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- ISBN: 9781892391117 | 1892391112
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 6/1/2004
This volume contains a selection of essays from Pat and Dick Lupoff's legendary science fiction fanzineXero. Provided are historical snapshots of the science fiction world in the early 1960s as it was lived by a mix of writers. Highlights include Donald Westlake's humorous denouncement of science fiction field and the reasons he quit writing science fiction to write mystery novels; James Blish's nostalgic look back to his stint writing scripts for the popularCaptain Videoserial; Lin Carter's parody of Sax Rohmar's "Fu Manchu" novels; Don Thompson's thoughts on the origins of the ultra-powerful and mysterious comic book characters Dr. Fate and the Spectre; and Harlan Ellison on the filmPsycho.