by Pat Lupoff, Dick Lupoff , Illustrated by Larry Ivie, Introduction by Roger Ebert, film critic, Chicago Sun-Times
Historical essays on science fiction's place in pop culture
This volume contains a selection of essays from Pat and Dick Lupoff's legendary science fiction fanzine Xero. Provided are historical snapshots of the science fiction world in the early 1960s as it was lived by a mix of writers. Highlights include Donald Westlake's humorous denouncement of science fiction field and the reasons he quit writing science fiction to write mystery novels; James Blish's nostalgic look back to his stint writing scripts for the popular Captain Video serial; Lin Carter's parody of Sax Rohmer's "Fu Manchu" novels; Don Thompson's thoughts on the origins of the ultra-powerful and mysterious comic book characters Dr. Fate and the Spectre; and Harlan Ellison on the film Psycho.
Pat Lupoff is a children's book buyer and was an editor of Xero. Dick Lupoff is the author of more than 30 novels and several volumes of short stories. He has been an editor for Canyon Press, Changes, Crawdaddy, Organ, Surinam Turtle Press, and Xero. They live in Berkeley, California.
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