#vintage fanzines

[spirk-trek]

The Sensuous Vulcan | Artwork by Gayle F for her story Desert Heat (1977)

Read the full fic HERE. It's a quintessential piece of K/S history (featuring the first ever mention of double ridges... if you know, you know).

[steven-myself]

Art Deco - Wilfred Wong by Baldovino Barani x FACTORY Fanzine

[thegeminisage]

SPOCKANALIA VOLUME 1 IS NOW ON AO3!

do you like vintage fanzines, but hate reading tiny font? do you love spock, but hate the headache you get from squinting at textured paper and imperfect scans? are you someone who wants to read SPOCKANALIA but has trouble getting your screenreader to cooperate with 60-year-old PDFS? have we ever got news for you. @maulthots and i have been very, very, VERY hard at work digitizing SPOCKANALIA, a SFW star trek fanzine about spock first published in 1967, and now you, YES YOU, can read it on AO3!

updated features of SPOCKANALIA on AO3 include:

text has been meticulously retyped and can now be read at whatever size you have your browser settings on, which means the line width also changes based on the width of your browser window or device screen

images are dynamic to fit on your screen whether you are on a pc or a mobile device so you don't have to scroll until your hand breaks and still only see mr. spock's eyelashes (you have to turn work skins on for this feature)

backgrounds/paper texture/echoes of ghost text removed (by hand!) from images for easier viewing, and in some cases the images have been rotated to correct tilted/sideways scanning

images come with ALT TEXT for those using screen readers!

here are a few before/after shots for your perusal:

so what are you waiting for?! get your inner 60s fangirl (gender neutral) on and read SPOCKANALIA today!!

and if you think this is COOL AS SHIT (i do), please consider giving this post a reblog or leaving us some love on AO3! we have only your good vibes to fuel us as we contemplate volume 2 💪

[android-and-ale]

VINTAGE HUMOR SPIRK FIC RECS

If you vibe with my sense of humor, I enthusiastically recommend checking out these funny 1990′s fics by Dana Austin Marsh.

I’ve linked them here because finding vintage fics on AO3 is an ordeal. The years are usually WAY off, the tags are nonexistant, and they usually have single digit comments and kudos. I stumbled across these by pure luck.

All of these fics made me laugh. Some are fascinating time capsules while a few feel like they could be written today. The thing that made them feel the most vintage is the constant use of the word “lover,” which is no longer in fashion to describe Kirk and Spock’s relationship. 

If you’re in need of a funny fic to perk you up, enjoy these treats!

1993 - Nothing to Sneeze At

While on a diplomatic mission, Kirk’s allergy to the inhabitants is remedied by a drug that he has an even worse reaction to. Originally published in 1993 in the print fanzine T’hy’la # 14

It’s fun to see a pre-AOS fic where Kirk is plagued by allergies! 

1994 - Enterprising Tours

Kirk and Spock decide to use different places on the Enterprise to make love while it is deserted during a re-fit, unaware that some crewmembers have started tours through the ship. Originally published in the 1994 print fanzine Kaleidoscope # 2, edited by Emily Adams.

1994 - By the Book

Kirk buys a sex manual and suggests to Spock they try out all the positions. Originally printed in 1994 in the print fanzine T’hy’la 15.

1994 - Rumor Has It

Kirk and Spock decide to use the rumor that they are lovers to discourage crewmembers from making a play for either of them. Originally published in 1994 in the print fanzine Matter/Antimatter # 11.

1996 - Lotions and Potions, Etc

Sulu tricks Spock into hosting a party to sell Sulu’s line of sex potions and toys, a situation that does not sit well with Spock’s lover, Kirk. Originally published in 1996 in the print fanzine Kaleidoscope 5.

1998 - From Rags to Riches

Kirk sues the scandal sheet that has been running stories with a slightly slanted take on the Enterprise’s missions, which all imply that he is using the ship to further his sexual conquests. Originally published in the 1998 print fanzine "First Time" # 47.

This one made me think of @cicaklah’s incredible One Man series. If you haven’t read it yet, treat yourself! 

1998 - Babes in the Woods ⭐

My second favorite of her fics! 

After complaining about how ill prepared newly graduated cadets are, Kirk is volunteered to lead a group on a survival course but he manages to bring his first officer, and lover, with him. Originally published in the print fanzine Kaleidoscope # 7(1998), Emily Adams, editor.

1999 - The Tribble With Troubles ⭐

My personal favorite! If you like my fics, you'll enjoy the heck out of this!

One tribble is left behind on the Enterprise. Originally published in the print fanzine Beyond Dreams 1 (1999).

[browsethestacks]

Vintage Fanzine - Marvel Times #02 (1975)

Art by John Severin

[possible-streetwear]

my fanzine in 1985

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Nelson & Anne White - Working High Magic - The Technology Group - 1982

[vintage-tigre]

[vertigoartgore]

1976's Doctor Strange & Clea by a teenage David Mazzucchelli (only 15/16 years old at the time).

[mudwerks]

(via Amazing World of DC Comics #15 - Neal Adams art - Pencil Ink)

Front cover by Mike Nasser - 1976

[spirk-trek]

Julia Howarth, editor for The Communicator (a Star Trek fanzine/newsletter), 1975.

"There is a new baby in the family. His name is Randy. He is grey, with green teeth and a great carriage. He typed the entire COMMUNICATOR. He is my typewriter, which I up and bought with $20 that should have gone to the electric bill!" "[The Communicator] was assembled by literally cutting and pasting. Articles were cut out and glued on the pages. Artwork was also cut out and glued to the page. The titles and page numbers were hand written or calligraphed. Sources of artwork were fannish artists, prints of Star Trek film clips, TV Guides and newspapers, and photocopies of pictures from professional magazines. We then took the masters to one of the few copy shops available in the 1970s to print the pages. The magazine was hand folded and collated, then stapled with a tiny Swingline Cub stapler. This magazine was a very amateur labor of love."

[steven-myself]

Taner Sigirtmac by Baldovino Barani

[rhules]

recently saw a really cool display on the emergence of fandom & punk culture. it was magnificent and I just thought tumblr would enjoy. the last pic is my fave because wow, i freak out about my interests the same way as someone in the 70’s would?!?

but also slight blood warning for that last pic

[harpersbizarresketchbook]

ISSUE #3 IS OUT NOW!

This may actually be my favorite issue so far. I had a ton of fun writing it and I think the cover looks BADASS. Also the fact that there is an alternate red issue is fun for me. Who will get it?

[konirathax]

THE KICKSTARTER IS LIVE!

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[browsethestacks]

Vintage Fanzine - Marvel Times #01 (1975)

Art by Jim Jones / Gene Colan And Tom Palmer