Tricorder (Star Trek: TOS zine)

Zine
Title:	Tricorder
Publisher:	Empathy Publications
Editor(s):	C.E. Hall/Christine Hall
Date(s):	1975-1981
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Medium:	print zine
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Fandom:	Star Trek: TOS
Language:	English
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Tricorder is a gen Star Trek: TOS anthology of stories by C.E. Hall.

There are ten issues. Each issue contains three stories.

This zine was dedicated "to all other Trek-Nuts, and Spockites in particular."

Some content from this series was reprinted in Deja-Vu.

Reactions and Reviews

I didn't like TRICORDER 3. It was that simple; a matter of personal taste. I didn't like Tricorder 1 or Tricorder 2 either, and I know a great many others did, so I expect that TRICORDER 3 will be just as popular.

Issue 1

Tricorder 1 was published in 1975 and contains 38 pages. It contains no interior art.

On the title page it states: Tricorder is published especially for the Second British Star Trek Convention, of Leicester, '75.

Dedication: "... To All Other Trek-Nuts, And Spockites In Particular..."

cover of issue #1, possibly a reprint

• Unexpected Problems by C.E. Hall (1)
• Joker In The Pack by C.E. Hall (17)
• The Wind Of Fortune by C.E. Hall (26)

Issue 2

cover of issue #2

cover of issue #2, possibly a reprint

Tricorder 2 was published in 1975 and contains 48 pages. It contains no interior art.

There is also a version that contains 33 pages. On the title page it states: Tricorder is published especially for the Second British Star Trek Convention, of Leicester, '75.

• Helping Hands by C.E. Hall ("After a visit to ____ all personnel reported back to the Enterprise... all that is, but one. Where was Spock? And where had the Klingon come from? Looks like trouble again...") (1)
• Trouble Below by C.E. Hall ("Our intrepid duo must work again with Arke, Ambassador of Alyoidon. Many happy times are remembered, but then comes bad news for Arke. How can Spock & Kirk help? We meet again the 'thorn in Kirk's side,' Harry Mudd, and also Cyrano Jones is up to his old tricks.") (14)
• Finding and Losing - Losing and Finding by C.E. Hall ("Belistira was waiting... her time was nearly over but before then she meant to have her 'fun.' Evil such as hers could only mean one thing -- TROUBLE!") (30)

Issue 3

cover of issue #3

Tricorder 3 was published in 1976 and contains 61 pages. It contains stories by C.E. Hall.

On the title page it states: "Tricorder is published especially for the third British Star Trek Convention, of Leeds, '76."

The zine is dedicated "To the long-suffering relatives of all Star Trek fans -- everywhere."

• Dust and Danger (1)
• A Plea for Help (17)
• All for the Best (36)

Issue 4

Tricorder 4 was published in 1977 and contains 41 pages, all stories by C.E. Hall.

cover of issue #4

This issue does not state an affiliation with the British Star Trek Conventions.

• The Cost of Compassion (1)
• Mishaps and Mysteries (16)
• Great Fun for the Children (28)

Issue 5

Tricorder 5 was published in September 1978 and contains 28 pages, all stories by C.E. Hall. It contains a single illo by Hall.

cover of issue #5

• Captain Kirk, I Presume (1)
• Tale of a Tail (12)
• Escapade (29)

Issue 6

Tricorder 6 was published in 1979 and contains 31 pages, all stories by C.E. Hall.

cover of issue #6

• Quite a Risk (1)
• New Recruit (8)
• Dark Shadow (16)

Issue 7

Tricorder 7 was published in 1979 and contains 47 pages, three stories by C.E. Hall.

cover of issue #7

• No Horses (1)
• Friends - Old and New (18)
• A Problem To Solve (37)

Issue 8

cover of issue #8

Tricorder 8 was published in September 1980 and contains 45 pages.

It was published for Terracon, the 10th British Star Trek Convention.

• Chance! (1)
• Duty and Devotion (11)
• Contact Lost (30)

Issue 9

Tricorder 9 is not dated (possibly September 1981) and contains 27 pages. The fiction is by C.E. Hall.

cover of issue #9, Robin Hill

sample interior page from issue #9

This issue includes several small interior illos by Margaret Winks.

• Recover (1)
• Contact Regained (7)
• Lesson Well Learned (17)

Issue 10

Tricorder 10 was published in September 1981 and contains 27 pages.

cover of issue #10, Robin Hill

• Needle in a Haystack ("The Enterprise has a rather unusual mission - to act as detectives... on a planet covered by the Prime Directive. Spock and Kirk plus two Security guards are the ones to beam down, but things don't turn out as they expect...") (1)
• Children of Yorath ("The planet looked quiet and peaceful, but looks can be deceptive - as our daring duo were to find out. Bruised and scratched they were only too glad to be back aboard.") (11)
• Cause and Effect ("When one of the senior officers aboard the Enterprise was found with a knife in his back...the shock was wide spread. Who was responsible... and why? Would they try again to finish what they had failed to do? .... kill!") (16)

Issue 11

Tricorder 11 is not dated, but appears to have been published in 1982. It contains 33 pages, three stories by C.E. Hall. This issue contains a single illo by Catherine Hall.

cover of issue #11, Robin Hill

from issue #11, Catherine Hall

• A Visit to Peaceful Mindora ("After a visit to Mindora all personnel reported back to the Enterprise...all that is, but one. Where was Spock? And where had the Klingon come from? Looks like trouble again....") (1)
• A Race to Rescue ("Our intrepid duo meet again with Arko, Ambassador of Alyoidon. Many happy times are remembered,but then comes bad news for Arko. How can Spock & Kirk help? We meet again the 'thorn Kirk's side' Harry Mudd, and also Cyrano Jones up to his old tricks!") (7)
• Grand Finale ("Bellistrira was waiting, her time was nearly ever but before then she meant to have her 'fun'. Evil such as her's could only mean one thing - TROUBLE!") (27)

Issue 12

Tricorder 12 was published in September 1984 and contains 33 pages, three stories by C.E. Hall.

cover of issue #12, Robin Hill

• An Action Packed Show (1)
• Deadlier Than the Male (20)
• Puzzling? (38)