The Heroines Showcase
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| Zine | |
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| Title: | The Heroines Showcase |
| Publisher: | Comics Heroines Fan Club |
| Editor(s): | A. Johnson and Steven Johnson |
| Date(s): | 1977-? |
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| Fandom: | multimedia |
| Language: | English |
| External Links: | Downloadable PDFs on the zine's website |
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The Heroines Showcase (spelled without an apostrophe) is a gen zine focusing on female characters in comics. It was preceeded by The Heroine Addict and therefore begins publication with issue #12. This zine was published in Campbell, CA.
There are also at least three art portfolios published.
Issue 12
The Heroines Showcase 12 was published in Winter 1977/1978 and contains 35 pages.
- "Download link" (PDF).
Issue 13
The Heroines Showcase 13 was published in Spring 1978. It includes the "Wendy Interview" (Elfquest) and an article about Red Sonja by Jeff Thompson.
- "Download link" (PDF).
Issue 14
The Heroines Showcase 14 was published in Summer 1978. It includes an article about Red Sonja by Jeff Thompson.
- "Download link" (PDF).
THE HEROINES SHOWCASE #14 ($1.25 from Steven R. Johnson, [Campbell, CA]), formerly the HEROINE ADDICT. The new name shows THS' unwillingness to present controversy, but it does manage to dig up and glorify almost every heroine there is, from comics to TV. This issue marks a break in precedent: a pro, Steve Leialoha, did the covers. Uusally [sic] this is a true FANzine, encouraging people to write and draw for them. Spotlighted this issue are the Warlock women, Power Girl, Nancy Drew, Mme Xanadu, the Wasp, and the ever-present Red Sonja, who got an entire issue devoted to her last time. The articles are short but enthusiastic. Still one of the most fun zines to read.Carol "Strick" Strickland, Hola! #3, October 1978
Issue 15
The Heroines Showcase 15 was published in 1978 and contains 36 pages.
- cover Brent Anderson ( Black Orchid)
- back cover Frank Brunner (Clea)
- inside cover George Perez ( Marvel Superhero Women)
- centerfold Rudi Franke
- Cat Yronwode - Evolution Of An Enchantress
- Scott Gibson - Secret Life Of Betty Cooper
- G Hosting - Last Wizard and Red Sonja Show review
- Steve Johnson - Miss America
- Trina Robbins - Tiger Girl
- editorial content , reviews
- "Download link" (PDF).
Issue 16
The Heroines Showcase 16
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Issue 17
The Heroines Showcase 17 was published in 1979 and contains 35 pages.
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Issue 18
The Heroines Showcase 18 was published in 1980. Art by Brent Anderson, Scott Taylor, Mike O'Neal, Gary Winnick and more.
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Issue 19
The Heroines Showcase 19
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The Heroines Showcase Art Portfolio
Martin Lock writes on the zine's current website:
The name "Art Portfolio" here is slightly misleading, as it does tend to bring to mind individual glossy art prints in a special envelope. Instead, these were magazines, in the same format as The Heroine Addict/Showcase and The Adventuress, the CHFC's fiction title - they featured just full-page artwork by the team, other than the contents page. The first Portfolio had a wrap-around cover by Mercy van Vlack, and pages inside by her as well, plus Ted Delorme, Kirk Hastings, Phil Laskowski, Tom Luth, Tom O'Reilly, Chris Padovano, Bob Rodi, Wes Smith, Carol Strickland, Scott Taylor, and Frank Travellin Jr. All their pictures can be found in the pdf file here; as well as the cover, I've put small reproductions of pages by Frank Travellin Jr (page 7) and Carol "Strick" Strickland (page 8) on this page just to whet your appetite!
The Heroines Showcase Art Portfolio 1
- "Download link" (PDF).
The Heroines Showcase Art Portfolio 2
The Heroines Showcase Art Portfolio 3 was published in 1985. It has art by Brent Anderson, Lela Dowling, Frank Cirocco, Joe Chiordo and others.
The U.K. Heroines Showcase
- See The Heroine Addict.
- "Download link" (PDF).
Gallery
cover of issue #12
front cover of issue #15, Brent Anderson
back cover of issue #15, Frank Brunner
cover of issue #17
front cover of issue #18
