Especially in the pre-internet era, fan-created magazines were the only way for devoted Planet of the Apes fans to share their opinions of the movies, their questions, their knowledge, and to find ways to buy, sell or trade their Apes merchandise. The official Marvel Comics magazines and comics went some way towards addressing the wants of these fans but there was an extended gap in fandom before the Apes fanzine phenomenon really got under way. Arguably, the first Planet of the Apes fanzine was the typewritten-and-xeroxed newsletter of the UK-based 'Planet of the Apes Fanclub' issued at semi-regular intervals during 1976 and 1977. Although this newsletter had the style and substance typical of fanzines of the era, it was published by an officially-licensed fanclub. Also of note is a Plane