Cosmic Communications
| Zine | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Cosmic Communications |
| Publisher: | The Caprica Society |
| Editor(s): | Doug Maisells |
| Date(s): | 1981-1983 |
| Series?: | Battlestar Galactica |
| Medium: | |
| Genre: | gen |
| Fandom: | Battlestar Galactica |
| Language: | English |
| External Links: | |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
Cosmic Communications is a Battlestar Galactica (1978) fiction and non-fiction anthology.
It lasted at least five issues.
A Stray Story
The story "The Conquest of the Colonies" ("Returning to their home planets, the Colonials find that they may not be able to resettle their old planets at all. Adama feels that all is lost, until Cain comes up with a plan that seems to be their only hope. They will either be victorious or die at the hands of their enemies.") may be in one of the issues.
Issue 1
Cosmic Communications 1 was published in 1981 and contains 74 pages.
From the editorial:
Hello! My name is Doug Maisells. I am the producer of this new BG fanzine. Why have I decided to make a fanzine? I have mainly two reasons. First, and probably the most important of all, it is for the reader.
I do this for your enjoyment and continued support of the great series, Battlestar Galactica. Second, in appreciation of BG, I write stories about the gallant battlestar and its adventures. I feel my stories are quite good. I have sent them to about five different zines and clubs and all of them rejected my stories for one reason or another. One was that my stories were too long, averaging 30 typed pages. Another reason was that at times, my stories were hard to understand. I've written a few parts over trying to make it as easy as possible while keeping my general themes. Probably, the main reason for rejection is that my stories are different. If you saw my advertisement for C.C. in other zines, you probably saw it said, ’'C.C. is a different zine with different stories". How are my stories different? Well, first of all, I hardly ever write in the first person. Many people have encouraged me to write as if I were a member of the Galactica. That's fine, but ...
- Save Battlestar Galactica ("A nationwide write-in to return BG to television.") (3)
- The Revenge of Baltar ("Baltar serves as a hanger crew aboard the Galactica while Apollo and Starbuck are marooned on a hostile planet, and Lucifer plans to attack.") (5)
- Off Duty ("Original humor, games, and artwork for pilots who have a section.") (34)
- Zine Listings (37)
- Circle ("After being forced into a 'void,' the Galactica and Pegasus face a major battle.") (38)
- Coming Next Issue (74)
from issue #1
from issue #1
Issue 2
Cosmic Communications 2 was published in 1981 and contains about 60 pages.
It has art, stories, humor, and photos.
- Starbuck's Greatest Adventure ("A story that picks up where "Return of Starbuck" left off.")
- other unknown content
Issue 3
Cosmic Communications 3 was published in 1982 or earlier and contains 42 pages. Fans who ordered this zine also got a copy of The Galactica Adventures #1.
- The Saga of the Sci-Fi Show ("A parody of the show's pilot.")
- Earth, At Last ("The Colonials race against time to bring the people of Earth technology to meet the oncoming Cylon baseships.")
- art, humor, photos, personal profile of the editor
- a debut story by Kerry Windsor
- up-dated information on the reorganized write-in campaign to save the show
Issue 4
Cosmic Communications 4 was advertised in Warped Space #23.
Among other contents, the following stories appeared in this issue:
- Apollo's Story, Part 1 by Troy Thorne (concluded in #5)
- Deathtrap on the Planet Ovion, Part 1 by Doug Maisells & Sam Jones
Issue 5
Cosmic Communications 5 was published in March 1983. It had 82 pages + front and back covers (insides were blank).
The art is by Troy Thorpe (including the front cover), Dia Spenger and Kevin Terry (including the back cover).
- editorial material
- fanzine ads
- Introduction to Issue #5 by the editor
- Another Man's Shadow by John McDrake
- The Guests by Sam Jones
- This One's For You by Laverne A. Gaskill
- Apollo's Story Part 2 by Troy Thorne
- Deathtrap on the Planet Ovion, Part 2 by Doug Maisells & Sam Jones
- A Look at Battlestar Galactica Fandom by Eugene Meyer