Visions (Atlanta Fantasy Fair)
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| Title: | Visions |
| Publisher: | from the 1985 issue: "VISIONS #6 is published by the A.C.F.F., Ltd., a Georgia Non-profit Organization, as the Program Book of the Atlanta Fantasy Fair." |
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| Date(s): | 1979-1987 |
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Visions was published for attendees of Atlanta Fantasy Fair between 1979-1987.
They contained schedules, maps, and programming. Each issue of this AFF zine highlighted that year's special guests, publishing biographies and checklists of their work. Each issue also featured pinup illustrations by professional and amateur artists.
Visions was published by convention organizers Gary Cook and Lamar Waldron, and then, beginning with issue #4 (1982), under the name Atlanta Comics & Fantasy Fair, Ltd. This zine was edited by Lamar Waldron and was typically 12" × 9" in size.
The series is most notable for serializing the first installments of Bob Burden's experimental comic The Flaming Carrot but the series featured many talented comics creators over its run, including Rod Wigham, Neal Adams, Paul Gulacy, Al Williamson, Marshall Rogers, Howard Cruse, Jim Starlin, Will Eisner, Dave Cockrum, Mike Grell, Wendy Pini, etc.
atlanta fantasy fair: overview: the 1980s, Archived version
Issue 1
Visions #1 (1979) features the first appearance of Bob Burden's Flaming Carrot.
Limited to 1000, most copies were signed and numbered by Flaming Carrot creator Bob Burden.
See Brand Echh: Visions #1; archive link.
Issue 2
Visions #2 (1980) was signed and numbered to 2,000 by one or more of the artists. Rare Atlanta Fantasy Fair comic magazine that features the 2nd appearance of Flaming Carrot in an 8-page story by Burden. Also in this issue: "Lightrunner, Chapter Two" (script by Lamar Waldron, art by Rod Whigham), "Feyrealm" (by Waldron), portfolio of Karl Edward Wagner's "Kane" (art by James Baldwin, Jerrold Wallace, and Whigham). Pin-ups by Neal Adams/Waldron (2), Marshall Rogers, and Mike Hoffman. 2,000-copy print run. Whigham front cover; Paul Gulacy Red Sonja back cover.
Issue 3
Visions #3 (1981)
Rare Atlanta Fantasy Fair comic magazine which featured the 3rd appearance of Flaming Carrot. Flash Gordon cover by Al Williamson/Lamar Waldron. Also in this issue: artwork by Howard Cruse, Jim Starlin, Michael Whelan, Lightrunner chapter 3 by Lamar Waldron and Rod Whigham, and a back cover by Jim Steranko (his logo design for the Atlanta convention)! Print run: 3,000.
Issue 4
The AFF published 4,000 copies of Visions #4 (1982), which contained a Frank Miller Batman pinup, a Miller checklist, a Forrest J Ackerman article written by Robert Bloch, artwork by Ray Harryhausen and Will Eisner, and the fourth appearance of Burden's Flaming Carrot.
Issue 5A
Visions 5A was published in 1983.
Rare Atlanta Fantasy Fair comic magazine which featured the 5th appearance of Flaming Carrot. Also in this issue: A nice X-Men piece by Dave Cockrum, a Chuck Jones cartoon checklist from 1938 to 1964, an article by Forry Ackerman, an interview with Issac Asimov, and more art by Mike Grell, Wendy Pini, and others! Print run: 4,000.
Issue 5 (on cover) 6 (on table of contents)
The "Visions" that was published in 1984 contains 52 pages. It is labeled "5" on the cover, and "6" on the table of contents.
- 50 Years of Scaring America: A Robert Bloch Checklist (5)
- Films (9)
- Al Williamson Art (11)
- Remembering Boris Karloff by Forrest J Ackerman (14)
- Guests of Honor (17)
- Trufan Adventures (23)
- Map (24)
- Rules (25)
- Schedule (26)
- Contests & Events (28)
- Thanks (31)
- Draw-Off (results of an art challenge) (33)
- Known Space & Beyond: A Larry Niven Checklist (37)
- Richard Pini by Diana L. Davis (41)
- 1985 Announcement (44)
- Visions Gallery (45)