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New book documents the golden age of zine publishing from 1982 – 1998

Ellsworth Toohey
Oct 28, 2025
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Zinelandia: Cover Art from the Factsheet Five Era (1982-1998), by John Held, Jr.

Zinelandia collects cover art from 115 zines published between 1982 and 1998, documenting the visual evolution of underground publishing during the Factsheet Five era. The 125-page full-color book has zines from 15 countries, tracing the shift from stolen office photocopies …

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