Zines

July: Creath Thorne starts publishing the fanzine Ennui, which lasts for 2 issues (Dec. 1971-May 1972). He later publishes The Hog on Ice, which also lasts for two issues (Dec. 1971-May 1972).
According to Roc Smithway, Hank Luttrell and Lesleigh (Couch) Luttrell formed the “Missouri SF Association” on the MU Columbia campus. They were both involved with fanzines and regional conventions in the 60’s and 70’s. While in Columbia they published Starling and were involved with APA-45 and DUFF. Lesleigh was mentioned in Fredrick Werham’s The World of Fanzines (1973). Carl Barks sent her a letter for Starling #19 in 1971. Starling would later publish early comic work by Dennis Kitchen, Reed Waller, and Dan Steffan.

July: Terry Hughes starts publish the fanzine Mota (which is atom backwards) in Columbia. He published several issues over the years and was active in fandom. He died in 2001 and was buried in Windsor, Missouri, where he also endowed a Science Fiction collection at the public library there.

Winter: Columbia Anarchist League creates first issue of the zine Anarchy: A Journal of Desire Armed.

March, 8: Ariel Gore from the Hip Moma Zine speaks at MU as part of a School of Journalism lecture series.

April 19: APOP Records opens at 807 Locust St. They carry some comics and zines. They are around for a couple of years, then close.
November 5-6: Midwest Asian American Student Union has a leadership conference in Columbia and people from Giant Robot magazine make the keynote speech.
The zine Greasy Spoon by Dick Burhans ceases publication with #18. The zine used to be called “Burger Boy.”

The zine Anarchy: A Journal of Desire Armed moves publication headquarters to Berkley California after being in Columbia off and on since the 1980s.

July 28: Sparkle Kids zinemaking workshop at Ragtag Cinema. This was a put on by people touring for Clamor’s Zine Yearbook.
September 10: Zinester Bill Brown shows some movies at the Ragtag Cinemacafe.
September: The first issue of the zine Sex Patriates is released.
October: No Coast Collective Infoshop opens. They have a reading library containing books, zines, and comics. They also have space for group meetings, bands, and art shows.
This kind of Billy is released by Billy Stern. It’s a zine packaged with a CD, with illustrations by Stubby Abbot.

April 13-15: Create Conference in Columbia featuring a weekend full of hands-on DIY workshops and discussions. (Put on by people involved with the No Coast.)
April 18th: Zinesters Cristy Road and Nicole Georges come through town on tour with Sister spit at Ragtag Cinemacafe.
June 17: Zinester Dishwasher Pete gives a talk and shows movies at Ragtag Cinemacafe. He gives an interview on 93.9 the Eagle on June 15th.
Fall: The MU Bookstore starts carrying a lot of zines.
September: No Coast Collective Infoshop closes.

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