The Fighting Fantasy Club for the original series was mooted from Warlock issue 3 to issue 6. It never came to fruition. For the most part, whenever it was mentioned, it was done so in tandem with gaining permission from the Grand Wizard at Penguin - a manifestation of Penguin Books. The first mention of the club was in a reader's letter from reader, Harvey Lawrence, who suggested the club in "The Warlock's Quill" section of issue 3. The editors in the guise of The Warlock, answered this by saying they might potentially be able to "twist the arm of the Grand Wizard at Penguin" into giving a special subscription rate to Warlock magazine for members of a "Fighting Fantasy Club", should one be created. They said: