Rusty Hevelin

James "Rusty" Hevelin is a science fiction fan, fanzine publisher, collector and huckster. He has been an active member of the science fiction community since the 1930s, publishing his own fanzines such as "H-1661", as well as contributing to many others. He has been Fan Guest of Honor and Toastmaster at so many science fiction conventions that everyone (including Rusty) has lost count. He was the Fan Guest of Honor at the 1981 Worldcon, Denvention Two (he had attended Denvention One in 1941). He is a member of First Fandom, and is particularly likely to participate in panel discussions on the history of fandom and fanzines, and in panels of the form, "So: This Is Your First Convention? Here's What To Expect." He is well-known as a collector of science fiction materials, and was the recipient of the 2003 Sam Moskowitz Archive Award for excellence in science fiction collecting.

He also was one of the founders of PulpCon, an annual convention dedicated to pulp magazines.

Personal life

He is a veteran of World War II who served in the South Pacific. After the war he attended Antioch College, where he knew Rod Serling and dated Coretta Scott (well before she met Martin Luther King, Jr.). He has four grown sons, John, Scott, Bruce and Will.