Betty Franklin
| Fan | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Betty Franklin |
| Alias(es): | Betty de Gabriele, Betty De Gabriele, BUG |
| Type: | fanartist, costuming, fanzines |
| Fandoms: | Star Trek, Starsky & Hutch, multimedia |
| Communities: | Austrek |
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Betty Franklin (formerly de Gabriele) is an Australian fan and fanartist whose artwork appeared in numerous fanzines between the late 1970s and the early/mid 1990s.
She was an early member of Austrek and became contributor to its newsletter Captain's Log and fanzine Spock - not only as artist and writer, but also as editor. She was a participant or committee member on conventions such as Trekcon 2 and Galactic Tours.
Betty withdrew from active fandom in the 1980s/1990s, but she transferred her skills to employment opportunities, and also illustrated some professional publications. She has also kept in touch with many fannish friends.
Zines
The Captain's Log | Spock | Spunk | Late Night | Strange Justice | S and H | Celebration | Zebra Three | Me and Thee | Interceptor | The Science Fiction Fan Resource Book
Photos
Betty with Joan McLachlan at Trekcon 1 in July 1978
Betty shows off the celebratory card she produced for Trekcon 1. All con participants signed the card, and it was sent to Gene Roddenberry via his pen-pal, Diane Marchant (photo from the Helena Binns collection)
Betty, Tessie, Liz and Tracy.
Sisters Betty and Tessie
Sample Art
back cover of Spock #5 (1977)
Front of celebratory card produced by Betty for Trekcon 1 in July 1978) (photo from the Helena Binns collection)
Cover of Spock #9 (1978) as BUG
Cover of Spock #10 (1978)
from Spock #13 (1978)
from Spock #13 (1978)
from Spock #13 (1978)
from Spock #14 (1979)
from Spock #14 (1979)
from Spock #14 (1979)
front cover of Spock #15 (1979)
from Spock #15 (1979)
from Spock #15 (1979)
from Spock #15 (1979)
from Spock #16/17 (1979)
from Spock #16/17 (1979)
from Spock #16/17 (1979)
from Spock #16/17 (1979)
from Spock #16/17 (1979)
from Spock #16/17 (1979)
from Spock #18 as BUG (1979) - Betty was co-editor of this issue
from Spock #19 (1980)
from Spock #19 (1980)
Interior art from One Shot (1980), woodblock style
from Spock #18 as BUG (1980)
Interior art from Me and Thee #2 (1981), slightly different style, possibly influenced by the artistic style of Gerry Downes?
from Spock #21, as BUG (1981)
Interior art from Zebra Three #6 (1981)
Interior art from S and H #23 (1981)
Interior art from S and H #23 (1981), Captain Dobey
Interior art from S and H #24/25 (1981)
back cover of Spock #23/24 as BUG (1981)
front cover of Spock #35 (1983)
Interior art from Late Night (1985)
front cover of Spunk #1 (1987)
Uhura (untitled), in Ali Kayn (ed.), The Science Fiction Fan Resource Book, 1994, p. 48
from Ali Kayn (ed.), The Science Fiction Fan Resource Book, 1994, p. 79
