01/02/2026
While I was browsing John K. King books in Detroit, I found a book called “Hollywood and the Great Fan Magazines.” It was a collection of fan zines from the 1930s Hollywood era, with lots of juicy gossip and speculation. It was edited by Martin Levin and published in 1970. Of course, these zines were just a lot of outlandish gossip, but you can really get a view into how ordinary people received film stars as movies became a phenomenon in the 1930s. Best $4.95 I’ve spent in awhile.