MISHAP

MiSHAP, a Detroit-based local APA, aka the Michigan Society of (Hapless) Amateur Publishers, was founded in January 1975 by Cy Chauvin and Leah Zeldes and lasted at least until 1985. It was a running joke as to whether the H stood for "hapless" or was merely the silent fannish H. Local members were largely drawn from the W3F, and collations took place at club meetings.

MiSHAP gradually became well-known outside Michigan. At its peak, 165-page mailings among 30 members were common. It also acquired a reputation as being a "risque” apa; Joe Wesson's Left Testicle, Larry Downes, Space Pervert (edited and drawn by Randy Bathurst), and a "Best Male Member Buns” contest conducted by Diane Drutowski were among the reasons.

Fl. 1975–85.

Contributors and Apazines

• Randy Bathurst -- Larry Downes, Space Pervert
• Lester Boutillier -- Everybody's Doing the Michigan Rag
• Bill Bowers
• Brian Earl Brown -- Styxzine
• Cy Chauvin
• Maia Cowan
• Tony Cvetko
• Larry Downes
• Diane Drutowski
• Patrick Hayden -- Jinxed, Harbinger, Remove Tissue Before Using
• Arthur D. Hlavaty -- Lies Spoken Here
• Denice Hudspeth
• Ken Josenhans -- Chaumas
• Lan Laskowski
• Eric Miller -- Cowper Township
• Philippe Paine -- Wooly Mammoth
• D. Potter
• Janet Small
• Dick Smith
• Gregg Trend
• Victoria Vayne -- Non Sequitur
• Mike Weber -- Ribbit
• Joe Wesson -- Joe Wesson's Left Testicle
• Leah Zeldes -- Killer Queen

OEs:

• Leah Zeldes and Cy Chauvin (1975)
• Leah Zeldes and Diane Drutowski (1976)
• Leah Zeldes
• Tony Cvetko
• Brian Earl Brown (1977)
• Brian Earl Brown and Denice Hudspeth
• Denice M. Brown (1979–81)
• Gregg Trend (1983)
• Lan Laskowski and Maia Cowan (1985)

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Publication

1975—1980s

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