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'''Stellar''' was a science fiction fanzine by Larry Stark and Ted White.
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'''Stellar''' was a science fiction fanzine by Larry Stark and [[Ted White]].
  
''Stellar'' began life as ''Zip'', edited by Ted White. With issue 8, published in 1956, White changed the name to ''Stellar'' and Larry Stark joined as co-editor. The two editors released ''Stellar'' until 1957.
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''Stellar'' began life as ''Zip'', edited by Ted White. With issue 8, published in 1956, White changed the name to ''Stellar'' and Larry Stark joined as co-editor. The two editors released ''Stellar'' until 1957, with 23 issues published.
  
Writing in [[Science Fiction Five Yearly]], Ted White reminisces; "''Stellar'', which I put out on 1956 and 1957, is generally regarded as about the "best" fanzine I did in terms of fancy layout and production. Later, when I was putting out ''Void'', Redd Boggs -- who had refused to trade his ''Skyhook'' for the scruffy little ZIP -- wrote me a letter awash in nostalgia for ''Stellar'' and the work I'd put into it.
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In his article "What Are The Greatest Fanzines?" for [[Vegas Fandom Weekly]], Arnie Katz writes,  "''Stellar''...established faan Fiction (fiction about fans) as a genre and also explored new frontiers of multi-color mimeography.''Stellar'' presented both classic reprints and new stories that attempted to bring the values of fiction to stories about fans and Fandom."
  
Contributors of writing included Randall Garrett.  
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Contributors of writing included Charles Burbee ([[Shangri L'Affaires]]), Randall Garrett, and [[Harry Warner, Jr.]] ([[Horizons]]).
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In the early 1950s, Larry Stark also co-edited the fanzine [[Potrzebie]] with Bhob Stewart and publisher Ted White, dedicated to EC Comics. With Jean Young, Stark also did the fanzines [[Garage Floor]], [[The Cambridge Scene]] and [[Tra-La]]. In 1958 Stark released [[A David English Sketchbook]], dedicated to the illustrations of David English, editor of [[Fantasias]].
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In 1953, Ted White edited and published [[Zip]], his first fanzine. Later in the 1960s, he was a co-editor of [[Void]] when he joined the founding editors, Greg and Jim Benford, followed by [[Gambit]], [[Null-F]] (for FAPA), [[Minac]] with Les Gerber, [[Egoboo]] with John D. Berry, [[Crank]] with Rob Hansen, [[egoscan]], and [[BLAT!]] (with Dan Steffan) in the 1990s.  
  
 
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Revision as of 11:03, 5 July 2012

Stellar was a science fiction fanzine by Larry Stark and Ted White.

Stellar began life as Zip, edited by Ted White. With issue 8, published in 1956, White changed the name to Stellar and Larry Stark joined as co-editor. The two editors released Stellar until 1957, with 23 issues published.

In his article "What Are The Greatest Fanzines?" for Vegas Fandom Weekly, Arnie Katz writes, "Stellar...established faan Fiction (fiction about fans) as a genre and also explored new frontiers of multi-color mimeography.Stellar presented both classic reprints and new stories that attempted to bring the values of fiction to stories about fans and Fandom."

Contributors of writing included Charles Burbee (Shangri L'Affaires), Randall Garrett, and Harry Warner, Jr. (Horizons).

In the early 1950s, Larry Stark also co-edited the fanzine Potrzebie with Bhob Stewart and publisher Ted White, dedicated to EC Comics. With Jean Young, Stark also did the fanzines Garage Floor, The Cambridge Scene and Tra-La. In 1958 Stark released A David English Sketchbook, dedicated to the illustrations of David English, editor of Fantasias.

In 1953, Ted White edited and published Zip, his first fanzine. Later in the 1960s, he was a co-editor of Void when he joined the founding editors, Greg and Jim Benford, followed by Gambit, Null-F (for FAPA), Minac with Les Gerber, Egoboo with John D. Berry, Crank with Rob Hansen, egoscan, and BLAT! (with Dan Steffan) in the 1990s.