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No Pants, No Badge, No Gun
| Zine | |
|---|---|
| Title: | No Pants, No Badge, No Gun |
| Publisher: | Amapola Press, then In Person Press |
| Editor(s): | April Valentine |
| Date(s): | 1985 (there are two months listed: April and May) |
| Series?: | |
| Medium: | |
| Size: | |
| Genre: | |
| Fandom: | Starsky & Hutch |
| Language: | English |
| External Links: | online here; newer link
 front cover with cut-out, by Mary Mills |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
No Pants, No Badge, No Gun is a slash 122-page Starsky & Hutch anthology.
The artwork is by Suzan Lovett, C. Davis, TACS, Dargelos and TACS. The cover artist is Mary Mills.
Proofreading was by Nancy Kippax; other help given by Mary Mills, Sandy Zier, and MJB..
The front cover has a window cut-out, showing the silhouetted faces of Starsky and Hutch. The cover opens to reveal a bigger image.
The Editorial
The editorial has a very early use of the word "slash." See Slash Terminology for more on this topic.
From the editor:
A word about the contents. Yes, this is a slash zine, and yes, some of the contents are graphic in their descriptions. (Some, not all.) If you object to the premise, I'm not trying to convince you. This zine is for those who see and believe in the possibility. The title says it all. These aren't detective stories, these aren't heavy trauma stories. They are instead, up-beat stories about two guys who share a partnership and a very special love. There are also a couple of first time stories here, some where the relationship is established and the boys are just having a good time, but not all the stories are frivolous. One or two get very serious. All of them are positive on the subject of life and love.
Contents
- Seemed to Be a Good Idea at the Time, editorial (ii)
- Two Virgins [1] by Lynna Bright (2)
- Morning After, poem by April Valentine (9)
- The Day the Earth Stood Still [2] by April Valentine writing as [[Jeannette Paris (10)
- Some Kind of Love [3] by April Valentine, writing as Laura Scott Butler (Editor/Author note: "This story is the first in a proposed series that will trace changes and developments in the relationship throughout the four years of the show.") (16)
- Weaver, poem by April Valentine (30)
- Plots by B.L. Barr (31)
- Space, poem by April Valentine (36)
- Love with the Proper Mustache [4] by April Valentine writing as Jeannette Paris (37)
- Your Cave or Mine? [5] by Belle Eyre (51)
- First Times, limerick by Carol Davis (56)
- Unspoken, poem by April Valentine (57)
- Fantasy Fulfilled by April Valentine (58)
- Ice Cream Cone, poem by Jeannette Paris (63)
- For Better or Verse, poems, "The Collected Poems of David Starsky as Told to Ima Fool - At Gunpoint") (64)
- Last Words on the Infamous Moustache
- Schweetheart
- Buddy Worth Guarding
- Nordic Lament
- Starsky Rah!
- Virgo Clean and Pristine
- Partners
- Serve and Protect
- Plants
- Except Of Course
- Beer Blast by Sue-Anne Hartwick
- Scarlet Ribbons by Erica Dudley (66)
- Dreams, poem by April Valentine (79)
- Desperados [6] by Billie Phillips (winner of a Huggy Award) (98)
- Magical Kingdom, poem by April Valentine (111)
- The Hours Between Four and Nine [7] by April Valentine (112)
- There's Enough Stuff for Starsky and Me, ads (122)
, inside back cover, Mary Mills?
Suzan Lovett
Carol Davis
Caren Parnes
TACS, art
TACS
Carol Davis
Reactions and Reviews
[Love with the Proper Moustache]: I wish a lot more of April Valentine's classic S/H fic was available online; most is still found only in zines. April is a writer who can move with ease from uncomplicated but hotter-than-heck PWP's to very, very long epics. This one's the former. It takes place post-"Moonshine," and shows us a Starsky who's had all the teasing from his moustached partner he's gonna take. Turns out Hutch is more than agreeable! [8]
[Desperados]: They offered Kira a threesome at the end of Starsky versus Hutch, but she declined. This story takes on the notion that she actually agreed. And one request from their bedmate is enough to put their whole relationship into a tailspin. But once they stopped running and started talking, a whole lotta truths come out about why they fell apart over the last year. They're living on a timebomb and somebody's gonna break.[9]
[Desperados]: I LOVE the initial sex scene -- this is a post-Kira fic, with a very edgy three-way right at the start. And Starsky goes through hell trying to come to grips with his feelings, his attractions. Raw edges. Misunderstandings. Beautiful writing. A grown-up sort of story. [10]
References
- ^ Two Virgins, older link
- ^ The Day the Earth Stood Still, older link
- ^ Some Kind of Love, older link
- ^ Love with the Proper Mustache, older link
- ^ Your Cave or Mine?, older link
- ^ Desperados, older link
- ^ The Hours Between Four and Nine, older link
- ^ a 2011 rec at Crack Van
- ^ a 2005 rec at Crack Van
- ^ 2006 comments on a mailing list, used on Fanlore anonymously