Fulton was writing to the Executive Committee of the Harvey Cushing Society recommending the establishment of such a journal. Fulton contacted his friend and publisher, Charles C. Thomas, and by the end of October, he was meeting with representatives of the Banta Publishing Company to discuss matters relating to the printing of the Journal of Neurosurgery, in particular, the scarcity of paper. The twin problems of shortages of paper and financing were soon resolved under the guidance of Thomas, but other details remained. Thus, the first issue, scheduled to appear in January 1944, was not mailed until the middle of March of that year, but thereafter a regular bimonthly schedule was maintained. While Asenjo should be given proper credit for the idea, this essay confirms the validity of Bucy's listing: “John F. Fulton — Founder (1944).”