The Fan Club Monitor

Fan Club Monitor was an quarterly publication of The National Association of Fan Clubs.
Two sister zines were National Fan Club Directory and The Fan Club Guide.
Two terms used in this publication: "prexy" = "president" and "Honorary" = term used to describe the subject of a fan club - in other words, the celebrity for which the club was created. 
==Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
==Issue 5==
==Issue 6==
The Fan Club Monitor 6 was published in June 1979 and contains 26 pages.
From an addendum to this issue: 
From "According to Hoyle," which uses the popular book of poker rules as an example of rules: 
 
* The President's Page (dated May 1979, late as explained in the addendum) (1)
* Member Comments (5)
* The Fan Club Vice President: Sometimes An Unsung Hero, But a Good Right Arm, essay by Judith Nathanson, President of the Gene Wilder Fan Club (7)
* Fan Club Supplies and Where to Get Them (9)
* Looking for Fan Clubs for the Following (a list of 27 names, almost all of individuals rather than shows, films, bands) (11)
* According to Hoyle, essay by Trina (topic is fan clubs, fan club leaders, and the requirement to be ethical and moral) (12)
* The Helping Hands (offers and needs by club members for goods and services) (13)
* Ask Trina (questions and answers about dilemmas and expectations for fan club leaders and members: dealing with the post office, accepting collect calls from members, is it legal to make and sell telepics, should you include recipes in your individual club memberships, how to get people to help, how to cut off freeloaders, how do you get the attention of celebrities) (15)
* info about the annual directory (22)
* new fan club listings update (23)
* Pen Pal Column (25)
* Club Goals (back cover)
 
Image:fanclubmonitor6-1.jpg|from issue #6, first page of the addendum
Image:fanclubmonitor6-2.jpg|from issue #6, second page of the addendum
Image:fanclubmonitor6-7.jpg|from issue #6, sample listings
Image:fanclubmonitor6-4.jpg|from issue #6, Board of Directors
Image:fanclubmonitor6-5.jpg|from issue #6, from the "prexie" (president)
Image:fanclubmonitor6-6.jpg|from issue #6, sample page from the Q&A
 
==Issue 7==
The Fan Club Monitor 7 was published in September 1979 and contains 26 pages.
 
* The President's Page (1)
* Fan Club Supplies and Where to Get Them (3)
* flyer for the Fan Club Association Convention (October 19-21, 1979 at the Pfister Hotel & Tower in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sponsored by Fan Club Associates, Jim Spearo, Director) 
* Ways to Publicized Your Club, article by Lois E. Gibson (7)
* SASE: Self Addressed Stamped Envelope, article by Shirley Johnson (what is an SASE and why it's important) (9)
* The Fan Club Journal, article by Trina (what makes a good fan club journal) (11)
* Honorary Mini Features (short descriptions and photos of "Honorarys" for some individual fan clubs) (12)
* Preparing a Newsletter for Printing, article by Trina (more practical advice) (14)
* Ask Trina (questions and answers about dilemmas and expectations for fan club leaders and members) (17)
* new fan club listings update (22) 
* Looking for Fan Clubs for the Following (a list of 22 names, almost all of individuals rather than shows, films, bands) (23) 
* Pen Pal Column (25)
* a one-page addendum
* a submission form for this newsletter
 
 
Image:fanclubmonitor7-1.jpg|from issue #7 
Image:fanclubmonitor7-2.jpg|from issue #7 
Image:fanclubmonitor7-7.jpg|from issue #7, sample listings
Image:fanclubmonitor7-3.jpg|from issue #7 
Image:fanclubmonitor7-4.jpg|from issue #7 
Image:fanclubmonitor7-5.jpg|from issue #7 
Image:fanclubmonitor7-6.jpg|from issue #7 
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