Häpna!
Collection
Identifier: PN6071 .S33 H37
Häpna was a Swedish science fiction magazine lasting from March 1954 to 1969 and was the first magazine in Sweden to use the official label of "science fiction". Subjects of the magazine included Swedish SF fan activities, club/convention news, and reviews, as well as published translations of both established and new SF authors.
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Georgia Tech Archives and Special Collections holds issues of the magazine published in 1957. It may not be a complete run of the publication.
Meaning "Be Amazed!", Häpna was a Swedish science fiction magazine lasting from March 1954 to 1969. Created by SF enthusiasts Grafiska Förlaget Kindberg and Söner AB in Jönköping, Sweden, Häpna was the first magazine in Sweden to use the official label of "science fiction". Subjects of the magazine included Swedish SF fan activities, club/convention news, and reviews, as well as published translations of both established and new SF authors. The magazine was digest-sized, with first issues boasting impressive blue or red illustrations, before being eventually simplified from budgeting issues. Editor Kjell Elkström edited the magazine for the first few years, but though credited, Elkström was not Häpna's lasting editor, the identity of which is stil unknown. Häpna was published monthly until January 1965, then irregularly until January 1966, for a total of 119. An attempt to reignite the magazine in 1969 resulted in a final four issues.
These materials are arranged chronologically.
Materials donated by Joseph Geierman.
Materials processed by Chloe Morris in March 2024.
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Library, Georgia Institute of Technology Repository