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Le Zombie, v. 2, issue 7, whole 19, December 16, 1939
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....being a continuation of .... POOR PONG'S ALMANAC ye sultry monthe of July, 2039 1 S Oh,goody! Pong's here again! 2 S Fantasy News celebrates it's hundredth anniversary by dropping price to 2¢ copy and announcing daily publication.Anniversary issue carries story of latest Martian scandal. 2038 3 M Dale Hart puts fire cracker under P.T. Wilkinson. Blows him to the Moon. PTW claims Moon for the Texas Science Fiction League 4 T Fifth World Science Fiction Convention opens in Moscow. Don Wollheim welcomes fans from all over the world except New York City (parts of it) and New Jersey. 1944 5 W New York City (parts of it) fans and New Jersey ditto hold rump Convention in Finland just outside Soviet border. 6 T Wollheim announces that Bloomington,Ill. gets next year's convention because Bloomington delegate contributed most money to the (censored) cause 7 F Rump Convention decides to hold their next convention in Normal, Bloomington suburb. Rivalry expected. 8 S Moscow Convention closes. Wollheim and Soviet Govt. bid visitors goodbye. Stage huge army demonstration in Red Square. American fans stand in Royal Box and see army pass in review. 9 S American fans homeward bound after impressive demonstration, Now convinced that U.S. needs stronger tennis teams. 10 M Michel turned back at border. Passport discovered forged. 11 T Author Bradbury still turning out a book length novel a week for Hornig's Science Fiction. 1953. 12 W Bradbury uses "Martians invade Earth -- stop them!" plot for the 78th time. Ugly word "hack" arises. 1954. 13 T PTW commutes home from Moon after planting TSFL flag thereon. 14 F New s-f mag hits stands: Terrible Tales. Edited by fan Robert Madle of Philadelphia. First ish contains review of Fantascience Digest, claiming it to be leading fan mag. 1947. 15 S Terrible Tales folds. 16 S All bad fans go to Sunday School. The good ones know better. 17 M Speer sworn in as President, Wilson as Vice President of U.S. after raging election (see last issue of D'J). Speer promptly announces he is a Technocrat and country goes Techocrazy, 1960. 18 T Technocrat Bruce Yorke comes into glory. Appointed Secretary of Everything. Speer builds villa on Isle of Hipa Hula and secretly retires to life of luxury and ease.
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....being a continuation of .... POOR PONG'S ALMANAC ye sultry monthe of July, 2039 1 S Oh,goody! Pong's here again! 2 S Fantasy News celebrates it's hundredth anniversary by dropping price to 2¢ copy and announcing daily publication.Anniversary issue carries story of latest Martian scandal. 2038 3 M Dale Hart puts fire cracker under P.T. Wilkinson. Blows him to the Moon. PTW claims Moon for the Texas Science Fiction League 4 T Fifth World Science Fiction Convention opens in Moscow. Don Wollheim welcomes fans from all over the world except New York City (parts of it) and New Jersey. 1944 5 W New York City (parts of it) fans and New Jersey ditto hold rump Convention in Finland just outside Soviet border. 6 T Wollheim announces that Bloomington,Ill. gets next year's convention because Bloomington delegate contributed most money to the (censored) cause 7 F Rump Convention decides to hold their next convention in Normal, Bloomington suburb. Rivalry expected. 8 S Moscow Convention closes. Wollheim and Soviet Govt. bid visitors goodbye. Stage huge army demonstration in Red Square. American fans stand in Royal Box and see army pass in review. 9 S American fans homeward bound after impressive demonstration, Now convinced that U.S. needs stronger tennis teams. 10 M Michel turned back at border. Passport discovered forged. 11 T Author Bradbury still turning out a book length novel a week for Hornig's Science Fiction. 1953. 12 W Bradbury uses "Martians invade Earth -- stop them!" plot for the 78th time. Ugly word "hack" arises. 1954. 13 T PTW commutes home from Moon after planting TSFL flag thereon. 14 F New s-f mag hits stands: Terrible Tales. Edited by fan Robert Madle of Philadelphia. First ish contains review of Fantascience Digest, claiming it to be leading fan mag. 1947. 15 S Terrible Tales folds. 16 S All bad fans go to Sunday School. The good ones know better. 17 M Speer sworn in as President, Wilson as Vice President of U.S. after raging election (see last issue of D'J). Speer promptly announces he is a Technocrat and country goes Techocrazy, 1960. 18 T Technocrat Bruce Yorke comes into glory. Appointed Secretary of Everything. Speer builds villa on Isle of Hipa Hula and secretly retires to life of luxury and ease.
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