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Boldly writing : a trekker fan and zine history 1967-1987 /

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When Star Trek began in 1966, it instantly captured the attention of science fiction fans, and gained an attentive audience. When NBC threatened to cancel the show after the second season, the fans wrote in, demanding that it be returned to the air. After the third season, paramount, NBC, and indust...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Verba, Joan Marie
Other Authors: D'Airo, Janet (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minnetonka, Minn. : FTL Publications, [2003]
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Star Trek television programs > Periodicals > History.
Star Trek films > Periodicals > History.
Fan magazines > History.
Zines > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • pt. 1. The first Trekker fanzines (1967-1971)
  • 1967
  • 1968
  • 1969
  • 1970
  • 1971
  • pt. 2. Steady growth (1972-1974)
  • 1972
  • 1973
  • 1974
  • pt. 3. The fanzine explosion (1975-1977)
  • 1975
  • 1976
  • 1977
  • pt. 4. The splintering of Fandom (1978-1980)
  • 1978
  • 1979
  • 1980
  • pt. 5. The early movie years (1981-1987)
  • 1981
  • 1982
  • 1983
  • 1984
  • 1985
  • 1986
  • 1987
  • Conclusion : since 1987
  • Appendix : a list of fanzines in this book
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index.