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Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains zines, mini-comic books and other amateur and/or independent publications, copies of which were placed in the Zine Machine in the Main Library, University of Iowa. The Zine Machine was established by then graduate student, Jessica White. The nature of zines precludes a simple description of their subject matter: zines are expressions of their authors' individual creativity and worldviews, and thus the subject from zine to zine, or even within an individual zine, can vary greatly. Subjects may include music and/or other cultural activities, or any number of social and political issues. For some, the subject of the publication is, simply, the life and mind of the creator. Zines may include drawings, essays, poetry, articles, interviews, or numerous other types of artistic and literary expression. The box list, below, is organized by series. Folder titles are listed for each box. Folders which house multiple issues display those titles indented. ...

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The zines in the Stewart Collection constitute a wide variety of subjects and concerns, Many are perzines, that is,"personal" zines that describe the author's own experiences, thoughts and feelings. Others consist of comic or other types of art, and still other zines are designed as outlets for political or social expression. Many zines encompass more than one type or style, reflecting the fluidity of the zine as a product of creative endeavor.

Also included are issues of several publications dedicated to the review of other zines, including Zine World and Best Zine Ever.

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The Charles Wells Science Fiction and Fanzine Collection consists of two boxes that contains materials ranging from 1952-1992. Box 1 contains four books by Sam Moskowitz, Robert Bloch, Bertram Chandler, and Harry Warner, Jr. respectively. Box 2 contains incomplete volumes of the following: Fancyclopedia II (1959), Quandry (1950-1953), Scifi 5 Yearly (1951), Slant (1952/3), inlcuding a copy of Arthur Thomson's Atom Anthology, a 10th Anniversary World Science-Fiction Convention Program (1952); and a folder with a copy of Fiendetta #2 (1952), The Chattahoochee, Okefenokee, and Ogeechee Occasional Gazette cominbed with the Wassaw and Ossabaw Backwater Journal and Tangent plus rotogravure-type section: a la Tabunko with added feature portions of Luna Pono, an incomplete copy of The Polaroid Diary, A Fanzine with Depth (1953), and loose pages from unidentified zines.

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Science fiction fanzines from various donors.

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Cookzines from the 21st century.

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Beauty and the Beast was a network television series that aired for three seasons between 1987 and 1990, and starred Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton. This collection represents materials relating to Beauty and the Beast fandom, inlcuding fanzines, fan art, and commercial materials. A notable feature of this collection is the Ron Perlman Information and Research Library, a fan-made archive assembled by the donor. The Library was originally housed in three-ring binders, but has since been disbound. The pages of the Library and its index are contained in this collection, along with a large number of miscellaneous Beauty and the Beast and Ron Perlman scrapbook pages. The collection also includes many newspaper and magazine clippings relating to the show and its stars.