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'''Easily Grossed Out''' is a [[zine]] by Gwenael Rattke.  
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[[Image:Sci5.5a.jpg‎|right|frame|'''Science Fiction''']]
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'''Science Fiction''' was one of the first generation of science fiction [[fanzine]]s. It was edited and published by Jerome Siegel (1914-1996) from Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
  
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Published in the 1990's, this was a queer, [[hardcore]] [[punk]] zine. It was a multilingual zine, with articles in four different languages. The zine was published from various cities during its run, including Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. and Berlin, Germany. It was one of the zine selected for inclusion in the anthology of queer zines that made up issue six of [[Outpunk]].  
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Jerome Seigel had been one of the early subscribers to [[The Time Traveller]], which was one of the first fanzines to appear right after the release of [[The Comet]] in 1930. Seigel was inspired by ''The Time Traveller'' to create his own fanzine which he called ''Science Fiction''.
  
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In one piece for the zine, editor Gwenael Rattke writes about the difficulty of not fitting in to any one scene. He writes, "I just wish people would realize that there's more than one way to be queer, and stop pressuring through the gay media to conform to some yuppie stereotype ideal whatever." He concludes, "It's important to stay true to one's self and not conform when pressurized, whether this pressure comes from other homos, the punx,  parents, government, school, etc...We just gotta make sure not to shut up and make our voices heard."
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The first issue was published in October 1932. The fifth and final issue appeared in early 1933.
  
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'''Easily Grossed Out''' also contained interviews with bands such as Capitalist Casualties, Christ on a Crutch, and Kill.
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Seigel went on to partner with Joe Shuster to create one of the best known superheroes, ''Superman'', and issues of ''Science Fiction'' ran the first Superman stories and art.
  
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Contributors included Forrest J Ackerman ([[Imagination!]]), Eugene I. Frank, and Hugh Langley, with letters from Dan McPhail and Louis C. Smith.
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==External Links==
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*[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pe.cgi?48099 ''Science Fiction'' at the ISFDB]
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[[Category:Zine]] [[Category:Science Fiction Zines]] [[Category:1930's publications]] [[Category:Ohio Zines]][[category:Zines from the U.S.A.]]

Latest revision as of 23:54, 6 February 2021

Science Fiction

Science Fiction was one of the first generation of science fiction fanzines. It was edited and published by Jerome Siegel (1914-1996) from Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.

Jerome Seigel had been one of the early subscribers to The Time Traveller, which was one of the first fanzines to appear right after the release of The Comet in 1930. Seigel was inspired by The Time Traveller to create his own fanzine which he called Science Fiction.

The first issue was published in October 1932. The fifth and final issue appeared in early 1933.

Seigel went on to partner with Joe Shuster to create one of the best known superheroes, Superman, and issues of Science Fiction ran the first Superman stories and art.

Contributors included Forrest J Ackerman (Imagination!), Eugene I. Frank, and Hugh Langley, with letters from Dan McPhail and Louis C. Smith.

External Links

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