Overload (Star Trek: TOS zine)

Zine
Title:	Overload
Publisher:	Su Masters
Editor(s):
Date(s):	1971
Series?:
Medium:	print zine
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Genre:
Fandom:	Star Trek: TOS
Language:	English
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front cover by M. Andrewjeski

Overload is a gen 54-page Star Trek: TOS Scotty-centric anthology that was published in 1971.

The interior illos are by G. Carlson, C. Carter, Connie Faddis, Karen Flanery, J. Moffat, and MKS.

From an Ad

SCOTT FANS OF THE WORLD... UNITE!!! The time has come for us to crawl out of the Engineering Hull and make our presence known. Are you tired of having your favorite Scottsman relegated to minor roles> Do you have a Scotty-story you're afraid to send anyone? Then OVERLOAD is for you!!

OVERLOAD 1 has all sorts of good stuff... including a story/poem combination by Jacqueline Lichtenberg, a story by Shayne McCormack (The Australian editor for OVERLOAD), plus the start of what will be a wacky wild series by Gremlin-in-Chief.

OVERLOAD 1 is now available for 75¢ from Su Masters, P.O. Box 60, College Station, Texas.

Contents

• Notes From the Engineering Hull, editorial (3 pages)
• A Wee Bit o'Scotch, fiction by Shayne McCormack (12 pages)
• Conversation with Mr. Scott, article by G. Carlson (3 pages)
• Book Reviews by G. Carlson
• So You Want to Build a Phaser?, article by J. Langley (5 pages)
• Double, Double, Toil and Trouble, fiction by Nickee Grayson (also in Introduction to Star Trek Fanzines) (14 pages)
• Hope to be Spared, fiction by Jacqueline Lichtenberg (also in Kraith Collected #1) (3 pages)

Reactions and Reviews

Totally dedicated to Scotty. Hurrah! Two good stories. "A Wee Drop 'O Scotch" where Scott's heart melts for a wee lassie from home, and "Double, Double, Toil & Trouble" -- mischief aplenty with Nikkee being an unwilling [rook] in Mibla Kangless' strange sense of fun. Very amusing, especially Shayne McCormack's story and considering this is so early in fanzine tales, they still make good reading.