DAVIS, Jaina A.

Occidental and San Francisco: Jaina A. Davis, 1992-1997. 9 vols. Between [20] and [60]pp. ea. 4to. Saddle-stapled in illustrated black-and-white (1-4) and color wraps (5-9). Light corner creasing to No. 5, else all volumes about fine. No. 6 as issued with a sheet of stickers; No. 1 also issued with a sheet of stickers, here missing. Complete nine-issue run of this wide-ranging 1990s zine, which explored topics including pop culture, alternative music, and sexuality through a humorous and frequently feminist lens. Davis was encouraged to start the zine by Rollerderby's Lisa Carver, who appears in interviews in Nos. 1 and 3 (the latter being a discussion on the relative desirability of characters from Star Trek: The Next Generation). The majority of issues arranged around a loose theme (e.g. "Community Breast," "Cults That Matter!", "Cakes and Spankings," etc), with contributions from Davis and numerous others. Contents include articles, reader letters, fiction and poetry, zine and musi