The first science fiction fanzine, The Comet, was published in 1930 by the Science Correspondence Club in Chicago and edited by Raymond A. Palmer and Walter Dennis. The term "fanzine" was coined by Russ Chauvenet in the October 1940 edition of his fanzine Detours. "Fanzines" were distinguished from "prozines" (a term Chauvenet also invented), that is, all professional magazines. Prior to that, the fan publications were known as "fanmags".
The first science fiction fanzine The Comet was published in 1930 by the Science Correspondence Club in Chicago and edited by Raymond A Palmer and Walter Dennis The term "fanzine" was coined by Russ Chauvenet in the October 1940 edition of his fanzine Detours "Fanzines" were distinguished from "prozines" (a term Chauvenet also invented) that is all professional magazines Prior to that the fan publications were known as "fanmags"