Hevelin was an active member of the science fiction community from the early 1940s , publishing his own fanzines such as '' H-1661 '' , as well as contributing to many others . He had been Fan Guest of Honor and Toastmaster at so many science fiction conventions that everyone ( including Hevelin ) lost count . He was the Fan Guest of Honor at the 1981 Worldcon , Denvention Two ( he had attended Denvention One in 1941 ) . He was 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 . " Hevelin was the 1986 recipient of the Big Heart Award for service to the science fiction community . He was well known as a collector of science fiction materials , and was the recipient of First Fandom 's 2003 Sam Moskowitz Archive Award for excellence in science fiction collecting
Denvention Two
39th World Science Fiction Convention
Rusty Hevelin