Appx 1968-1973.The Cult.The Fantasy Rotator.DICK ENEY'S REPORTS FROM VIET NAM!

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This copy is from the estate of Dave Rike, who had a bankers box full of these as he was a very early member - but in no way is it a complete collection of this fanzine.. (I'm still a little confused how many copies were issued of each number, but it appears to be very small!) Various pagination, all about 8 3/4 by 11. (Part of my confusion stems from the fact that some numbers were issued in multiple parts by multiple members; some are single sheets, some fairly hefty zines!) These 46 pieces were all in an envelope addressed to Dave Rike, and all seem to be related to Eney's time in Vietnam! It was all quite confusing until I found this posting by Richard Lynch, "Dick Eney -- had come into fandom in 1950s, his most celebrated activity in that decade being the editing and publication of the second FANCYCLOPEDIA >> this led to a fannish catch-phrase: "It's Eney's fault!", in spite of the fact that the edition was so excellent in quality and difficult to put together, there never was a third version -- was employed by U.S. Agency for International Development, a branch of the State Department that handles international foreign aid and humanitarian assistance >> many fans had come to mistaken conclusion that Eney was involved in covert activities while in Vietnam, which might have been started by John Boardman after Eney referred to himself as being employed by 'The Agency' without mentioning *what* Agency [source: Eney 4Mar99 email] --- in an issue of Boardman's fanzine GRAUSTARK, Enery was referred to as a warmongering CIA double agent (exact quote would be helpful here) [source: DEney 3Jul96 email] --- but in a case of "life imitating art", Eney was once approached by the super-secret U.S. National Security Agency, but "when they found out that I published fanzines, they backed off. They must have thought that showed I was too social and communicative." [same source] >> stationed in Saigon, in Kien Phong province, and in Can Tho (in the Mekong River delta) -- was in Vietnam from 1966 until early 1970s >> in mid 1966, was nearly hit by machine gun fire when South Vietnam sentries were shooting wildly at a suspected Viet Cong terrorist --- "I haven't ducked for cover so fast in years!" -- continued to be an active fan publisher while stationed overseas >> while in Vietnam, published a fanzine CURSE YOU, RED BARON!, a letter substitute which was about Vietnam as he saw and experienced it >> he managed to keep his membership in The Cult apa (though it was downgraded from the active roster), and managed to publish f/rs for The Cult from Vietnam >> he managed to visit other places in Southeast Asia besides Vietnam; during in the 1960s, he published the first ever fanzines mailed from Hong Kong, Macau, and Bangkok >> in the 1980s, on other assignments for AID, went on to publish the first fanzines from Tanzania, Kenya, Djibouti, and Addis Ababa" PLEASE NOTE THERE IS ALMOST NO SCI FI CONTENT and the dates are more or less a guess. But - wow! - what an amazing item!This copy is from the estate of Dave Rike, who had a bankers box full of these as he was a very early member - but in no way is it a complete collection of this fanzine.. (I'm still a little confused how many copies were issued of each number, but it appears to be very small!) Various pagination, all about 8 3/4 by 11. (Part of my confusion stems from the fact that some numbers were issued in multiple parts by multiple members; some are single sheets, some fairly hefty zines!) These 46 pieces were all in an envelope addressed to Dave Rike, and all seem to be related to Eney's time in Vietnam! It was all quite confusing until I found this posting by Richard Lynch, "Dick Eney -- had come into fandom in 1950s, his most celebrated activity in that decade being the editing and publication of the second FANCYCLOPEDIA >> this led to a fannish catch-phrase: "It's Eney's fault!", in spite of the fact that the edition was so excellent in quality and difficult to put together, there never was a third version -- was employed by U.S. Agency for Internationa... read more

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