DEAN KOONTZ - WAY STATION RARE Beabohema #5 August 1969 Science Fiction Fanzine For Sale

Dean Koontz August 1969 DEAN KOONTZ - WAY STATION - VERY RARE in BEABOHEMA #5 AUGUST 1969109 pages
Beabohema #5 science fiction fanzine - (August), 1969 issue Dean Koontz regular contribution "WAY STATION" - VERY RARE DEAN KOONTZ piece.
About Beabohema Fanzine From Wikipedia:BeABohema was a science fiction fanzine edited by Frank Lunney of Quakertown, Pennsylvania . It lasted for twenty issues from 1968 to December 1971, and was nominated for the 1970 Hugo Award for Best Fanzine, losing to Richard E. Geis' Science Fiction Review.It was known for controversies over such topics as the relationship between the Science Fiction Writers of America and Amazing Stories publisher Ultimate Publishing; and New Wave science fiction.Among the better-known contributors were Dean Koontz, Piers Anthony (who did a column titled "Babble" for a while), Bill Rotsler, Ted White, Philip José Farmer, James Blish, David Gerrold, Sam Moskowitz, Jay Kinney, Terry Carr, David R. Bunch, and a then-obscure fan named "Gene Klein" who would later become famous as Gene Simmons of KISS.Beabohema was a science fiction fanzine by Francis G. 'Frank' Lunney.Beabohema was published in Quakerstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. in the 1960s. Issue 1 appeared in 1968, and twenty issues were released in all, the last one in December 1971.Contributors of artwork included Al Andrews, Grant Canfield, Derek Carter, Gabe Eisenstein, Mike Gilbert, Robert E. Gilbert, Bill Marsh, Jim McLeod (Interplanetary Corn Chips), William Rotsler, and James Shull (The Essence).Issue 17 featured a collection of the artwork of Hannes Bok.Contributors of writing included Robert Bloch, Will Bog, David R. Bunch, Seth Dogramajian (Exile), Leonid Doroschenko, Dale A. Goble (Interplanetary Corn Chips), Joe Hensley, Gary Hubbard, Arnie Katz (FIAWOL), Jerry Kaufman (The Spanish Inquisition), Leo P. Kelley, James Koval, Denny Lein, Faith Lincoln, Robert Margroff, Bill Marsh, Andy Offut, R.H. Racwain, Ken Scher, Ron Smith (Inside and Science Fiction Advertiser), Al Snider (Crossroads), and Ted White (Egoboo).Contributors of columns included "Babble" by Piers Anthony, "Entropy Reprints" by Terry Carr (Lighthouse), and "The Way Station" by Dean R. Koontz (SF Opinion).In his book, How Precious Was That While, Piers Anthony writes, "...Another fanzine was Frank Lunney's Beabohema. He offered me a column, I agreed, and the resulting controversy elevated his fanzine to Hugo-nominee status. When another faned (=fan editor) asked me to contribute to his fanzine, and I politely declined, being already overcommitted, he then published an attack on me by several other writers, including Wilson Tucker, and didn't send me a copy. Several pros responded in my defence, including Harry Harrison and Harlin Ellison. When I finally got a copy via other channels, I responded in Beabohema, so that the errant faned wouldn't get the benefit, and refuted all the charges, which were pretty much made from whole cloth. So that, too, was quite a ride."Letters came from Alpajpuri (Carandaith), James Blish (The Planeteer), Redd Boggs, Ned Brooks, Ed Cox, Michael E. Dobson, Jack Gaughan, Lee Hoffman (Science Fiction Five Yearly), Robert Silverberg (Spaceship), Norman Spinrad, and Harry Warner, Jr. (Horizons).