Masquerade This was the first Worldcon to include a
masquerade. Chicon featured two
masquerades, an unofficial event held in
Myrtle R. Douglas' hotel room and an official masquerade as part of the program. The official event, called the "Science Fiction Masquerade Party", was held in the evening of the first day, with
Jack Speer and
Milton A. Rothman as the
co-masters of ceremonies. This was the first Worldcon to include an official masquerade. The winner of the Masquerade Party was
David Kyle wearing a
Ming the Merciless costume, for which he won an
Amazing Stories original cover painting. The Ming costume was created by
Leslie Perri, originally for
Donald A. Wollheim. However, he considered it too undignified but brought it with him to the convention and Kyle wore it instead. In second place was
Robert A. W. Lowndes wearing a Bar Senestro costume (from the novel
The Blind Spot by
Austin Hall and
Homer Eon Flint). Other costumed attendees included guest of honor
E. E. "Doc" Smith as
Northwest Smith (from
C. L. Moore's series of short stories), Smith's daughter Honey as Clarissa MacDougal (from Smith's own
Lensman series),
George Tullis as
Johnny Black (from
L. Sprague de Camp's series of short stories),
Cyril M. Kornbluth as
The Invisible Man (from
H. G. Wells' novella of the same name, wrapped in bandages as in the
1933 film version), three versions of
Buck Rogers (Jack Speer, plus convention organizers Erle Korshak and Mark Reinsberg), and both
Forrest J Ackerman and Myrtle R. Douglas wearing the "futuristicostumes" they had previously worn to the first Worldcon. == See also ==