Media Hound

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Zine
Title: Media Hound
Publisher: Bill Hupe
Editor(s): Monica Ruggles, Michelle Ruggles, Becky Ruggles (the Ruggles Sisters)
Type: newsletter
Date(s): July 1993
Frequency:
Medium: print
Size: digest-sized
Fandom: multimedia
Language: English
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front cover, Michelle Ruggles
back cover, Michelle Ruggles

Media Hound was a multi-media fandom newsletter that carried articles and fanzine advertisements. There were small number of merchandise ads as well. While a second issue was planned for September 1993, it was likely that this was the only issue.

Media Hound was published in July 1993 and contains 46 pages. The number of issues printed was 300.

It was created by Monica Ruggles, Michelle Ruggles, Becky Ruggles (editors and typists), Janice Ruggles aka Mom (layout), Robert Ruggles aka Dad ("mailboy and copyist").

  • Scavenger's Newsletter: How The Rats Started Running, article by Janet Fox (about Fox's amateur newsletter, "Scavenger," created in Osage City, KS) (1)
  • A Quality Science-Fiction Series: UFO, article by Helen Weber (3)
  • "Actor proudly portrays "Beverly Hillbilly," clipping about Buddy Ebsen from "Beaumont Enterprise, May 1993 (6)
  • Ye Olde Zine Shoppe (a list of used zines for sale by Beverly Singer and Ame Cole) (7)
  • UFO Episode Guide by Helen Weber (16)
  • a list and description of proposed zines by the Ruggles Sisters
  • Wordfinds: Wizards & Warriors, Star Trek: Next Gen by Monica Ruggles (26)
  • Bio of Author Ken Wisman (28)
  • Trivia: Nero Wolfe by Monica Ruggles (29)
  • Market Update (30)
  • Classifieds (ads) (31)
  • Talk About Town, reviews by Becky Ruggles (39)
  • Flea Bits (TV shorts) by Moinca Ruggles (29)
  • Picture Gallery: UFO (photos from Helen Weber) (40)
  • Game Answers by Michelle Ruggles (46)