Holier Than Thou

Holier Than Thou was a science fiction fanzine associated with editors Marty Cantor and Robbie Cantor. It occupied a place within the organized science-fiction fan publishing culture of the 1980s, where independently produced fanzines served as forums for commentary, criticism, news, community discussion, and creative expression. The available reference material identifies the publication primarily through its editorial team and its recognition in the Hugo Awards, one of the best-known award programs connected with science fiction fandom. Holier Than Thou received nominations for Best Fanzine in 1984, 1985, and 1986. It did not win: File 770 prevailed in 1984 and 1985, while Lan's Lantern won in 1986. Beyond these award records and the names of its editors, the supplied sources do not establish the fanzine's founding date, publication frequency, place of publication, circulation, visual identity, contents, current status, or discontinuation date. It should therefore be understood as a historically documented science-fiction fan publication rather than confused with similarly named commercial brands, media properties, or organizations.

Holier Than Thou was a science fiction fanzine edited by Marty Cantor and Robbie Cantor. The publication is documented in connection with the 1980s science-fiction fan press, a largely independent publishing sphere built around fan communities, conventions, correspondence, criticism, and discussion of the genre. Its editorial identity is associated with the Cantors, although the available reference does not provide a founding date, publication location, issue count, schedule, print run, publisher, or detailed account of its contents. The fanzine's clearest surviving public record is its performance in the Hugo Awards. It was nominated for Best Fanzine in three successive years: 1984, 1985, and 1986. In 1984 and 1985, the award went to File 770. In 1986, Lan's Lantern received the award instead. These nominations indicate that Holier Than Thou was regarded by members of the relevant science-fiction community as a notable fanzine during that period. The supplied sources do not establish whether the publication continued after the 1986 award cycle, when it began, or whether it later changed title or ceased publication. No ownership structure, corporate parent, commercial distribution network, website, or financial information is identified. Accordingly, the publication is best catalogued as a historically recognized fan-produced science-fiction periodical, with its documented significance resting on its editors and repeated Hugo Award recognition.

• 1986

  Third Hugo Award nomination

  [1]Holier Than Thou (fanzine)en.wikipedia.org

  Holier Than Thou was nominated for Best Fanzine for a third consecutive year; Lan's Lantern won the category.

• 1985

  Second Hugo Award nomination

  [1]Holier Than Thou (fanzine)en.wikipedia.org

  The fanzine received another Best Fanzine nomination, with File 770 again taking the award.

• 1984

  First documented Hugo Award nomination

  [1]Holier Than Thou (fanzine)en.wikipedia.org

  Holier Than Thou was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine. File 770 won the category.

An independently edited science-fiction fanzine participating in 1980s fandom and recognized through repeated Hugo Award nominations for Best Fanzine.

• Science fiction fanzine

  Holier Than Thou

  The publication itself was a fan-produced science-fiction periodical edited by Marty Cantor and Robbie Cantor. The available sources do not describe its regular departments, artwork, issue format, publication frequency, or circulation, but its three Best Fanzine Hugo Award nominations place it within the recognized 1980s science-fiction fanzine community.

1. 1Holier Than Thou (fanzine)en.wikipedia.org