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Fanzine is a portmanteau word (from fan and magazine) which describes an unofficial publication produced by supporters or followers of a particular cultural phenomenon. The word is not that new and was coined in 1940 by American Russ Chauvenet (1920-2003) a champion chess player and science fiction fan. (The word fan itself is also of American origin, an abbreviation of fanatic, from c.1889 and was first used in the context of baseball.) Fanzine has seen a revival during the late 20th/early 21st century in the context of the Internet and digital social media.