[letter of comment] a letter written to a magazine, especially a fanzine.
- 1961 Fanac (May 6) № 1: The first contributor of an accepted news item (not a COA) is entitled to a free issue, as are all other Good People who send in locs, cartoons, etc.
- 1964 Les Spinge (Jan.) № 2: Available for Trade, LoC, Contribution, goodwill (rarely) or even money @ 1/6 per issue.
- 1990 Thrust (Winter) № 30/2: Dealers try to sell me at inflated prices copies of something I happen to have mentioned in a loc.
- 2003 J. M. Verba Boldly Writing (ed. 2) № 27/1: A letter of comment, or loc — pronounced "lock" — may be thought of as a letter to the publication, for publication.
