Australian Science Fiction Review/First Series

The ASFR was an Australian science fiction zine.
== Issue 1 ==
Issue 1 was published in June 1966. The editor was John Bangsund. The cover art is of the protazoa, Radiolorian 'Haeckeliana Darwinians', named by John Murray, biologist of the 'Challenger' Expedition (1872-76). The image was reprinted from The Discovery of Nature, by Alfred Bettex (1965). Interior art by John Bangsund, unless otherwise noted.
Contents
* "In This Issue" and acknowledgements
* "Vagitus" Editorial page by John Bangsund
* From An 'Overland’ Editorial by Stephen Murray-Smith - reprinted from Overland Issue 33 (1965) 
* The Seventh Australian Science Fiction Convention Report by John Foyster
* The Case For Prohibition by Brian Aldiss, with cartoon by Quentin Blake.
* Ballards and Impromptus by Michael Moorcock and Langdon Jones
* Australian Science Fiction? by John Baxter
* Australia by Bernard O'Dowd
* Communist Chulpex Raped My Wife! by Lee Harding
* Not For Collectors Only by Lee Harding
* Karassable You! by Burt Kaufmann
* Three Marks for P.K.D. by John Foyster
* Partly Baked by K. U. F. Widdershins
* Of Mouse And Man by Jay Wallis
* Non-SF Review by Scribarius
* News page
* Melbourne SF Club by Mervyn Binns
* ASFR Booklist
== Reviews and Reactions to Issue #1 ==
== Issue 2 ==
Issue 2 was published in August 1966. The editor was John Bangsund. The cover art and all interior art is by John Bangsund unless otherwise noted.
Contents
* Table of Contents. Art by James Ellis.
* "Caterwauls Do Not A Prism Make Nor Ion Bards Assauge" by John Bangsund - editorial and acknowledgements. 
* "The Science Fiction Market" by John Carnell. - article on the SF market "...transcribed from a tape [John] sent to the Melbourne Easter Convention, is interesting not only for its expert opinions on trends in the field and its advice to aspiring writers but also for its delightful nostalgia.""Editorial" by John Bangsund, ASFR #2
* "New Directions in SF Cinema" by John Baxter - article on SF filmmaking, "...a provocative piece of writing and underlines the fact that sf is no longer the exclusive preserve of the fans." (reprinted from NIEKAS #10 in which it appeared as FILMS, FANDOM AND THE FUTURE)
* "Sucking Air with Dwight V. Swain" by John Foyster - article on Dwight V. Swain, "...a demolition job on a school of sf writing which flourished in the forties and fifties (and still lingers on in some dark corners today) in a fine critical article on an exemplar of that school." Includes examination of the novelettes: "Cry Chaos!", "Dark Destiny", "The Weapon From Eternity" and "Planet Of Dread", published in Imagination, Issues #9/51; 3/52; 9/52; and 2/54. 
* "The Cosmological Eye" by Lee Harding - regular column which discusses "...a volume of sf biography by Sam Moskowitz, the emergence of Keith Roberts as a writer of great promise, and interesting developments in British magazines".
** "Who Was Who Way Back When" - review of SEEKERS OF TOMORROW by Sam Moskowitz
** "Beware the Furies" - profile of Keith Roberts
** "Harry, the Galactic Editor" - report on Harry Harrison's assumption of editorship of SF Impulse magazine.
* Reviews: 
** "And Hell's Destruction" by John Foyster - review of The Anti-Death League by Kingsley Amis.
** "Little Crawly Fings from Outta Space" by Lee Harding - review of The Possessors by John Christopher
** "The Mudlark of Space" by K. U. F. Widdershins - review of Bill, The Galactic Hero by Henry Harrison
** "The Resurrection Men" by Alan Reynard - review of To Walk The Night and The Edge Of Running Water by William Sloane and Alternating Currents by Fredrick Pohl
** "It's All in the Minds by K. U. F. Widdershins - review of Charles Harness.
* "Notes and Comments" by Donald Tuck - comments on the reduction in science fiction magazines, but the staying power of the more long-lived ones which tend to have over 100 issues. Also a note about reprints of E.E. Smith's Lensman series being available.
* Letters - LOCs from Brian Aldiss, Ron Clarke, Colin A. Bell, Peter Piker, plus an explanation of why some letters were not included (misplaced during a house move):
* "Fanity Fair" - news
** update from the Melbourne Science Fiction Society by Merv Binns, including mention of the various fanzines produced by the club: ETHERLINE, BACCHANALIA, WASTEBASKET, QUESTION MARK, SATURA, THE GRYPHON, THE WILD COLONIAL BOY, and CANTO.
** the Australian Science Fiction Association and the British Science Fiction Association.
** Hugo Award nominations (reprinted from Skyrack). Includes the nominations for Best Fanzine of 1965.
* More Letters - letters from Bob Smith and Mervyn Barrett
* Advertisements.
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Category:1966 Zines
Category:1960s Zines
Category:Science Fiction Zines