Torcon I

6th Worldcon (1948).
6th World Science Fiction Convention

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1948 — 1948 Robert Bloch, Wilson Tucker, Worldcon, Canada,

Location: 43.670277777, -79.386666666, ///daylight.sharpen.frozen, KML, Maps

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Australia:

Worldcon – Canada: Ad Astra – Corflu 23 – Corflu 35 – Fan Expo Canada – Polaris – Rue Morgue Festival of Fear – SFContario – TFcon – Torcon 3 – Torcon II – Worldcon – China: Worldcon – Finland: Worldcon – Germany: Worldcon – Ireland: Worldcon – Japan: Worldcon – Netherlands: Worldcon – New Zealand: Worldcon – United Kingdom: Worldcon – United States:

Chicon II – Fanac Fan History Project – Nolacon I – Norwescon – Pacificon I – Philcon I – Robert Bloch – Wilson Tucker – Worldcon –

1948-07-03T00:00:00Z

1948-07-03

1948-07-05T00:00:00Z

1948-07-05

1952-08-30T00:00:00Z

Chicon II 1952

1949-09-03T00:00:00Z

Cinvention 1949

2006-05-05T00:00:00Z

Corflu 23 2006

2018-05-04T00:00:00Z

Corflu 35 2018

1951-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nolacon I 1951

1950-09-01T00:00:00Z

Norwescon 1950

1946-07-04T00:00:00Z

Pacificon I 1946

1947-08-30T00:00:00Z

Philcon I 1947

2003-08-28T00:00:00Z

Torcon 3 2003

1973-08-31T00:00:00Z

Torcon II 1973

1948-07-03T00:00:00Z

Torcon I 1948

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• Antiquarian Bookman (Expounder)
• Antiquarian Bookman (Internet Archive)
• Program Book (Expounder)
• Program Book (Internet Archive)
• Report (Expounder)
• Report (Internet Archive)
• The Minneapolis in '73 Filksong Book (Fanac)
• Torque 2 (Expounder)

• Torque 2 (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		Robert Bloch		Wikidata
person		Wilson Tucker		Wikidata
convention	1952	Chicon II	Hugo Gernsback, Worldcon, Chicago	Wikidata
convention	1949	Cinvention	Edward John Carnell, Worldcon, Cincinnati	Wikidata
convention	2006	Corflu 23	Corflu, Toronto	Wikidata
convention	2018	Corflu 35	Corflu, Toronto	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	1947	Philcon I	John W. Campbell, Worldcon, Philadelphia	Wikidata
convention	2003	Torcon 3	Toronto, Frank Kelly Freas, George R. R. Martin, Robert Bloch, Worldcon, Mike Glyer	Wikidata
convention	1973	Torcon II	Toronto, Worldcon, Robert Bloch	Wikidata
convention	1948	Torcon I	Wilson Tucker, Robert Bloch, Worldcon, Toronto	Wikidata
document		Antiquarian Bookman	64 pages	Expounder
document		Antiquarian Bookman		Internet Archive
document		Program Book	44 pages	Expounder
document		Program Book		Internet Archive
document		Report	65 pages	Expounder
document		Report		Internet Archive
document		The Minneapolis in '73 Filksong Book		Fanac
document		Torque 2	14 pages	Expounder
document		Torque 2		Internet Archive

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