Portals
For pages with similar titles, see Portal (disambiguation).
| Zine | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Portals |
| Publisher: | Portals Press |
| Editor(s): | MaryAnn Johnson |
| Date(s): | |
| Series?: | |
| Genre: | |
| Fandom: | Doctor Who, Blake's 7 |
| External Links: | Sources: [1] & [2] |
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Portals is a gen Doctor Who and Blake's 7 anthology.
In 2006, the zine publisher reminisced about the zine: "Portals was a multimedia zine -- meaning that it focused on more than one show -- and the first issue was produced on a typewriter, if you can believe it. (I think I had my Commodore 64 by that point, which would have been 1985, maybe, but not a printer: it was a while before I blew my babysitting money on a -- are you ready for this? -- a daisy-wheel printer.)"[3]
Issue 1
Portals v.1 no.1
Issue 3
Portals v.2 no.1 was published in Winter 1987 and contains 44 pages.
- Ian Marter: A Tribute
- Blinded
- The Land of Occip
- The Children's Crusade
- Authur Dent and Co
- The Lost Planet
- Male Box
- Video and TV News
- Twenty Years of Star Trek
- Michael/Manhattan
- Submissions Guidelines
- Season Two Guide
- Starman Returns
Issue 4
Portals v.2 no.2 was published in Summer 1987 and contains 61 pages.
- Double or Nothing (Doctor Who/Blake's 7)
- Black and White by Julie Nowack (Doctor Who meets Sherlock Holmes)
- Past Imperfect by Mary Ann Johanson (Doctor Who/All Creatures Great and Small)
- Times Change by Tom Falco (Doctor Who)
- other unknown content
Issue 5
Portals v.3 v. 1 has the subtitle: "Doorways to Other Dimensions." It was published in Winter 1988 and is 59 pages long.
- Missions Impossible (BLAKE’S 7) (5 pages)
- SF/X Education (BLAKE’S 7) (2 pages)
- Façade (BLAKE’S 7) (1 page)
- The Collector (Fantasy) (2 pages)
- Whether ‘Tis Nobler (BLAKE’S 7) (3 pages)
- Old Habits Are Hard To Break (BLAKE’S 7) (3 pages)
- The Lost Planet (DOCTOR WHO) (2 pages)
- Roses (Fantasy) (8 pages)
- The Deal (DOCTOR WHO) (6 pages)
- Past Imperfect (DOCTOR WHO/ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL) (21 pages)
- My Name Is John Atkins (Science Fiction) (2 pages)
- Spotlight Starman (1 page)
Issue 6
Portals v.3 no.2 contains 97 pages and was published in 1988. Cover by Kevin Duncan. It contains Blake's 7 and Doctor Who fiction. Art by Mike Lucart, Linda Furey, Kevin Duncan, Julie Nowak, Lynne Aliss Witten, MaryAnn Johanson, Debra Reuss, and Al Manachino.
- The Adventures of a Temporary Traveler by Thomas Falco (DW)
- The Crying of Lot 42 by Linda A. Furey (B7)
- An Alpha by Any Other Name by Alyns Lawchilde (B7)
- Refrain by Rachel Nash (DW)
- A Handful of Dust by Diana Fox (B7)
- Children and Adults by MaryAnn Johanson (DW)
- Aftershock by Michael S. Lucart (DW)
- Audio File by Linda A. Furey and Julie A. Nowak (B7)
- other unknown content
Issue 7
Portals v.4 no.1 contains 110 pages and was published in October 1990. Cover by Kevin Duncan.
From a July 1993 ad in GAZ: "From the Tenth Doctor in a gothic romance to a hilarious rebel mail-run, from a Third Doctor UNIT adventure to the continuing tale of the Fifth Doctor and Ayran Tabeth, a diverse collection of DW and B7 fiction, poetry, and art. Kevin Duncan cover. 8 page Doctor Who Video guide booklet-- where to find your favorite DW stars on tv and video."
- Blake's 7 and Doctor Who fiction and poetry by Falco, Lucart, Nowak, Wesley, Fox, Mastoris, Johanson.
- Art by Nowak, Duncan, Davenport, Lucart. Plus the 8-page DOCTOR WHO VIDEO GUIDE.
- Shadowplay by Thomas Falco--The 10th Doctor in a gothic romance.
- The Peacemaker Incident by Michael S. Lucart--A UNIT adventure featuring the 3rd Doctor.
- Dead Letter Day by Julie Nowak--The return of Black-and-White Blake's 7.
- Tempted by MaryAnn Johanson--The 5th Doctor and Ayren Tabeth intensify their relationship, and more.
- Other unknown content