History
The magazine was founded in 1989 under the name Zillostrierte, and three issues were published in A5 format.
The format was changed to A4, and the name was shortened to Zillo in January 1990 after a four-month break in publication, and the magazine managed to gain circulation of about 50,000 readers. Despite a positive response and an increasing number of readers, the magazine was generating a monthly loss of 10000 Deutsche Marks. At the end of 1990 the debt was over 100,000. To avoid bankruptcy, it was decided to increase the retail price. By 1992, circulation had increased to 70,000 and it had become the mouthpiece of indie and goth culture as well as the Neue Deutsche Welle movement, financed by its classifieds.
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