Fantasy Digest

Zine
Title:	Fantasy Digest
Publisher:
Editor(s):	Ted Dikty
Type:
Date(s):	1939-1940
Medium:	Print
Size:
Fandom:	Science Fiction
Language:	English
External Links:	Several issues hosted online by fanac.org
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Fantasy Digest was a science fiction zine edited by Ted Dikty.

About

The fourth issue of FANTASY DIGEST, the sensation of the fantasy world, makes its appearance the first week in April in a new format. For the same low price of a dime, you now receive eighteen largesized hecktographed pages, with the illustrations by Maskwitz that are causing sensations. Two covers, and in envelopes to preserve it, this is a magazine you must buy. Featuring fan material exclusively, it presents each month the finest obtainable.

Ad placed in Spaceways #5 pg 23. May 1939.

Reviews

March-April '39

Vol 1 - No 4 - 20 Large, well hectoed pages - Good Cover by Marconette -Excellent material including "Homage to Stanley Weinbaum" by HWarner - "One to a City" by SMoskowitz, an article discussing the one and only top fan to a city situation- "Science Fiction" 1894 Style" by BTucker - "As Others See Us" this one about Gardner by SMoskowitz -"Who's Who in Hagerstown" by HWarner - "Collector's Items" by RBahr [Sam Moskowitz] - "The Reader's Opinion" other articles and some excellent poetry

Louis Kuslan in Fantasy-News, issue 48 pg. 5 (May 1939)

"Fantasy Digest" also changed from hektograph to mimeograph this year, but, unlike others, the change was for the worse. The first 2 issues from the mimeograph were deplorable as to appearance and in many places impossible to read. In its hektograph format it presented the work of a new fan-artist who showed much promise, but since the change we have not noticed outstanding work from him.

The material in the magazine has been of fairly high quality, but it is doubtful if Dikty will be able to put out a successful publication unless the appearance is radically improved. There are too many neat and attractive publications in existence now for any save the more all-embracing fans to continue buying one which is difficult to read and onnatractive [sic] to behold- We hope Dikty will be able to come through.

Robert A. W. Lowndes in Scientifan issue 2 page 6 (January 1940)

10 cts., 24 large mimeod pages., Aug.-Sept., 1939 issue.

This is easily the best issue to date in everything except the odiferous cover, and poor mimeoing in spots. Shroyer asks "What Is A Fan?". Moskowitz indulges in a little well-directed satire; Sullivan has "Convention Scenes; Harry Warner, Erle Korshak & Larry Farsaci intrigueing "visit" accounts; Kuttners satire is quite good as is most of the material. Includ this on your list of fan mags.

"The Manuscript Bureau" of New Fandom, issue 7 page 13 (April 1940)