Portals

For pages with similar titles, see Portal (disambiguation).

Zine
Title:	Portals
Publisher:	Portals Press
Editor(s):	MaryAnn Johnson
Date(s):
Series?:
Genre:
Fandom:	Doctor Who, Blake's 7
External Links:	Sources: [1] & [2]
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Portals is a gen Doctor Who and Blake's 7 anthology.

In 2006, the zine publisher reminisced about the zine: "Portals was a multimedia zine -- meaning that it focused on more than one show -- and the first issue was produced on a typewriter, if you can believe it. (I think I had my Commodore 64 by that point, which would have been 1985, maybe, but not a printer: it was a while before I blew my babysitting money on a -- are you ready for this? -- a daisy-wheel printer.)"[3]

Issue 1

Portals v.1 no.1

Issue 3

Portals v.2 no.1 was published in Winter 1987 and contains 44 pages.

• Ian Marter: A Tribute
• Blinded
• The Land of Occip
• The Children's Crusade
• Authur Dent and Co
• The Lost Planet
• Male Box
• Video and TV News
• Twenty Years of Star Trek
• Michael/Manhattan
• Submissions Guidelines
• Season Two Guide
• Starman Returns

cover of issue #3

Issue 4

Portals v.2 no.2 was published in Summer 1987 and contains 61 pages.

cover of issue #4

• Double or Nothing (Doctor Who/Blake's 7)
• Black and White by Julie Nowack (Doctor Who meets Sherlock Holmes)
• Past Imperfect by Mary Ann Johanson (Doctor Who/All Creatures Great and Small)
• Times Change by Tom Falco (Doctor Who)
• other unknown content

Issue 5

Portals v.3 v. 1 has the subtitle: "Doorways to Other Dimensions." It was published in Winter 1988 and is 59 pages long.

cover of issue #5

• Missions Impossible (BLAKE’S 7) (5 pages)
• SF/X Education (BLAKE’S 7) (2 pages)
• Façade (BLAKE’S 7) (1 page)
• The Collector (Fantasy) (2 pages)
• Whether ‘Tis Nobler (BLAKE’S 7) (3 pages)
• Old Habits Are Hard To Break (BLAKE’S 7) (3 pages)
• The Lost Planet (DOCTOR WHO) (2 pages)
• Roses (Fantasy) (8 pages)
• The Deal (DOCTOR WHO) (6 pages)
• Past Imperfect (DOCTOR WHO/ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL) (21 pages)
• My Name Is John Atkins (Science Fiction) (2 pages)
• Spotlight Starman (1 page)

Issue 6

Portals v.3 no.2 contains 97 pages and was published in 1988. Cover by Kevin Duncan. It contains Blake's 7 and Doctor Who fiction. Art by Mike Lucart, Linda Furey, Kevin Duncan, Julie Nowak, Lynne Aliss Witten, MaryAnn Johanson, Debra Reuss, and Al Manachino.

cover of issue #6

• The Adventures of a Temporary Traveler by Thomas Falco (DW)
• The Crying of Lot 42 by Linda A. Furey (B7)
• An Alpha by Any Other Name by Alyns Lawchilde (B7)
• Refrain by Rachel Nash (DW)
• A Handful of Dust by Diana Fox (B7)
• Children and Adults by MaryAnn Johanson (DW)
• Aftershock by Michael S. Lucart (DW)
• Audio File by Linda A. Furey and Julie A. Nowak (B7)
• other unknown content

Issue 7

Portals v.4 no.1 contains 110 pages and was published in October 1990. Cover by Kevin Duncan.

From a July 1993 ad in GAZ: "From the Tenth Doctor in a gothic romance to a hilarious rebel mail-run, from a Third Doctor UNIT adventure to the continuing tale of the Fifth Doctor and Ayran Tabeth, a diverse collection of DW and B7 fiction, poetry, and art. Kevin Duncan cover. 8 page Doctor Who Video guide booklet-- where to find your favorite DW stars on tv and video."

• Blake's 7 and Doctor Who fiction and poetry by Falco, Lucart, Nowak, Wesley, Fox, Mastoris, Johanson.
• Art by Nowak, Duncan, Davenport, Lucart. Plus the 8-page DOCTOR WHO VIDEO GUIDE.
• Shadowplay by Thomas Falco--The 10th Doctor in a gothic romance.
• The Peacemaker Incident by Michael S. Lucart--A UNIT adventure featuring the 3rd Doctor.
• Dead Letter Day by Julie Nowak--The return of Black-and-White Blake's 7.
• Tempted by MaryAnn Johanson--The 5th Doctor and Ayren Tabeth intensify their relationship, and more.
• Other unknown content