Quadrotriticale
| Zine | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Quadrotriticale (spelled "Quadrotriticale" and "Quadrotritcale" in the same zine) |
| Publisher: | |
| Editor(s): | Sue Stoker (editor) and T'Para (assistant editor) |
| Type: | |
| Date(s): | around 1976 |
| Medium: | |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
| Language: | English |
| External Links: | |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
Quadrotriticale is a Star Trek: TOS zine by Sue Stoker and and her Vulcan friend, T'Para.
There were two issues.
Issue 1
Quadrotriticale 1 is not dated (but likely published in 1976) and contains 40 pages.
The editor is Sue from New York and T'Para from Vulcan.
The art is by T'Para, Sue Stoker, and Barry Birch.
The mimeographing was done by Mr. Stoker and Mr. Birch.
From the zine, about Sue:
I am only 12 years old, and I'm already crazy (I mean, I must be to start something like this!). I have brown hair. My favorite activity is reading, especially Star Trek (I own all the books, and am just getting started on the fanzines) and Sherlock Holmes (Which is rather obvious if you read the article on Mr. Spock-Sherlock Holmes.) I also like drawing tribbles, since that is the only thing that I can draw at all well.
The issue contains some short poems:
- We like Mr. Spock,
- He has pointy ears
- He's been our favorite Vulcan
- For just about five years.
- We like Captain Kirk
- He likes the ENTERPRISE
- She is his favorite Starship
- And for him she'll work.
Comparing Star Trek and Space:1999:
If you watch Space:1999, you will notice a considerable difference between it and Star Trek, I have found that most people like Star Trek better.
Space:1999's problem is that it seems to think that a good show is one with horrible, ugly monsters, or burnt-up people, or anything to shock the viewers. Star Trek has only one really ugly monster, the Salt Vampire on Mantrap. Star Trek manages to keep viewers interested without monsters.
I have seen most of the aired Space:1999s and all of the aired Star Trek shows The best Space:1999s are the ones that deal with believable, could happen (or something like it) even now, human (or humanoid) problems.
In Star Trek, we find real friends, not just for one hour a day, but any time we think of them.
VIVA STAR TREK! LIVE LONG AND PROSPER!
Space:1999, take a tip from Gene Roddenberry. More people, less monsters (and when I say monsters, I mean monster-like people, too.) You've got a good show, good people, too.
May the great bird of the galaxy smile upon your attempts.
From the essay about Sherlock Holmes and Star Trek:
( I had always noticed a great likeness between Mr. Spock and Sherlock Holmes, Therefore, I was very pleased to see the article Elementary, My Dear Captain in Masiform D. It proved that I was not just making up comparisons between my two favorite characters.... If you are an especial fan of Mr. Spock, I sincerely suggest that you try reading The Complete Sherlock Holmes. You may think it is stupid or boring, which is the reaction I have usually received, but just give it a chance, you won't regret it.
Another likeness is that when the author of Holmes tried to kill him, the fans would not allow it. The same thing happened with Star Trek. [1] Also, if you suggest either to anybody, the usual reaction is "Oh, you like that stupid stuff!! Oh, brother!" Then, when you've talked them into trying it, "Gee, you know, that's pretty good!! It's not so bad after all!!" (I have first hand experience with these reactions.) I really suggest that you try Sherlock Holmes, especially if you are a fan of Mr. Spock.
- Frontpiece [sic] (2)
- About the Editors by T'Para and Sue Stoker (3)
- The Day it Snowed on the Enterprise, fiction by Sue Stoker (5)
- Whoops (bloopers and questions about the show; example from the episode "Catspaw": "Why didn't they save the creatures instead of standing around them gawking and talking?") (6)
- Your Own Star Trek Checklist of the Shows by Sue Stoker (9)
- Star Trek-Space:1999 by Sue Stoker (11)
- Ni-Var, poem by T'Para ("This poem was written concerning Spock's eyes, and as an attempt to illustrate his duel personality.") (11)
- Mr. Spock-Sherlock Holmes by Sue Stoker (13)
- Star Trek Fun Pages (14)
- Red Alert by Sue Stoker (blurb encouraging fans to write TPTB and get them to make a fourth season of Star Trek) (18)
- Great Bird of the Galaxy Cards by Sue Stoker (20)
- Vulcan Art of Self Defense by T'Para (short article by T'Para about the Vulcan neck pinch) (22)
- Survival Test, fiction by Sue Stoker (22)
- Your Happy Housepet Guide by Cyrano Jones (29)
- A Poem (36)
- You Are Receiving This Zine Because (39)
- Your Checklist of the Books by T'Para and Sue Stoker (39)
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Issue 2
References
- ^ A reference to the Star Trek movies.