Time Traveller, The
Entry updated 3 February 2025. Tagged: Fan, Publication.
A very early US Fanzine or Amateur Magazine with five known issues, all published in 1932, initially monthly with #1 dated January. Edited by Allen Glasser; managing editor Julius Schwartz; associate editor Mort Weisinger. Forrest J Ackerman was billed as contributing editor, and Raymond A Palmer. was also involved.
The Time Traveller, which billed itself as "Science fiction's only fan magazine", is often cited as the first true fanzine. It was preceded by others, such as the clubzine of the US Scienceers group, The Planet (6 issues 1930); but previous amateur publications tended to be chiefly about science while The Time Traveller was unequivocally devoted to science fiction. One of the earliest sf Awards or proto-awards was The Time Traveller's poll for best sf of 1932, won by Edmond Hamilton's "A Conquest of Two Worlds" (February 1932 Wonder Stories) and inspiring Palmer's short-lived Jules Verne Prize.
The Time Traveller was incorporated into Science Fiction Digest, also launched 1932, whose editorial team included Schwartz; this in turn became Fantasy Magazine 1933-1937. [DRL]
links
- The Time Traveller at Fanac.org
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