worldcon bid]] at [[Solacon]].''' ]] | ||
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| + | [[File:Detroit in 59 Ad 1.jpg|center|from [[Solacon]] PR 1]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:38, 16 May 2023
From Solacon PR 2
Detroit in '59 was a bid sponsored by the Misfits to hold the Worldcon in Detroit in 1959. Its opposition was Big 'D' in '59 (Dallas) and Chicago: 1959. Detroit won and ran Detention. It published the fanzines, Detroit Propaganda and Detention, in support of the bid.
See 1959 Worldcon Site Selection.
| 1959 Site Selection | 1959 |
| This is a page about a convention bid. Please extend it by adding information about who was bidding, officers, committee list, what they were bidding for, who their opponents were, and who won. |
From left, Bill Rickhardt, Howard DeVore and Fred Prophet promoting the Detroit in '59 Worldcon bid at Solacon.
