Philcon I

5th Worldcon (1947).
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1947 — 1947 Worldcon, John W. Campbell, United States,

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Australia:

Worldcon – Canada: Torcon I – Worldcon – China: Worldcon – Finland: Worldcon – Germany: Worldcon – Ireland: Worldcon – Japan: Worldcon – Netherlands: Worldcon – New Zealand: Worldcon – United Kingdom: Worldcon – United States:

Chicon II – John W. Campbell – Millennium Philcon – Nolacon I – Norwescon – Pacificon I – Philcon – Philcon II – Worldcon –

1947-08-30T00:00:00Z

1947-08-30

1947-09-01T00:00:00Z

1947-09-01

1952-08-30T00:00:00Z

Chicon II 1952

1949-09-03T00:00:00Z

Cinvention 1949

2001-08-29T00:00:00Z

Millennium Philcon 2001

1951-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nolacon I 1951

1950-09-01T00:00:00Z

Norwescon 1950

1946-07-04T00:00:00Z

Pacificon I 1946

1953-09-05T00:00:00Z

Philcon II 1953

1947-08-30T00:00:00Z

Philcon I 1947

1948-07-03T00:00:00Z

Torcon I 1948

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• Newsletter 2 (Internet Archive)
• Souvenir Book (Expounder)
• Souvenir Book (Internet Archive)

Type	Date	Description	Details	Source

link		Fancyclopedia page^@		Wikidata
link		Freebase page^@		Wikidata
link		Fanac Fan History Project, page^@		Wikidata
link		SFnal files		Expounder
person		John W. Campbell		Wikidata
convention	1952	Chicon II	Hugo Gernsback, Worldcon, Chicago	Wikidata
convention	1949	Cinvention	Edward John Carnell, Worldcon, Cincinnati	Wikidata
convention	2001	Millennium Philcon	Philadelphia, Greg Bear, Worldcon, Gardner Dozois, Stephen Youll	Wikidata
convention	1951	Nolacon I	Fritz Leiber, Worldcon, New Orleans	Wikidata
convention	1950	Norwescon	Worldcon, Anthony Boucher, Portland	Wikidata
convention	1946	Pacificon I	A. E. van Vogt, Edna Mayne Hull, Worldcon, Los Angeles	Wikidata
convention	1953	Philcon II	Philadelphia, Willy Ley, Worldcon	Wikidata
convention	1947	Philcon I	John W. Campbell, Worldcon, Philadelphia	Wikidata
convention	1948	Torcon I	Wilson Tucker, Robert Bloch, Worldcon, Toronto	Wikidata
document		Newsletter 1	8 pages	Expounder
document		Newsletter 1		Internet Archive
document		Newsletter 2	6 pages	Expounder
document		Newsletter 2		Internet Archive
document		Souvenir Book	32 pages	Expounder
document		Souvenir Book		Internet Archive
image		Ad		Expounder

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