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| − | (Are you looking for the [[Stellar (Hamel)|Austin Hamel fanzine]]?[[ | + | (Are you looking for the [[Stellar (Hamel)|Austin Hamel fanzine]]?) |
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| + | A [[fanzine]] co-edited by [[Ted White]] and [[Larry Stark]] in 1956-57. It started as ''[[Zip]]'', edited by [[Ted White]]. Starting with issue eight in 1956, the name changed to ''Stellar'' and [[Larry Stark]] joined as co-editor. ''Stellar'' published twenty-three issues ending in 1957 when it was re-titled ''[[Gambit]]''. | ||
Writing in ''[[Vegas Fandom Weekly]]'', in "What Are The Greatest [[Fanzines]]?", [[Arnie Katz]] writes, "''Stellar''...established [[Faan Fiction]] (fiction about fans) as a genre and also explored new frontiers of multi-color [[mimeography]]. ''Stellar'' presented both classic reprints and new stories that attempted to bring the values of fiction to stories about [[fans]] and [[Fandom]]." | Writing in ''[[Vegas Fandom Weekly]]'', in "What Are The Greatest [[Fanzines]]?", [[Arnie Katz]] writes, "''Stellar''...established [[Faan Fiction]] (fiction about fans) as a genre and also explored new frontiers of multi-color [[mimeography]]. ''Stellar'' presented both classic reprints and new stories that attempted to bring the values of fiction to stories about [[fans]] and [[Fandom]]." | ||
Revision as of 18:37, 1 April 2020
(Are you looking for the Austin Hamel fanzine?)
A fanzine co-edited by Ted White and Larry Stark in 1956-57. It started as Zip, edited by Ted White. Starting with issue eight in 1956, the name changed to Stellar and Larry Stark joined as co-editor. Stellar published twenty-three issues ending in 1957 when it was re-titled Gambit.
Writing in Vegas Fandom Weekly, in "What Are The Greatest Fanzines?", Arnie Katz writes, "Stellar...established Faan Fiction (fiction about fans) as a genre and also explored new frontiers of multi-color mimeography. Stellar presented both classic reprints and new stories that attempted to bring the values of fiction to stories about fans and Fandom."
| Issue | Date | Pages | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 1953 | Named Zip, Ted White was sole editor. | |
| 7 | First Ted White FAPA contribution. | ||
| 8 | 1956 | 36 | Renamed Stellar, Larry Stark joins as co-editor. |
| 9 | |||
| 10 | 1957 | 44 | "Lee Hoffman Adoration Issue" |
| 11 | 1957 | 52 | |
| 12 | 1957 | 54 | |
| 13 | 1957 | 24 |
| Publication | Website | ???? |
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