Nargothrond

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Nargothrond #1 (1968), cover art by Kathy Bushman

Nargothrond was a science fiction fanzine edited by Rick Brooks and published by Alan G. Thompson from North Aurora, Illinois, U.S.A.

The first issue (1968) included prose from Rick Brooks, Buck Coulson, and Alan Thompson; poetry by Sandra Miesel and Sandra Tell; letters from Kay Anderson, Kathy Bushman, and Sherna Comerford; and illustrations by Kathy Bushman, Juanita Coulson, Sandra Miesel, Alan Thompson, Billie Thompson, and Helen Tunison. Cover art was by Kathy Bushman.

The second issue (1968) included prose by Jerry Barich, Rick Brooks, Sandra and John Miesel, and Alan Thompson; letters from Phyllis Eisenstein, E.A. Johnson, Devra Langsam, and Sandra Miesel; book reviews by Brooks; and illustrations by William Dear, Sandra Miesel, Billie Thompson, and Helen Tunison (who also did the cover art for this issue).

The third and fourth issues were combined into a double issue and distributed in January of 1969. This issue featured prose by Rick Brooks, Kevin Maul, Sandra Miesel, Billie Pahl Thompson, and Kay Wilson; poetry by Janet Fox and Christopher Walker; letters from Don Cardoza, Hank Davis, Mike Deckinger, Richard A. Delap, Seth A. Johnson, Bill Mallardi, Ron Smith, Joanne Swenski, Roger Zelazny, and others; and artwork by Pat Barnwell, Bill Bowers, Glen Brock, Richard Delap, Helen Tunison Klocko, Sandra Miesel, Steve Rasnic Tem, Darrell Schweitzer, and Joe Zalabak. Delap did the cover art.