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Does anyone know what zine this was a cover for? The artist is J. Robert Kline. Mrs. Potato Head 15:43, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

I'm not sure but google tells about a comic book fanzine which title was "The Collector" issue #28 was from 1973[1], this column talks about The Collector[2]:"The Collector was one of those fanzines that started out small and probably just as amateurish as any other (I only started seeing around issue 17), but near the end of it’s 29 issue run, ranked up there with the best in production values, variety and class.

Bill G. Wilson started the zine in 1967. By the time I saw it, Bill was featuring the late Don Newton and his gorgeous realistic brushwork frequently. Newton would remain with the zine until the very end, even after becoming a pro doing work for DC and Charlton.

Each issue got bigger and better, featuring the usual pro sketches and illustrations, but also showcasing the best fan work of the time, on big 8 ½ x 11 pages, and in the latter issues, full color.

Issue 27 is the first issue I will feature in this column, for no specific reason, except that I think it epitomizes the quality the zine had come to possess. The cover for this issue is by the prolific Robert Kline, who I thought was surely destined for wide mainstream popularity…but, as far as I know, he went into animation and that is the last I heard of him. This issue only has one small drawing aside from the cover, but you will see him often in this column, as I feature other issues of The Collector as well as Gary Groth’s Fantastic Fanzine."--Ratcreature 16:22, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

ETA: The page I linked has some more info than the short quote I c&p, they have a scanned version of an issue for download (file is too large for me to check right now though).--Ratcreature 16:27, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

ETA2: also apparently Michigan State University has some issues in its special collection and listed them here: http://comics.lib.msu.edu/rri/prri/periods.htm --Ratcreature 16:34, 19 December 2009 (UTC)