Ink Stains 146: Ragnarok 3

Ragnarok 3: 1974Publishers/editors: Mark Collins, Eli Friedman This installment we will focus on a zine I was unaware of until recently, made aware by the fandom version of the Watcher…

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Ink Stains 145: Lollapaloosa 5

Lollapaloosa 5: November 1980Editor/publisher: Mitch O'Connell Mitch O'Connell was always sooooo smooooooth! I envied his cool style, his line control and his visibility! Mitch was always a go getter with…

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Ink Stains 144: The Creative Adventure 2

The Creative Adventure 2: July 1972Publishers/editors: David Kasakove and Klaus Janson It is not often that a zine of this quality has remained unknown to me for so long, especially…

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Ink Stains 143: AFTA 3

Several people have, over the years, asked for a column on AFTA (Ascension from the Ashes), Bill-Dale Marcinko's text heavy combination of diatribe, opinion, news, reviews, humor, humanity and farce.…

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Ink Stains 142: Heritage 1b

Heritage 1b: 1972Editors/publishers: Doug Murray, Richard Garrison, and Bruce Hershenson Hopefully all of you dropped by last month when we covered Heritage 1a. The second part of this incredible publication…

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Ink Stains 141: Heritage 1a

Heritage 1a: 1972Editors/publishers: Doug Murray and Richard Garrison There has long been a debate between what constitutes a fanzine. Some publications at the lower end are dubbed "crudzines," while the…

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Ink Stains 140: Graphic Showcase 3

Graphic Showcase 3: 1970Editor: Tom Long, Publisher: CCAS Publications Graphic Showcase was one of those EC influenced fanzines that contained not only the requisite spot illustrations (sometimes) and columns (ditto),…

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Ink Stains 139: Graphex 4

Graphex 4: 1978Editor/publisher: Bill Mutschler Welcome back to the world of the fanzines of the past! Hope you are all having a great new year...I mean, it has to get…

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