Locus Thoughts: Vintage Issue from the Archives

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Greetings from beyond the paywall! We have been posting new content monthly on our Patreon Archive Feed – scans of vintage Locus and audio clips from author interviews and more – and wanted to share a little of what that feed looks like by making some of our earlier posts public. Check out this post with the entire issue 39 of Locus.

In addition to all the benefits of lower tiers, including a digital subscription and other perks, patrons pledging $15+ monthly have access to the Archive content (AKA the Secret History Feed). This includes monthly back issue posts, author interview audio clips, and complete access to the archive of past posts full of unique SF artifacts and ephemera like this early Locus issue.

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From the post:

Locus Thoughts – Vintage Locus

Flashback to Locus issue 39 published on October 8, 1969, and featuring spectacular art throughout.

Highlights of this issue include: The Hobbit fandom and publishing news (page 3-5), Bob Silverberg shares thoughts on “World” vs “North American” conventions (page 5-6), Narnia Conference announcement (insert between page 6 and 7)..

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