October 21, 2025 and nineteen years ago on this day in 2006, the first issue of ‘The Mucker’ fanzine was published by the ‘The Muckers,’ the Chicago chapter of the Burroughs Bibliophiles. 15 copies were assembled at the Oct. 21, 2006, meeting in the Pleasant Home used by the Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest. Joan Bledig contributed the cover, from the McClurg art by J. Allen St. John that also was used by Canaveral; the cover design; and table of contents, which she did for all the early issues.
Read about the issue and see a complete list of the contents at: https://www.erbzine.com/mag30/3097.html
The 44 page issue included articles by Bill Ross, Lawrence Dunn, Jeff Long, Mike Conran, Ken Manson, Jim Hadac, Greg Phillips, and J. G. Huckenpohler. An illustration of a naked princess was inside, an item that became almost traditional.
The fictional drabble for today, “Muck and Mire,= was inspired by that publication and by the Chicago Muckers, long may they reign.
Joan said, “We gotta do our own fanzine. The National Capital Panthans have had one for ten years. Anything they can do, we can do better.”
“Joan, have you been watching Oliver, the musical again.”
“No, well, maybe. But if they can do it, we can do it. I’ll design and print the covers. The rest of you write an article. Print fifteen copies. We’ll call it THE MUCKER MAGAZINE.”
“How will we sell it? Who pays for shipping? What about copyrights and trademarks?”
“Crawl out of the muck. People get mired down in details, nothing ever gets done.”
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