Between late 1970s and the mid 1980s, Gunderloy published several other zines in addition to F5 — and given the haphazard nature of how these zines were tucked into Box 9 of the archive, there were probably a lot more than just eight nine ten (I keep finding more and more in my files), and several of them appear to be one-offs, though it’s admittedly difficult to be sure. They include (and in no particular order): Accumulations (perzine) Egocentricity (apazine) Nugatory Nuisance (apazine) The Dismal Lich (gaming zine) Amanuensis (quillzine?) Beaucéant! (apazine) Incalculable Tedium in the Frozen Land (perzine?) Gunzine
The title “Factsheet Five” was inspired from a story by British sci-fi writer John Brunner. Yet, in true zine fashion, Gunderloy didn’t announce this from the get-go. Rather, in a section in Issue #1, he implored his readers to guess the reference through a contest: “First person to identify the source of the title will win something. I have no idea what and do not guarantee it will be worthwhile or fun.” By Issue #2 — started just 25 days later — guesses and other correspondence from readers were pouring in. As the project grew in length (from a double-sided