Tightbeam
Postwarp
Postie

The National Fantasy Fan Federation
Various Editors

1961-Present

Clubzine

The National Fantasy Fan Federation (N3F) started publishing its Clubzine as Bonfire in 1941. It was renamed The National Fantasy Fan in 1945.

Before Tightbeam, there was Postwarp, sometimes called Postie. They also started publishing Tightbeam

in 1961.

Country: US

New issues will be listed in bold.

Issue Editor Volume Number Month Year PDF Size Pages Notes
Postwarp 4 Art Rapp 1 4 January 1950 2.2 MB 10
Postwarp 5 Art Rapp 1 5 February 1950 2.5 MB 10
Postwarp 6 Art Rapp 1 6 March 1950 4.4 MB 12 scan by Joe Siclari
Postwarp 7, V2#1 Art Rapp 2 1 April 1950 3.0 MB 14
Postwarp 8, V2#2 Art Rapp 2 2 May 1950 1.9 MB 10
Postwarp Sept 1960 Bob Johnson

September 1950 2.0 MB 6 scan by Joe Siclari
Postwarp Sept 1951 Ray Higgs

September 1951 4.4 MB 12 scan by Joe Siclari
Postwarp December 1951 Ray Higgs

December 1951 6.7 MB 18 scan by Joe Siclari
Postwarp July 1952 Ray Higgs

July 1952 5.9 MB 14 scan by Joe Siclari
Postwarp September 1952 Ray Higgs

September 1952 5.2 MB 10 scan by Joe Siclari
Postwarp October 1952 Ray Higgs

October 1952 3.4 MB 8 scan by Joe Siclari
Postwarp July 1953 Ray Higgs

July 1953 3.3 MB 10 scan by Joe Siclari
Postwarp August 1953 Ray Higgs

August 1953 5.7 MB 14 scan by Joe Siclari
Postwarp February 1954 John Magnus

February 1954 4.5 MB 12 scan by Joe Siclari
Postie 1957 Merrill


1957 1.4 MB 6 scan by Joe Siclari
Postie Jan 58 Rich Brown

January 1958 6.6 MB 6 scan by Joe Siclari
Postwarp July 58 Alan J. Lewis 8 4 July 1958 4.6 MB 12 scan by Joe Siclari
Postwarp September 58 Alan J. Lewis 10 1 September 1958 4.9 MB 12 scan by Joe Siclari
Postwarp November 58 Alan J. Lewis 10 2 November 1958 5.2 MB 12 scan by Joe Siclari
Postwarp January 59 Alan J. Lewis 10 3 January 1959 11.2 MB 34 scan by Joe Siclari
Postwarp March 59 Alan J. Lewis 10 4-5 March 1959 8.2 MB 24 scan by Joe Siclari
Postwarp July 59 Alan J. Lewis 10 6 July 1959 6.7 MB 22 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 2 (First Series) Robert Lembeck 2 2 July 1960 5.1 MB 26 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 8 (First Series) Ed Meskys

August 1961 5.9 MB 32 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 9 (First Series) Robert Lembeck 2 2 September 1961 5.8 MB 23 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 10 (First Series) Art Hayes


1961 3.4 MB 28 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 10 Supplement (First Series) Art Hayes


1961 5.7 MB 18 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 11 (First Series) Al Lewis

December 1961 3.1 MB 22 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 12 (First Series) Ray Higgs

March 1962 5.2 MB 16 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 13 (First Series) Art Rapp / Nancy Rapp

May 1962 6.9 MB 16 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 14 (First Series) Roy Tackett

July 1962 2.4 MB 12 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 15 (First Series) Wally Weber

September 1962 6.9 MB 22 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 16 (First Series) Don Anderson

November 1962 1.8 MB 24
Tightbeam V21#5A (First Series) Al Lewis 21 5A Novmber 1962 .3MB 2 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 17 (First Series) Lee Riddle

January 1963 9.8 MB 32 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 18 (First Series) Bill Mallardi / Bill Bowers

March 1963 7.3 MB 22 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 19 (First Series) Dave Hulan

May 1963 9.3 MB 28 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 20 (First Series) Lee Riddle

July 1963 6.5 MB 22 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 21 (First Series) GM Carr

September 1963 3.8 MB 26
Tightbeam 22 (First Series) Gary Labowitz

November 1963 2.5 MB 22
Tightbeam 23 (First Series) Felice Rolfe

January 1964 8.7 MB 26 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 24 (First Series) Ken Krueger

March 1964 6 MB 24 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 25 (First Series) Art Hayes

May 1964 5.2 MB 22 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 26 (First Series) Roy Tackett

July 1964 8.2 MB 20 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 27 (First Series) Lee Riddle / Ira Riddle

September 1964 2.1 MB 28 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 28 (First Series) Lee Riddle / Ira Riddle

November 1964 2.9 MB 24 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 29 (First Series) Stan Woolston

January 1965 4.8 MB 32
TIghtbeam 29 Supplement (First Series) - Equal Time 1A Bjo Trimble / John Trimble / Al Lewis / Stan Woolston

February 1965 4.5 MB 10 TAFF support for Jock Root, scan by Joe Siclari
TIghtbeam 29 Supplement (First Series)- Equal Time 1B Bjo Trimble / John Trimble / Al Lewis / Stan Woolston

February 1965 4.4 MB 10 TAFF support for Terry Carr, scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 30 (First Series) Norm Metcalf

March 1965 1 MB 6
Tightbeam 31 (First Series) Duncan McFarland

May 1965 2.6 MB 16 scanned at Chicon 8
Tightbeam 32 (First Series) Art Hayes

July 1965 8.4 MB 24 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 33 (First Series) G. M. Carr

September 1965 2.3 MB 14 scanned at Chicon 8
Tightbeam 34 (First Series) Cindy Heap

January 1966 5.8 MB 16 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 35 (First Series) Bill Mallardi

January 1966 5.4 MB 18 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 38 (First Series) Bill Bruce

July 1966 7.1 MB 26 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 39 (First Series) Stan Woolston

September 1966 7.1 MB 18 cover missing, scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 40 (First Series) Stan Woolston

November 1966 5.1 MB 64 includes supplements "The Laser" and "The Maser"
Tightbeam 43 (First Series) Janie Lamb

May 1967 3 MB 24
Tightbeam 44 (First Series) Jack Haldeman II

July 1967 5.1 MB 16 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 45 (First Series) Gary Labowitz

September 1967 4.4 MB 16
Tightbeam 46 (First Series) Don Miller

November 1967 6.7 MB 16 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 47 (First Series) Gary Labowitz

January 1968 3.6 MB 18 scan by Joe Siclari
Son of Tightbeam Gary Labowitz

January 1968 3 MB 10 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 49 (First Series) Gary Labowitz

May 1968 3 MB 18
Tightbeam 50 (First Series) Gary Labowitz


1968 5.2 MB 14 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 53 (First Series) Gary Labowitz

January 1969 1.8 MB 10
Tightbeam 54 (First Series) Gary Labowitz

February 1969 8.4 MB 30 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 55 (First Series) Gary Labowitz

March 1969 5 MB 18 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 56 (First Series) Gary Labowitz

May 1969 6.9 MB 26 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 57 (First Series) Gary Labowitz

September 1969 2 MB 23
Tightbeam 58 (First Series) Gary Labowitz

November 1969 10.3 MB 30 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 59 (First Series) Gary Labowitz

January 1970 6.5 MB 22 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 60 (First Series) Gary Labowitz

May 1970 1.2 MB 34
Tightbeam 61 (First Series) Gary Labowitz

June 1970 6.3 MB 20 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 62 (First Series) Gary Labowitz

July 1970 5.1 MB 18 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 63 (First Series) Gary Labowitz

September 1970 .5 MB 14
Tightbeam 64 (First Series) Gary Labowitz

November 1970 8 MB 24 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 65 (First Series) Chuck Rutherford / Frank Denton

February 1971 7.7 MB 24 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 66 (First Series) Chuck Rutherford / Frank Denton

March 1971 5.8 MB 22 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 67 (First Series) Chuck Rutherford / Frank Denton

May 1971 4.5 MB 18 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 68 (First Series) Chuck Rutherford / Frank Denton

July 1971 5.6 MB 20 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 69 (First Series) Chuck Rutherford / Frank Denton

August 1971 5.7 MB 22 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 70 (First Series) Chuck Rutherford / Frank Denton

November 1971 6.7 MB 22 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 71 (First Series) George Beahm

January 1972 8.6 MB 24 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 72 (First Series) Art Hayes

March 1972 8.5 MB 16 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam April 72 Art Hayes 32 2 April 1972 5.9 MB 26 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 73 (First Series) Gary Mattingly

May 1972 6.7 MB 18 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 74 (First Series) Joe Siclari

September 1972 6.9 MB 28 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 75 (First Series) Joe Siclari

November 1972 5.2 MB 22 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 76 (First Series) Joe Siclari

January 1973 3.9 MB 12 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 78 (First Series) Stan Woolston

October 1973 4.1 MB 12 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam January 1974 Don Markstein

January 1974 3.2 MB 8 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam January 1974 supplemental Don Markstein

January 1974 .2 MB 1 Marked as January Tightbeam May Supplement, scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam March 1974 Beth Slick

March 1974 4.8 MB 14 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam May 1974 Beth Slick

May 1974 5.9 MB 16 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam July 1974 Beth Slick

July 1974 7.4 MB 20 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam September 1974 Beth Slick

September 1974 4.5 MB 12 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam November 1974 Beth Slick

November 1974 3.3 MB 10 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam January 1975 Beth Slick

January 1975 3 MB 12 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam March 1975 Beth Slick

March 1975 3.3 MB 10 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam May 1975 Beth Slick

May 1975 5.1 MB 16 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam July 1975 Beth Slick

July 1975 5 MB 20 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam May 1976


May 1976 2.8 MB 12
Tightbeam July 1976 Lynne Holdom

July 1976 12.7 MB 32 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam September 1976 Lynne Holdom

September 1974 15.3 MB 30 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam H7 (July 1977) Lynne Holdom

July 1977 11.9 MB 26 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 9 Lynne Holdom

November 1977 5.6 MB 25 provided for scanning at Corflu 41
Tightbeam September 1978 Lynne Holdom

September 1978 2 MB 24 scan NFFF
Tightbeam 18 Lynne Holdom

May 1979 12.5 MB 30 scan Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 19 Dave Minch / Irwin Koch / Scotty Matthews

July 1979 1.7 MB 36 mismarked inside as #109, scan NFFF
Tightbeam 20 Lynne Holdom

September 1979 1.7 MB 32 scan NFFF
Tightbeam 21 Lynne Holdom

November 1979 8.8 MB 30 scan Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 22 Lynne Holdom

January 1980 10 MB 32 scan Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 23 Lynne Holdom

March 1980 8.7 MB 30 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 24 Lynne Holdom

May 1980 9.9 MB 32 scan Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 25 Lynne Holdom

July 1980 7.1 MB 30 scan Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 26 Lynne Holdom

September 1980 5.9 MB 28 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 30 Lynne Holdom

March 1981 10 MB 34 scan Joe Siclari
Tightbeam June 1982 Owen K. Laurion

June 1982 5MB 20 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 37 Owen K. Laurion

December 1982 1 MB 24 scan NFFF
Tightbeam 141 Owen K. Laurion

January 1986 1.9 MB 32 scan NFFF, fair condition
Tightbeam 145 Sally Syrjala

September 1986 9 MB 136 scan NFFF, poor condition
Tightbeam 150-151 Sally Syrjala

July 1987 8 MB 136 scan NFFF, fair condition
Tightbeam 166 Lynne Holdom

November 1990 2 MB 28 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 183 Diane Miller

September 1993 2.6 MB 32 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 195 Diane Miller

September 1995 2.5 MB 32 scan by Joe Siclari
Tightbeam 200 Diane Miller

July 1996 1.6 MB 28
Tightbeam 215 Janine Stinson

January 1999 1.2 MB 20
Tightbeam 261 David Speakman

June 2012 1,2 MB 14
Tightbeam 262 David Speakman

September 2012 3.7 MB 28
Tightbeam 263 David Speakman

December 2012 1.5 MB 16
Tightbeam 264 David Speakman

February 2013 1.6 MB 28
Tightbeam 265 David Speakman

May 2013 1,9 MB 30
Tightbeam 266 David Speakman

August 2013 1.9 MB 31
Tightbeam 267 David Speakman

October 2013 2.3 MB 20
Tightbeam 268 David Speakman

November 2013 3 MB 28
Tightbeam 269 David Speakman

January 2014 3.5 MB 20
Tightbeam 270 David Speakman

March 2014 3.1 MB 16
Tightbeam 271 David Speakman

May 2014 2.5 MB 24
Tightbeam 272 David Speakman

May 2015 2.5 MB 32
Tightbeam 273 Robert Jennings

September 2016 1.1 MB 16
Tightbeam 274 Robert Jennings

October 2016 1 MB 26
Tightbeam 275 Robert Jennings

December 2016 1.5 MB 26
Tightbeam 276 Robert Jennings

February 2017 1.8 MB 21
Tightbeam 277 Robert Jennings

April 2017 1.1 MB 21
Tightbeam 278 Robert Jennings

June 2017 1.4 MB 22
Tightbeam 279 Robert Jennings

July 2017 1.6 MB 27
Tightbeam 280 Robert Jennings

September 2017 1.9 MB 32
Tightbeam 281 Robert Jennings

December 2017 1.3 MB 21
Tightbeam 282 Robert Jennings

January 2018 1.2 MB 30
Tightbeam 283 Robert Jennings

February 2018 1.6 MB 38
Tightbeam 284 Robert Jennings

March 2018 1.5 MB 44
Tightbeam 285 Robert Jennings

April 2018 1.2 MB 38
Tightbeam 286 Robert Jennings

May 2018 1.1 MB 30
Tightbeam 287 Robert Jennings

June 2018 1.5 MB 32
Tightbeam 288 Robert Jennings

August 2018 1.8 MB 31
Tightbeam 289 George Phillies

September 2018 1.4 MB 31
Tightbeam 290 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

October 2018 1.3 MB 37
Tightbeam 291 part 1 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

December 2018 1.6 MB 21 part 1
Tightbeam 291 part 2 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

December 2018 .8 MB 11 part 2
Tightbeam 292 part 1 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

January 2018 1.5 MB 19 part 1
Tightbeam 292 part 2 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

January 2018 1.4 MB 9 part 2
Tightbeam 293 part 1 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

February 2019 1.9 MB 10 part 1
Tightbeam 293 part 2 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

February 2019 1.9 MB 18 part 2
Tightbeam 293 part 3 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

February 2019 .5 MB 2 part 3
Tightbeam 294 part 1 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

March 2019 1.5 MB 18 part 1
Tightbeam 294 part 2 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

March 2019 1.1 MB 10 part 2
Tightbeam 295 part 1 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

April 2019 1.7 MB 10 part 1
Tightbeam 295 part 2 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

April 2019 1.8 MB 16 part 2
Tightbeam 295 part 3 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

April 2019 .6 MB 2 part 3
Tightbeam 296 part 1 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

May 2019 1.7 MB 4 part 1
Tightbeam 296 part 2 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

May 2019 1.6 MB 15 part 2
Tightbeam 296 part 3 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

May 2019 1 MB 16 part 3
Tightbeam 297 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

June 2019 2.5 MB 40 scan NFFF
Tightbeam 298 part 1 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

July 2019 1.8 MB 16 part 1
Tightbeam 298 part 2 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

July 2019 1.6 MB 32 part 2
Tightbeam 299 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

August 2019 3.2 MB 28
Tightbeam 300 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

September 2019 4.9 MB 30
Tightbeam 301 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

October 2019 2.9 MB 32
Tightbeam 302 part 1 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

November 2019 1.3 MB 21 part 1
Tightbeam 302 part 2 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

November 2019 1.1 MB 11 part 2
Tightbeam 303 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

December 2019 1.7 MB 30
Tightbeam 304 part 1 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

January 2020 1.3 MB 19
Tightbeam 304 part 2 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

January 2020 1.1 MB 9
Tightbeam 305 part 1 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

February 2020 1.7 MB 27
Tightbeam 305 part 2 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

February 2020 1.4 MB 3
Tightbeam 306 part 1 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

March 2020 1.5 MB 16
Tightbeam 306 part 2 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

March 2020 1 MB 14
Tightbeam 307 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

April 2020 1.8 MB 29
Tightbeam 308 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

May 2020 1.2 MB 32
Tightbeam 309 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

June 2020 1.1 MB 33
Tightbeam 310 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

July 2020 1.4 MB 32
Tightbeam 311 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

August 2020 1.1 MB 32
Tightbeam 312 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

September 2020 1.2 MB 32
Tightbeam 313 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

October 2020 1.3 MB 32
Tightbeam 314 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

November 2020 1.1 MB 32
Tightbeam 315 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

December 2020 1.2 MB 32
Tightbeam 316 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

January 2021 1.2 MB 32
Tightbeam 317 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

February 2021 1.5 MB 32
Tightbeam 318 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

March 2021 1.3 MB 32
Tightbeam 319 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

April 2021 1.1 MB 32
Tightbeam 320 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

May 2021 1.5 MB 30
Tightbeam 321 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

June 2021 1.3 MB 32
Tightbeam 322 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

July 2021 1.6 MB 32
Tightbeam 323 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

August 2021 1.2 MB 28
Tightbeam 324 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

September 2021 1 MB 28
Tightbeam 325 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

October 2021 1 MB 24
Tightbeam 326 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

November 2021 1.1 MB 21
Tightbeam 327 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

December 2021 .9 MB 21
Tightbeam 328 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

January 2022 .7 MB 20
Tightbeam 329 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

February 2022 1 MB 19
Tightbeam 330 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

March 2022 1.3 MB 18
Tightbeam 331 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

April 2022 1.1 MB 20
Tightbeam 332 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

May 2022 .9 MB 20
Tightbeam 333 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

June 2022 1.2 MB 20
Tightbeam 334 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

July 2022 .7 MB 20
Tightbeam 335 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

August 2022 1 MB 20
Tightbeam 336 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

September 2022 1 MB 19
Tightbeam 337 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

October 2022 .9 MB 20
Tightbeam 338 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

November 2022 .9 MB 18
Tightbeam 339 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

December 2022 1.1 MB 18
Tightbeam 340 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

January 2023 .9 MB 20
Tightbeam 341 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

February 2023 1.1 MB 20
Tightbeam 342 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

March 2023 1.1 MB 20
Tightbeam 343 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

April 2023 1.0 MB 20
Tightbeam 344 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

May 2023 .8 MB 20
Tightbeam 345 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

June 2023 .8 MB 20
Tightbeam 346 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

July 2023 .9 MB 20
Tightbeam 347 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

August 2023 .7 MB 20
Tightbeam 348 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

September 2023 1 MB 20
Tightbeam 349 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

October 2023 .8 MB 20
Tightbeam 350 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

November 2023 1 MB 24
Tightbeam 351 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

December 2023 1.1 MB 20
Tightbeam 352 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

January 2024 1 MB 22
Tightbeam 353 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

February 2024 .8 MB 22
Tightbeam 354 George Phillies / Jon Swartz

March 2024 .9 MB 22

Scans by Joe Siclari


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