Spockanalia
| Title: | Spockanalia |
| Publisher: | Garlic Press |
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| Type: | fanfic |
| Date(s): | 1967-1970 |
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| Medium: | print zine, fanfic |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
| Language: | English |
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Spockanalia is a gen Star Trek: TOS anthology of stories, poems, articles, art and letters.[1] It was the very first Star Trek fanzine ever published, done when the series was still in its first season on NBC. It was edited by Devra Michele Langsam and Sherna Comerford. and digest-sized.
In issue #2, Dorothy C. Fontana (story editor and writer for the show) writes in a letter, "Both his mother and father have been married only once... to each other... Spock is an only child... there are absolutely no other siblings... I have projected Spock's last name as XTMPRSQZNTWLFB."
By issue #3, Gene Rodenberry and his production staff had taken note of the fanzine and submitted a letter to the editors stating: "Spockanalia is "required reading" for everyone in our offices....We have used all the extra copies to make sure that every writer , and anyone that makes decisions on show policy, have read your fanzine....The reason for this is that if we all understand what the fans see in the show; and try to understand why they are fans at all, we can continue to hold those fans."
By issue #4 of Spockanalia, the first story of a woman who beds Spock had appeared. The story is double-ly famous for being the first one to use double slash marks // to enclose telepathic dialogue. In Boldly Writing, Verba says:
- Years later, Jean Lorrah, in her first solo professional novel, also used such marks to distinguish spoken dialogue from telepathic dialogue. When I asked her why she used this indicator without explanation, saying that readers of her books who were not also fanzine readers might not understand this, she replied it was a commonly-known indicator, and that she thought no explanation was necessary.
In the last issue of Spockanalia, the editors wrote: "Spockanalia will be split into two fanzines." These two zines were to be Masiform D with Devra and Debbie Langsam as editors and Nevertrodden Worlds with Sherna Comerford Burley as editor. Nevertrodden Worlds never got off the ground. (from Boldly Writing - page 4)
Contents |
Spockanalia 1
Spockanalia 1 was published in 1967 and contains 90 pages. Art by Kathy Bushman, Sherna Comerford, Juanita Coulson, DEA, Dick Flood, and Devra Michele Langsam. The front cover is by Kathy Bushman.
- "The Territory of Rigel" by Dorothy Jones
- "A Most Illogical Song" by Shirley Meech
- "Physiologica Vulcanesis" by Sherna Comerford, Juanita Coulson, and Kay Anderson
- "A Proposed Model of the Vulcan Heart" by Sandy Deckinger
- "To a Vulcan" by Sherna Comerford
- "Also to a Vulcan" by Sherna Comerford
- "The Vulcan Gambit" by Shirley Meech
- "Vulcan Psychology" by Juanita Coulson
- "Spock Shock" by Sherna Comerford
- "Vulcans and Emotions" by Devra Michele Langsam
- "Kirk and Spock" by Ruth Berman
- "'S Blood" by Sherna Comerford and Devra Michele Langsam
- "Thoughts on Vulcan Culture" by Devra Michele Langsam
- "Excerpt from 'The Young Vulcan's Handbook on Emotional Control'" by Shirley Meech
- "Star Drek" by Ruth Berman
Spockanalia 2
Spockanalia 2 was published in 1968 and contains 112 pages. Cover: Kathy Bushman; back cover: DEA. Art by Allan Asherman, Janie Bowers, Kathy Bushman, Rose Comerford, Sherna Comerford, Juanita Coulson, DEA, Jack Gaughan, Alexis Gilliland, Susan Hereford, Dale A. Kagan, Devra Michele Langsam, Chester Malon, Shirley Meech, Chuck Rein, Walt Strasser, Mike Symes, and Joyce Yasner. Contains the following stories:
- "The Man in the Hero Suit" by E. A. Oddstad
- "Things Are Seldom What They Seem" by Ruth Berman
- "Stars Over Vulcan" by V. A. H. Nietz
- "The Dour Scots Engineer" by Ruth Berman
- "Star Date: 6721: Condition Confused" by Poul Anderson (classic SF author)
- "My Name Is Not Paul" by Magaret Dominick
- "The Illogical T'Pring" by Sherna Comerford
- "Two Ni Var" by Kathryn Bushman
- "Amok Time" by Shirley Meech
- "Terran-Vulcan Genetic Compatibility" by Susan Hereford
- "Message Tape" by Mirian Langsam
- "Even More Illogical Verses" by Sherna Comerford
- "The Big Bang Theory" by Dale Kagan
- "The Allure of Uhura'" by Robert Toomey
- "Vulcan Love Song" by Dorothy Jones
- "T'Inkerbell" by Joyce Yasner
- "Communication from Star Fleet Intelligence" by John Mansfield
- "God and the Vulcan Mind" by Joyce Yasner
- "A Speculation on Spock's Family" by Sandra Miesel
- "Personal Diary Entries" by Deborah Langsam
- "To Christine" by Lyn Veryzer
- "On the Original of Humanoid Life in Our Galaxy" by Jean Lorrah and Willard F. Hunt
Spockanalia 3
Spockanalia 3 was published in September 1968 and contains 103 pages. Cover: Allan Asherman; back cover: DEA. Art by Allan Asherman, Alicia Austin, Vaughan Bode', Janie Bowers, Sherna C. Burley, Kathy Bushman, Mary Ann Capps, DEA, Sara Fenstere, Jach Gaughan, Alexis Gilliland, Debbie Langsam, Devra Michele Langsam, Carol Lee, Sue H. Lewis, John Mansfield, Beth Moore, Jane Peyton, and Terry Romine. Contains the following stories:
- "The Most Unforgettable Humanoid I've Ever Met" by Allan Asherman
- "The Mysterious Yellow String" by Joyce Yasner
- "Proposed Structural Sketch of the Vulcan Language" by Dorothy Jones
- "Duty Briefing: Stores and Supply" by Juanita Coulson
- "Vulcan Nutrition" by Tom Bulmer
- "Mare Frigoria" by Terri Harris
- "The Vulcan Reforms" by Lee Burwasser
- "Klingon Intelligence Report" by John Mansfield
- "The Alternate" by Laura Harris
- "Terms and Conditions of Residence Aboard a Starship Class Vessel" by Joyce Yasner
- "The Vulcan Heart: An Alternative Proposal" by Dorothy Jones and Sherna C. Burley
- "The Menace" by Sherna C. Burley
- "The Probable Place of Art in Vulcan Culture'" by Sue H. Lewis
- "Intimations of Mr. Spock" by John Boardman
- "A Lament for the Unsung Dead" by Jane Peyton
- "Visit to a Weird Planet" by Jean Lorrah and Willard F. Hunt
Spockanalia 4
Spockanalia 4 was published in 1970 and is 113 pages long and contains 15 stories, poems, illustrations, and letters. Cover: Alicia Austin; bacover: Kathy Bushman. Art by Alicia Austin, Vaughan Bode', Kathy Bushman, Mary Ann Capps, Johnny Chambers, DEA, Dorothy Fenstere, Sara Fensterer, Jach Gaughan, Alexis Gilliland, Sue Johnston, Doug Levenstein, Rosalind Oberdieck, Jane Peyton, Connie Reich Faddis, B. Schlemmer, Mike Symes, and Joyce Yasner. Contains the following stories:
- "Leila's Poem" by Andra Robbins
- "Time Enough" by Lelamarie Kreidler
- "Universal Constant" by Rusty Hancock
- "Mr. Spock on Logic: An Interview" by Jacqueline Lichtenberg
- "A Tale of Three Kirks" by John Boardman
- "Communication from Star Flreet" by John Mansfield
- "Pierce" by Sherna Burley
- "Star Trek Song" by Ed Chamberlain
- "Crank Letter" by Jean Lorrah
- "How To Beat a Vulcan at Chess" by Susan Kotar
- "A Vulcan Compromise" by Suzanne Laycheck
- "Family Affair" by Devra Michele Langsam
Spockanalia 5
Spockanalia 5 was published in 1970 and is 105 pages long and contains 22 stories, poems, illustrations, and letters. Cover: Ev Turner; bacover: Tim Courtney. Art by Allan Asherman, Alicia Austin, Mary Ann Cappa, Tim Courtney, DEA, Sara Fensterer, Alexis Gilliland, Dan Hatch, Sue Johnston, Devra Michele Langsam, Doub Lovenstein, Claire Mason, Rosalind Oberdieck, Dennis Pelton, Jane Peyton, Reg, Connie Reich Faddis, B. Schlemmer, Mike Symes, Ev Turner, and Joyce Yasner. Contains the following stories:
- "Leila in the New Land" by Dorothy Jones
- "To Summon the Future" by Juanita Coulson
- "Septyar" by Narda Roushdi
- "Concerning Sehlats" by Lee Burwasser
- "The Skyborn" by Dorothy Jones
- "Why?" by Robin Root
- "Vulcan-Romulan History" by Cliveden M. Chew
- "From the Files of the Terran Bureau of Investigation" by Dorothy Jones
- "A Note on the Vulcan Nervous System" by Sherna C. Burley
- "A Preliminary Survey of Tribbles and Martian Flat Cats" by Ann Wilson
- "Straw Death" by Lee Burwasser
- "Are You Married, Dr. McCoy?" by Sandra Miesel
- "Cave-In" by Jane Peyton
