Bird Scramble!

Zine
Title:	Bird Scramble!
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Editor(s):	Pat Munson-Siter, Carol Hoeke
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Date(s):	August 1986-
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Size:	8-1/2 x 11"
Fandom:	Gatchaman/Battle of the Planets
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Bird Scramble! is a Gatchaman apazine founded in 1986 by Pat Munson-Siter. It has published quarterly since its founding, outlasting most other APAs of the same era.

Reviews

As the name implies, BIRD SCRAMBLE is an apa for fans of the GATCHAMAN series or its Americanized counterpart BATTLE OF THE PLANETS.

COPY COUNT: 25

FREQUENCY: Bi-monthly

PUBLICATION POLICY: RULES

MINAC: 1 page every issue

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COMMENTS: BIRD SCRAMBLE just published its third issue in December and only has 3 openings left (as of this writing). BIRD SCRAMBLE is a huge apa (150+ pages for an average issue). As might be expected from the subject matter, BIRD SCRAMBLE has attracted many long-time anime fans who quickly filled its ranks.

Randall S. Stukey in the New CFO Bulletin, January-March 1987

Fan Reactions and Reviews

In 1986, I read an article in Starlog Magazine about Japanese animation, and it included an article about Battle of the Planets, known in Japanese (it claimed) as Gatchaman, the Scientific Ninja Commando Squad. After cracking up hysterically over the name, I noticed an address I could write to for the Cartoon/Fantasy Organization, to get more information. Being something of a procrastinator, it took me several months to get around to doing so. But once I did, I got back an information packet telling me about an APA called Bird Scramble!, dedicated to Gatchaman and Battle of the Planets. I immediately wrote to the editor, Pat Munson-Siter, and shortly afterward joined. My fate was sealed. I had become a Gatchamaniac.