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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 and Fantasy and Horror Fan Resource Book
Photos
Betty as Vina (from Star Trek TOS's pilot "The Cage") at a Star Trek Marathon in Melbourne on 13 August 1977
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 and Fantasy and Horror Fan Resource Book, 1994, p. 48
from Ali Kayn (ed.), The Science Fiction and Fantasy and Horror Fan Resource Book, 1994, p. 79
