Manchester-based magazine, edited by Charles Partington & published by Partington &/or Pan Visuals.
No. 1
Pan Visuals, Spring 1980;
price: 90p;
52 pages;
I.S.S.N.: none;
cover artists: Michael J. Garner (logo) & Alphonse Mucha.
Contents:-
p. 1: Front cover; illustrations by Michael J. Garner (logo) & Alphonse Mucha;
p. 2: Contents page (cites [unspecific] “Artwork: Eddie Jones, Moy Griffiths, Dave Griffiths”);
p. 3: Editorial by Charles Partington (illustrator unknown);
pp. 4–13: “Three Evolutionary Enigmas” by Brian W. Aldiss comprising:-
pp. 4–7: ‘The Fall Of Species B’;
pp. 7–9: ‘In The Halls Of The Hereafter’;
pp. 9–13: ‘The Ancestral Home Of Thought’;
p. 14/15: ‘Dinosaur Destruction Day’ by Andrew J. Ellsmore (illustrator unknown);
pp. 16–25: ‘The Sudden Embodiment of Benedict Paucemanly’ (illustrated by Moy Griffiths) by M. John Harrison;
pp. 26/27: ‘Dream Of A Doomed Lord’ by James Cawthorn & Michael Moorcock;
pp. 28–31: ‘The Russian Intelligence’ (extract) by Moorcock (illustrator unknown);
pp. 32/33: ‘Wonderful Discovery Of Eng-lan’ by Ingenious Koreans (as Robert Meadley & Richard Glyn Jones on contents page);
pp. 34–37: ‘Book Reviews’ (illustrated by Gustave Moreau) by Tony Williams and Robert Holland (a.k.a. Partington) (reviewing The Golden Barge, The Savoy Book & others);
pp. 38–49: ‘Nosferatu’s Ape’ by Partington (illustrator unknown);
pp. 50/51: ‘Providence’ (non-fiction) by Williams;
p. 52: Back cover; illustrations by John Mottershead (logo) & unknown.
No. 2
Pan Visuals, Winter 1980;
price: 90p;
48 pages;
I.S.S.N.: none;
cover artists: Franz Stuck.
Contents:-
p. 1: Front cover; illustrations by Michael J. Garner (logo) & Franz Stuck;
p. 2: Contents page (illustrators unknown);
p. 3: Editorial by Charles Partington (illustrator unknown);
pp. 4–12: ‘The Man Who Saw Cliff Richard’ by B.W. Aldiss (as Brian W. Aldiss on contents page) (illustrator unknown);
pp. 13–16: ‘Old Worlds: One Evening In The Genesis Of A Moribund Literary Movement As Told To Charles Platt’ (as ‘Old Worlds’ only, on contents page) by Platt (illustrated by Richard Hamilton, Malcolm Dean, Wendel Dietterlin & others);
p. 17: ‘Book Reviews’ (illustrated by Ken Reid & Harry Douthwaite) by Robert Holland (on contents page only, a.k.a. Partington) (reviewing Fudge And The Dragon, Fudge In Bubbleville, Tides Of Lust, The Gas & others);
pp. 18/19: ‘Three Nightmares In Brown’ by John Brunner;
pp. 20–23: ‘Escape to Reality’ (non-fiction) by Tony Williams;
pp. 24/25: ‘Events Leading To The Suicide Of Sebastian Lumm’ by (on contents page only) Richard Glyn Jones & Phillip Meadley;
pp. 26/27: ‘Short Reviews’ (uncredited, illustrated by Richard Powers & other);
pp. 28–38: ‘Everything Blowing Up: An Adventure Of Una Persson Heroine Of Space And Time’ (as ‘Everything Blowing Up’ only, on contents page) by Hilary Bailey (illustrated by Jones);
pp. 39/40: ‘A Look At The Fiction Of Bob Shaw’ (non-fiction) by Kathryn Buckley;
pp. 41–47: ‘The Double Archetype’ (non-fiction: “a chapter from a heavily illustrated biography of Michael Moorcock … to be published by Savoy Books in 1982”) by Robert Holland (a.k.a. David Britton & Michael Butterworth);
p. 48: Back cover; quotation from ‘Zodiac 2000’ by J.G. Ballard (illustrator unknown).
No. 3
Charles Partington, Spring 1984;
edited by Partington;
price: £1·50;
56 pages;
I.S.S.N.: none;
cover artist: unknown.
Contents:-
p. 1: Front cover (illustrator unknown);
p. 2: Contents page (illustrator unknown);
p. 3: Editorial by Charles Partington;
pp. 4–12: ‘Journey To The Goat Star’ by Brian W. Aldiss;
pp. 13–17: ‘Fragments Of The Fantastic City’ by Peter Inch (illustrated by Wenzel Hablik [& others?]);
pp. 18–25: ‘Where Do The Birds Fly Now’ by Yamano Koichi;
pp. 26–32: ‘A Portfolio’ by Bob Jenkins;
pp. 33–42: ‘Discourse With A Beast Who Mourns The Golden Age’ (as ‘Discourse With A Beast Who Mourns The Golden Age: a tale from The City In The Autumn Stars’ on contents page) by Michael Moorcock (illustrator unknown);
pp. 43–46: ‘Captain Courageous Vs. The Disco-Future’ (interview with Captain Beefheart) (illustrated [photographs] ) conducted by Charles Platt;
p. 47: ‘The Who’s Who Fragment’ (on contents page only) by Partington (including “CORNELIUS, Jerry” & others);
pp. 41–54: ‘To Adam—From Oscar—Up Edgar’ (“will appear in The Hitler Chronicles from Savoy Books early in 1985”) by Robert Holland (a.k.a. David Britton & Michael Butterworth);
p. 55: advertisement (for Savoy Dreams);
p. 48: Back cover; photograph of Eddie Cochran.
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