Wildside Press Eye of Argon

Jim Theiss was a real person, who wrote "The Eye of Argon" in all seriousness as a teenager, and published it in a fanzine "Osfan" in 1970. But the story did not pass into the oblivion. Instead, a miracle happened and photocopied texts began to circulate in science fiction circles, gaining an incredulous audience among both professionals and fans.