Sam/Al
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Pairing | |
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Pairing: | Sam Beckett/Al Calavicci |
Alternative name(s): | S/A |
Gender category: | Slash |
Fandom: | Quantum Leap |
Canonical?: | No |
Prevalence: | Popular |
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Sam/Al is the slash pairing of Sam Beckett and Al Calavicci in Quantum Leap fandom. It is the most popular romantic pairing in Quantum Leap fandom.
![](/w/images/thumb/c/cf/Handlink1-1.jpg/180px-Handlink1-1.jpg)
a chronological list (#1-#34) of Sam/Al zines, printed in The Handlink #1, the first in May 1992, up to June 1995. (Note: the dates for Living Year to Year on this list differ from the dates on the some of actual zines.)
![](/w/images/thumb/9/92/Handlink2-2.jpg/180px-Handlink2-2.jpg)
a continuation (#35-#38) of the list, from The Handlink #2
![](/w/images/thumb/a/a7/Handlink3-2.jpg/180px-Handlink3-2.jpg)
a continuation #39-#46) of the list, from The Handlink #3
![](/w/images/thumb/3/32/Handlink7-2.jpg/180px-Handlink7-2.jpg)
a continuation (#57-#64) of the list, from The Handlink #7
Fandom
Common Tropes in Fanworks
- Reunion: there are a lot of stories focusing on them reuniting when Sam returns home and they are both physically in the same timeline. This was a popular fanon storyline during the airing of the series, but continued after the series end.
- dealing with their respective wives, Donna Eleese-Beckett and Beth Calavicci.
Example Fanworks
Fanfiction
- Unforgettable (Quantum Leap story) by Colleen Moore
- Ceremony of Innocence (Quantum Leap story) by Doreen Tracy
- Age of Innocence by Doreen Tracy
- River of Dreams by Doreen Tracy
Zines
- Wham, Bam, Thank You, Sam!
- The Alpha Chronicles
- Let It Be Me
- Angel Unaware (Quantum Leap/Sherlock Holmes zine) (crossover with Sherlock Holmes)
- Quantum Fire
Example Art Gallery
Cover of The Alpha Chronicles #1 by uncredited artist (1995)
Cover art for Lovers' Leap by unnamed artist (1991)