Glorm

Glorm is a general SF zine with a heavy emphasis on comics, media, and horror. Its subtitle was "the philosophical fanzine." 
It began as two zines published in parallel. One was a large digest size (7" by 8 1/2"), with issues that had about 125 pages. The plan was for it to be published six times a year. The other was "Glorm Junior." 
After three issues of the larger zine, this plan was abandoned as this was too much work and the responses to it had "not been exactly overwhelming."
This means that "Glorm Junior 3" is the same as "Glorm 4" and at that point, "Glorm Junior" was dropped and both zines became one zine running about 40-50 pages an issue.
In 2013 Crawford donated his collection of zines to the University of Iowa Libraries. This included his Glorm collection, which is difficult to locate these days:
*Glorm Junior
*Glorm Transitions
*Glorm Special Edition #1 (1975)
*Glorm Special Edition #2 (1976)
*Glorm issues #1-#13 and issue #17
After issue #8, Crawford stopped publishing the zine himself, with Foster Publications (operated by Adrienne Foster) taking over and Crawford remaining as editor. This arrangement ceased after Issue 13, with issues 14-16 never appearing and Crawford providing an explanation in issue 17, which he published himself, returning to the duplicator.
==Issue 1==
Glorm #1, 1975. Edited and published by Jim Crawford.
Contents:
*'Scientific Therom and It's Relation To The Mythology in Comic Books'
*'Land of the Lost' - overview of the television series, Land of the Lost
*Kamandi overview - overview of the comic, Kamandi, The Last Boy on Earth (DC Comics)
*Personal letter from the publisher to a fan
*& more
==Issue 2==
Glorm #2, 1975. Edited and published by Jim Crawford.
==Issue 3==
Glorm #3, 1975. Edited and published by Jim Crawford. 125 pages.
Contents:
*Tales to Astonish Index - (partial?) index of the writers and artists whose work appeared in each issue of Tales to Astonish (Marvel Comics) 1959-1968
*a three-page article blasting Space:1999
*Land of The Lost - overview of the television series, Land of the Lost
File:Glorm 3 back.jpg|Issue #3 back cover - Silver Surfer, artist unknown.
File:Glorm 3 interior.jpg|Issue #3 interior art - Namorita, artist unknown
== Issue 4 ==
Glorm 4 ("Glorm Junior 3"), 1975 and contains 52 pages. The art is by Bobby Wright, and others; none of it is clearly credited.
* editorial
*a reply by Anne Foster to the article about Space:1999 in the previous issue
* Aliens in Comics, part one (Aliens in Horror and SF Comics and Television)
*The Quantification of Female Sex in Comics, part one
*Space:1999: War Games: A Critique of the Show (poor acting, unnecessary violence, extremely poor science)
*Reviews of Comic-Related Items
*a four-page article by Adrienne Foster about the club High Steppin' Trekkies
*a bio of the editor, James T. Crawford
*Hail to the Air Force, fiction
*Boulder, fiction
From the editor:
File:Glorm4-1.jpg|from issue #4
File:Glorm4-2.jpg|from issue #4
File:Glorm4-3.jpg|from issue #4
File:Glorm4-4.jpg|from issue #4 by Bobby Wright
File:Glorm4-5.jpg|from issue #4 by Bobby Wright
File:Glorm4-6.jpg|from issue #4
File:Glorm4-7.jpg|from issue #4
==Issue 5==
==Issue 6==
==Issue 7==
Glorm 7, 197? Special Tom O'Reilly art issue
==Issue 8==
==Issue 9==
Glorm 9 was published in February 1977 and contains 32 pages.
*Censorship in Comics: A Function of What?
*Man-Thing: An Analysis (Part One)
*A Comic of Significance
*The Philosophy of Star Trek: "The Conscience of the King"
*Fiction: And Then Again
*Fiction: In Silence Dwells the Guardian
==Issue 10==
Glorm 10 was published in April 1977 and contains 32 pages.
*Man-Thing (Part Two)
*Sex in Comics!
*Why Does Sci-Fi Fail on Television?
*Dr. Strange Today (Part One)
*The Philosophy of Star Trek: "Who Mourns For Adonis?"
*Fiction: Room 107
*Fiction: Ten short poems
*Reviews: Several SF related albums
==Issue 11==
Glorm 11 was published in June 1977 and contains 32 pages.
*Doctor Strange Today (Part Two)
*Violence and Sex in Comics: A Statistical Study
*Man-Thing: An Analysis (Part Three)
*General Philosophical Beliefs
*Fiction: Room 304
*Fiction: And the Earth Shall Be Barren
*Fiction: For All Eternity
*Fiction: Seven short poems.
==Issue 12==
Glorm 12 was published in August 1977 and contains 32 pages.
*Man-Thing: An Analysis (Conclusion)
*Doctor Strange Today (Part Three)
*Reviews of some British Star Trek Publications
*2001: A Space Odyssey, Kirby, and Ancient Astronauts
*Space: 1999 Annual
*Sex in Comics
*Facts and Speculations on the Paranormal
*Paranormal, Unidentified Flying Objects and Truth
*The Philosophy of Star Trek: "The Corbormite Maneuver"
*Fiction: Three poems
==Issue 13==
Glorm 13 was published in October 1977 and contains 32 pages.
*The Philosophy of the Silver Surfer
*Aliens in Science Fiction: 'Star Trek' vs. 'Space: 1999'
*The Younger Generation Speaks
*Dr. Strange: Conclusion
*First Daylight Photo of... What Are They?
*The Paranormal: Flying Saucers and the Coast Guard? ? ?
==Issue 17==
Glorm 17, after October 1977.
* James T. Crawford explains the missing Glorm issues, and why he has reverted back to the ditto version of the zine."Glorm #17, after 1977 October Materials Specific Details", ArchivesSpace at the University of Iowa
==References==
Category:1975 Zines
Category:1976 Zines
Category:1977 Zines
Category:Multimedia Zines
Category:Comics Zines
Category:Science Fiction Zines