This category is difficult to define.
There are some periodical publications that might be called "fanzines" that I have not placed in this folder.
Illustration Magazine (published by Daniel Zimmer in St. Louis) is a
prime example. Illustration details artists that go far beyond "pulps
and paperbacks," and so I have placed that periodical in the "Artists"
Reference Folder. Likewise, I have chosen to leave Paperback Parade
(published by Gary Lovisi's Gryphon Publications in Brooklyn, NY) and some
other fanzines in the
"Collecting Vintage Paperbacks" Reference Folder. I will list such
periodicals below. They will provide links to the appropriate pages in the
BookScans Reference Library.
I have tried to include
only "fanzines" that contain articles and informational content, and that are
not simply anthologies of stories or pulp reprints. Many of the fanzines
listed here were given to
attendees at various conventions.
I would like to thank all
contributors of scans for this section. In particular, Bob Gaines, from
Circleville, OH, has scanned the vast collection of fanzines from his
personal library.
If anyone would like to add
information about any publisher or publication in this section, please email me. I would
love to provide as many details as possible.
Links to Fanzines & Periodicals in other sections:
Books Are Everything
Collecting Paperbacks?
Fabulous Faust
Illustration
Paperback Forum
Paperback Parade
Paperback Quarterly
Note: A few of
these publications were done with high-quality materials, such as the one
shown on this page above (from the Windy City Pulp & Paper Convention in Chicago).
But most were very cheaply constructed. I have shown significant
back-cover art, as well. However, sometimes the cheap covers became
detached and lost. Also, some covers showed no artwork at all ... only a
typed title. For those reasons, you might see a back cover without its
corresponding front.
This section was updated February 2014
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