ACOLYTE, THE. Fall 1943 (volume 2, number 1, whole number 5). Edited by Francis T. Laney. Clarkston, Washington: Edited and Published by Francis T. Laney, Fall 1943 (volume 2, number 1, whole number 5). Large octavo, single issue, mimeographed, pictorial front wrapper. The most important early fanzine devoted to fantasy fiction, with emphasis on the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. Includes the second appearances of "The Beast in the Cave" and "Homes and Shrines of Poe" by H. P. Lovecraft. Other contributors to this issue include Clark Ashton Smith, Henry Hasse, Lilith Lorraine, Duane W. Rimel, and others. Cover illustration by Howard Wandrei. "One of the time's finest fanzines specializing in material by and about the Lovecraft circle." - Warner, All Our Yesterdays, p. 14. See Warner, pp. 132-36 for an account of Laney, Rimel and THE ACOLYTE. Joshi I-B-i-4 and I-B-ii-145. Pavlat and Evans, Fanzine Index (1965), p. 1. Tymn and Ashley (eds), Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, p. 811. Printed on pulp paper stock which is age-darkened, cover tanned, a very good copy. (#111989)