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Contact (Star Trek: TOS zine)

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Title: Contact
Publisher: Harmony Press
Editor(s): Bev Volker, Nancy Kippax
Type: fanzine
Date(s): 1975-1987
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Medium: print
Fandom: Star Trek: TOS
Language: English
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Contact is a gen anthology published by Nancy Kippax and Bev Volker and known for a large amount of hurt/comfort stories, especially in the earlier issues. Issue 4 contained the infamous story "The Rack - J. Emily Vance" which presents a worst-case scenario for Kirk and Spock. The Complete Rack is a companion zine.

The editors of Contact won the TrekStar Award for 'Best Editor' in 1982.

Contents

Contact 1

cover of issue #1
cover of issue #1

Contact 1 was published in December 1975 and contains 67 pages.

  • In a Pig's Eye" (p.?) by Beverly Volker
  • "Phase II" (p.?) - novella by Beverly Volker
  • "Eulogy" (p.?) by Nancy Kippax
  • "Not of That Feather" (p.?) by Nancy Kippax
  • "The Silent Connection" (p.?) by Nancy Kippax
  • "De Profundis" (p.?) by Connie Faddis

Contact 2

Contact 2 was published in May 1976, 119 pages.

cover of issue #2
cover of issue #2
  • "Death is Only a Parting" (p.?) by Amy Falkowitz
  • "The Logic of Change" (p.?) by Jean Lorrah
  • "An Act of Love" (p.?) by Nancy Kippax
  • "The Logical Choice" (p.?) by Beverly Volker
  • "Denevan Orbit" (p.?) by Johanna Cantor
  • "Kert Rats: A Star Trek Fable" (p.?) by Nancy Kippax
  • "The Third Wheel" (p.?) by Connie Faddis
  • "Without the Gardener's Craft" (p.?) by Kathleen Penland

Contact 3

back cover issue #3 by Bruce Harris
back cover issue #3 by Bruce Harris
front cover of issue #3 by Pat Stall
front cover of issue #3 by Pat Stall

Contact 3 was published in March 1977 and contains 157 pages and a cover by Pat Stall. This issue explores how the Enterprise affects the relationship. [Editorial]

  • "Then to Piece the Broken Chain" (p. 1-22) / Nancy Kippax & Beverly Volker. Illustrations by Alice Jones.
  • "Abyss" (p. 24-25) by Joanne Powers
  • "The First Step" (p. 27-39) by Susan Dorsey
  • "Nothing Gold Can Stay" (p. 40-53) by April Valentine
  • "Feu D’Amitie" (p. 56-60) by Nancy Kippax
  • "When the Time Comes" (p. 62-68) by Beverly Volker
  • "Not Yet Time" (p. 69-75) by Beverly Volker. Companion piece to the previous story.
  • Writing Contest (Issue #2) Results:
  • "Born of the Sun" (p. 85-95) by Johanna Cantor
  • "The Spider’s Web" (p. 98-106) by Susan K. James
  • "Difference Is a Virtue" (p. 109-114) by Marion Dougall [reprinted from Log Entries (UK) #?]
  • Phase II, Chapter 3: "The Reunion" (p. 115-152) by Beverly Volker & Nancy Kippax
  • Filk:
    • "The Enterprise Song", with music by Bev Volker & Kathy Burns
    • "You’re My Home, Enterprise" (Country Roads) by April Valentine

Contact 4

back cover issue #4 by Andrew Williams
back cover issue #4 by Andrew Williams
cover issue #4 by Russ Volker
cover issue #4 by Russ Volker

Contact 4 was published in September 1977 and contains 174 pages. Cover: Russ Volker; back cover: Andrew Williams.

  • "The Only Other Thing" (p. 2-17) by Ginna LaCroix
  • "Born of Ashes" (p. 19-72) by April Valentine
  • "The Hunger in the Mountain" (p.86-103) by Jennifer Weston. Illos by Leslie Fish.
  • "The Real Thing" (p.106-110) by Sharon Schildknecht & April Valentine
  • "The Rack" (p. 114-169) by J. Emily Vance.[Sequel:"All the King’s Horses, All the King’s Men" in Farthest Star #2.]
    • In 1979, the short story "The Rack" was the subject of some controversy when a fan penned an 'unauthorized' sequel to the story. The editors wrote a letter in protest and it was published in the letterzine Scuttlebutt.
    • Boldly Writing gives some background: "The Rack" was a response to K/S. In the story, Starfleet Command suspects Kirk and Spock of having an affair, and court-martials them. At the end of the story, Kirk attempts suicide. The authors wrote the story to show what, in their opinion, would "really" happen if Starfleet suspected, even erroneously, that Kirk and Spock were having an affair. Later, the authors wrote a sequel, "All the King's Horses, All the King's Men", but another reader wrote a sequel of his own, and this is what the authors of "The Rack" were protesting. No one... remembers this unauthorized sequel." (pg. 45).

Contact 5/6

back cover issue #5/6
back cover issue #5/6
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outer cover issue #5/6
outer cover issue #5/6
inner cover issue #5/6
inner cover issue #5/6

Contact 5/6 was published in September 1979 and contains 213 pages. It contained a foldout front cover. Covers by Pat Stall and Mike Verina. Cartoons by Linda White. Interior art by Gingras, Wright, Richardson, Volker, Gayle F, Jones, Carlson, Huff, Leslie Fish, and more.

Originally included in this volume was the novella "Home Is The Hunter". It is no longer included but became available separately as Contact #6. Contact 5 was then republished with 144 pages (minus Home Is The Hunter)

  • Woe to Him Who Is Alone" (p. 2-29) by Linda White
  • "And Now Silence" (p. 35-39) by Teri White
  • "The Enchanted" (p.42-67) by April Valentine
  • "In Your Place" (p.72-95) by Crystal Taylor
  • "Fire and Ice" (p.99-106) by Sandra Gent & Virginia Green
  • "Shadowrider" (p. 108-128) by Susan K. James
  • "Vulcan Lies" (p. 129) by Shirley Passman
  • "But Up to Now" (p. 132-143) by Ginna LaCroix
  • "After the Flame" (p. 150-151) by Sibyl Hancock
  • "AFter the Challenge" (p.153-155) by April Valentine
  • "Thou More Than a Brother" (p. 158-173) by Theresa Wright
  • "Breathing Space" (p. 176-179) by Carol Frisbie & Susan K. James
  • "Watch in the Night" (p. 181-201) by Sibyl Hancock

Contact 6: Home Is The Hunter

cover of Home Is The Hunter
cover of Home Is The Hunter

Contact 6 was published in 1979 and contains 137 pages. It was originally published in Contact 5/6 but was quickly republished as a stand-alone zine. The cover may be by Merle Decker.

Contact 7

Contact 7 was published in September 1981 and contains 300 pages. Cover by Sonia Grigras. Art by Suzan Lovett, Huff, Merle Decker, Nan Lewis, Russ Volker, and many more. Every story illustrated. Poetry.

cover issue #7
cover issue #7

Stories:

  • ‘Images’ by Ginna LaCroix.
  • ‘The Tavern’ by Susie Gordon.
  • ‘Wait For the Morning’ by Marion McChesney.
  • ‘The Center of the Circle’ by April Valentine
  • ‘A Different Drummer’ (Novella length) by Beverly Volker and Nancy Kippax.

Contact 8

cover issue #8 by Marla
cover issue #8 by Marla

Contact 8 was published July 1982 and contains 244 pages. Color cover by Marla. Art by Gingras, Suzan Lovett, Huff, Hawks, Grahl, Bennett, Decker and many more. Issue based on the idea of keeping Spock alive for Kirk, originally published between ST2 and ST3 movies. A wide mix of poetry, art for every story and stories. Classic Trek.

  • "Journey of a Thousand Steps" (p. 1-34) / Terri Sylvester
  • "Sandcastles" (p. 38-41) / Merle Decker
  • "The Cost" (p. 43-52) / Susie Gordon
  • "Empty Lives" (p. 55-63) / Nancy Kippax
  • "What We Would Choose" (p. 66-119) / Crystal Ann Taylor
  • "Journeyman" (p. 123-133) / Carol A. Frisbie & Susan K. James
  • "The Outsider" (p. 136-144) / Ginna LaCroix
  • "A Matter of Perspective" (p. 145-155) / Beverly Volker
  • "Cornerstome" (p. 160-164) / Elaine Wells
  • "The Starless years" (p. 168-240) / (novella) April Valentine

Other Contact Fanzines

In 1976, the editors published a stand-alone novel: 'Contact Presents 'The Mirage'. More information is located under The Mirage.

Contact Christmas - Two Christmas special zines were also published, one of them in December 1979.

cover of perhaps special edition?
cover of perhaps special edition?

Contact Collected Volume 1 (originally published in 1975), Reissued 1985

See also

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