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| + | James Parkhill Rathbone was a UK fan active in [[Edinburgh, Scotland]] in the thirties and forties. | ||
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| + | He was a scientific instrument salesman and described himself as ‘extremely interested in mysticism and occultism, aspiring poet and writer, enthusiastic disciple of Algernon Blackwood’. He was a pacifist, and sought Conscientious Objector status in December 1939 but this was denied and he ended up in the RAMC, stationed just outside London. | ||
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* [[Dawn Shadows]] [1940-41] | * [[Dawn Shadows]] [1940-41] | ||
| − | * [[Macabre]] [1939] | + | * [[Macabre]] [1939] (likely the first fanzine produced in Scotland) |
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[[Category:First fandom]] | [[Category:First fandom]] | ||
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Revision as of 08:15, 2 January 2024
(1920 - ?)
James Parkhill Rathbone was a UK fan active in Edinburgh, Scotland in the thirties and forties.
He was a scientific instrument salesman and described himself as ‘extremely interested in mysticism and occultism, aspiring poet and writer, enthusiastic disciple of Algernon Blackwood’. He was a pacifist, and sought Conscientious Objector status in December 1939 but this was denied and he ended up in the RAMC, stationed just outside London.
- Dawn Shadows [1940-41]
- Macabre [1939] (likely the first fanzine produced in Scotland)
| Person | 1920— |
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