PFIQ (Piercing Fans International Quarterly) was a magazine published by Jim Ward[1] from 1977 to 1997.
Ward pioneered the field of body piercing and operated The Gauntlet, which was the first commercial establishment to offer the service in the United States.
In spite of calling itself a quarterly, the publication was chronically late and the average number of issues per year, over the lifetime of PFIQ, was about 3.
The magazine contents also included interviews, accounts of piercings, letters from readers, book and video reviews, photographs, artwork, and fiction.
Subscribers also received Pin Pals, a sheet of classified ads created to enable people with body piercings to meet each other.