UK Fanzine (1959-1971) edited by Ron Bennett (1933-2006), which was Britain's principal Newszine throughout the 1960s. There were 96 issues in all, stencil-duplicated in UK quarto format, typically 4pp; #1 was dated April 1959 and the final #96 was dated July 1971. The title masthead used from #2 onward was lettered by Eddie Jones. Bennett covered sf and fan news – both local and overseas – in a relaxed, gossipy style. Skyrack's final winding-down (1967 and 1968 each saw only one issue, 1969 and 1970 none) led to the launch of its successor, Checkpoint. [DRL]
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