1943 Bibliography

FAPA FANZINE FOR THE CLASSIC HORROR/FANTASY WRITER H. P. LOVECRAFT...16 PAGES AND LISTS IN ORDER EVERY PUBLISHED STORY BY H.P.L.

William Evans was behind this. 1943. It's nondescript, the Ebay image is just yellowed pages with indecipherable print. So, here we are just 6 years after HPL's death, and fans are compiling a lengthy bibliography of Lovecraft.

Clearly fans "in the know" were ebing encouraged by one another, and probably Derleth's dynamism, to propagate the legend. One must realize, though, this was not the New York Times, but by teenagers and college kids who thought that HPL was "in". It just so happened that these "kids" grew up to be significantly influential editors, publishers, and convention addicts. Lovecraft became one of their badges.