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A fanzine published out of Oroville, California, The Diversifier ran to twenty-seven issues over a period of six years. Specialising in science fiction, horror, and the supernatural, it published a mixture of new work by contemporary writers (for example, A. Bertram Chandler) and reprints of works by well-known writers in the field (for example, Isaac Asimov and Fritz Leiber).
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According to Michael Ashley, Chet C. Clingan was the editor and publisher for the duration of the Diversifier's run, but his brother, A.B. Clingan, acted as co-editor for twenty-three issues between June 1974 and November 1977.
Source: Michael Ashley, Gateways to Forever: The Story of Science-Fiction Magazines from 1970 to 1980, Liverpool University Press, 2007, p.447.
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Originally priced at $1 an issue, the fanzine's cost rose to $1.25 from late 1976. By 1978, the price was fluctuating heavily, from $1.50 in January to $2.50 in March, and down again to $2 for the combined May/July issue.
