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PhringeCon

Overview

PhringeCon was a pop culture convention in Phoenix in the early eighties hosted by PhringeCon, Inc. for "people interested in the fringes of science fiction", those fringes apparently being what would become mainstream a couple of decades later. Just compare the guests to those of the now 100,000+ attended Phoenix Fan Fusion! CASFS (the Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society) resurrected the con at least once, in 1991 after PhringeCon, Inc. had ceased to be. In addition to a new sponsoring body, the convention committee was completely different, as the people who ran the first two had either moved out of state or were no longer involved in organising events in Arizona.

Cover artists (left to right) are J. D. "Chip" Craig, Greg Shirey (and inker Jay Willson) and Lela Downing.

History

Chronology of Arizona Conventions | Index of Program Books

#	Date	Location	Chair	Sponsor	Guests	Book	Web
1	1980 11 Jul 13 Jul	Adams Hotel Phoenix	Kathy Shirey	PhringeCon, Inc.	Chris Claremont Walter Koenig Stan Lee Shirley Maiewski George Takei Bjo Trimble Jack Williamson	33 MB
2	1981 5 Jun 7 Jun	Ramada Inn East Phoenix	Kathy Shirey	PhringeCon, Inc.	Chris Claremont James Doohan John Naulin Don Newton Theodore Sturgeon Jesco Von Puttkamer Jayne Tannehill Lucy Chase Williams	38 MB	1
3	1991 28 Jun 30 Jun	Phoenix Sheraton Phoenix	Margaret Grady	CASFS	David Ayres John Carl Buechler Phil Fondacaro Kandy Fong Kane Hodder Mike Jittlov John Levene Matt Marich Ron Moore Mike & Denise Okuda Jerry Summers	51 MB

Notes James Doohan was unable to attend PhringeCon 2, due to having a massive heart attack a week or so before. He was replaced by Nichelle Nichols. Other Documents Index of Ephemera PhringeCon 1 The Empire Strikes Back Flyer (2 MB) Flyer (4 MB) Merchandise Flyer (2 MB) One (The Science Fiction Shop) Flyer (1 MB) Pocket Program (6 MB) Sci-Fi Emporium Flyer (1 MB) Welcome Letter (4 MB) PhringeCon 2 Collectors Marketplace Flyer (1 MB) Flyer: Front and Back (199k) Gaming Grid (3 MB) The Hollywood Book and Poster Co. Flyer (2 MB) Map (2 MB) One (The Science Fiction Shop) Flyer (2 MB) The Readerie Flyer (1 MB) Star Wars Fan Club Flyer (2 MB) Westercon 34 Flyer (2 MB) PhringeCon 3 Flyers (7 MB) Maps (2 MB) Pocket Program (10 MB)

Last update: 17th September, 2022