Florida Fandom
| Zine | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Florida Fandom |
| Publisher: | |
| Editor(s): | Rick Coy & Ruth Coy |
| Date(s): | 1976-? |
| Medium: | |
| Size: | 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 |
| Fandom: | Science Fiction, Star Wars, Star Trek |
| Language: | English |
| External Links: | much content is here |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
Florida Fandom is a multimedia non-fiction zine edited by Rick and Ruth Coy.
About
Florida Fandom has been around since 1976 as a Fanzine. We have stayed with the times as well as we could. When we started we would type up articles on an electric typewriter and then cut and pasted them together, using rubber cement, making the zine, and adding press type for the title and pasting on the original artwork. We would then take the paste up to a printer and have it printed off-set. We latter [sic] moved to a computer to type it up on, but we still had to cut and paste to put it together and instead of original artwork, we could use photo copies of the artwork. Titles could also be made with the computer. At about this time we changed form off-set printing to the then much cheaper photocopies. (They had dropped from over 25¢ for a one side fuzzy copy to about 7¢ for a two sided sharp copy). Computers and their programs got better and we were able to put together the entire issue on the computer. And in 1996 we went the next step - an online version. Our hopes were for an ever growing site - keeping the original departments from the zine and adding a few more. We are updating this in April 2011 almost 35 years after Florida Fandom started. October will mark 35 years since issue #1 came out (we had an issue zero come out in August of 1976). This is part of a year long celebration of our 35th year...with a new print issue coming out in October, the first in almost 15 years. We are revamping the website, more than once so far. And we now have a Facebook Page."
- "Now a little bit about Florida Fandom and how it started. Back in 1976 Ruth and I wanted to start a Florida based fanzine being both for and about Florida fans. Having been introduced to Fanzines by John Ellis (of Star Trek Federation of Fans) and having co-edited with John many for the STFF newszine Tholian Registry, I was ready to start. After a few issue we realized that the zine was for more than just Florida fans, as we had readers and contributors from all over the country. Most copies were given away free in exchange for other zines, artwork and articles. This was sort of an early version of the internet except we depended on snail mail to stay in touch. [1]
Issue 0
Florida Fandom 0 (first series) was published in August 1976.
cover of issue #0
Issue 1 (v.1 n.1)
Florida Fandom 1 (first series) was published in October 1976 and contains 9 pages.
cover of issue #1
- article about a party at someone's house
- photos of George Takei
- an article about the state of the Star Trek Federation of Fans
- a list of Star Trek clubs, pro books, fan publications
- a quiz
Issue 2 (v.1 n.2)
Florida Fandom 2 (first series) was published in April 1977 and contains ten pages.
cover of issue #2
- a review of Logan's Run
- a report on Southern Fandom Confederation
- an update on Star Trek clubs
- Star Trek quiz
- story contest
Issue 3 (v.1 n.3)
Florida Fandom 3 (first series) was published in July 1977 and contains fourteen pages.
cover of issue #3
- club updates
- encouragement to send SASEs with correspondance
- Kirby's Second Marvel-out Age? by Phil Raymondo (article)
- an ad for Deep South Con
- letters
- encouragement to go see Star Wars
Issue 4 (v.1 n.4)
Florida Fandom 4 (first series) was published in September 1977 and contains fourteen pages.
- zine update
- Star Wars quiz
- Kirby's Second Marvel-ous Age? by Phil Raymondo (article)
- The Snodgrass Report
- some Princess Leia art
- some Star Wars reviews
- some con announcements
- a copy of a Star Wars movie ticket stub
- some Darth Vader art by Mark Cantrell
cover of issue #4
from issue #4, unknown artist
Issue 5 (v.1 n.5)
Florida Fandom 5 (first series) was published in July 1978 and contains about fourteen pages.
cover of issue #5
- some club announcements
- Kirby's second Marvel-ous Age? by Phil Raymondo (article)
- a review of the pro book, "Splinter of the Mind's Eye"
- some art (The Flash) by M. O'Neal
- a review of the music for Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- some Star Trek cartoons
- Superheroes of the Tube, article
- some comic book ads
Issue 6 (v.1 n.6)
Florida Fandom 6 (first series) was published in April 1979 and contains 16 pages.
cover of issue #6
- a fandom profile of Bill Black
- Kirby's second Marvel-ous Age? by Phil Raymondo (article)
- lots of ads
- photos from a con
- letters
- a poem called Day of the Battle, by Mark Cantrell
- much art
Issue 7 (v.1 n.7)
Florida Fandom 7 (first series) was published in July 1979 and contains 16 pages.
The art is by Steven Fox and Ken Mitchroney.
From the editorial:
Here we are with our "NEW" look (still the same old typos!!!) Our plan,as you can see, are to make F.F. more fannish (which was the idea behind FF 10 many years ago in August 1976 when issue zero came out) But until now it has been the views of Rick and Ruth with help from Dale, Mark and Phil, with a contrib now and then. Now we hope to give the fans in and out of Florida an insight as to what Florida Fans are really like. We will still be taking and pleading for articles and artwork from people out of state. (Like this issue's cover by Steven Fox) The photo covers are gone as of number 6. We will be needing covers every issue (hint hint)
Most of this issue is an nine-page interview with Ken Mitchroney conducted by Beth Weilenman.
from issue #7
from issue #7
from issue #7
Issue 8 (v.1 n.8)
(first series)
cover of issue #8
Issue 9 (v.1 n.9)
(first series)
cover of issue #9
Issue 10 (v.1 n.10)
(first series)
cover of issue #10
Issue 11 (v.1 n.11)
(first series)
cover of issue #11
New Series 1 (v.2 n.1)
cover of issue #1 (new series)
New Series 2 (v.2 n.2)
Florida Fandom 2 (new series) was published in 1987 and contains 24 pages.
- columns and artwork related to Star Trek, Star Wars (cartoons), etc. Cover by Jeff Gaither. Column and art by Mark Cantrell.
- Fan Profile of Mark Cantrell, written by Don Vaughan
- part one of an article called "A Computer Primer - Lesson #1: Your First Computer" by Mark Cantrell that appeared in a local Atari computer club newsletter called "Pokey Press"
- art by Mark Cantrell, Jeff Gaither, Steven Fox, G. Raymond Eddy, and others
- Comics Update: Coys Comic Corner by Rick Coy
- Snodgrass Report, about Star Trek: TNG
- comments by Rick Coy about Star Trek: TNG
- lots of ads and flyers for for-profit science fiction products, including several for L. Ron Hubbard's "Mission Earth" and scientology
from issue #2 (New Series)
from issue #2 (New Series)
from issue #2 (New Series)
from issue #2 (New Series)
New Series 3 (v.2 n.3)
cover of issue #3 (new series)
New Series 4 (v.2 n.4)
cover of issue #4 (new series)
New Series 5 (v.2 n.5)
Florida Fandom 5 (new series) was published in 1988 and contains 16 pages. The art is by S. Fox, Jeff Gaither, and TR.
- review of "Nightfall" (the movie) by Ruth ("Has anybody seen 'Nightfall'? Don't bother!! Rick is going to do a review of the movie is this issue, but let me tell you, it is one of the worst movies of the year!! Don't wast your money on this piece of trash. I wish I hadn't.")
- wordfind
- illo of a woman and a swamp creature from DC Comics
- The Star Trek Phenomena: The Snodgrass Report
from New Series #5
from New Series #5
from New Series #5
Special Issue 1
This special issue is about female comic book heroines.
cover Special Issue #1
Special Issue 2
This special issue is about female comic book heroines. It is subtitled, "Return of the Supergirls."
cover of Special Issue #2
Gallery of Unknown Covers
cover of unknown issue
cover of unknown issue
References
- ^ Florida Fandom's Homepage, accessed January 4, 2012