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The Rocket's Blast was a 1961 science fiction and comics fanzine published by G.B. Love from 1961 until 1964, when it merged with The Comicollector to become the Rocket's Blast Comicollector or RBCC, one of the most popular adzines of the 60s and 70s. It was one of the earliest comic zines, printed via mimeograph, and featured collecting advice, news about new releases, fiction, and collector profiles among other things.

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