KHATRU and KYBEN.
Baltimore, MD, Phantasmicom Press, 1972-1978. Large octavo, six issues, pictorial wrappers. Six fanzines: KYBEN numbers 3 and 9 (1972 & 1974). KHATRU numbers 1, 3/4, 5 and 7 (1975-1978). All edited by Jeffrey D. Smith (Khatru number 7 also edited by Jeffrey A. Frane). All feature all fanzine appearances by Tiptree/Sheldon. Editor Jeff Smith published the first interview with Tiptree/Sheldon in his fanzine Phantasmicom (1971) and maintained a friendship until the author's death. Smith became literary trustee for Sheldon. The material in these issues vary. Kyben 3 - "The 20-Mile Zone." A Tiptree letter on adventures in Quintana Roo. Kyben 9 - "The 20-Mile Zone." A Tiptree letter, more adventures in Mexico Khatru 1 - Includes the first publication of "Press Until the Bleeding Stops" by Tiptree/Sheldon writing as Raccoona Sheldon (the second story with this pseudonym). Also a brief article "Looking Inside Squirmy Authors." In the credits page Smith notes Raccoona Sheldon is "an old friend of Tip's." Also of note is the announcement of the "Women in Science Fiction" - a symposium soon to be published. Khatru 3/4 double issue. Publishes the symposium "Women in Science Fiction" with contributors Suzy McKee Charnas, Samuel R. Delany, Virginia Kidd, Ursula K. LeGuin, Vonda M. McIntyre, Raylyn Moore, Joanna Russ, James Tiptree, Jr., Luise White, Kate Wilhelm and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. Khatru 5. Article by Tiptree/Sheldon "How to Have an Absolutely Hilareous Heart Attack or, So You Want to Get Sick in the Third World." Khatru 7. This issue appears in 1978 and is mostly devoted to Tiptree being revealed as Alice Sheldon. At this point this is not news. In the editorial comments "A year ago, I was planning a special Tiptree Reveals All issue, with a lot of what's in this issue. But I never got around to it... " So some of this material has appeared elsewhere. "The Short Happy Life of James Tiptree, Jr" was written for the SunCon program, it is revised here. "Everything but the Signature is Me" is original. "The Lucky Ones" was originally published in The New Yorker in 1946 as Alice Bradley. It also includes a bibliography with corrections from what was published by Algol. Vertical creases to the two issues of Kyben, otherwise nearly fine to fine copies. Uncommon. (34573). Item #34573
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