The Crackpot and Other Twisted Tales of Greedy Fans and Collectors - Softcover

Stockman, John E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1605438510 ISBN 13: 9781605438511

Publisher: Ramble House, 2015

Synopsis

Doomed fans, obsessed collectors, crooked dealers - they’re all here in some of the wildest and wackiest yarns ever typed on a mimeograph stencil. Written by John E. Stockman and published in his only too aptly named fanzine 'Tales of Torment' between 1963 and 1979, the stories were centered around the pulp magazine and comic book collecting subculture of the period but are still fresh and funny today. Utterly unique, a little twisted, and taking place in a timeless world of their own that even non-fans can appreciate, the stories have been largely unseen since their original publication. This collection includes eight of Stockman’s best, selected by editor Dwight R. Decker, as well as notes and an introduction to explain it all.

About this title

About the Author

John E. Stockman (1924 – 2008), nicknamed “Mule,” was a shrewd observer of the collecting and fan scene, which he spoofed relentlessly in his own fanzines in some two dozen blisteringly funny stories that are still cult favorites decades later.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ramble House
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1605438510
• ISBN 13: 9781605438511
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: O'Keefe Gavin L.
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 268
• Editor: Decker Dwight R.