Scope and Contents The Comics and Science Fiction Fandom Collection consists of publications, ephemera, memorabilia and artwork acquired from 2004- at various comics and science fiction conventions and conferences in the Southern California region, particularly San Diego Comic-Con International. Promotional literature for related degree programs and centers around the country, as well as programs for academic conferences, document a rise in popular arts studies over the past...

Scope and Contents The Science Fiction Fanzine Collection contains over 130 titles spanning a fifty-year period from the 1930s to the late 1980s. The bulk of the fanzines in this collection were established in and around the 1950s, mostly published in the United States, with a few titles from the United Kingdom and Australia. The fanzines contain letters from fellow fans and readers, news, poems, and artwork. Popular titles include Doc Savage Quarterly, Echoes, Erb-dom, Fantasy Newsletter, Fantasy Times,...