{"id":17399,"date":"2023-12-15T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T15:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/?p=17399"},"modified":"2026-04-01T08:51:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:51:29","slug":"fanzine-focus-ackermansion-memories-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/2023\/12\/15\/fanzine-focus-ackermansion-memories-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Fanzine Focus: ‘Ackermansion Memories’ #14"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was recently sent a new fanzine<\/a>: Ackermansion Memories<\/em> #14. Put out by James Van Hise<\/a><\/strong>, it harkens back to fanzines of the past before the advent of print-on-demand and the like. It comes in at 80 pages, with heavyweight color front and back covers and most of the rest in black and white, though there are a few pages in color to better reproduce an article in this issue. I think it’s published about once or twice a year and has been around since about 2015 or so.<\/p>\n

\"Ackermansion<\/a>The name is a clear homage to Forrest J “Forry” Ackerman<\/a><\/strong> (1916-2008), an editor, writer, agent, publisher, collector, and promoter of science fiction. He is probably best known for creating and editing the long-running Famous Monsters of Filmland<\/a><\/em> magazine, which spawned a slew of imitators. I remember getting many issues in the late 1970s and early \u201980s before its demise. His home was a treasure trove of science-fiction collectibles.<\/p>\n

Ackermansion Memories<\/em> #14 (February 2023)<\/strong> is like similar fanzines, a collection of articles and artwork taken from a variety of sources. These include sf pulps, fanzines, and other sf magazines going back to the 1920s.<\/p>\n

We get several items from the 100th issue of Famous Monsters<\/em>, including an overview article on the magazine. We get some early fanzine articles by Forry from the 1940s. There are some unpublished items for proposed movies that I assume came from Forry’s files. One is a yeti movie by Charles Beaumont<\/a><\/strong> and John Tomerlin<\/a><\/strong>, and the other is a proposed sequel to Rocketship X-M<\/em>.<\/p>\n

I am not familiar with Francis Laney<\/a><\/strong> who was a figure in sf fandom in the \u201940s and became somewhat controversial. We get several items by him.<\/p>\n

For purely pulp items, there are several. There is a two-page poem from The Thrill Book<\/a><\/em>. From Science and Invention<\/a><\/em> are two articles from 1922 and 1935 with lots of pictures of early movies using dinosaurs.<\/p>\n

From notable sf editor Sam Moskowitz<\/a><\/strong> is an interesting article on the adoption of the term “science fiction.” This is something too many sf fans aren’t aware of. Big surprise.<\/p>\n

There are several items relating to Ray Bradbury<\/a><\/strong>. One is an article by him on Jules Verne<\/a><\/strong>, another is an ad featuring him, and finally an interview with him.<\/p>\n

As noted, there is various artwork, including cartoons and several pages of Ron Wilber<\/a><\/strong> artwork. I think this helps round out the issue.<\/p>\n

So overall I enjoyed this issue. I like such publications where there are a wide variety of items on a variety of topics. I usually find that while I may not like everything, there are enough items I do that make it enjoyable.<\/p>\n

It appears that all prior issues are available from Van Hise for about $25 each plus shipping (except for #8 which is $30). You can reach him at jimvanhise@aol.com<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n

As I was also sent the table of contents of the prior issues, I think I might start slowly getting the rest. While a lot of what is in these issues is by or about Ackerman, due to what he did that itself is wide-ranged. And there are other sf-related items from both the pulp and post-pulp eras to round things out. Do check this one out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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