APO North Africa

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Zine
Title: APO North Africa
Publisher: Neon Rainbow Press
Editor(s): Jody Norman & Cinda Gillilan
Date(s): 1999
Series?: no
Medium: print
Size: 129 pages
Genre: gen
Fandom: Rat Patrol
Language: English
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APO North Africa is a gen 129-page Rat Patrol anthology of fiction focused on letters the characters receive in the mail.

The zine premiered at EclectiCon in November 1999. [1]

Content

Summaries from the publisher:

  • Duty and Honor (by Bobbie Williams) Dietrich has finally captured the Rat Patrol, but a letter from an old friend is going to force the Captain to make a difficult choice - free the Rat Patrol and trust them to help that very same friend. (20)
  • Journey Back (by Con Featherby) Recovering from an injury, Moffitt is depressed, then he received some interesting news - his father is in the area and he's found an artifact that is too important to ignore, even if it means crossing behind German lines. (24)
  • The Miracle Raid (by Nett) Moffitt receives some very bad news from home - his brother is dead. Then more bad news, Troy wants to ground him. (21)
  • The Moonshine Rally Raid (by Jan Ilott & Rhonda Overbeck) A letter from home has Tully acting strange, and when the rest of the Rat Patrol find out what's up, it's a good story! (16)
  • SNAFU (by Anne Collins Smith) Hitchcock's mail finally catches up with him! (4)
  • The Deadly Transfer Raid (by C.D. Giesbrecht) Troy gets a word that he is being transferred away from the Rat Patrol. The question now is - will the others survive without him? (22)
  • The Playing for Time Raid (by Saba) Germans are holding American prisoners, and they plan to kill them. But that could be trouble for German prisoners, so Dietrich decides to enlist some help - from the Rat Patrol. (13)
  • Ilsa's Letter (by Bobbie Williams) A letter from Dietrich's wife. (2)
  • The Lost Letter (by Sophonisba [aka Clio]) Hitch gets a trinket, that sets Moffitt off on a hunt. (13)

References

  1. ^ "Premiering Fanzines". Archived from the original on 2000-02-26.