The World of Fanzines

The World of Fanzines: A Special Form of Communication was a book by Fredric Wertham published by Southern Illinois University Press (1973). The book runs to 133 pages excluding the index and includes 32 pages of fan art. It is likely the first academic book-length study of fanzines. Wertham's portrayal is essentially sympathetic albeit drawn on a relatively small sample of fanzines

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Publication

1973

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