Quadrant (Star Trek: TOS zine)
| Zine | |
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| Title: | Quadrant |
| Publisher: | Rhubarb Publications |
| Editor(s): | Pam Barilla, Peggy Tacoma and Madeline Dale |
| Date(s): | 1971-1973 |
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| Medium: | print zine |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
| Language: | English |
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Quadrant is a gen Star Trek: TOS parody anthology edited by Pam Barilla, Peggy Tacoma and Madeline Dale.
Issue 1
Quadrant 1 was published in February 1971 (the title page says January 1971 and the front cover says February 1971). It contains about 40 single-sided pages.
An ad describes it as "slightly irreverent ST zine. Poems, stories, fantastic artwork, with the accent on satire. (and something for the purists as well, never fear!)" [1]
- For the Head Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Eyes by Madeline Dale
- Captain, poem by M. Dale
- How Big Do You Want to Be?, The Cream of Quadrotriticale Cereal People Ask, an ad parody for Proteena Sehlat Chow "So complete, all you add is logic"
- An Experiment in Placement, story by Charlene Ott and Peggy Barilla
- Oh, The Disadvantages (cartoon portfolio with the subject of smoking cigarettes)
- Christine's Thoughts, poem by M. Dale
- To Which Gem the Empath Replied... (a quiz)
- A Song to End the Good Times for a While (Part 1) by Madeline Dale with Pam Tacoma (a story in which McCoy is erroneously charged with murder). This story was based on another by Peggy Barilla and Charlene Ott ("All Honorable Men"?), and was the first of two parts.
from issue #1, Pam Barilla
from issue #1, Pam Barilla
from issue #1, Pam Barilla
from issue #1, Pam Barilla
Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1
This publication showed signs of being the first fanzine issued by these editors. It included common errors such as printing (by mimeograph, in this case) on only one side of the page and not numbering the pages. The cover, which pictured Scott, Spock, Kirk, and McCoy, curiously showed nine hands among the four men. I never knew whether that was a deliberate joke on the part of the cover artist. [2]
One of the best trekzines. Contains ,among other things, a lovely parody of The Man Trap by Ms. Dale, and a rather viscous Star-Light and the Seven Crew-Men from Peggy Barilla. Plus some ok fiction: Now You See It by Ms. Barilla is rather unoriginal,and I can see many a reflection of second season episodes. The conclusion of A Song to End the Good Times for Awhile. from Dale and Tacoma being a bit disappointing compared to part one,and not too original either. The art is good,the highlight being WEIRD-CON, a portfolio by Pam Tacoma which must have something to do with the last worldcon. There is also poetry, but I don't wish to go into that all over again (although a peek at page 14 is healthy enough).
Excellent, excellent, excellent, Buy it.[3]
Issue 2
Quadrant 2 was has "copyright September 1971" on the title page, it was actually published in 1973. It contains 68 pages. The front cover is by Allan Asherman, other art by Pam Tacoma.
From Boldly Writing: "Although I waited at least two years before I received part 2 in Quadrant 2, the second issue has "copyright 1971" on its title page. This time the editors printed on both sides of the page, though they printed most artwork on one side of the page only—still an uncommon practice among experienced fanzine publishers."
- Booby Trap by Madeline Dale (6)
- PAV, poem by Peggy Barilla (10)
- WeirdCon (11) (cartoons that show the crew of the Enterprise at a convention)
- Tribble Trouble, poem by Josepha Sherman (14)
- Now You See It by Pam Barilla (16)
- Honor Survives, poem by Kathy Surgenor (24)
- Star Light and Seven Crewmen by Pam Barilla (25)
- Spock, poem by Peggy Barilla (28)
- A Song to End the Good Times for a While (Part 2) by Madeline Dale (29)
from issue #2, Pam Tacoma
from issue #2, Pam Tacoma
from issue #2, Pam Tacoma
from issue #2, Pam Tacoma
References
- ^ from LNAF Bulletin (June 1971)
- ^ from Joan Verba in Boldly Writing
- ^ from Star Trek Today #7 (1972)