QUANDRY

QUANDRY
   US FANZINE (1950-53), 30 issues, ed from Georgia by Lee HOFFMAN. Though undistinguished in appearance, Q was noted for the quality and humour of its writing; along with HYPHEN, its influence on fan publishing is still strong. Contributors included Walt Willis (1919-), Robert SILVERBERG, Wilson TUCKER, Robert BLOCH and James WHITE. Hoffman still publishes, butno longer edits, Science Fiction Five Yearly, the fanzine holding the record for the longest gaps between regular issues, founded 1951, \#9 in 1991; it shares many contributors with Q. A single-issue reprintcollection of Quandry \#14-\#17 was published in 1982 by Joe D. Siclari.
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia. . 2011.

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