Apatoons is an Amateur Press Association about animated cartoons. If you're not familiar with APAs
(which have been around for more than a hundred years), think of them as a sort of private World Wide Web on paper.
Each of our members (who are limited to 25 in number) produces a self-published, self-written fanzine/newsletter
for our bimonthly mailings, with reviews, news, history, artwork, humor, and anything else that's at least sort
of related to the topic of animation. In the past, members have also received such goodies as cels, vintage animation
collectibles, and more.
Members send 31 copies of their contributions to the Fearless Leader, who collates them, adds a section of news
clippings, and staples the whole thing into a publication that's typically from 100-250 pages in length. Every
member gets a copy; the only costs of membership go to pay for postage, envelopes, and the like.
We've been doing this since 1982 and have published over a hundred issues.
Interested in joining us? See How
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Apatoons #20, Jan-Feb 1988
(with a real cel on the cover!)
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