Slave (Blake's 7 zine)

If you are looking for the fanfic slavery genre/kink see slavefic.

Zine
Title:	Slave
Publisher:	out of London
Editor(s):	Alex Delicado
Date(s):	1982-1985
Series?:
Medium:	print
Genre:	gen
Fandom:	Blake's 7
Language:	English
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Slave is a gen Blake's 7 anthology.

Issue 1

Slave 1 was published in January 1982 and contains 34 pages.

cover of issue #1, photo: S2 crew (Redemption)

last page of issue #1

• Editorial by Alex Delicado
• The Last Survivor, fiction by Debra Board ("The crew are dead, the Federation is broken. Vila is all by himself on Earth. Or is he?") (1)
• Reflections of a Reluctant Federation Trooper, poem by Chris Clark (2)
• Cally, the Fighting Years, character bio by Alex Delicado (3)

• Slavemarket, ads (4)
• Interview with Jan Chappell, 16/01/81, St John's Wood, London (5)
• Afterlife, fiction by Septen Vayce ("On Xenon, Vila craves for Cally - and he gets more than he bargains for.") (7)
• Slave word, word search puzzle (8)
• The Zylanorr, part 1, fiction by Margaret Martin ("What If after Star One... ?") (9)

Issue 2

cover of issue #2, Peter Tuddenham and full wine glass

Slave 2 was published in 1982 and has 30 pages.

• The End... or the Beginning, fiction by Debra Board
• The Zylanorr, part 2, fiction by Margaret Martin
• The Tarrant Poem by An Onymous
• Editorial by Alex Delicado
• Prognosis Scan, letters of comment
• Interview with Peter Tuddenham, 28/09/81, BBC Rehearsal Rooms, Acton, London
• Slavemarket (ads)
• Slave Word 2, puzzle
• Solutions to Slave Word 1 and 2

Issue 3

Slave 3 was published in 1982 and contains 82 pages. The front cover: Dave Walsh (A, Ta, Slave: "Not Again!"). The back cover, photos credited to Andrew Smith.

• Merchandise, fiction by Lesley-Ann Kerr
• Conversation Piece, fiction by Claire Jordan
• Dear Idiot, uncredited poem
• Editorial by Alex Delicado
• Slavemarket, ads

Issue 4

Slave 4 was published in August 1982 and contains 55 pages.

• Editorial by Alex Delicado
• Editorial by Pam Denman
• The Quylaar Incident, novella by Margaret Martin (reprinted in two parts in Rebel #2 and #3)

Issue 5

front cover of issue #5, Maria Richmond

back cover of issue #5, Dave Bowden: "Brain the size of a planet and here am I...."

Slave 5 was published in December 1982 and is 28 pages long.

The art is by Maria Richmond (front cover), Debra Board, and Dave Bowden (back cover, cartoon).

• Editorial by Alex Delicado
• Prognosis Scan, letters of comment (1)
• Program, fiction by Judith Seaman (S5, episode 1; reprinted in Program, Part 1) (2)
• Slave Word, word search puzzle (11)
• And for My Next Trick, fiction by Susan J. King (12)
• Showdown, fiction by Sue Little (18)
• XIR: Xenon Intergalactic Radio (humor) (23)
• Casualty of War, fiction by Wendy Ingle (24)
• Blake, Another Viewpoint, fiction by Sue Little (28)
• Slavemarket (ads)

Issue 6

Slave 6 was published in May 1983 and contains 28 pages.

The art is by Tim Pieraccini (front and back cover), Debra Board, Dell, and Dave Bowden.

front cover of issue #6

back cover of issue #6

From the zine:

This issue is dedicated to Jacqueline Pearce for being just wonderful, to Ann O'Neill for being there, and to Tim Pieraccini for coming to the rescue. Thank you.

• Prognosis Scan, (LoCs) (1)
• If Only, fiction by Debra Board ("What is the secret of Cally's letter and how does it affect Avon?") (4)
• Slavemarket, ads (6)
• Sanctuary, fiction by Judith Seaman "Episode two of our fifth series. What is 'sanctuary' and what does it have in store for the crew?") (7) (reprinted in Program, Part 1)
• Confessions, fiction by Alex Delicado ("Who is the mysterious stranger and what connection does it have with the crew?") (24)
• Editorial by Alex Delicado (25)

• 

  from issue #6

Issue 7

Slave 7 was published in November 1983 and contains 34 pages.

cover of issue #7

The art is by Tim Pieraccini (inside front and back cover), Judy Baum, Sheila Paulson, and Dave Bowden.

• The Arms Dealer, fiction by Lesley-Anne Kerr
• Amnesia, fiction by Andrew Smith
• Traitor, fiction by Tony Kehoe
• Warlord's Revenge, fiction by Julie Freestone
• New Beginnings, fiction by Alex Delicado
• Goddess of Death, poem by Susan King
• Editorial by Alex Delicado
• Prognosis Scan, letters of comment
• Slavemarket, ads
• Slaveword, puzzle Alex Delicado

Issue 8

Slave 8 was published in February 1985 and contains 60 pages. Its main content is a novel called, "The Vantala Affair, which was later printed as a standalone.

The art is by Judy Baum and Tim Pieraccini.

front cover of issue #8

back cover of issue #8

• The Vantalla Affair, fiction by Margaret Martin (1)
• The Hurting, fiction by Debra Board (60)

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  from issue #8, inside front cover

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  from issue #8, Tim Pieraccini

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  from issue #8, inside back cover

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  another version of cover of issue #8?