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Variety News Fanzines Collection

An inventory of its collection at Syracuse University


Finding aid created by: RMH
Date: 3 Oct 2023

Biographical History

No information is known about Paul and David Schotz, other than the brothers lived in Huntington Park, CA in the early 1960s.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Variety News Fanzines Collection contain three completely handmade and hand-drawn fanzines from Paul and David Schotz. In each issue, the brothers discuss their interests, such as postage stamps, bookshops, and comics, and end the issues with artwork in the style of Walt Kelly (creator of the comic strip "Pogo"). These fanzines are a superb example of youth bibliographic and comic fandom in the early 1960s, and the need and lengths two kids went to publish their own fanzine.

Arrangement of the Collection

Chronological order.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Subject Headings

Persons

Kelly, Walt.
Schotz, David.
Schotz, Paul.

Subjects

Children's art.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Fan magazines.
Postage stamps.

Genres and Forms

Fanzines.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Variety News Fanzines Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Purchased, 2023

Table of Contents

Fanzines

Inventory