The Communicator Supplement Nos. 1-4, November 1952 - July 1953 [All published?]

Denver: The Communicators, 1952. First editions. 4 volumes, 4tos, 20, 32, 23, and 25pp. Mimeographed, printed recto only. Stapled, printed wrappers as issued. Rear wrappers loose from staples in nos. 1, 3, and 4. Some chipping, edge tears, and toning to cheap paper. Generally very good or better.

Scientology incunabula, from the very beginning of the religion, being the first four issues of this newsletter.  Articles from Perry A. Chapdelaine, John J. Robinson, Fred S. Boyd, Clifton Amsbury, H. R. "Wing" Angell, and other early proponents of Hubbard's church.  

Chapdelaine (1925-2015) was an important figure in the (truncated) early years of Scientology, being an associate and auditor of Hubbard's.  He, like LRH, also wrote science fiction.  Right before this newsletter was published, Hubbard had rented an office in Denver for the Allied Scientists of the World, which was according to a Perry interview "a complex Hubbardian scheme designed to end war and to bring about the first Dianetic community."  Perry was involved in this effort, issuing publications and running the office.  The foundation was short lived, and Perry was soon invited to audit at the new center in Phoenix.


We find little record of this newsletter, with just a few mentions of "The Communicators" in various other Scientology publications from the same time.  OCLC shows no holdings.  For that reason, we could reasonably guess the newsletter only lasted these four issues, perhaps before evolving into a different publication at a later date.  . (Inventory #: 6403)