An Adzine / Aftermath

An Adzine which was first published in 1970 and renamed as Aftermath in 1971 began as a comics adzine, with fanart submitted by various contributors. In 1972 the zine became Fantasy Unlimited for issues #8-30, a combination ad- and fan-zine and then in 1975 it was renamed Comics Unlimited and continued from Issue #31 to Issue #53.
The zine was, first and foremost, an adzine, for the advertising of comics, books, posters and zines for sale and wanted for purchase. Later issues introduced short articles, quizzes and fanart.
==An Adzine ==
===Issues #1-2===
April and May, 1970. Editor, printer and publisher, Alan Austin, with assistance and art from Paul Stannard. The first two issues were hand-written. It is unknown how long the first issue was - only a cover was shared via The Fanscene Project - but the second issue was nine pages. Issue 2's contents comprised of:
*the front cover (with a fan-drawn copy of a Tarzan comic Austin had for sale, drawn by Stannard);
*an editorial, along with abbreviations used for the quality of products advertised, advertising rates and subscription information;
*seven pages of advertisements for comics to buy, sell or swap. Each page is be headed with the name of the individual and their location.
Issues #1 and 2 cost one penny, aka, as the cover says, "this is all this is worth".
Issue #2's editorial:
=== Issue #3 ===
June 1970. Editor, printer and publisher, Alan Austin, with assistance and art from Paul Stannard. For Issue #3 Austin got access to a typewriter, which vastly improved readability. The issue was 13 pages and still cost one penny.
Contents:
*Front cover by Paul Stannard - a vampire urging the audience to "Be a blood donor! Give generously!
*Editorial by Alan Austin; plus advertising rates, publishing credits and Austin's personal Wanted Comics list;
*Five pages of advertisements;
*"Odds and Ends" - a new segment featuring comics-related news/gossip and a competition to match the super-hero with their creator.
*Three pages of advertisements;
* Back cover by Paul Stannard - a reproduction of the cover of Superman #1.
===Issue #4 ===
August 1970. Printed bi-monthly. Editor, printer and publisher, Alan Austin, with assistance from Paul Stannard. This issue had 22 pages and a much improved printing quality (and art!), and as a result the price increased to I/6 (one and sixpence).
Contents:
*Front cover by Joe Davies, featuring Superman and Captain America shaking hands and pondering each other's comic origins.
*Editorial, Advertising Rates, Subscription Rates, Credits, Code to Condition of Comics and Austin's wanted comics list.
*Three pages of advertisements.
*"The Only Superhero" by Keith Haines - short article on Superman (DC Comics). It concludes with the following:
*"Odds and Ends" by Steve Horowitz - random comic tidbits and news.
*"Quiz" by Alan Austin; Winners of the previous issue's competition: Nick Landau, J.E. Mulgrew and Shaun Rawlings; advertisement for Zodiak #3 (ed. Nick Davey).
*Advertising Section, including advertisements for a proposed adzine called Thing (ed. Dave Gifford), a request for letters of comment for next issue, Armageddon #2 (ed. Ian Penman), Comicology #4 and Oracle (under new editor Ian Penman).
* Back cover by Ray Hopkins:
**"the world's most out-numbered crime fighter!" (The Spirit)
**"the red, white and blue Avenger!" (Captain America)
** "the dead super-hero!" (The Spectre)
**"the man of steel!" (Superman)
** "the prince of the seas!" (Namor the Submariner)
**"the creature of the night!" (Batman)
**"the flexible super-hero!" (Plasticman)
==Aftermath==
===Issue #5 ===
March 1971. Printed six-weekly. Editor, printer and publisher, Alan Austin. This issue had 16 pages.
Contents:
*Front cover by P. Richardson - Spider-Man.
*Editorial by Alan Austin, along with advertising rates, subscription rates and advertising condition codes.
* Advertising section, including advertisements for prospective 'zine Ka-Zam; Will Eisner's The Preventative Maintenance Monthly; British Comic Art Convention '71.
*Back cover by P. Richardson - unknown.
===Issue #6===
May 1971. Printed six-weekly. Editor, printer and publisher, Alan Austin. This issue had 15 pages.
Contents:
*Front cover by Denis Lee - art inspired by Sword of Morning Star by Richard Meade.
*Editorial by Alan Austin, along with advertising rates, subscription rates and advertising condition codes.
*Advertising section
*"The Atlas Westerns" by Chris Smith - article on Atlas Comics' (later Marvel) Western comics. Part 1.
*Advertising section, including advertisement for the Complete Marvel Superhero Index.
===Issue #7===
August 1971
Printed six-weekly. Editor, printer and publisher, Alan Austin. 
Contents"The Fanzines of Alan Austin (Or the AA Guide to FU Publications?) - Allan J. Palmer - Comics Unlimited #50 (1979):
*Front cover
*Editorial by Alan Austin, along with advertising rates, subscription rates and advertising condition codes.
*Advertising section
*"The Atlas Westerns" by Chris Smith - article on Atlas Comics' (later Marvel) Western comics. Part 2.
*Marvel Superhero Index - part 1
===Gallery of Covers===
File:Ad-zine-1.jpg|An Adzine, Issue #1, cover by Paul Stannard
File:AN ADZINE 2 p01.jpg|An Adzine, Issue #2, cover by Paul Stannard
File:AN-ADZINE-3.jpg|An Adzine, Issue #3, cover by Paul Stannard
File:AN-ADZINE-4.jpg|An Adzine, Issue #4, cover by Joe Davies
File:AFTERMATH-5.jpg|Aftermath Issue #5, art by P. Richardson 
File:AFTERMATH-6.jpg|Aftermath Issue #6, art by Dennis Lee
== References ==
Category:Non-fiction Zines
Category:Comics Zines
Category:1970 Zines
Category:1971 Zines