The Scienceers was the first New York City fan club – or the first ever for those who think the SCC/ISA should be discounted either because it was more science-oriented or more correspondence-oriented. The Scienceers began meeting in 1929 and ran concurrently with the SCC and unlike the SCC it was a tight-knit local group which conducted regular meetings every week. While the Scienceers claimed the same aims as the SCC, in actual practice they were more inclined to discuss the stories in their meetings, as well as in their club magazine The Planet, edited by Allen Glasser, which came a close second to The Comet with six monthly issues between June and December of 1930. The president of the club, who was about 15 years older than most members and in whose home in Harlem the club meetings were held, was Warren Fitzgerald, one of the first well-known black men to participate in fandom.
Contributors: Dr. Gafia
| from Fancyclopedia 1 ca. 1944 |
| A prehistoric fan organization which appeared in New York, and when some of the members moved to the South-West, had branches in Texas and Oklahoma for a while. |
