The Acolyte
The Acolyte was an early American science fiction fanzine led by the controversial zine writer and publisher Francis Towner Laney (1914-1958). This title was focused on the writings of H. P. Lovecraft and the wider Cthulhu mythos that arose from his works. It was published from 1942-1946. Laney eventually left fandom in 1948 with the publication of the autobiographical work Ah! Sweet Idiocy!, in which he attacked other fans, often with homophobia. This issue, released for Winter, 1946, includes a cover illustration by Canadian fanartist W. Robert Gibson, titled “Pickman’s Model.”
The Acolyte: An Amateur Magazine of Fantasy and Scientifiction, eds. Francis T. Laney and Samuel D. Russell, Vol. IV, No.1, Winter, 1946.
A version of this text has been digitized and is available through The FANAC Fan History Project.
This issue, released for Fall, 1944, includes a cover illustration by American fanartist Alva C. Rogers (1923-1982).
The Acolyte: An Amateur Magazine of Fantasy and Scientifiction, eds. Francis T. Laney and Sameul D. Russell, Vol. II, No.4, Fall, 1944.
A version of this text has been digitized and is available through The FANAC Fan History Project.