Niekas Issue 28 is a science fiction and fantasy fanzine published quarterly (February, May, August, and November), copyright 1981. This issue features extensive artwork from contributors including Diana Paxson, Terry Jeeves, Eddie Jones, Mike Gilbert, Joan Hanke-Woods, Jane Sibley, and many others across 72 pages.
The issue credits a British agent (Roger Waddington, Norton Malton, North Yorkshire), indicating international distribution. Contributors acknowledged include John Bancroft, Dennis Allard, Richard Engle, Todd Frazier, John Geisel, Sandra Parker, R.J. & D. Screenprinting, and Sam Shepard.
Niekas was a Hugo Award-winning fanzine that represented the serious critical wing of science fiction fandom. By 1981, the year before Dick's death, his reputation within the SF community was well established, and fanzines like Niekas served as forums for the kind of detailed critical discussion that preceded and anticipated the later academic study of his work. The all-rights-assigned-to-writers-and-artists copyright notice reflects the fanzine ethic of respecting contributors' intellectual property.