SUICIDEfrom Fancyclopedia 2
The ethics of suicide came up for considerable discussion at the time of
the pseuicide. In a high-strung bunch like fans are,
it's not surprising that suicide has reportedly been contemplated by some
fans, causing some worry to their friends, but the actual deed is probably
rarer than among most introverts. Joseph Hatch and Robert E Howard,
weirdists, killed themselves during the 30s; Robert Barlow and an unknown
Detroit fan suicided in the 40s. The most shocking suicides, tho, were those
of Kent Moomaw and Bill Courval, who, as told under Year
of the Jackpot, apparently killed themselves (1958-9) in despondency over
their draft status and joblessness. Unlike others they had made themselves
pretty widely known in fandom and were looked on as promising
BNFs.
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