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Box S6

Sick to Move

Publication Place: Santee, CA
Author / Publisher: Scott Puckett
Date / Volume: Vol. 1 #1 (June 1994) - #3 (Dec. 1994), Vol. 1 #5 (Aug. 1995), Vol. 2 #1 (May 1996), Vol. 3 #0 (June 2000) - #4 (Sept. 2002)
Category: bands; break-ups; criticism; DIY; feminism; heartbreak; interviews; media critique; music; music reviews; personal stories; punk; relationships; rock and roll; zine distribution; zine distros; zine-making; zine resources; zine reviews; zines

Scope and Contents

Punk fanzine with interviews, reviews, critical articles and personal stories.
Box S6

Sidelights from the Pentagon

Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Author / Publisher: Maxwell Malice (The SubGenius Foundation)
Publication Place: Dallas, TX
Category: apocalypse; fiction; short stories

Scope and Contents

Zine containing a short tale of the apocaplypse.
Box S6

Sideshows.

Author / Publisher: Becka Buckley, Cailin Durham, Jen Kaminsky, and Kim Wetzel (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (spring 2001)
Publication Place: Allston, MA
Category: activism; corporations; cultural criticism; feminism; media critique; music reviews; politics; punk; tampons; quizzes; representation of women; veganism

Scope and Contents

Zine created by the members of the all-girl synth band Jane Speed. Offers anecdotal examples of conducting feminist-forward conversations, and articles analyzing American politics and economics.
Box S6

Simplify Your Life

Author / Publisher: (Chitty Press)
Date / Volume: (2009)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: animals; self-help

Scope and Contents

Considers the inspirational example of the incredibly resilient water bear
Box S6

Simply That

Author / Publisher: Christine Lee (self-published)
Date / Volume: (2004)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: comics
Box S6

Sing Along With X

Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Author / Publisher: "Made by Batman (and others)." (self-published)
Publication Place: Silverlake, CA
Category: bands; photographs; punk; rock and roll; song lyrics

Scope and Contents

Contains song lyrics and photos of the band X.
Box S7

Singing In Spring

Publication Place: Ontario, Canada
Author / Publisher: Tim Murphy (self-published)
Date / Volume: (2001)
Category: personal stories; poetry

Scope and Contents

Zine with personal poetry written from 1985-1998.
Box S7

Single Cell Danger

Author / Publisher: Yul Tolbert (self-published; Timelike Line Productions)
Publication Place: Detroit, MI
Date / Volume: (2002)
Category: comics; fetishes

Scope and Contents

An installment of the long toenail and giantess fetish fanzine LPD, produced by Timelike Line Productions.
Box S7

Sister Spit's 1998 Ramblin' Road Show

Author / Publisher: Collective (self-published)
Date / Volume: (1998)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: erotic stories; feminism; lesbian; performing arts; personal stories; poetry; prostitution; sex; sex work; spoken word; women

Scope and Contents

Collection of writing by the performers of the Sister Spit spoken word tour.
Box S7

Sisyphean Garbage

Author / Publisher: Sarah Gion (self-published)
Publication Place: Jamestown, CA
Date / Volume: #12 (1990s)
Category: christianity; feminism; high school; lesbian; personal stories; riot grrrl; teenagers; zine reviews

Scope and Contents

Personal zine made by a teenage girl at a Christian school. Sarah reflects on women's issues and both her Christian family's and school teachers' reaction to media depictions of lesbianism. Some stories are told in comic strip form. Issue #12 is a split with Teenage Whoremoans. Filed under Teenage Whoremoans.
Box S7

Six Days

Publication Place: Princeton, NJ
Author / Publisher: Erin and Ravi (self-published)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: emotions; love; personal stories; relationships

Scope and Contents

Collaboration between zinesters Erin and Ravi about their long-distance relationship.
Box S7

Six Essays by California Three Strike Drug War Prisoner Eugene Dey

Place of Publication: Homewood, IL
Author / Publisher: Eugene Dey (South Chicago ABC Zine Distro)
Date / Volume: (March 2005)
Category: criminal justice; institutionalization; personal stories; politics; prison activism; prison writing; prisons

Scope and Contents

Articles focused on California prison laws.
Box S7

Skate and Spurs

Author / Publisher: Mike O'Russa (self-published)
Date / Volume: #2 (n.d.)
Publication Place: Peoria, IL
Category: bands; concert reviews; music; music reviews; punk; skateboarding; straight edge

Scope and Contents

Music and skateboarding zine.
Box S7

Skeleton Key Special

Author / Publisher: Andi Watson (Slave Labor Graphics)
Date / Volume: #1 (Feb. 1998)
Publication Place: San Jose, CA
Category: comics

Scope and Contents

Comic. Short stories and unpublished material from the Skeleton Key universe. Includes art from guest contributors.
Box S7

Sketchbook

Author / Publisher: Pat Moriarty (Self-Published)
Publication Place: unknown
Date / Volume: (2015)
Category: art; drawing

Scope and Contents

Collection of sketches
Box S7

SKEW

Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Author / Publisher: Britton Neubacher (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1, 4 (n.d.)
Category: bands; feminism; feminist theory; gender; gender equality; gender roles; music reviews; objectification; patriarchy; poetry; rape; sexual abuse; sexism; women

Scope and Contents

Feminist discourse and articles on reproductive rights advocacy, music, gender construction, body image, and domestic violence.
Box S7

Skinned Heart Zine

Author / Publisher: Nyky Gomez (self-published)
Date / Volume: #6 (2013?)
Publication Place: Seattle, WA
Category: assimilation; feminism; people of color; race; racial identity; racial stereotypes; women

Scope and Contents

Personal zine by a Mexican-American woman, in which she describes her resistance to white, male cultural and politcal hegemony. She also recalls her troubled relationship with her father, who is frequently incarcerated.
Box S7

The Skinny Skinny

Author / Publisher: Jeff Walker (self-published)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: comics
Publication Place: unknown

Scope and Contents

"Johnny! Get your head in the car!"
Box S7

Skratch

Publication Place: Southern CA
Date / Volume: #79 (Sept. 2002)
Category: bands; concert reviews; interviews; music; musicians; music reviews; punk; rock and roll
Author / Publisher: collective (Skratch)

Scope and Contents

"The Passion Issue" with music reviews and interviews.
Box S7

Skulptura?

Author / Publisher: Pat Moriarty (self-published)
Publication Place: unknown
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: art; creativity; comics; humor

Scope and Contents

Minicomic about a sculptor finding his subject
Box S7

Skyscrapers of the Midwest

Author / Publisher: Joshua W. Cotter (self-published; Thank the Machines)
Publication Place: Kansas City, MO
Date / Volume: #1 (summer 2003)
Category: comics

Scope and Contents

Humorous and grotesque comics about life in the midwest, featuring characters that resemble animals, robots and skeletons.
Box S7

Slam Bang

Author / Publisher: Jay Willson; Barry Brandon; Mike Fisher; John Howard; Jim Siergey; Tod Rush; Colin Upton; Steve Geary; Russ Maheras; Darrell Grant; Donna Barr; Tom Roberts; Mike Barreiro (Fan-Atic Press)
Date / Volume: #29 (1989)
Category: comics; humor
Publication Place: Frankfort, KY

Scope and Contents

Gift of Donna Barr
Box S7

SLAMM: San Diego's Music Magazine

Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Author / Publisher: Troy Johnson (Charles N. Gerencser)
Date / Volume: #187 (July 2002), #190 (Aug. 2002)
Category: movie reviews; music; music reviews

Scope and Contents

Newsletter discussing local news and underground music.
Box S7

Slant

Publication Place: Berkeley, CA
Author / Publisher: Mimi Nguyen (self-published)
Date / Volume: #5 (Feb. 1997)
Category: abortion; anti-choice movement; assimilation; feminism; gender; immigration; personal stories; pro-choice movement; punk; race; racial identity; racism; riot grrrl; social class; stereotypes; zines

Scope and Contents

Articles discussing racism in mainstream and punk culture.
Box S7

Slash

Publication Place: Los Angeles, CA
Author / Publisher: Claude Bessy & Philomena (Robert Biggs)
Date / Volume: v. 3 #4 (1980)
Category: bands; interviews; movie reviews; music; music reviews; punk; rock and roll

Scope and Contents

Punk fanzine.
Box S7

Slaughterhouses & Prisons for All the Animals

Author / Publisher: Anthony Rayson (South Chicago ABC Zine Distro)
Publication Place: Homewood, IL
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: activism; anarchism; anti-capitalism; black liberation; capitalism; cultural criticism; drugs; environmental degradation; oppression; politics; power relations; prison abolition; prison resistance; prison writing; prisons; race; social control; social justice

Scope and Contents

Anthony Rayson, "Prison Abolition Anarchist."
Box S7

Slave

Publication Place: Greensboro, NC
Author / Publisher: John Rash (Slave Magazine)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: activism; alternative energy; anti-war; art; bands; biodiesel; direct action; DIY: fiction; gardening; interviews; music; music reviews; musicians; permaculture; photography; protests; screenprinting; short stories

Scope and Contents

Zine with music reviews.
Box S7

Slave Goddess

Author / Publisher: Deborah Samantha (self-published)
Date / Volume: #4, 6 (1995)
Publication Place: Venice, CA
Category: death; feminism; friends; friendship; personal stories; relationships; women

Scope and Contents

Zine with short stories, poetry, prose, and teen angst.
Box S8

Slingshot

Publication Place: Berkeley, CA
Author / Publisher: various (Long Haul)
Date / Volume: #16-17 (Sept. 1988), #19 (Oct. 1988), #23 (March 1989) - #25 (April 1989), #49 (summer 1993), #66 (autumn 1999), #68 (spring 2000) - #69 (summer 2000), #74 (spring 2002) - #78 (summer 2003), #83 (autumn 2004) - #85 (Feb./March 2005), #90 (spring 2006), #118 (spring 2015)
Category: activism; anarchism; anti-capitalism; anti-globalization; anti-war; capitalism; class analysis; class struggle; colonialism; criminal justice; direct action; environmental degradation; gentrification; globalization; miltary; pollution; political prisoners; prison abolition; prison activism; prisoners; prisons; protests; race; revolution; social class; social control; surveillance; war

Scope and Contents

Newspaper devoted to inspiring activism and revolution.
Box S8

Slug Slug

Author / Publisher: Jerome Schiller, Anna Greenleaf, eds. (Graphic Stories Guild)
Date / Volume: #8 (fall 1979)
Publication Place: Santa Cruz, CA
Category: comics; humor

Scope and Contents

Minicomic. UC Santa Cruz's "first international humor magazine." Issue #8 is done as a split with Amoeba Air Heart Flyer and is filed under Slug.
Box S8

Slug & Lettuce

Publication Place: Richmond, VA
Author / Publisher: Christine Boarts Larson, ed. (self-published)
Date / Volume: #81 (fall 2004), #83 (spring 2005), #89 (fall 2006)
Category: bands; book reviews; criticism; music; music reviews; personal stories; punk; rock and roll; zine distros; zine reviews

Scope and Contents

Punk rock music zine.
Box S8

Slugmonkey vs. Apeman

Author / Publisher: Hae Eun Park; Ben Seto (self-published)
Date / Volume: (2005)
Category: comics; humor; cartoons
Publication Place: unknown

Scope and Contents

Comic about a Poo collector and a Poo eater. Signed by the creators on cover.
Box S8

Slumber Party Games

Publication Place: Chicago, IL
Author / Publisher: Marie, Witknee, Basil (Riot Grrrl Press)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: assimilation; depression; dropping out; personal stories; race; racial identity

Scope and Contents

Zine co-authored by three friends, with personal narratives about quitting high school and moving away from home, and reflections on childhoood and racial identity.
Box S8

Slurry

Publication Place: Portland, OR
Author / Publisher: Shannon Colebank (Whizzbanger Production)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: cultural criticism; poetry

Scope and Contents

Uniquely constructed zine consisting entirely of poetry.
Box S8

A Small Little Stick in a Very Big World

Author / Publisher: Erika (self-published: SDSU Zine and DIY Culture Club)
Date / Volume: (2016)
Publication Place: San Diego
Category: comics; humor

Scope and Contents

Minicomic about difficulties in communication between stick-figure people and regular people.
Box S8

Small Press Comics Explosion

Author / Publisher: Tim Corrigan, ed. (C&T Graphics)
Date / Volume: vol. 1, no. 7 (Nov. 1986); vol. 1, no. 9 (March 1987); vol. 1, no. 10 (May 1987)
Category: comics; humor
Publication Place: Rochester, NY

Scope and Contents

"Cornerstone of the Self Publishing Revolution"
Box S8

Small Press Expo

Author / Publisher: various (Small Press Expo aka "SPX")
Date / Volume: (1997)
Category: comics; humor
Publication Place: [Takoma Park, MD?]

Scope and Contents

An SPX comic anthology
Box S8

Smash

Publication Place: San Francisco, CA
Author / Publisher: Michele C. Weber (Smash Media)
Date / Volume: v.2 #1 (Nov. 1998)
Category: bands; interviews; music; music reviews; musicians; punk

Scope and Contents

Punk music news, interviews, reviews.
Box S8

Smoke

Author / Publisher: Joshua Pruett and Richard Pose (self-published)
Date / Volume: Prologue (2003)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: comics; dragons

Scope and Contents

Minicomic. The protagonist hunts dragons disguised as smokers.
Box S8

Snag Comics Snag Comics

Date / Volume: Special APE Edition (2004)
Publication Place: Sapporo, Japan?
Author / Publisher: Vince Coleman (self-published)
Category: comics; erotic stories

Scope and Contents

Minicomic. Contains adult subject matter.
Box S8

Snailwell Gazette

Date / Volume: #1 (Aug. 2006)
Author / Publisher: Elizabeth Bessel (self-published)
Publication Place: Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, UK
Category: environmental activism; music reviews; parenting; personal stories

Scope and Contents

Personal zine about the author's life in a small English town with her husband and four daughters.
Box S9

Snake Pit

Author / Publisher: Ben Snakepit (Young American Comics)
Publication Place: Austin, TX
Category: comics; humor
Date / Volume: #8 (Halloween 2003)

Scope and Contents

"Quarterly Edition"
Box S9

A Snarl From The Knaves, A Push From The Plagues

Date / Volume: Calico Grounds #11 (Feb. 2010)
Author / Publisher: Luc Rioual (Calico Grounds)
Publication Place: Houston, TX
Category: poetry

Scope and Contents

Poetry zine.
Box S9

Snomg

Author / Publisher: Tony Breed (self-published)
Date / Volume: (2011)
Category: autobiographical comics; comics; journal comics; winter
Publication Place: Chicago, IL?

Scope and Contents

Minicomic created for Hourly Comics Day 2011, the day (Feb. 1) when cartoonists create a comic about what they are doing each hour for a single day. This minicomic documents the mundane events of the author's day during an especially bad blizzard in Chicago.
Box S9

Snowbuni Blizzard ​Snowbuni Blizzard

Date / Volume: #5 (1989), Best of Snowbuni Blizzard vol. 1, #1 (1992)
Author / Publisher: Jeff Wood (self-published)
Publication Place: Seattle, WA
Category: comics; fur; science fiction

Scope and Contents

Minicomic starring the character Snowbuni, a special agent and humanoid with animal attributes.
Box S9

So Long Friends

Author / Publisher: Tyler Hutchison (self-published)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: comics

Scope and Contents

Minicomic. In a future America, a "royal scout of Minneapolis" wanders a barren and snowy landscape in search of shelter. The story continues on the author's blog. This copy is signed and numbered 34 of 50.
Box S9

So Sue Me

Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Publication Place: Philadelphia, PA
Author / Publisher: various (self-published)
Category: drinking; dropping out; personal stories; postsecondary education; punk

Scope and Contents

Personal stories about drinking, partying and college social life.
Box S9

Social Reform

Publication Place: Portland, OR
Date / Volume: (2001)
Category: art; cultural criticism; poetry; politics
Author / Publisher: Shannon Colebank; artwork by Claudio Parentela (Whizzbanger Productions)

Scope and Contents

Poetry on social issues by Shannon Colebank, with artwork by Claudio Parentela.
Box S9

Soft Smooth Brain Soft Smooth Brain

Author / Publisher: Bwana Spoons (Around and Around Comics)
Publication Place: San Francisco, CA
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: comics

Scope and Contents

Minicomic "A Trip to the Zoo" starring Crampy and friends
Box S9

Soft Spot

Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Author / Publisher: M. Coppolino (Carom Publishing)
Date / Volume: #2 (Feb. 2003)
Category: art; movie reviews; interviews; music; restaurants

Scope and Contents

Interviews with local artists, musicians, food reviews.
Box S9

Solid Gold

Author / Publisher: Donna Barr (A Fine Line Press)
Date / Volume: (2004)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: comics

Scope and Contents

Minicomic by Donna Barr, the creator of Stinz and The Desert Peach.
Box S9

Solidarity Conference

Author / Publisher: Bread Liberation Collective (self-published)
Date / Volume: #2 (April 2001)
Publication Place: State College, PA
Category: activism; animal rights; event planning; globalization; racism; sexism; veganism; vegetarianism

Scope and Contents

A pamphlet for the 2001 Solidarity Conference of Penn State University, containing conference details (i.e. speaker and workshop descriptions, schedule).
Box S9

Somebody Loves Me ​Somebody Loves Me

Author / Publisher: Jack T. Chick (Chick Publications)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Publication Place: Chino, CA
Category: bible; christianity; comics; jesus christ; religion

Scope and Contents

Comic strip bible tract. An abused child hears God's message and receives salvation in the afterlife.
Box S9

Someday Very Soon...

Publication Place: Denver, CO
Author / Publisher: Kelli Williams (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (Dec. 2003)
Category: camping; friends; friendship; personal stories; summer; teenagers; youth

Scope and Contents

Personal narratives from campers recalling their experiences at Golden Slipper Camp.
Box S9

Sometimes When I Think

Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Author / Publisher: Erin Brennand (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (fall 1996)
Category: bands; comics; feminism; personal stories; riot grrrl; zine reviews; zines

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with reviews and diaristic writings.
Box S9

Somnambulist

Publication Place: Portland, OR
Author / Publisher: Martha Grover (self-published)
Date / Volume: #9 (June 2007), #15 (Oct. 2009)
Category: illness; family; personal stories; work

Scope and Contents

Zine about the author's experiences, especially those with illness and her interactions with family.
Box S9

Songs of the Lefties

Publication Place: Laguna Beach, CA
Author / Publisher: Kathy Crabbe (self-published)
Date / Volume: #12 (2006)
Category: art

Scope and Contents

Series of postcards, each with an original drawing.
Box S9

A Sort of Homecoming ​A Sort of Homecoming

Author / Publisher: Damon Hurd, story;  Pedro Camello, art (Jeff Mason: Alternative Comics)
Date / Volume: Special Advance Preview (2003)
Publication Place: Gainesville, FL
Category: comics; coming of age; death; friendship; relationships

Scope and Contents

Minicomic. Owen travels to New York to attend the funeral of his friend since childhood while confronting his demons.
Box S9

Soul Sucking Jerk

Publication Place: unknown
Author / Publisher: Emily R. Foster-Brown (self-published)
Date / Volume: #7 (n.d.), #12 (April-June 2000)
Category: poetry

Scope and Contents

Zine consisting entirely of original, personal poetry.
Box S9

Sound Collector

Publication Place: New York, NY
Author / Publisher: Laris Kreslins (self-published)
Date / Volume: #8 (winter/fall 2002)
Category: bands; criticism; DJs; hip hop; interviews; music; music reviews; musicians; punk; record labels; rock and roll; women in music

Scope and Contents

Zine focusing on the arts, with interviews. Includes CD for SC#8.
Box S10

Sour Pussy

Author / Publisher: Robyn Chapman (self-published)
Date / Volume: (2002)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: autobiographical comics; comics; coming of age; high school

Scope and Contents

Autobiographical minicomic about the author's experience being in high school in Alaska and first attempt at zine-making. Split with When I Was Brave by Kelli Nelson. Filed under When I Was Brave.
Box S10

South Chicago ABC Zine Distro

Place of Publication: Homewood, IL
Author / Publisher: Anthony Rayson (South Chicago ABC Zine Distro)
Date / Volume: 2005 Catalog (2005), 2006 Catalog (2006)
Category: anarchism; politics; prison writing; prisoners; prisons; radical politics; zine distribution; zine distros; zine reviews; zines

Scope and Contents

Catalog of zines related to radical politics and prison abolition.
Box S10

Spa Fon

Publication Place: Alpine, CA
Author / Publisher: Brian Zambezi, Matt Swain, Jimmy C., Alex Withers (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (n.d.)
Category: artists; comics; humor; interviews

Scope and Contents

Zine focusing on comics and comic fans.
Box S10

Sparklykittystickers

Publication Place: Alpine, CA
Author / Publisher: Jen (self-published)
Date / Volume: #5 (n.d.)
Category: bands; feminism; interviews; music; music reviews; personal stories; punk; riot grrrl; women

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with diaristic writings and reviews.
Box S10

Sparks Fly: Women Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War in the U.S.

Publication Place: Berkeley, CA
Author / Publisher: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War & the Young Sisters (Agit Press)
Date / Volume: (Sept. 1998)
Category: black liberation; colonial resistance; environmental activism; people of color; poetry; political prisoners; politics; prisoner resources; racism; resistance; women; women in prison

Scope and Contents

Zine about women political prisoners and prisoners of war in the U.S.
Box S10

Special Blend

Publication Place: Oakland, CA
Author / Publisher: Ryohei Tanaka (self-published)
Date / Volume: #4 (2000), #10 (2001)
Category: comics; humor; short stories

Scope and Contents

Minicomic with short comic strips by various creators as well as stories.
Box S10

Speed Kills!

Publication Place: Chicago, IL
Date / Volume: #4 (Spring 1993), #6 (n.d.), #7 (Sept. 1995)
Category: car culture; cars; interviews; music; music reviews; photography; zine reviews; zines
Author / Publisher: Scott Rutherford (self-published)

Scope and Contents

Automotive zine with music reviews and interviews.
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Spilt Milk

Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Author / Publisher: Anna Gosselin, Sarah Franfurth, Sabrina Gosselin (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (Feb. 1996)
Category: love; personal stories; poetry

Scope and Contents

A collection of poetry.
Box S10

Spin Cycles

Author / Publisher: Kevin L. Donihe (Budget Press)
Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Date / Volume: (2000)
Category: poetry

Scope and Contents

Collection of poems.
Box S10

Spinster Witch

Publication Place: Detroit, MI
Author / Publisher: Jenni Alquilina
Date / Volume: #4 (mid 1990s)
Category: anti-choice movement; body image; depression; fat acceptance; feminism; HIV/AIDS; mental illness; oppression; patriarchy; personal stories; privilege; pro-choice movement; punk; rape; riot grrrl; self-defense; women

Scope and Contents

Issue #4 is a collaborative split issue with Alien #8 on feminism, rape, mental illness, women's health, race, and personal narratives, filed under Spinster Witch.
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Spirals Upward

Author / Publisher: Basil (self-published)
Date / Volume: #5 (1997)
Publication Place: Olympia, WA
Catergory: buddhism; journals; non-violence; oppression; personal stories; poetry

Scope and Contents

A compilation of quotes, poetry, and short essays by a number of historical figures, such as Elias Chacour, Wally Nelson, Mateo Roose, and Henry David Thoreau. Also includes journal entries, a recommended reading list, and input from zinester Erika Reinstein. Issue #5 is a split with Untitled #7. Filed under Spirals Upward.
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Spiritual Humanism

Publication Place: Homewood, IL
Author / Publisher: Talib Y. Rasheed (South Chicago ABC Zine Distro)
Category: politics; psychology; religion
Date / Volume: (n.d.)

Scope and Contents

Zine about Spiritual Humanism, which is "a free philosophy that embraces the essence of humanity."
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Split X Society

Publication Place: Santa Rosa, CA
Author / Publisher: unknown (self-published)
Category: anti-racist action; criticism; love; music; music reviews; punk; social change; social justice
Date / Volume: #1 (n.d.)

Scope and Contents

Zine focusing on punk rock music and social change with interviews and reviews.
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Spontaneous Reaction

Author / Publisher: Erica Flower (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (2005), #2 (2006)
Publication Place: Green Bay, WI
Category: crushes; letters; poetry

Scope and Contents

Spare, diaristic writing, poetry and drawings, mostly concerning sex and crushes. Includes letters to specific friends. Issue #1 is a split with Roam (for the life of little things) #1, 2005. Issue #2 is a split with Roam #1, 2006. Both are filed under Roam.
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Sprawl

Publication Place: South Windsor, CT
Author / Publisher: unknown (self-published)
Date / Volume: #2 (2003)
Category: comics; fiction; personal stories; poetry; short stories

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with diaristic writings, comics and creative writings.
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Spud and Ernie

Date / Volume: (1984)
Author / Publisher: Matt Feazell and Randy Paske (Phantasy Press)
Category: comics; humor
Publication Place: comics; humor

Scope and Contents

Mini-comic about friends going to a science museum.
Box S10

SPX

Publication Place: Bethesda, MD
Category: comics
Author / Publisher: Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (Comic Book Legal Defense Fund)
Date / Volume: (2002)

Scope and Contents

Comics anthology.
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The Squeezed Project

Publication Place: Melbourne, AR
Author / Publisher: Nikki Atwell (self-published)
Date / Volume: (summer 2002)
Category: break-ups; friends; heartbreak; interviews; love; personal stories; relationships

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with diaristic writings.
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Star Ache

Publication Place: Kansas City, MO
Author / Publisher: Amy (self-published)
Date / Volume: #4 (n.d.)
Category: criticism; feminism; personal stories; punk; riot grrrl; zine reviews; zines

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with opinionated diaristic writings.
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Star Destroyer, I Love You

Publication Place: Arcata, CA
Author / Publisher: Korinna (self-published)
Date / Volume: #2 (n.d.)
Category: break-ups; eating disorders; heartbreak; love; personal stories; relationships; romance

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with diaristic writings reflecting upon a love relationship.
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Star Wench: Escape From the Shackles of Narrative!

Author / Publisher: Anna Anthropy (self-published)
Publication Place: Oakland, CA
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: lesbian; science fiction; short stories

Scope and Contents

A "choose-your-own-death" zine, in which the reader assumes the identity of Star Wench, intergalactic space captain, as she pursues the Queen of Space. This zine follows the original Star Wench book and contains 10 additional scenarios in which the main character dies
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Starfiend Distro

Publication Place: San Francisco, CA
Author / Publisher: Jen Wilson (self-published)
Date / Volume: (summer 2002)
Category: independent media; music; zine distribution; zine distros; zine reviews; zines

Scope and Contents

Catalog of zines and musical recordings distributed by Starfiend, a non-profit distributor of independent projects.
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Status Status

Author / Publisher: Seth Brown, ed. (Status Magazine)
Date / Volume: #31 (spring 2006)
Publication Place: Thousand Oaks, CA
Category: bands; interviews; music; music reviews; punk

Scope and Contents

Music fanzine focusing on punk and hardcore.
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Status and Conformity Status and Conformity

Date / Volume: #3 (n.d.)
Author / Publisher: Kevin (self-published)
Publication Place: Dayton, OH?
Category: emotions; gay

Scope and Contents

Zine expressing the author's feelings. Issue #3 is a split with Fern #5 and is filed under Fern.
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"Step One Is To Make Something Very Stupid"

Author / Publisher: Erika (self-published: SDSU Zine and DIY Culture Club)
Date / Volume: (2016)
Publication Place: San Diego
Category: cartoons

Scope and Contents

Cute drawings.
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The Stiff

Author / Publisher: Jason B. Thompson (self-published)
Category: comics; horror
Publication Place: San Francisco, CA
Date / Volume: #1-5 (2001-2006)

Scope and Contents

Two copies; copy 1 is self-published, copy 2 is a web comic reprint published by Girlamatic (2004). www.girlamatic.com
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Still

Publication Place: unknown
Author / Publisher: January Delerio (self-published)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: photography

Scope and Contents

Zine that tells a story through a series of pictures.
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Still Afraid of the Dark

Publication Place: San Juan Capistrano, CA
Author / Publisher: Winifred (self-published)
Date / Volume: (winter 2001)
Category: anorexia; eating disorders; love; personal stories; poetry; relationships; sex; work

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with diaristic writings and poetry.
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Stolen Sharpie Revolution

Publication Place: Portland, OR
Author / Publisher: Alex Wrekk (Microcosm Publishing)
Date / Volume: 3rd ed. (2005)
Category: book arts; DIY; independent media; mail art; publishing; recording; screenprinting; writing; zine distribution; zine distros; zine fairs; zine libraries; zine resources; zine-making

Scope and Contents

A do-it-yourself resource with articles on different aspects of zine-making and self publishing, including design, distribution and promition, as well as information about zine resources and events.
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Stores or Balloons Understanding Gloabalization and Neoliberalism

Author / Publisher: Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos (Arma Collective)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: American imperialism; anarchism; anti-capitalism; anti-globalization

Scope and Contents

English translation of section from "En Algun Lugar de la Selva Lacandona: Adventuras y Desadventuras de Don Durito." Critiques neoliberalism and capitalist globalization.
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Storeyville Storeyville

Author / Publisher: (Sirk Productions)
Date / Volume: (1995)
Publication Place: San Francisco, CA
Category: comics; fiction

Scope and Contents

Comic about a man's search for his mentor
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The Story of Goomi: Ninja Barnacle King Story of Goomi: Ninja Barnacle King

Author / Publisher: Hae Eun Park aka "HEP"; Ben Seto (self-published)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: comics; humor; cartoons
Publication Place: unknown

Scope and Contents

Comic about Goomi and how he managed to escape Hinky Fluff Island. Signed by the creators on the cover.
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The Story of Josh

Author / Publisher: Jon Clark and Seth Weber (Alarming Press)
Category: comics; humor
Publication Place: [Portland, OR?]
Date / Volume: (2007?)

Scope and Contents

Promotional comics for various cult film productions; accompanied by publisher's promo card.
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Story Time

Publication Place: Portland, OR
Author / Publisher: Shannon Colebank (Whizzbanger Productions)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: cultural criticism; poetry

Scope and Contents

Zine consisting entirely of poetry.
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Struggle

Publication Place: Detroit, MI
Author / Publisher: Tim Hall (self-published)
Date / Volume: v. 19 #2 / v. 20 #1 (winter-spring 2003-2004)
Category: fiction; labor movement; poetry; short stories; work

Scope and Contents

Working class and labor movement issues. Includes fiction and poetry.
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Stuck Up: A Zine on the History of the Tampon Stuck Up: A Zine on the History of the Tampon

Author / Publisher: Maryann Riker and Nancy Scott (JUSTARIP Press)
Date / Volume: (2017)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: menstruation; tampons

Scope and Contents

Brief history of the tampon, with illustrations.
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Stuff

Publication Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Author / Publisher: Paul Houston (STUFF)
Date / Volume: #11 (May/June 2000)
Category: comics; fiction; independent media; interviews; short stories; women in comics; zine distribution; zine distros; zine reviews; zines

Scope and Contents

Zine with comic and zine reviews as well as information on distributors and related events.
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Stuff

Author / Publisher: Colin Upton (self-published: Colin Upton Comics)
Date / Volume: #1-3 (2015)
Publication Place: Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Category: autobiographical comics

Scope and Contents

Minicomic about Upton's collecting habits and his difficulties getting rid of the household objects accumulating in his home.
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STY Zine/Shoot the Stars

Author / Publisher: unknown (self-published)
Date / Volume: #18 (fall 1994), #23 (1996)
Category: band tours; bands; childbirth; consumerism; midwifery; music; music reviews; personal stories; photography; road trips; social change; social control; skateboarding; travel; work; zine reviews
Publication Place: Bloomington, IN

Scope and Contents

Personal zine. Includes "Shoot the Stars," a supplement to Sty Zine devoted to reviews.
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Sub Rosa

Author / Publisher: Taryn Hipp (self-published)
Publication Place: Warrington, PA and Doylestown, PA
Date / Volume: # 1-7 [mid-2000s?]
Category: journals; marriage; mental health; personal stories; relationships; writing

Scope and Contents

Personal mini-zine with diaristic writing about a range of personal topics.
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Suburbia

Author / Publisher: Cecilia Moss (self-published)
Date / Volume: #3 (1995), #4 (1995), #6 (1995), #7 (1995)
Category: alternative menstrual products; book reviews; high school; homophobia; lesbian; music reviews; personal stories; pro-choice movement; punk; queer; rape; religion; reusable pads; riot grrrl; self-defense; self-harm; sex; sexual abuse; sexual assault; teenagers; women; zine reviews
Publication Place: Point Richmond, CA

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with interviews, collages, clippings, zine reviews, and stories.
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Suburbinite

Author / Publisher: Tetley and José Cappocci (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (n.d.)
Category: food; music reviews; personal stories; punk
Publication Place: Vancouver, Canada

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with diaristic writings and reviews.
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Subway Sissy Zine Distro

Author / Publisher: Witnee (self-published)
Date / Volume: (spring 1996)
Category: riot grrrl; zine distribution; zine distros; zines
Publication Place: Pacific Palisades, CA

Scope and Contents

Girl Zine Distro Catalogue.
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Sueno de Venus

Publication Place: Tijuana, B.C.
Author / Publisher: collective (self-published)
Date / Volume: #3 (n.d.)
Category: drawing; personal stories; women

Scope and Contents

Zine in Spanish with articles and poetry on women.
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Sugar Free Days

Author / Publisher: Cole Johnson (Sleepover Comics)
Category: comics; humor
Date / Volume: no. 1 (2002)-no. 2 (2002)
Publication Place: Austin, TX
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Sugar Needle

Author / Publisher: Corina Fastwolf and Phlox Icona (self-published)
Date / Volume: #38 (n.d.)
Publication Place: Portland, OR
Category: food

Scope and Contents

Zine devoted to candy and candy makers.
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Suggestions

Author / Publisher: Cleo Smith (self-published)
Publication Place: Olympia, WA
Date / Volume: (2014)
Category: advice

Scope and Contents

Zine with a piece of advice printed on each page.
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Suk Yr Own

Author / Publisher: DEL (self-published)
Date / Volume: #2 (n.d.)
Category: bands; concert reviews; interviews; music; music reviews; punk
Category: San Luis Rey, CA

Scope and Contents

Zine focusing mainly on music.
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Summer of Darkness

Author / Publisher: Andrea Steffy (self-published)
Publication Place: unknown
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: depression; mental health

Scope and Contents

Personal account of living with depression and and fighting it.
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Sunday Morning: The Lit. Mix Tape

Author / Publisher: Lamont Lilly (self-published)
Publication Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
Date / Volume: (2009)
Category: race; cultural criticism; racial identity; racial visibility; black liberation; poetry

Scope and Contents

Literary journal featuring poetry and essays about racial issues and identity in America.
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Sunflower Skins

Author / Publisher: Britani Sadovski and Darren McMullin (self-published)
Publication Place: unknown
Date / Volume: (2008)
Category: fiction; horror; short stories

Scope and Contents

Sunflower Skins is the alias of its author, Britani Sadovski. The zine in the collection is co-authored by Sadovski and Darren McMullin, who each contribute one short horror story.
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Super Black Black Super Black Black

Author / Publisher: Ian Lynam, ed. (migraine.)
Publication Place: Berkeley, CA
Date / Volume: #2 (n.d.)
Category: comics; fiction; short stories

Scope and Contents

Collaborative zine of minicomics and short stories
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The Super Happy Anarcho Fun Pages!!

Author / Publisher: Strangers In A Tangled Wildnerness (self-published)
Date / Volume: #10 (summer 2007)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: anarchy; animal rights; colonialism; punk; war

Scope and Contents

Mini-comic "with pirates!", "animal lib!", and "punks in hummers!"
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Superdope

Author / Publisher: Jay Hinman (self-published)
Date / Volume: #7, #8 (n.d.)
Category: bands; interviews; music; music reviews; punk
Publication Place: San Francisco, CA

Scope and Contents

Underground music and interviews.
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Superfly

Publication Place: Ottawa, Canada
Author / Publisher: Tess (self-published)
Date / Volume: #6 (Dec. 1996)
Category: body image; fat acceptance; feminism; personal stories; sexism; sizeism; straight edge

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with diaristic writings and teen social issues.
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Supergrrrl

Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Author / Publisher: Irene (self-published)
Date / Volume: #8 (1995), #10 (1995)
Category: feminism; personal stories; punk; riot grrrl; straight edge; women

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with issues on feminism and women in society and punk culture.
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Support

Publication Place: Asheville, NC
Author / Publishing: unknown (Microcosm Publishing)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: abuse; consent; incest; partner abuse; personal stories; rape; sexual abuse; sexual assault; sexual harassment; surviving abuse

Scope and Contents

A collection of personal stories about sexual abuse and advice for victims and acquiantances of victims on how to survive sexual abuse.
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Supporting a Survivor of Sexual Assualt

Author / Publisher: Men Against Rape Culture and UBUNTU (self-published)
Category: rape; sexual assault
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Publication Place: unknown
Box S13

Surprise Attack Fanzine

Author / Publisher: Eric Michael Shauffele, ed. (SA MOB Productions)
Date / Volume: #4 (1990s)
Publication Place: Harrisburg, PA
Category: bands; concert reviews; interviews; music; music reviews; personal stories; punk; straight edge; veganism; zine reviews; zines

Scope and Contents

Zine devoted to hardcore punk and straight edge, with band interviews and reviews. Produced by Surprise Attack Records, also known as SA MOB.
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Survival Without Rent Survival Without Rent

Author / Publisher: unknown; art by Seth Tobocman
Date / Volume: [1989]
Publication Place: New York, NY
category: building construction; DIY; homelessness; housing; income assistance; squatting

Scope and Contents

Step by step guide to finding and setting up a squat in New York city, accompanied by illustrations.
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Survivor

Publication Place: Long Island City, NY
Author / Publisher: Thomas J. Evans (self-published)
Date / Volume: (2000)
Category: apocalypse; politics

Scope and Contents

"Libertarian-anarchistic-subgenius-freedom loving news from around the globe disseminated to the masses who most desperately need it".
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Swash Buckler

Publication Place: Oakland, CA
Author / Publisher: unknown (self-published)
Date / Volume: #3 (Oct. 2001)
Category: graffiti; interviews; photography; skateboarding; women

Scope and Contents

Zine about women skateboarders featuring interviews with Alex White and Vanessa Torres.
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Switch Switch

Author / Publisher: Summer-Jane Bell (art director), (self-published)
Publication Place: unknown
Date / Volume: #0.0 (2000)
Category: art; science; robots; comics

Scope and Contents

Zine of comics, articles and diagrams focusing on themes of space and the future.
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Switch Blade

Author / Publisher: "The Nameless:" Zac Denton, Tracey Gagné, Dana Lisa Petersen, John Lowther, Mark Prejsnar and randy Prunty (Atlanta Poets Group)
Publication Place: Atlanta, GA
Date / Volume: (Nov. 2005)
Category: experimental poetry; poetry

Scope and Contents

Poetry zine created by the Atlanta Poets Group as a reflection on the show "The Reincarnation of Switch," which ran at the Eyedrum arts center from Oct. 1 through Nov. 5, 2005.
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Sympathizers Sympathizers

Date / Volume: A Space Doubles Preview (2006)
Author / Publisher: Justin Robinson, words; Aneurin Wright, art (Th3rd World)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: comics; science fiction

Scope and Contents

Minicomic. "Aliens, rayguns, intergalactic invasions, political bickering, internment camps, betrayal, rescue, redemption, a little more betrayal...oh and lots of robots."
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Tail Spins

Author / Publisher: Brent Ritzel, ed. (Tail Spins Publishing)
Publication Place: Evanston, IL
Date / Volume: #32 (1999)
Category: bands; biographies; interviews; music; music reviews; personal stories; sex toys

Scope and Contents

Contains multiple band interviews, over 600 music reviews, and a few of articles on an assortment of topics, such as Bobby Fuller's life and the history of trepanation.
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Take A Day

Publication Place: Benicia, CA
Author / Publisher: Pablo (self-published)
Date / Volume: Preview Issue (n.d.)
Category: bands; comics; interviews; music; personal stories

Scope and Contents

Music zine with comics and opinion articles.
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Take Back Your Life: A Wimmin's Guide to Alternative Health Care

Publication Place: Minneapolis, MN
Author / Publisher: Alicia non Grata (Profane Existence Collective)
Date / Volume: (1991?)
Category: alternative medicine; birth control; feminism; HIV/AIDS; menstruation; midwifery; pregnancy; safer sex; vaginas; women; women's health; women's history; yeast infections

Scope and Contents

Pamphlet reprinted from a series of five articles that originally appeared in the magazine Profane Existence from 1990 to 1991. Women's health topics include common infections of the vagina and bladder, menstruation, birth control, AIDS, and the history of midwives. Two copies: one with blue cover and stapled pages, and one with loose pages photocopied on white paper.
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Take-Out

Author / Publisher: Raina Telgemeier (self-published)
Category: comics
Date / Volume: v. 2, no. 1 (2004)-no. 6 (2003)
Publication Place: [Astoria, NY?]

Scope and Contents

2 copies of issue no. 6.
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Tales of Something-Something

Author / Publisher: Matt E. Lewis (Budget Press)
Category: short fiction
Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Date / Volume: (2015)

Scope and Contents

Collection of flash fiction.
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Tales of Terror

Author / Publisher: Ralphie Repulsive (Mad Science Records)
Date / Volume: #2 (Oct. 2003)
Category: comics; horror; monsters; punk
Publication Place: San Bernardino, CA

Scope and Contents

"Official magazine of the Order of the Fly"
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Tales of the Ling Master Tales of the Ling Master

Date / Volume: Preview #1 (2001-2002), Preview #3 (2002-2003)
Author / Publisher: E.J. Barnes (self-published)
Publication Place: Amherst, MA
Category: comics; humor; mysteries

Scope and Contents

Minicomic based on mail artist Al Ackerman's stories about the absurd exploits of the Ling Master, a chronically drunk detective who wears a wine-stained pillowcase over his head.
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Taliesin

Publication Place: Alpine, CA
Author / Publisher: Taryn Tyler ed. (self-published)
Date / Volume: (Aug. 2008), (Nov. 2008), (summer 2009), (winter 2010), (summer 2010), (winter 2011)
Category: anti-capitalism; book reviews; fiction; interviews; poetry; short stories; writing

Scope and Contents

A fantasy themed literary zine containing mostly short stories and poetry.
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The Tangent

Publication Place: Washington, D.C.
Author / Publisher: Neal Sand (self-published)
Date / Volume: #6 (n.d.)
Category: american imperialism; anti-capitalism; book reviews; capitalism; colonialism; cultural criticism; personal stories; poetry; politics; social change

Scope and Contents

Social justice issues, criticism of capitalism and U.S. foreign policy. Also includes personal stories and poetry.
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Tastes Like Chicken

Publication Place: Chula Vista, CA
Author / Publisher: unknown (self-published)
Date / Volume: #10 - version 2 (n.d.)
Category: baseball; jobs; music; personal stories; work

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with diaristic writings and local news. Also includes some reviews.
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The Tea Party

Publication Place: Providence, RI
Author / Publisher: Roxanne Marie Carter (Persephassa Small Press)
Date / Volume: (2003)
Category: fiction; love; romance; short stories

Scope and Contents

Zine with a story of romance.
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Tea Party: A Tea Club Anthology Tea Party: A Tea Club Anthology

Author / Publisher: Phuong-Mai Bui-Quang, ed. (P.M.B.Q Studios)
Date / Volume: vol. 1 (2006)
Publication Place: Campbell, CA
Category: comics

Scope and Contents

Minicomic by various artists about characters who drink tea, drawn in the Japanese manga style.
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Technological Disadvantages

Publication Place: Denver, CO
Author / Publisher: Kelly (self-published)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: cars; computers; moving; personal stories; technology

Scope and Contents

Personal narratives about misadventures with technology.
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Teebo the Clown

Author / Publisher: Keith O'Brien, ed. (self-published)
Category: comics; humor
Publication Place: unknown
Date / Volume: #2 (2015), #3 (2016)

Scope and Contents

Collection of brief comics about a pun-loving clown. no. 2: Teebo the Clown and His Poodles of Death, and #3Teebo the Clown: All New Adventures
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Teenage Finger Fuck

Author / Publisher: Story: Lee Reiherzer; drawings: Denise (self-published: Alley Cat Press)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Publication Place: Oshkosh, WI
Category: drinking; rebellion; sex; teenagers; youth sexuality

Scope and Contents

Story of two thrill-seeking teeangers, who drink, steal bicycles and look for sex.
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Teenage Freakshow Teenage Freakshow

Author / Publisher: Matt Swain (self-published)
Date / Volume: #91 214/471 [1995]
Publication Place: El Cajon, CA
Category: autobiographical comics; comics; crushes; dating; love; personal stories; punk; teenagers; youth

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with articles and comics on the punk lifestyle. Issue "#91 214/471" is a split with Frontal Lobotomy #5 and is filed under Frontal Lobotomy.
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Teenage Gang Debs #5

Author / Publisher: Don and Erin Smith (self-published)
Category: interviews; personal stories;  television.
Publication Place: Bethesda, MD
Date / Volume: #5 (May 1993)
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Teenage Satan

Author / Publisher: various (Pancake Responsibilities)
Category: comics; humor
Date / Volume: no. 1 (2004)
Publication Place: unknown

Scope and Contents

Includes CD.
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Teenage Whoremoans

Publication Place: Coeur d'Alene, ID
Author / Publisher: Melanie Shelton (self-published)
Date / Volume: #4, #6 (1990s)
Category: anorexia; body image; bulimia; eating disorders; feminism; music; personal stories; riot grrrl; sexism; women

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with interviews, comics, and diaristic writings. #6 is a split issue with Sisyphean Garbage, and is filed under Teenage Whoremoans.
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Temp Slave!

Publication Place: Madison, WI
Author / Publisher: Keffo (self-published)
Date / Volume: #4-6 (n.d.)
Category: comics; economics; humor; jobs; labor movement; labor unions; personal stories; social class; work; workers' collectives

Scope and Contents

Zine with articles about the temp workforce. Includes humorous stories about work by disgruntled employees, as well as commentary on the workers' movement and economic trends.
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Temporary Culture

Date / Volume: #6 (Dec. 1991)
Publication Place: Upper Montclair, NJ
Author / Publisher: (self-published)
Category: experimental poetry; poetry

Scope and Contents

Poetry zine devoted to experimental and nonsense poetry. Issue #6 is features poems constructed from numbers or having numerological themes.
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The Temptress The Temptress

Author / Publisher: unknown
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: comics; erotic pictures; pornography
Publication Place: unknown

Scope and Contents

Pornographic comic strip featuring cartoon character J. Wellington Wimpy, with partilly printed article on the Tijuana Bible, cheaply printed pornographic comic strips popular in the 1920s and 1930s.
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Ten Thousand Dollars Worth of Jaw

Publication Place: Los Angeles, CA
Author / Publisher: Clint W. Heidorn (Blacklist Publications)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: personal stories

Scope and Contents

Zine featuring personal narratives. [See "The Blacklist"]
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Tenacious: Art and Writings from Women in Prison

Author / Publisher: various (Black Star Publishing)
Publication Place: New York, NY
Date / Volume: #18 (fall 2009)
Category: criminal justice; personal stories; poetry; prison activism; prison conditions; prison writing; prisoners; women in prison

Scope and Contents

Art and writings from women in prison.
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The Tender Surplus

Publication Place: unknown
Author / Publisher: various (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (n.d.)
Category: comics; humor

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with comics.
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Tennyson Blues

Author / Publisher: Brent Jensen (ed.) (self-published)
Category: poetry
Date / Volume: n.d. (2016?)
Publication Place: San Diego, CA

Scope and Contents

A poetry zine by the various San Diego State students a part of the unofficial poetry club.
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La Teor í a de G é nero

Author / Publisher: unknown
Publication Place: unknown
Date / Volume: unknown
Category: anarchy; feminism; gender roles; masculinity; strikes

Scope and Contents

Spanish-language zine about sex, gender, and feminism. Also mentions Emma Goldman and historic strikes.
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Terminal

Author / Publisher: Steve Willis, ed. (self-published)
Date / Volume: (2011)
Publication Place: McCleary, WA
Category: apocalypse; comics; humor

Scope and Contents

Minicomic with an absurd and comical take on the end of the world, as mayhem breaks loose and people and animals act in strange ways. Features contributions from several artists
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Terror of the Stick Men of Mt. St. Hellens

Author / Publisher: Kris Lyon (self-published)
Publication Place: unknown
Date / Volume: #1 (July 2014)
Category: conspiracies; legends; monsters

Scope and Contents

Information on the legend of the apemen who live around Mt. St. Helens. Includes press clippings and excerpts from historical records.
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Textwrap Textwrap

Author / Publisher: Nicole (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (n.d.)
Publication Place: Gahanna, OH
Category: book reviews; DIY; literature; papermaking; zine reviews; zines

Scope and Contents

Book and zine reviews, with an emphasis on DIY and design.
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T-Gina T-Gina

Author / Publisher: Gina Kamentsky (Pixeltoon)
Date / Volume: #1 (2002), 5 fliers advertising T-Gina #3 (2004?)
Publication Place: Somerville, MA
Category: autobiographical comics; transgender

Scope and Contents

Minicomic. "The tale of a fabulous Transgendered gal and her search for validation and a decent cup of coffee."
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That Bear's Not Much of a Performer!

Author / Publisher: Antae Bargan (self-published)
Category: animals; comics; humor
Publication Place: unknown
Date / Volume: (n.d.)

Scope and Contents

Minicomic about an uninteresting performing bear. The comic is a split with Mistake, and is filed under Mistake.
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That Girl

Publication Place: San Francisco, CA
Author / Publisher: Kelli Williams (self-published)
Date / Volume: #3 (n.d.), #4 (1994), #5 (May 1995), #9 (Aug. 1997)
Category: feminism; interviews; music; personal stories; riot grrrl

Scope and Contents

Feminist personal zine. Issue #9 is a split with Limousine #5 and is filed under That Girl.
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There an Artist (Ecco un Artista)

Date / Volume: #1 (May 2007)
Author / Publisher: Danielle (self-published)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: art; drawing; poetry

Scope and Contents

A dreamlike story told through drawings and poetry.
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These Hands Can

Publication Place: Denver, CO
Author / Publisher: Kelly (self-published)
Date / Volume: (July 2003)
Category: camping; education; teaching

Scope and Contents

Zine with contributions from summer camp counselors and campers.
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Thinger Dingers

Author/ Publisher: J.T. Yost (Birdcage Bottom Books)
Publication Place: New York, NY (2011)
Date / Volume: (2011)
Category: comics; personal stories; roommates

Scope and Contents

A collection of comic strips about roomates, relationships and everyday life.
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Things to do in a Retirement Home Trailer Park

Author / Publisher: Aneurin Wright (Welsh el Dorado Press)
Category: comics; humor
Date / Volume: no. 2 (2004)
Publication Place: Los Angeles, CA

Scope and Contents

"When You're 29 and Unemployed..."
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Thought Bombs

Publication Place: Berkeley, CA
Author / Publisher: Anthony Rayson, ed. (self-published)
Date / Volume: #24 (n.d.)
Category: activism; alienation; anarchism; anti-capitalism; black anarchism; capitalism; corporations; direct action; education; environmental degradation; labor movement; military recruitment; postsecondary education; prison abolition; prison activism; prison writing; prisoner rights; prisoners; prisons; protests; racism; slavery; social class; strikes; white privilege

Scope and Contents

Zine with articles on activism, anarchism and prisons.
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Thought Nog Art Zine

Author / Publisher: Ryan R. Thies (Yarn Heist Publishing/self-published)
Publication Place: Seattle, WA
Date / Volume: (Fall 2015)
Category: cartoons; humor; movie reviews; personal stories

Scope and Contents

ZIne containing personal anecdotes, a film review, art, and lots of puns.
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Three Essays by Joan Didion

Author / Publisher: Joan Didion; Aaron Lake Smith, ed. (self-published)
Date / Volume: (2008)
Publication Place: Cary, NC
Category: artists; biographies; painting

Scope and Contents

Three essays which previously appeared in Joan Didion's book The White Album, compiled by Aaron Lake Smith, author of the zine Big Hands. Topics include shopping centers, Georgia O'Keeffe and the Hoover Dam.
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Three Sheets to the Wind

Publication Place: Austin, TX
Author / Publisher: Antonio, Oona, and Zack (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 - 3 (n.d.)
Category: bathrooms; concert reviews; humor; music reviews; personal stories; short stories; zine reviews; zines

Scope and Contents

"Two raging drunks and a catholic school girl (sort of) write stuff they thought up (or stole) and then Xerox it for you to read on the toilet."
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Three Stories

Author / Publisher: John Hutchens (self-published)
Publication Place: Elkin, NC
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: fiction; short stories

Scope and Contents

Three short stories in which the characters discuss sexual relationships and make philosophical observations.
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Through Hell With Backwater Saints Through Hell With Backwater Saints

Author / Publisher: unknown
Publication Place: [San Diego, CA]
Date / Volume: [2017]
Category: fiction

Scope and Contents

An account of one summer in which the author becomes acquianted with the Backwater Saints, a group living in the underbelly of San Diego. The story is told through impressionistic and often mythological prose.
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Tibet is Far China is Near

Publication Place: NE
Author / Publisher: unknown (self-published)
Date / Volume: (1984)
Category: concert reviews; cultural criticism; social control

Scope and Contents

Zine with collage of text and images. Includes short passages on modern culture and radical groups, as well as concert reviews.
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Tiny Deaths Tiny Deaths

Author / Publisher: Dan Strachota (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (1995)
Publication Place: San Francisco, CA
Category: autobiographical comics; comics; humor; virginity; sex

Scope and Contents

Minicomic illustrating various life events of the author. Some comics originally published in ArtFuck
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Tiny Zine

Publication Place: unknown
Author / Publisher: Marisa, Heidi and Cari (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (April 1993)
Category: personal stories; poetry

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with poetry and creative writing.
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Titanium Exposé

Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Author / Publisher: Christopher Kalani Woo, ed. (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (fall 1998), #2 (1999), #2.1 (Oct. 1999), #3.2 (June 2000)
Category: bands; interviews; music; music reviews; musicians; punk; record labels; rock and roll

Scope and Contents

Interviews with musicians, label and music profiles, record reviews and articles on the San Diego music scene.
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Titillating Tales Titillating Tales

Author / Publisher: Wahab Algarmi (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (2002) - #5 (2006)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: comics; superheroes

Scope and Contents

Minicomic with serialized stories and one-shots by Wahab Algarmi. Issues #3 and #4 are splits with Adventures of the Hashstronauts and are filed under Titillating Tales.
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TNT Goes Literary

Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Author / Publisher: various (Grrrl Zines A Go-Go)
Date / Volume: (Nov. 2006)
Category: collectives; personal stories; riot grrrl; women

Scope and Contents

Zine produced by Grrrl Zines A Go-Go, a women's zine workshop based in Southern California.
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Tongue.tied

Publication Place: Seattle, WA
Author / Publisher: J. Everett R. (self-published)
Date / Volume: (April 2003 - June 2004)
Category: communication; english language; language; politics

Scope and Contents

"A free bi-monthly zine devoted to current and recurrent issues in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis and language politics."
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Too Far

Publication Place: Berkeley, CA
Author / Publisher: Adrienne (self-published)
Date / Volume: #10 (n.d.), #14 (n.d.)
Category: abortion; BDSM; birth control; feminism; gender roles; harassment; interviews; music; musicians; patriarchy; poetry; rape; sex; sex work; sexual harassment; strip clubs; stripping; war; women

Scope and Contents

Zine with poetry on women and feminism.
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Too Much Coffee Man

Publication Place: Portland, OR
Author / Publisher: Shannon Wheeler (Adhesive Comics)
Date / Volume: #16 (n.d.)
Category: coffee; comics; film; food; humor; interviews; movie reviews; music reviews

Scope and Contents

Zine with comics reflecting social issues, reviews on music and movies, and humorous articles about food and eateries.
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The Tooth Spirit

Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: comics
Author / Publisher: Asia Bur-Min (self-published)

Scope and Contents

Minicomic about a "tooth spirit" that causes tooth decay.
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Top 10 Nicknames for Lomu

Author / Publisher: Colin Upton (self-published: Colin Upton Comics)
Date / Volume: (2004)
Publication Place: Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Category: autobiographical comics; cats; pets

Scope and Contents

Minicomic by autobiographical-comics artist Colin Upton. In this comic Upton lists 10 nicknames for his cat Lomu.
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Torch

Author / Publisher: Dwight R. Decker (self-published)
Publication Place: Northlake, IL
Date / Volume: #154 (n.d.)
Category: comics; short stories

Scope and Contents

Comics fanzine.
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Torso

Publication Place: Highland Park, NJ
Author / Publisher: E. S. Grodberg (Get-A-Head Press)
Date / Volume: #1 - 2 (2005)
Category: fiction; literature; poetry; short stories

Scope and Contents

Literary zine. "Edition 01" is dedicated to poetry and "edition 02" is dedicated to prose.
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Touch & Go

Publication Place: Lansing, MI
Author / Publisher: TV (self-published)
Date / Volume: #9 (1980s)
Category: bands; concert reviews; interviews; music; music reviews; punk

Scope and Contents

Punk fanzine.
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Touch Me I'm Sick

Publication Place: Rohnert Park, CA
Author / Publisher: Ryan (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (n.d.)
Category: friends; friendship; gay; high school; homophobia; music; personal stories; punk; teenagers; zine reviews; zines

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with a focus on punk culture.
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Toward the Queerest Insurrection Toward the Queerest Insurrection

Author / Publisher: Mary Nardini gang (self-published)
Publication Place: Milwaukee, WI
Date / Volume: [2008]
Category: capitalism; insurrectionary anarchism; queer; queer identity; queer politics

Scope and Contents

Zine presenting discourse and criticism on queer politics and social structure
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Towards a Hot Jew: The Israeli Soldier as Fetish Object Towards a Hot Jew: The Israeli Soldier as Fetish Object

Author / Publisher: Miriam Libicki (self-published)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: comics; drawing; fetishes; objectification; racial stereotypes
Publication Place: Vancouver, Canada

Scope and Contents

Illustrated essay on the evolving perception of Jews as sex objects, by the creator of Jobnik!
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Towards a Less Fucked Up World

Author / Publisher: (self-published)
Publication Place: Chapel Hill, NC
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: alcohol; anarchism; anti-capitalism; capitalism; cultural criticism; drinking; feminism; gender identity; masculinity; politics; straight edge

Scope and Contents

Zine examining the intersections between sobriety, anarchism and feminism.
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Trail Mix

Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Author / Publisher: Johnny Nopants (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 - 5 (n.d.)
Category: anarchism; anarchist theory; anti-war; cultural criticism; left-wing politics; media critique; music; music reviews; politics; radical politics; zines

Scope and Contents

Writings and opinions on a variety social issues.
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Trainwrecks and Earthquakes

Publication Place: unknown
Author / Publisher: Christopher Greenslate (self-published)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: break-ups; personal stories; photography; poetry

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with poetry and creative writing.
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Traitor

Publication Place: Portland, OR
Author / Publisher: Shannon Colebank (Whizzbanger Productions)
Date / Volume: (2002)
Category: cultural criticism; poetry

Scope and Contents

Zine with personal poetry.
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Trans(in)formation

Publication Place: Denver, CO
Author / Publisher: Kelly Shortandqueer (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (Oct. 2004); #2 (May 2008)
Category: comics; gender; gender identity; personal stories; poetry; queer; queer activism; sex; transsexual; transgender; zine resources; zine reviews; zines

Scope and Contents

Zine about queer and gender issues.
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Translucid Distortion: A Zine by the Original Outcast

Author / Publisher: Meena Ramakrishnan (self-published)
Publication Place: unknown
Date / Volume: #2 (April 2005)
Category: abuse; assimilation; cultural criticism; diversity; drugs; feminism; high school; media critique; patriarchy; representation of women; sexism; teenagers; television; violence against women; women

Scope and Contents

Essays on violence against women, peer pressure, the way social groups are formed and drugs. The subjects are often treated from the perspective of a high school student and child of immigrant parents.The author writes under the moniker "The Original Outcast" and is also the author of "Fusion," also in the collection. Though the two zines have different titles, they have sequential publication information, with "Fusion" being issue #1.
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Transmission: Hot Trans People Not Giving a Fuck

Author / Publisher: Bee (self-published)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: coming out; gender; gender identity; people of color; poetry; queer; queer activism; queer identity; transgender; transsexual

Scope and Contents

Zine written by a queer, trans person of color about the need for other queer, trans and non-binary people to promote visibility of themselves and define their identities as they want, rather than have their identities denied or mischaracterized by heterosexual and cisgender persons.
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Tranzmission

Publication Place: Asheville, NC
Author / Publisher: Oliver (Tranzmission)
Date / Volume: #2 (April 2005)
Category: anarchism; drawings; gender; personal stories; poetry; transgender politics

Scope and Contents

Collaborative zine produced by Ashville, NC trans activist group Tranzmission. Includes personal stories, "reflections on anarchy and a transgender consciousness," and poetry.
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Trash Heap

Publication Place: Scarsdale, NY
Author / Publisher: Andrew Kuo (self-published)
Date / Volume: #5 (n.d.)
Category: art; bands; interviews; music; personal stories; photography; postsecondary education

Scope and Contents

Music zine with interviews, reviews and photography.
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Tree of Knowledge

Publication Place: unknown
Author / Publisher: Theo Witsell (self-published)
Date / Volume: (spring/summer 1997)
Category: gender; left-wing politics; music; politics; veganism; vegetarianism; zine distribution; zine reviews; zines

Scope and Contents

Independent literature distribution of progressive and political zines.
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"Tree-A-Log"

Author / Publisher: Davey Oil? (self-published)
Date / Volume: (2004)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: comics

Scope and Contents

Minicomic with pared-down, geometric drawings and nonsense dialogue. The minicomic is a split with Nature of a Bear, filed under Nature of a Bear.
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Trees Died for This

Publication Place: Portland, OR
Author / Publisher: Shannon Colebank (Whizzbanger Productions)
Date / Volume: (2002)
Category: cultural criticism; poetry; zines

Scope and Contents

Poetry concerning zines.
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Trigger Trigger

Author / Publisher: Mike Bertino (Trigger Comics)
Date / Volume: #1 (2002) - #4 (2003)
Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Category: comics; mysteries; superheroes

Scope and Contents

Minicomic. Contains the serialized story "Everyman," about a superhero who is blackmailed when villains learn his secret identity.
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Troll Dimension

Publication Place: unknown
Author / Publisher: Bill (self-published)
Date / Volume: (1980s)
Category: art; music; personal stories; politics; punk; skateboarding

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with a focus on music.
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True Fiction

Author / Publisher: T. Motley (self-published); Distributed by The Squid Works
Publication Place: Denver, CO
Date / Volume: #1-2 (2000)
Category: comics; humor

Scope and Contents

Serial minicomic, each featuring a single story.
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True Stories: Swear to God

Author / Publisher: Tom Beland (self-published)
Date / Volume: #6-7 (n.d.)
Publication Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Category: autobiographical comics; comics

Scope and Contents

Autobiographical minicomic, with some strips having appeared in the Vallejo Times-Herald and San Juan Magazine.
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Tuba Frenzy

Publication Place: Chapel Hill, NC
Author / Publisher: Tim Ross (self-published)
Date / Volume: #2 (spring/fall 1995)
Category: criticism; interviews; movie reviews; music; music reviews; recording

Scope and Contents

Music zine with interviews and reviews.
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The Turd-Filled Donut

Author / Publisher: Erick Lyle a.k.a Iggy Scam, ed. (self-published)
Date / Volume: #5 (Aug. 1999)
Publication Place: San Francisco, CA
Category: advocacy; class struggle; gentrification; homelessness; housing; income assistance; media critique; police; police brutality; poverty; social class; social justice; tenant rights; transgender

Scope and Contents

Community newsletter serving poor and underserved San Francisco neighborhoods such as the Tenderloin, the Mission, 6th Street "and any other parts of S.F. that the city wishes would just disappear!" Articles focus on social justice issues and poor and marginalized communities.
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Turning the Tide: Journal of Anti-Racist Action, Research and Education

Publication Place: Culver City, CA
Author / Publisher: People Against Racist Terror - P.A.R.T. (self-published)
Date / Volume: vol. 15 #3 (2002), vol. 16 #1 (2003)
Category: activism; american imperialism; anarchism; anti-racist action; anti-war; direct action; immigration; indigenous peoples; left-wing politics; media critique; people of color; police; police brutality; political prisoners; politics; race; racism; resistance; social control; violence against women; war

Scope and Contents

Newspaper addressing racism and racial discrimination and American imperialism.
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Twat!!!

Publication Place: Denver, CO
Author / Publisher: Christine (self-published)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: feminism; riot grrrl; women; zine reviews; zines

Scope and Contents

"A Grrrl zine catalog".
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Twenty-eight Pages Lovingly Bound with Twine

Publication Place: Danville, OH
Author / Publisher: Christoph Meyer (self-published)
Date / Volume: #4 (May 2002), #5 (Oct. 2002), #6 (n.d.), #7 (n.d.)
Category: parenting; personal stories; writing

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with diaristic writings and reviews.
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Twinkle Pig

Publication Place: Winona, MN
Author / Publisher: Joe (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (n.d.)
Category: consumerism; personal stories; poetry; punk

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with poetry and creative writing.
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The Twisted Times of Bella Basura

Publication Place: Cambridge, UK
Author / Publisher: unknown (self-published)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: drugs; fiction

Scope and Contents

Personal chapter book with diaristic writings.
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Two Essays by Emma Goldman on Youth Liberation

Publication Place: Florida
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Author / Publisher: unknown (Radical Student Union)
Category: education; education theory; socialization; youth liberation; youth sexuality

Scope and Contents

Zine featuring essays and articles about school and its effects on youth.
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Two Fears

Author / Publisher: Jason Thompson (self-published: Mock Man Press)
Date / Volume: (Jan. 1997)
Publication Place: San Francisco, CA
Category: comics; horror; humor

Scope and Contents

One-shot comic with two stories in a black humor vein.
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Two-Fisted Librarians

Category: books; fiction; libraries; mysteries; jumor; science fiction; short stories
Author / Publisher: Matthew Murray, ed. (self-published)
Date / Volume: #2 (2014), #3 (June 2015)
Publication Place: unknown

Scope and Contents

Library-themed spoof of pulp novels, complete with pulp-inspired cover art. Stories, poetry and comics parody mystery and science fiction pulps with stories featuring library settings and librarian characters.
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Ugly Boy

Author / Publisher: Alvin (self-published)
Publication Place: Seattle, WA
Date / Volume: #4 (May 1994), #10 (Jan. 1996)
Category: break-ups; concert reviews; dreams; friends; gay; loneliness; moving; music; personal stories; relationships; sex; work; zine reviews; zines

Scope and Contents

Personal zine in which the author describes dealing with work, friends, relationships, roomates and parents. Includes show reviews and collage art. Issue #10 is a split with Power Candy #15, filed under Power Candy.
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Ugly Things

Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Author / Publisher: Mike Stax (Ugly Things)
Date / Volume: #13 (1994), #14 (1995), #20 (2002) - #22 (2004)
Category: bands; interviews; music; music reviews; musicians; photography; punk; rock and roll

Scope and Contents

Focuses mostly on the music of the 1960s with some coverage of more recent music.
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Under Bite Under Bite

Author / Publisher: Neil Winn (self-published)
Date / Volume: (2009)
Publication Place: USA
Category: cartoons; drawing; monsters

Scope and Contents

Drawings of mutants and monsters by Neil Winn. This copy is number 199 of 500 and is signed by the artist.
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Underbelly Comics

Author / Publisher: Susan Ferguson (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (1994)
Category: surreal, humor
Publication Place: Vancouver, Canada

Scope and Contents

Includes: "All About Me," "Buskers Choice," "Dippy the Chronically Depressed Dolphin," "Surrender the Fat," and "Childhood Stories".
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Underbite

Category: bands; interviews; music; punk
Date / Volume: #1 (summer 1995)
Author / Publisher: Mike (self-published)
Publication Place: Honolulu, HI

Scope and Contents

Honolulu punk zine.
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Underdog

Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Author / Publisher: Red-headed Punk Girl (self-published)
Date / Volume: (July 2003)
Category: bands; interviews; music; music reviews; punk

Scope and Contents

Punk fanzine with reviews and interviews.
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Understated

Publication Place: Walla Walla, WA
Author / Publisher: unknown (self-published)
Date / Volume: #4 (May 2000)
Category: art; personal stories; poetry; self-harm

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with diaristic writings and poetry. Includes color art plates.
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Underworld Crawl

Publication Place: Oskosh, WI
Author / Publisher: R. Lee (South Chicago ABC Zine Distro)
Date / Volume: #1, 2 (n.d.)
Category: personal stories; work

Scope and Contents

"Monophonic Rustbelt Zine Pulp".
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Unlovable

Author / Publisher: Esther Pearl Watson (self-published)
Date / Volume: #4 (2006), #5 (2007)
Category: comics; high school; humor; teenagers

Scope and Contents

"In 1995 Mark Todd and Esther Pearl Watson drove from Vegas to San Francisco. In the women's restroom of a gas station, Esther found this diary."
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Unmade Mind Unmade Mind

Date / Volume: (2005)
Publication Place: [Las Vegas?]
Category: art; drawing
Author / Publisher: Vezun aka Jorge Ceja (self-published)

Scope and Contents

Drawings from life by Vezun.
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Uno Foto is...

Author / Publisher: unknown
Publication Place: unknown
Date / Volume: (2014)
Category: art; illustration; photography

Scope and Contents

Single-sheet zine with illustrations and a collage.
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Unrest

Publication Place: Florence, AZ
Author / Publisher: Bobby Lee (self-published)
Date / Volume: v.1 (n.d.)
Category: anarchism; music; music reviews; personal stories; prison writing; prisoners; prisons

Scope and Contents

articles, editorials
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Until I'm Dead

Author / Publisher: Christian Barroso (self-published: SDSU Zine and DIY Culture Club)
Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Date / Volume: (May 2017)
Category: art; depression; flowers; painting

Scope and Contents

Hand-painted, single-sheet zine. One page features pasted-on dried flowers.
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Untitled

Author / Publisher: Sara Lindsay
Publication Place: Ann Arbor, MI
Date / Volume: #7 (1997)
Category: activism; classism; feminism; masturbation; personal stories; poetry

Scope and Contents

Contains stories and poetry of personal experiences, with an emphasis on female sexuality and struggles within a sexist society. Also features a recommended reading list. Issue #7 is split with Spirals Upward #5. Filed under Spirals Upward. Issue #7 is split with Spirals Upward #5. Filed under Spirals Upward.
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Urban Survival Guide

Author / Publisher: (self-published)
Publication Place: [San Diego?]
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: alternative medicine; herbal remedies; plant identification; plants; primitivism; weeds; wildcrafting

Scope and Contents

Guide to surviving in the city by foraging wild plants. Contains information on how to find and prepare edible wild plants for eating and medicinal use. Also contains information on emergency first aid.
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Uriel

Author / Publisher: Sarah (self-published)
Category: childhood; feminism; menstruation; music; personal stories; poetry; rape; riot grrrl
Publication Place: [Santa Cruz, CA?]
Date / Volume: #2 (n.d.)

Scope and Contents

Mostly personal narrative of the creator, Sarah, and a number of contributors.
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U.S. Trash

Author / Publisher: Mike, Matt, Matt#2, Milton and Kirk (self-published)
Date / Volume: #2 (Jan. 1998)
Publication Place: Edmond, OK
Category: bands; conspiracies; cultural criticism; gay; homophobia; interviews; military; music; music reviews; personal stories; prisoners; punk

Scope and Contents

Punk zine with editorials on government, current affairs, hunting, and sexuality. Also includes band interviews, reviews and personal stories about college, work and friends.
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Vain

Publication Place: Seattle, WA
Author / Publisher: Tia Orian, ed. (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (Nov. 2007)
Category: art; artists; fiction; music; photography; poetry; short stories; writing

Scope and Contents

Quarterly arts, music and literature zine. Includes a CD music compilation.
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Vampire Junction

Category: film; horror; media critique; monsters; movies; poetry; short stories
Author / Publisher: Candy M. Cosner, ed. (self-published: Vampire Junction)
Publication Place: Gainesville, FL
Date / Volume: #13

Scope and Contents

Fanzine about vampires and books, movies and other media featuring vampires. Includes short stories, articles and poetry.
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Vent

Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Author / Publisher: Silvia Flores (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (2003)
Category: comics; consumerism; personal stories

Scope and Contents

Mostly comics and art by the author, with a short opinion article.
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Venus

Publication Place: Chicago, IL
Author / Publisher: Amy Schroeder and team (self-published)
Date / Volume: #13 (summer/fall 2002)
Category: bands; crafts; DIY; fashion; interviews; music; music reviews; musicians; riot grrrl; women; zines

Scope and Contents

A zine about women musicians and artists.
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Verbicide

Publication Place: Ludlow, VT; Brooklyn, NY
Author / Publisher: Jackson Ellis (Scissor Press)
Date / Volume: #14 (2005) - #19 (2007), #23 (2008)
Category: books; comics; fiction; movies; music; music reviews; poetry; punk; short stories

Scope and Contents

Music and media.
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A Very Bad Comic About Poo Very Bad Comic About Poo

Author / Publisher: Hae Eun Park aka HEP (self-published)
Date / Volume: (2004)
Category: non-linear; humor; fantasy
Publication Place: unknown

Scope and Contents

Signed by the author on the cover, dated 7/21/06.
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Vezun Book II: Hip Hop Criminal Vezun Book II: Hip Hop Criminal

Author / Publisher: Vezun aka Jorge Ceja (self-published)
Date / Volume: Vezun Book 2 (1996)
Publication Place: Las Vegas, NV
Category: art; drawing; graffiti

Scope and Contents

Graffiti-influenced art by Vezun.
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Vezun Book III: The Unsheathed Microphone Vezun Book III: The Unsheathed Microphone

Author / Publisher: Vezun aka Jorge Ceja (self-published)
Date / Volume: Vezun Book III (1997)
Publication Place: [Las Vegas, NV]
Category: art; drawing; graffiti

Scope and Contents

Graffiti-influenced art by Vezun.
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Vezun 2000 Portfolio Vezun 2000 Portfolio

Author / Publisher: Vezun aka Jorge Ceja (self-published)
Date / Volume: (2000?)
Publication Place: Las Vegas, NV
Category: art; drawing

Scope and Contents

Drawings by Vezun.
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Villa Villa Cola

Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Author / Publisher: collective (self-published)
Date / Volume: #2 (1990s)
Category: fiction; short stories; skateboarding; women

Scope and Contents

Zine focusing on girls who skate. Also includes a short story.
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The Vision

Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Author / Publisher: collective (Head/Trapp Music)
Date / Volume: #14 (Feb. 1995)
Category: interviews; music; music reviews

Scope and Contents

San Diego underground music fanzine.
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Vision On

Publication Place: United Kingdom
Author / Publisher: Steve (Vision On)
Date / Volume: #13 (n.d.)
Category: bands; interviews; music; music reviews; personal stories; punk

Scope and Contents

Music zine with interviews and reviews.
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Vocabulary

Publication Place: unknown
Author / Publisher: Sacha Chernoff, Leilani Clark, Torie Quiñonez, Jenny Stewart (self-published)
Date / volume: (Oct. 1998)
Category: body image; childhood; personal stories; sex; sexism; women; work

Scope and Contents

Collaborative zine by four authors with diaristic writings.
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A Voice for Wimmin

Publication Place: Columbia, MO
Author / Publisher: unknown (self-published)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: feminism; poetry; sexism; sexual harassment; transgender; transsexual; women; women in prison

Scope and Contents

"A collection of rants, statistics, artwork, and poetry" discussing feminist issues.
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Voodoo Virus Machine

Author / Publisher: Jeff Gaither and Richard Bruno (XEX Graphix)
Publication Place: unknown
Date / Volume: (1986)
Category: art; religion

Scope and Contents

Mini-comic with various imagery, including runes, swastikas, tribal masks, and Christian iconography.
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Vowels

Author / Publisher: Skye Ogden (Gestalt Comics)
Category: comics; fiction; graphic novels
Publication Place: Bridgetown, Western Australia
Date / Volume: (May 2007)

Scope and Contents

Comic in five chapters about a variety of fantastical creatures, told without words or dialogue.
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VS.

Author / Publisher: Tara Hardy (LushFemmes Productions)
Publication Place: Everett, WA
Date / Volume: (2000)
Category: poetry; sex; women

Scope and Contents

Poems and artwork.
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Wafer Maneuver

Publication Place: Portland, OR
Author / Publisher: collective (Wafer Maneuver)
Date / Volume: v.1 #1 (May 2005)
Category: comics; criticism; fiction; humor; music reviews; poetry; short stories; wine

Scope and Contents

"A vital series of questionable material...reviews of anything and everything, interviews with humans both famous and insignificant, poetry from Portland's brightest young stars, and regular columns that seek to address controversial issues."
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Wait Stop Go Back

Publication Place: Savannah, GA
Author / Publisher: JP Coovert (One Percent Press)
Date / Volume: (July 2004)
Category: art; comics; creativity; drawing

Scope and Contents

Zine about the power of creativity and art.
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Walkie Talkie

Author / Publisher: Nate Powell (self-published)
Publication Place: North Little Rock, AZ
Date / Volume: #2 (June 2001)
Category: comics; fiction; stories

Scope and Contents

Features three independent stories in comics format.
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Walking Man

Author / Publisher: Colin Upton (self-published: Colin Upton Comics)
Date / Volume: (2004)
Publication Place: Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Category: autobiographical comics; urban exploration; walking

Scope and Contents

Minicomic by autobiographical-comics artist Colin Upton. In this comic, Upton shares his lifelong habit of walking and the benefits of walking as opposed to other types of travel.
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Wandering Artoholic

Author / Publisher: Pat Lackenbauer (self-published)
Date / Volume: #3 (Feb. 2008)
Category: art; art spaces; artists; christmas; creativity; drawing; holidays; journals; personal stories; ships; travel; travel stories; suicide
Publication Place: Ontario, Canada

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with, among other stories, an account of a trip on a cruise ship.
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Want to be a Star?

Publication Place: Boston, MA
Author / Publisher: Studio Kaiju (self-published)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: performing arts

Scope and Contents

Advertisement for Studio Kaiju, a Boston-based performance and media group.
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Warble

Publication Place: unknown
Author / Publisher: Robert Cronister (self-published)
Date / Volume: (2001)
Category: art; art books; music; rubber stamps

Scope and Contents

Zine with stamps and accompanying CD featuring electronic music. Also includes film strip of x-ray images in a plastic baggie labelled "PRN Medication-Keep In Bag."
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Warpaint

Author / Publisher: Andreas Hagberg (Suicide Publishing)
Publication Place: Linkoping, Sweden
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: censorship; feminism; fiction; interviews; personal stories; poetry; pornography; short stories

Scope and Contents

A collection of stories and interviews by and of various writers and zinesters. Published in Sweden, in English.
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Waterfront Tramp Waterfront Tramp

Author / Publisher: Jeanne Loh (self-published)
Publication Place: Berkeley, CA
Date / Volume: #1 (1998)
Category: youth sexuality; sex; relationships; race; racial identity

Scope and Contents

A personal zine discussing issues of sexuality, relationships, and race.
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We Believe in Infinite Intelligence

Author / Publisher: Lacey Prpic Hedtke (Wooden Leg Print and Press)
Date / Volume: (2016)
Publication Place: Minneapolis, MN
Category: religion

Scope and Contents

Exploration of spiritualism in the 21st century.
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We Like Poo

Author / Publisher: Tara Sin (self-published)
Date / Volume: #2
Publication Place: San Francisco, CA
Category: bathrooms; personal stories

Scope and Contents

Zine about feces. Also includes non-feces related stories about the author's life.
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Weight-Loss Castle for Sheep

Author / Publisher: Erik Nebel (self-published)
Date / Volume: (Jan. 2004)
Category: comics; humor
Publication Place: unknown

Scope and Contents

"With special help from Andrice Arp (character designs) and also Jason Shiga, Jesse Reklaw, and Eli Bishop."
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Weird Kid Guide to Friendly Flora A Medicinal Plant Guide!

Author / Publisher: Den (self-published)
Publication Place: unknown
Date / Volume: (2014 / 2015)
Category: alternative medicine; herbalism; plant identification; weeds

Scope and Contents

Index of medicinal plants found in New England and supermarkets.
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Weirdness Before Midnight

Publication Place: Aberdeen, WA
Author / Publisher: Dave Szurek, ed. (self-published)
Date / Volume: #5 (n.d.)
Category: advertising; aliens; conspiracies; dreams; fetishes; film; movies; personal stories; UFOS

Scope and Contents

Zine mostly focused on discussion of movies, but includes articles on other topics such as dreams, psychological disorders and pop culture in general.
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West of Venus

Publication Place: Tucson, AZ
Author / Publisher: Anna (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (Feb. 1996)
Category: feminism; personal stories; riot grrrl; sexism; youth; zine reviews

Scope and Contents

Personal zine written by a middle-school girl with most of the stories focused on some aspect of school life.
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What God Has Revealed to Man

Publication Place: Danville, OH
Author / Publisher: Christoph Meyer (self-published)
Date / Volume: (n.d)
Category: comics; humor; religion; satire

Scope and Contents

"The genuine Word of God As revealed by the world's Holy Men And the World's Holy Books", a humorous atheist response to christian pamphlets in the form of a minicomic.
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What Have I Done!

Author / Publisher: unknown (self-published)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: personal stories

Scope and Contents

Collage with handwritten, fragmentary text and images.
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What the Devil Don't Know

Author / Publisher: Madeline Adams (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (2000-2006)
Publication Place: Athens, GA
Category: Athens, GA

Scope and Contents

"[A] collection of illustrated songs written for guitar." Blueberry muffin recipe on back cover.
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What the Ladies Have to Say Interviews with activists in Palestine, Indonesia, and the Philippines

Author / Publisher: Ronni Tartlet (self-published)
Publication Place: Seattle, WA
Category: interviews; personal stories; war; women's rights

Scope and Contents

Interviews collected while traveling.
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What to Keep, What to Give Away

Author / Publisher: Khristina Acosta (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (2012)
Publication Place: New Brunswick, NJ
Category: abuse; consent; power relations; sex; sexual abuse; sexual relationships

Scope and Contents

Personal zine about abusive sexual relationships. The author reconsiders the power dynamics of her past romantic relationships, in which she has both given and taken abuse, and how her desires reinforce internal and external systems of oppression.
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Whatever Publication

Category: bands; interviews; music; music review; punk; rape; straight edge; veganism; vegetarianism
Author / Publisher: Graham Pawluk and Nathan Miller (self-published)
Publication Place: Royal Oak, MI
Date / Volume: #1 (1994)

Scope and Contents

Punk zine mostly devoted to discussion of bands, hardcore and interviews, but also includes discussion of other subjects such as straight edge and rape.
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What's a Moodoo? ​What's a Moodoo?

Author / Publisher: Michael Dowell (Moodoo Productions)
Date / Volume: (2000s)
Publication Place: Altadena, CA
Category: comics

Scope and Contents

Promo for The Marvelous World of Moodoo Comix, containing character bios.
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What's The Big Idea?

Publication Place: Alexandria, VA
Author / Publisher: Ian Guch (Cavalcade Publishing)
Date / Volume: #1, 2 (2009)
Category: humor; non-violence; pacifism; politics; religion; resistance; science; scientists

Scope and Contents

Zine about important ideas that have shaped history, with each issue devoted to a single topic.
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Wheelchair Dancer

Publication Place: Nashville, TN
Author / Publisher: David Pointer (Time Barn Books)
Date / Volume: (2005)
Category: anti-capitalism; environmental degradation; poetry; poverty; social justice

Scope and Contents

Zine with poetry on topics ranging from social justice issues to concern for the environment and the role of poetry.
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When I Was Brave

Author / Publisher: Kelli Nelson (self-published)
Category: autobiographical comics; comics; coming of age; high school
Date / Volume: (n.d)
Publication Place: unknown

Scope and Contents

Minicomic about the author's experience of being unfairly punished in high school. Split with Sour Pussy and filed under When I Was Brave.
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When Punk Turns 30

Author / Publisher: unknown
Publication Place: Pensacola, FL
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: music; punk; straight edge

Scope and Contents

A zine with personal opinions and criticisms of punk culture.
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Where Are You Going?

Author / Publisher: Red Velvet (self-published)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: advice; coping methods; dating; friends; friendship; moving; personal stories; self-help; work

Scope and Contents

Zine about moving to a new city and advice on adjusting.
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Whiff

Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Author / Publisher: Genevieve (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (1995)
Category: feminism; lists; personal stories; public transit

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with diaristic writings and personal stories and opinions.
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Whippersnappers ​Whippersnappers

Author / Publisher: Bill Barnes (Overdue Media)
Date / Volume: (2003)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: comics; drawing comics

Scope and Contents

Minicomic about a small press comics artist who is put in charge of a syndicated comic strip.
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White Bread

Publication Place: New Brunswick, NJ
Author / Publisher: Brandon Stosuy (self-published)
Date / Volume: #15 (n.d.)
Category: break-ups; comics; coming of age; interviews; moving; music reviews; personal stories; postsecondary education; relationships; road trips; song lyrics; travel; work; youth

Scope and Contents

Personal zine about growing up white trash. Issue #15 is a split with Clunker #4. Filed under White Bread.
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A White Girl Named Shaquanda White Girl Named Shaquanda

Author / Publisher: Myriam Gurba (self-published)
Category: race; people of color; teenagers; youth sexuality; masturbation; humor
Publication Place: Long Beach, CA
Date / Volume: (2013)

Scope and Contents

"A Chomo Allegory and Trewish Story." http://lesbrain.wordpress.com/
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White Shark Tales

Author / Publisher: Captain Ahab (Circe Circulations)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: activism; anarchism; anti-capitalism; civil disobedience; collectives; personal stories; road trips; travel

Scope and Contents

Zine in which the author, an anarchist, recounts his travels in a van he calls "The White Shark." Text "revived and revitalized" by Circe Circulations, a division of the CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective.
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The White Ship

Author / Publisher: Jason Thompson (Mock Man Press)
Date / Volume: (2007)
Publication Place: San Francisco
Category: comics; horror

Scope and Contents

Minicomic adaptation of the story by H. P. Lovecraft
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The White Trash Clan Olympics The White Trash Clan Olympics

Date / Volume: (2016)
Publication Place: Marietta, GA
Author / Publisher: Jim Hayes (self-published)
Category: drug addiction; drugs; hip hop; media critique; music

Scope and Contents

Essay on the hip-hop group White Trash Clan, reflecting on themes of drug use in the group's music in light of the fatal overdoses of two people affiliated with the group.
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The Whizzbanger Guide to Zine Distributors

Publication Place: Portland, OR
Author / Publisher: Shannon Colebank (Whizzbanger Productions)
Date / Volume: #9-10 (Feb. 2005 - April 2006)
Category: independent media; zine distribution; zine distros; zine libraries; zine resources; zine reviews; zines

Scope and Contents

"Self-descriptions of 10 distributors from 6 countries. Includes zine stores, zine libraries, zine-friendly websites, a list of dependable reviewers, and many other valuable zine resources."
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The Whizzbanger Productions Catalog

Publication Place: Portland, OR
Author / Publisher: Shannon Colebank (Whizzbanger Productions)
Date / Volume: (2003)
Category: politics; zine reviews; zines

Scope and Contents

Catalog of zines published by Whizzbanger Productions.
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Whizzbanger Productions Newsletter

Publication Place: Portland, OR
Author / Publisher: Shannon Colebank (Whizzbanger Productions)
Date / Volume: #1-9 (March 2001 - Sept. 2003)
Category: environmental degradation; letters; feminism; intersex; patriarchy

Scope and Contents

Communication between zinesters, postal information.
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Who Really Rules the World?

Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Publication Place: La Jolla, CA
Category: interviews; music reviews; personal stories; politics; punk
Author / Publisher: Nick Bell (self-published)

Scope and Contents

Personal fanzine. Includes interviews and reviews.
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(Why) I Love Shoplifting From Big Corporations: An Asshole Primer

Author / Publisher: The Asshole Collective
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: anti-capitalism; personal stories; shoplifting

Scope and Contents

Zine about shoplifting.
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Why Not?

Publication Place: Berkeley, CA
Author / Publisher: Jem Gardner (self-published)
Date / Volume: #8 (n.d.)
Category: break-ups; gay; homophobia; loneliness; love; personal stories; poetry; relationships; solitude; suburbs

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with fictional articles, poetry and diaristic writings.
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Why So Pissed

Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Author / Publisher: Tara Barnes (self-published)
Date / Volume: (summer 2002)
Category: band tours; music; personal stories; punk; road trips; travel; travel stories; women; women in music

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with diaristic writings from a band tour.
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Why the Tides

Author / Publisher: Chris Hockabout (Little Prints Comix)
Publication Place: unknown
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: comics

Scope and Contents

Minicomic. "For Jolynn" dedication.
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Wild Rag!

Publication Place: Montebello, CA
Author / Publisher: Wild Rag Records (self-published)
Date / Volume: #28.5 (n.d.)
Category: comics; metal music; music; record labels; rock and roll

Scope and Contents

Newsletter of Wild Rag Records with merchandise lists and order forms.
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Wishbone

Publication Place: San Juan Capistrano, CA
Author / Publisher: Bunnigrrrl (self-published)
Date / Volume: #9 (fall 1999)
Category: abuse; anti-capitalism; capitalism; development; economics; partner abuse; personal stories; physical abuse; politics; postsecondary education; socialism; yoga; zine reviews

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with diaristic writings and reviews.
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Witch Tips

Author / Publisher: Rayne Klar (self-published)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Publication Place: unknown

Scope and Contents

Mini-zine with witchy tips related to crystals, herbs, and runes.
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Witch Women

Author / Publisher: Tenebrous Kate, ed. (Heretical Sexts)
Date / Volume: (2015)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: witchcraft; women; women's history

Scope and Contents

Articles and art about withcraft in history and popular culture.
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The Witchy Zinester's Pocket Book of Spells

Author / Publisher: Dayna Moth (self-published)
Publication Place: Kansas City, MO
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: DIY; witchcraft

Scope and Contents

Mini-zine discussing zine-making as a form of witchcraft.
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Wive's Tales

Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Author / Publisher: Britton Neubacher (self-published)
Date / Volume: (1996)
Category: abortion; alternative menstrual products; birth control; breast cancer; breast self-examination; HIV/AIDS; menstrual cramps; menstruation; natural abortion; premenstrual syndrome (PMS); reproductive rights; sex; sexually transmitted infections (STI); women; women's centers; women's health; yeast infections

Scope and Contents

Women's zine with helpful information about the female body and D.I.Y. health guides.
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Wizdumb

Publication Place: unknown
Author / Publisher: Jessica Hamilton (self-published)
Date / Volume: #5.5 (June 2001); #6 (Sept. 2001) (two copies); #7 (February 2002)
Category: journals; mothers; personal stories; train travel; travel; writing

Scope and Contents

Personal zine with diaristic writings.
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Woman I Am

Publication Place: San Luis Obispo
Author / Publisher: collective (Cal Poly Women's Awareness)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: feminism; gender equality; patriarchy; poetry; women; women's rights

Scope and Contents

Women's issues, opinions and ideas.
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Women Out of Bondage?

Publication Place: Philadelphia, PA
Author / Publisher: Beatrice Burton Kennedy (self-published)
Date / Volume: (1977)
Category: feminism; gender equality; gender roles; love; poetry; women; women's rights

Scope and Contents

Zine with "an inspiring collection of poems from a woman's point of view".
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Women's History Zine Workshop

Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Author / Publisher: Collective (Grrl Zines A-Go-Go)
Date / Volume: #1 (Oct. 7, 2006)
Category: feminism; women; women's history; workshops; zine-making; zines

Scope and Contents

Zine produced as part of a zine workshop put on by Grrrl Zines A-Go-Go.
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Women's Voices

Publication Place: Sebastopol, CA
Author / Publisher: Snake and Laura del Fuego, eds. (self-published)
Date / Volume: #213 (March 2002)
Category: activism; body image; comics; feminism; legal rights; poetry; theater; women; women in prison; women's history; women's rights

Scope and Contents

"...A feminist newspaper by, for and about women..."
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WORD San Diego

Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Author / Publisher: David Boyne, ed. (WORD San Diego)
Date / Volume: (Feb. 2005)
Category: education; interviews; literature; science fiction; theater

Scope and Contents

"The only monthly news magazine celebrating & connecting San Diego's writers & readers".
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Work Work

Author / Publisher: Jesse Reklaw (self-published)
Date / Volume: Mime Compliant #7 (2001)
Publication Place: Berkeley, CA
Category: comics

Scope and Contents

Minicomic.
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Working for You, Me, We, Us, and Them What's the Non-Profit Industrial Complex and Why Should I Care?

Author / Publisher: Zeening in Laos (self-published)
Date / Volume: [2010 / 2011]
Publication Place: unknown
Category: American imperialism; anarchy; art; capitalism; colonialism; oppression; patriarchy; power relations; social class

Scope and Contents

Contains information and opinions on the nonprofit industrial complex, arguing that the government uses nonprofits to stifle social movements; reinforce capitalism and colonial practices; and maintain the patriarchal, heteronormative, white supremacist status quo. Cites Paul Kivel, Angela Davis, INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence, and Jennifer Wolch. Also discusses how Laos fits into the NPIC.
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Write or Die

Author / Publisher: Byron "Piankhi" Wilson, general coordinator Papyrus Collective (South Chicago ABC Zine Distro)
Category: prison activism; prisoner rights; prisoners; prisons
Date / Volume: #2 (n.d.), #3 (2013)
Publication Place: Homewood, IL

Scope and Contents

Zine produced by the Papyrus Collective, a writer's workshop composed of prisoners, death row inmates and prisoner's rights advocates.
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Wrong Comix

Author / Publisher: Nathaniel Orman (self-published: Wayout Comix)
Date / Volume: (2003)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: comics; humor

Scope and Contents

Minicomic about a misplaced telephone call. The copy in the collection is signed by the author.
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Xenophobe

Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Author / Publisher: Roman Elliot (Spahn Dirge)
Date / Volume: #5 (1994)
Category: art; comics; concert reviews; graffiti; music; privacy; surveillance

Scope and Contents

Zine with an emphasis in underground and street art.
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Xing

Publication Place: San Francisco, CA
Author / Publisher: Hans Winkler and Wrenay Gomez, eds. (San Francisco Art Institute)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: cities; photography; public spaces; reclaiming public spaces; urban exploration; walking

Scope and Contents

"The first mainstream walking enthusiast newspaper in the North Bay area...addresses censorship, free speech, and pedestrian rights." Founded in 1967.
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Xploited Zine

Publication Place: San Francisco, CA
Author / Publisher: Kathleen Neves and Herbert Morgan (Xploited Productions)
Date / Volume: #002 (March 2008)
Category: bathrooms; drinking; gender equality; personal stories; photography; public spaces; queer; sex; transgender

Scope and Contents

Zine with themed issues. The theme of issue #2 is public restrooms.
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X-Tra

Publication Place: Norco, CA
Author / Publisher: Pete and Lisa (X-Records)
Date / Volume: #25 (n.d.)
Category: bands; concert reviews; interviews; music; music reviews; punk

Scope and Contents

Music zines with articles, reviews and interviews about punk and ska music.
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Yadda, Yadda, Yadda

Author / Publisher: E.F.K.A.T.T.C.W, Timmy G and Gordy, eds. (self-published)
Date / Volume: #2 (Oct.)
Publication Place: St. Paul, MN
Category: bands; interviews; music; music reviews; punk

Scope and Contents

Punk zine with band interviews and music reviews as well as articles and comics examining punk culture.
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Yasmin de Cartherus

Publication Place: Phoenix, AZ
Author / Publisher: Elizia (self-published)
Date / Volume: #2 (1995)
Category: comics; fiction; storytelling

Scope and Contents

Fantasy story about the title character told through text and drawings.
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Yellow Cape Revolution Catalog

Publication Place: Santa Cruz, CA
Author / Publisher: Tarah and Sarah (self-published)
Date / Volume: (June/July 2001)
Category: feminism; women; zine distribution; zine distros; zines

Scope and Contents

Distro catalog of various girl zines and other merchandise.
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Yeperenye

Author / Publisher: Jason Thompson (Mock Man Press)
Date / Volume: #1 (2004)
Publication Place: San Francisco
Category: comics; monsters

Scope and Contents

Minicomic. Muric, an employee at a computer company, goes to Australia in search of his former colleague, Melina, who has discovered the secret of an ancient religion involving giant animal spirits.
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Yesterday's Fishwrap Could Be Today's Oracle

Author / Publisher: John Gerken (Tree of Knowledge Distribution)
Date / Volume: #2 (March 2001)
Publication Place: Little Rock, AR
Category: bicycle maintenance; comics; DIY; personal stories; punk; queer; restaurants; squatting

Scope and Contents

A compilation of material taken from multiple zines published during 1990-1995, such as Gunk and Outpunk.
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[Yo Amo Ramones]

Author / Publisher: Jackie Bustamante (self-published: SDSU Zine and DIY Culture Club)
Date / Volume: (2016)
Publication Place: San Diego
Category: bands; cartoons

Scope and Contents

Drawings of the Ramones.
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Yolotl

Author / Publisher: Lourdes Figueroa (Spooky Action Books)
Date / Volume: (2013)
Publication Place: Albany, CA
Category: experimental poetry; migration; poetry; undocumented workers

Scope and Contents

Long multilingual poem about migrant workers along the Mexican-American border. This copy is #50 in the first edition of 150.
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You Are Here

Publication Place: Davis, CA
Author / Publisher: Jen Michaelis (self-published)
Date / Volume: v. 1 #1, 2, 4, 5 (2003-2004)
Category: autobiographical comics; comics; humor; jobs; personal stories; road trips; teenagers; work

Scope and Contents

Humorous comic reflecting the author's real life experiences.
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You Can Work Any Hundred Hours A Week You Want (In Your Underwear)!!

Publication Place: Portland, OR
Author / Publisher: Joe Biel (Microcosm Publishing)
Date / Volume: (2006)
Category: independent media; publishing; zine distros; zine history; zines

Scope and Contents

The history of independent publisher and zine distro Microcosm Publishing as told by its founder Joe Biel and Microcosm employees.
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Young Ancestors

Publication Place: San Francisco, CA
Author / Publisher: A. Marsh (Young Ancestors)
Date / Volume: #1, 2 (1981)
Category: art; artists; science; scientists

Scope and Contents

Zine that discusses the relation between art and science and the need for greater understanding of both going into the future.
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Young Pioneers

Publication Place: Pittburgh, PA
Author / Publisher: Dan Eldridge, ed. (Young Pioneers)
Date / Volume: #1 (2003)
Category: art; artists; drawing; hitchhiking; independent media; interviews; publishing; road trips; ships; travel; travel stories; war; writing

Scope and Contents

"A journal of independent travel culture."
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Youngblood Youngblood

Author / Publisher: Rob Liefeld (Image Comics)
Date / Volume: (1991)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: comics; superheoes

Scope and Contents

Black-and-white promotional edition of Rob Liefeld's Youngblood series for Image Comics.
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Your Life as a Girl

Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Author / Publisher: Curtis Sittenfeld (self-published)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: body image; feminism; gender; gender roles; representation of women; sexism; women

Scope and Contents

Compiled during a Women's Studies class at SDSU, this zine talks about (and illustrates with collages) the socialization process of young women.
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You're Already Dead

Author / Publisher: CRASS ("In the Spirit of Emma" C/O Active Distribution)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Publication Place: London, UK
Category: activism; anti-capitalism; environmental protection; punk; social class

Scope and Contents

Punk zine about British politics. Mentions Thatcher, class inequality, and America's effect on Britain. Inner title page: "This text was handed out free as a small pamphlet by members of CRASS at their gigs in 1984."
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You're an Angel, You li'l Devil

Publication Place: Anaheim, CA
Author / Publisher: Randy Robbins (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (Oct. 2006), #2 (Dec. 2006), #3 (April 2007)
Category: art; artists; comics; representation of women; women; women in comics

Scope and Contents

Zine with comics and images that positively portray women as devils.
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Youth Truth

Publication Place: Chicago, IL
Author / Publisher: Justin Mallone, ed. (Americans for a Society Free from Age Restrictions)
Date / Volume: Inaugural Issue (Nov./Dec. 1999), Vol. 1-8 (2000-2008), Vol. 9 #1-2 (2010)
Category: alternative education; child abuse; children; dropping out; education; fiction; freedom; high school; homeschooling; postsecondary education; short stories; teenagers; youth; youth detention centers; youth liberation

Scope and Contents

Zine devoted to discussion of age disrimination and advocacy for youth rights.
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Yuck!

Author / Publisher: Various (Milk Shadow Books)
Publication Place: Australia
Date / Volume: #1 (2008)
Category: comics; horror; monsters

Scope and Contents

An underground anthology featuring art and writing by Ross Radiation, Frankie Pan, Ed Traquino, Jason Paulos, Ed Kearsley, Matt Emery, Jacek Zabawa, J Marc Schmidt and Glenno. http://www.milkshadowbooks.com/
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Yung Zine Fanzine

Author / Publisher: Kim O. No (self-published)
Date / Volume: #3,Teen Politics Issue (Valentine's Day 2014)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: capitalism; fashion; humor; music; satire; teenagers

Scope and Contents

Satirical zine about teen culture and consumerism.
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Zazil2

Author / Publisher: The San Diego Poetry Guild
Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Date / Volume: no. 4 (September 2003)
Category: poetry; writing

Scope and Contents

"[N]ow the official newsletter of the San Diego Poetry Guild"
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Zebra Pizza

Author / Publisher: Jon-O Gazdecki and Ziba Zehdar (self-published: ¡Three Amigo Press!)
Date / Volume: #1 (2014)
Publication Place: San Francisco, CA
Category: food; humor; song lyrics

Scope and Contents

Zine devoted to pizza, with song lyrics of popular songs changed to incorporate pizza.
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Zeet: A Little Book of Alphabetic Dispositions

Author / Publisher: Foo Swee Chin (Slave Labor Graphics)
Publication Place: San Jose, CA
Date / Volume: (2003)
Category: comics

Scope and Contents

Comic blending surrealism and dark humor with a story told through highly alliterative text.
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Zeke & Goulash in Color

Author / Publisher: Greg Béda (Re-Imagining Comic Art)
Date / Volume: (2004)
Category: comics; humor; cartoons
Publication Place: Redwood City, CA

Scope and Contents

"Most of these strips originally appeared on-line, between 1997-2000. Black & white versions appeared in Postmodern AnXst, my self-published comic book anthology; the covers of those issues, and other curios, round out this collection." Signed by the author with original drawing on first page.
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Zenger's Newsmagazine

Publication Place: San Diego, CA
Author / Publisher: Mark Gabrish Conlan and collective (San Diego Independent Media Center)
Date / Volume: #98 (Aug. 2002), #100 (Oct. 2002), #109 (July 2003), #110 (Aug. 2003), #111 (Sept. 2003)
Category: activism; animal rights; bisexuality; gay; gender; gender fucking; gender identity; gender politics; HIV/AIDS; indigenous peoples; left-wing politics; lesbian; political organizing; politics; queer; queer activism; right-wing politics; terrorism; transgender; transgender politics; war

Scope and Contents

Politics and news from a leftist perspective, with an emphasis on gay and lesbian issues.
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Zero Hour

Publication Place: Ithaca, NY
Author / Publisher: James Suh, ed. (self-published)
Date / Volume: #3 (summer 1995)
Category: body image; indigenous peoples; media critique; music; music reviews; objectification; personal stories; punk; representation of women; women; zine reviews

Scope and Contents

Zine focusing on music and zine reviews.
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Zine Capsule: Zine collecting for the future

Author / Publisher: Kim Schwenk (ed.); Jenna Freedman, Margaret Nee, Torie Quinonez (contributors) (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (2008)
Publication Place: Encinitas, CA
Category: archives; libraries; zines

Scope and Contents

Informative zine about proper zine storage and archival practices.
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Zine Librarian Pets

Author / Publisher: Compiled by Kelly M. (self-published)
Date / Volume: (June 2014)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: cats; dogs; pets; photographs

Scope and Contents

Pictures of the pets of zine librarians.
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Zine Librarians Code of Ethics

Author / Publisher: Heidy Berthoud, Joshua Barton, Jeremy Brett, Lisa Darms, Violet Fox, Jenna Freedman, Jennifer LaSuprema Hecker, Lillian Karabaic, Rhonda Kauffman, Kelly McElroy, Milo Miller, Honor Moody, Jude Vachon, Madeline Veitch, Celina Williams, and Kelly Wooten (Zine Librarians Interest Group)
Date / Volume: (Nov. 2015)
Publication Place: Durham, NC
Category: Durham, NC

Scope and Contents

An informative zine offering a code of ethics to consider when "acquiring, managing, preserving, and making accessible zines in a library setting."
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Zine World

Publication Place: Murfreesboro, TN
Author / Publisher: Jerianne, ed. (self-published)
Date / Volume: #19 (summer 2003), #24 (Jan. 2007)
Category: politics; zines; zine reviews

Scope and Contents

Mostly zine reviews with news and opinion articles.
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Zinecore

Author / Publisher: Milo (self-published)
Category: archives; libraries; zine libraries; zines
Publication Place: unknown
Date / Volume: (April 2013)

Scope and Contents

Describes a standardized format for cataloging zines, called xZINECOREx, developed by members of the Zine Librarian (un)Conference.
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Zines: A (Potentially) Useful Guide ​Zines: A (Potentially) Useful Guide

Author / Publisher: collective (SDSU Zine & D.I.Y. Culture Club)
Date / Volume: [2016]
Publication Place: [San Diego, CA]
Category: DIY; independent media; zines

Scope and Contents

Introduction to zines and zine culture.
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Zines In Libraries: Collecting! Cataloging! & Community!

Author / Publisher: (self-published)
Date / Volume: (June 2012)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: zine libraries; zine resources; zine-making; zines

Scope and Contents

Information on how to develop zine collections for libraries.
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Zinester's Guide to Portland

Publication Place: Portland, OR
Author / Publisher: Shawn Granton, ed. (Microcosm Publishing)
Date / Volume: 4th Edition (Jan. 2007)
Category: bicycles; book stores; coffee shops; cycling; cycling community; cities; grocery stores; hiking; history; libraries; museums; public transit; restaurants; skateboarding; theater; thrift stores; travel; zines

Scope and Contents

Travel guide to Portland, Ore. with special attention given to low budget and no cost activities.
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Zinetopia

Author / Publisher: Sarah Rose (self-published)
Publication Place: North Tazewell, VA
Date / Volume: #1 (2006)
Category: independent publishing; interviews; zine distros; zine reviews; zines

Scope and Contents

Collaborative zine with zine reviews, discussions on zine ethics, interviews, a distro list, and solicitations for pen pals.
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Zip it up

Publication Place: Portland, OR
Author / Publisher: Miel (self-published)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: band tours; bisexuality; bulimia; depression; emotions; music; personal stories; psychiatric drugs

Scope and Contents

Tour journal of Yankee Wuss and Whatserface.
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Zipper

Publication Place: Portland, OR
Author / Publisher: Zip (self-published)
Date / Volume: #3 (n.d.)
Category: anarchism; dropping out; education; freedom; high school; media critique; music; oppression personal stories; rebellion; self-education; teenagers; television; youth; youth liberation; zines

Scope and Contents

Personal zine about being young and rebelling against the school system, parents and authorities, with media critique and DIY tips.
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Zombie Jesus Special #1

Author / Publisher: Robin Thompson, story and artwork (Ira Hunter)
Date / Volume: #1 (2004)
Publication Place: Victoria, B.C., Canada
Category: comics; horror; jesus christ

Scope and Contents

Minicomic by the creators of Champions of Hell. Jesus rises from the dead as a flesh eating zombie. The Roman empire declares war in retaliation. The first issue includes the first installment of the Zombie Jesus storyline and art from guest contributors.
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Zook and Max Ain't What They Used To Be

Author / Publisher: Timothy Charles Kelly (Small Press Syndicate)
Date / Volume: (2002)
Category: comics; humor; cartoons
Publication Place: New York, NY

Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous, non-linear shorts.
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ZYZXX

Publication Place: West Hollywood, CA
Author / Publisher: Jen Hitchcock (ZYZXX Publications)
Date / Volume: #1,2,3,5,6,7,8,11 (1996-2001)
Category: bands; filmmaking; humor; interviews; music; music reviews; poetry

Scope and Contents

"A music and humor 'zine for the thinking cync."
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$ZZZZzzzz?

Publication Place: Chicago, IL / Portugal
Author / Publisher: Beatriz Albequerque (self-published)
Date / Volume: #1 (Nov. 2006)
Category: consumerism; performance; performing arts; sex

Scope and Contents

Commentary on money and consumerism juxtaposd by sexual images.
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Death Ship

Author / Publisher: Violet Jones, ed. (self-published)
Date / Volume: #2 (2002)
Publication Place: Hayward, CA
Category: anarchism; censorship; freedom; independent media; letters; mail; mail art; resistance; zine reviews; zines

Scope and Contents

Zine which advocates for press freedom, mainly devoted to reviewing zines and zinester correspondence.
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East Broadway East Broadway

Author / Publisher: Sa Ra Ma (self-published)
Date / Volume: (2006)
Publication Place: unknown
Category: comics

Scope and Contents

Absurdist, psychedelic minicomic about two friends looking for a man named Mr. Yurty. Title taken from cover. The zine includes an illustrated envelope bearing the words "Full Orange."
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Entrelineas

Publication Place: Oxaca, Mexico
Author / Publisher: collective (Rosario Castellanos)
Date / Volume: #1 (Fall 2000), 2 (Winter 2000-2001), 3 (Spring 2001), 4 (Fall 2001), 5 (Winter 2001), 6 (Spring 2002), 7 (Fall 2002)
Category: feminism; women

Scope and Contents

Spanish magazine published by the women's group Rosario Castellanos in Oxaca, Mexico.
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Some Zines: Alternative & Underground Artists' & Eccentric Magazines & Micropresses

Author / Publisher: Tom Trusky (cold-drill Magazine)
Category: zines; independent media; magazines; contemporary art; art; book arts
Date / Volume: v.1-2 (1992-1996)
Publication Place: Boise, ID

Scope and Contents

"An exhibition at the Boise State University Student Art Gallery." Two spiral-bound catalogs for exhibits that ran in 1992 and 1996.
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Sound Collector Audio Review

Author / Publisher: Fred Cisterna and Laris Kreslins, eds. (Laris Kreslins)
Date / Volume: #3 (Summer 2003)
Publication Place: New York, NY
Category: criticism; music; music reviews

Scope and Contents

Quarterly music-review supplement of Sound Collector Magazine.
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Uranus Comix

Author / Publisher: Carlos? [self-published]
Category: gay; queer; comics
Date / Volume: #1.5 (2013)
Publication Place: New York, NY

Scope and Contents

Gay Comics, MMXIII NYC, signed by author, first edition
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What Part of a Living Wage Do You Not Understand?

Publication Place: Sacramento, CA
Author / Publisher: Sacramento Area Living Wage Campaign (self-published)
Date / Volume: (n.d.)
Category: capitalism; corporations; labor movement; labor unions; work

Scope and Contents

Zine focusing on the effects of sweatshops and how society can do its part to help better conditions for the work force.
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Collection Correspondence

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Exhibit: Outside the Box

Scope and Contents

Labels and blurbs from the exhibit Outside the Box: Selections from the West Coast Zine Archive
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Promotional Ephemera

Scope and Contents

Promtional materials (stickers, flyers, etc.) for various zines in the collection
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SDSU Zine and DIY Culture Club

Scope and Contents

Flyers, zine flats and organizational materials generated by the recognized student organization at San Diego State University, 2016-
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Cinders Big Box Set #1 Cinders Big Box Set #1

Author / Publisher: Various
Category: book arts
Date / Volume: 2007-2012
Publication Place: Brooklyn, NY

Scope and Contents

22 publications curated by Marshall Weber (Booklyn) and Sto (Cinders) include: Untitled, James Moore, 2009; Untitled, Mark Cross; Unintentional Portrait Series, Sto Len, 2012; A Hole in the Rubber, Orson Wagon; And Heart 3D Popup Book, 2012; Bloom Pink Edition, John Orth, 2012; Fashion Fashion Bashin', K8 Hardy; Untitled, Chris Uphues; Black Hair, Chris Uphues, 2008; Fawns Queen, Islands Fold; Spirit Soup, Islands Fold; Advertisement Catalogue, Noel Friebert, 2009; Birdsong #12, Birdsong, 2010; The Only Good Virgin is a Sacrificed Virgin; Gaylord Phoenix #4, Edie Fake; A Book of Dedications, Tara Lisa Foley; Frenching #3, Maggie Lee; Untitled, Le Dernier Cri, 2009; Lichen Ocean, Allyson Mellberg and Jeremy Taylor; Shithead 3; Plagiarist, Chris Habib; Indexiphilia, Space 1026 Collective, 2007.
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