Millennium (Star Wars zine edited by Tracy Christensen)

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You may also be looking for the multimedia fanzine series Millennium whose first issue was exclusively Star Wars and published in the early 2000s, or another Star Wars zine, Millennium edited by KH and Lin Stack, published in 1980.

Zine
Title: Millennium
Publisher:
Editor(s): Tracy Christensen
Date(s): September 1980
Series?:
Medium: print
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Genre:
Fandom: Star Wars with some small Galactica 1980 & Buck Rogers content
Language: English
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front cover by Tracy Christensen
inside front cover by Tracy Christensen

Millennium is a gen Star Wars 52-page zine with some Buck Rogers and Galactica 1980 content.

On the cover, "The Falcon Soars." Also on the cover, "#1," though this was the only issue published.

The art is by Tracy Christensen and Kim Carnes.

The zine is beautifully typeset, as the editor worked in layout for a small town newspaper where she had both the equipment and assistance of her co-workers (who she points out were enthusiastic and helpful, but were not fans...).

An ad asking for submissions for a second issue appeared in Jundland Wastes #2. This second issue was never published. It was to have had fiction by Tracy Christensen, Kim Carnes and Alma Hendricks.

Contents

From the editorial:

I wrote off to Ellen Blair, editor of Falcon's Flight and Tracy & Nancy Duncan, creators of Against the Sith. They were all really great and gave me information that I needed to get "Millennium" off the ground. Facts on copyrights, permission to use certain materials, how to figure costs, and the hundreds of other problems that come with the challenge [of publishing a zine]. I do appreciate their help.

  • Table of Contents (1)
  • The Falcon Soars, editorial by Tracy Christensen (2)
  • The Other, article by Tracy Christensen (The topic is speculation as to who is The Other: The last paragraph: "As I see it, there is no way to even suppose who "the other" is. George Lucas has not left any type out of his saga. He's got an innocent young man, a willful Princess, a sophisticated older man, a wise old alien, and a dead old Jedi. So I have gone over a few rumors concerning this mysterious new character, getting no closer to supposing who it is than anyone else. Mr. Lucas, you devil, how could you do this to us?") (Star Wars) (3)
  • Luke, poem by Tracy Christensen (Star Wars) (4)
  • Revenge by Tracy Christensen (Star Wars) (5)
  • 1-800-521-1980 ("For those of you who never managed to get through to that very busy Star Wars hotline and hear the taped phone messages of our heroes, here are transcripts of all their messages.") (18)
  • Crossed Swords, crossword puzzle (20)
  • Reckless by Tracy Christensen (21)
  • Jedis and Smug Corellians by Kim Carnes (Star Wars) (23)
  • Lucky Buck is Back by Tracy Christensen (short blurb about [[Buck Rogers]) (30)
  • Wookie for Hire, classified ads (posters, glasses, bubble gum cards, and various for-profit fannish merchandise some fans want to buy) (31)
  • The Escape of Starbuck by Tracy Christensen (a review of the Galactica 1980 episode "The Return of Starbuck") (32)
  • Guardians by Kim Carnes (Star Wars) (33)
  • The Force (Star Wars zine ads) (42)
  • Double Takes (12 small screen shots "Photos courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd": "Here are some memorable scenes from The Empire Strikes Back. What rib-tickling quips would you have had them say if you had written the script? Send your funny answers."(43)
  • For Sale, One Corellian by Kim Carnes (Star Wars) (45)
  • Puzzle Answers (52)