First Issue by John Benson (1 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Douglas Klauba (illustrator). 1st Edition. NOTE: This magazine began its run in 1986 and around 2013 became a hardcover and is apparently still publishing. Not One of Us contains stories, poems, and art about people (or things) out of place in their surroundings: outsiders, social misfits, aliens in the sf sense?anyone excluded from society for whatever the reason. It explores "otherness" from every possible angle, with a focus on character. Most stories lie in the fantasy, SF, or horror fields. Except for #3, early issues appear very scarce. John M. Benson,Storrs, CT, 1986. Stapled chapbook, illustrated cream-colored covers with B&W art, 68 pp. This is the very first issue of this long-running periodical. It contains 13 stories, 5 poems, interior B&W illustrations. Authors include W.A. Sallee (Take the "A" Train), Wm Relling, Jr (Chiacoscuro), B. Warner (Mr. Murgh), K. Wisman (Dangerous Passing), G. W. Miller (A Process of Change), G. Fox (Deadlock), J. Benson (Dust), and more. Rust on staples, else a fine square, unread, unmarked copy.