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''Minicomics Co-Ops'': ''The United Fanzine Organization'', or UFO, is a co-op of [[minicomic]] creators that has existed since about [[1968]]. The group was created by [[Carl Gafford]] as an entity for trading and promoting small press [[comic]]s and [[fanzine]]s. Gafford was the publisher of a comic called [[Minotaur]]. The original name of the group was ''Blue Plaque Publications'', or the BPP for short. Among its earliest members were [[Chuck Robinson II]] (publisher of [[Comique]]), [[Dwight Decker]] ([[
True Fan Adventure Theatre
]]), [[Ed Romero]] ([[Realm]]), and [[Gordon Matthews]] ([[Coffinworm]]).
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''Minicomics Co-Ops'': ''The United Fanzine Organization'', or UFO, is a co-op of [[minicomic]] creators that has existed since about [[1968]]. The group was created by [[Carl Gafford]] as an entity for trading and promoting small press [[comic]]s and [[fanzine]]s. Gafford was the publisher of a comic called [[Minotaur]]. The original name of the group was ''Blue Plaque Publications'', or the BPP for short. Among its earliest members were [[Chuck Robinson II]] (publisher of [[Comique]]), [[Dwight Decker]] ([[
Freon
]]), [[Ed Romero]] ([[Realm]]), and [[Gordon Matthews]] ([[Coffinworm]]).
The BPP was the first small press minicomics co-op. The term ''co-op'' has often been confused with [[Amateur Press Association|amateur press association]]s or apas. The difference is that an apa is helmed by a central mailer, to whom the members send copies of their publications. The central mailer then compiles all the books into one large volume, which is then mailed out to the membership in [[apazine]]s. Some APAs are still active, and some are published as virtual "e-zines," distributed on the internet.
The BPP was the first small press minicomics co-op. The term ''co-op'' has often been confused with [[Amateur Press Association|amateur press association]]s or apas. The difference is that an apa is helmed by a central mailer, to whom the members send copies of their publications. The central mailer then compiles all the books into one large volume, which is then mailed out to the membership in [[apazine]]s. Some APAs are still active, and some are published as virtual "e-zines," distributed on the internet.