Chainsaw (punk zine)

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Chainsaw, a punk zine edited by "Charlie Chainsaw" was published in suburban Croydon in 1977 and ran to fourteen issues before ceasing publication in 1984. A hand-lettered 'n' became a stylised trademark in articles after the 'n' key broke on the editor's typewriter. Cartoon strips and two innovative colour covers by Michael J. Weller were features of 1980s issues. 1970s issues featured the cartoon strip 'Hitler's Kids' by a celebrated British broadcaster using the punk non-de-plume "Willy D" at the beginning of his successful journalistic career^{[citation needed]}. Charlie Chainsaw formed the band Rancid Hell Spawn when the punk zine discontinued.