I mentioned the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society in this post. That prompted Mike Frank to write to say…
Whomever told you that comic books were a problem with L.A.S.F.S. members was a jerk. Comic books have always been a big part of L.A.S.F.S.
In fact in the late 70's, I sold comic books at L.A.S.F.S. every week. My clients included the president of the club.
In the late seventies, sure. But the snottiness I encountered from a few members was more like 1969. As with any group though, you always have those who think what they like is great and what they don't know from is garbage…and it was true then that most of the active comic fans around were younger than the science-fiction fans.
I didn't take the condescension of a few of them towards comics that seriously. It was more like the upper classmen at school looking down on the lower classmen just because they were lower classmen. None of this was a big deal and it's less of one now. I just thought it was odd to be belittled for liking fantasy by someone who was paranoid about being belittled for liking fantasy.