A fanzine is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest.
British punk and post-punk fanzines from the 1970s
Horrors of the Screen No. 3, 1964
British punk fanzines from the 1970s
Fanzines from the Washington, D.C. punk subculture.
A science-fiction fanzine is an amateur or semi-professional magazine published by members of science-fiction fandom, from the 1930s to the present day. They were one of the earliest forms of fanzine,
Fanzine
…cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) for the pleasure of others who share their interest. The term was coined in an October 1940 science-fiction fanzine by Russ Chauvenet and first popularized within science fiction fandom, and from there the term was adopted by other communities. Typically, publishers…
Cover of Imagination, a fanzine published by Forrest J. Ackerman, January 1938, drawn by Jim Mooney