Meaning of fanzine | Babel Free

Definitions

A magazine, normally produced by amateurs, intended for people who share a common interest.

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“I don't know⟳ how many fanzines there've been, but surely no fewer than 500 different items, some running for one issue⟳ and some for several dozen.”

“"Well, long ago," said the Tin Woodsfan, "a fan and I were feuding, and the fan decided to drive⟳ me out of fandom. But no one can leave⟳ Iz because of the great burning desert called Public Contempt which surrounds this fannish land⟳, and since nobody ever gafiates while still inside the country, he had to cast⟳ a spell⟳ of immobility upon me. One day when I was chopping wood to make⟳ paper for my fanzine, he cast⟳ his spell⟳, and there I've been until you came along."”

“Maybe a few dozen hours of collective neofans, all reading him fanzine press⟳ at once, would cure him of these paternal instincts.”

“The US jazz magazine Coda began in 1958 as a 12-page mimeographed fanzine, put⟳ together by its editor and a team of volunteers working for beer and pizza.”

““Do you think⟳ Cal Bodian's over there? Do you think⟳ he'll sign⟳ my zine?” “♪♪ Bum, bada-dum. ♪♪ My P.I. Undercover fanzine. I've done everything myself. I just took a guess⟳ about the chest hair.””

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