''Apparatchik'' (APPAЯATCHIK), nicknamed ''Apak'', was a

science fiction fanzine A science-fiction fanzine is an amateur or semi-professional magazine published by members of science-fiction fandom, from the 1930s to the present day. They were one of the earliest forms of fanzine, within one of which the term "''fanzine''" ...

by Andrew Hooper, Carl Juarez, and Victor Gonzalez. It was headquartered in

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. The first issue appeared in March 1994. Initially it was published weekly and became bi-weekly with #11. Then, its frequency was switched to tri-weekly with #65. It was a nominee for the 1996

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. The final, 80th, issue was dated June 20, 1997.

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External links

''Apparatchiks website
* ttp://www.emcit.com/emcit017.shtml#DUFF Cheryl Morgan, "Anything but duff," ''Emerald City'' 17, Jan. 1997 Biweekly magazines published in the United States Defunct science fiction magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1994 Magazines disestablished in 1997 Magazines published in Seattle Science fiction fanzines Weekly magazines published in the United States {{Sf-fanzine-stub