Sins of the Father (Starsky and Hutch zine)
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| Title: | Sins of the Father |
| Publisher: | Polaris Press |
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| Author(s): | Lorraine Bartlett |
| Cover Artist(s): | Signe Landon |
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| Date(s): | 1979 |
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| Fandom: | Starsky and Hutch |
| Language: | English |
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Sins of the Father is a gen Starsky and Hutch 71-page novel by Lorraine Bartlett. The art is by Signe Landon.
It is a slightly revised version of the story (including all of the art) was printed that same year in The Pits #1.
Summaries
"A case of mistaken identity means trouble for Starsky and Hutch as someone from Starsky's father's past catches up to him to take his revenge." [1]
"A classic h/c zine in which the sins of Starsky's father are visited upon the son when Starsky is kidnapped and tortured. Can Hutch rescue his partner from the clutches of this madman before time runs out?" [2]
From the Editor
From the editor:
It was about a year ago when The Pits volume 1 had just sold out, and its editor, Melanie R, declared there would be no reprint, that my good friend, [name redacted], suggested I tackle a reprint of my story from that issue. At first, I thought she was crazy, but then I heard from a number of people who'd missed out on 'The Pits' and were hungry for more S&H to read. This has been the result.
Samples of the Art
Reactions and Reviews
1985
If it works well once, try it again. (This story was first printed, in a slightly different version, in THE PITS I.) I get the feeling Lorraine had her finger very firmly on the pulse of S&H fandom in those early days, and what it wanted, she delivered.
Starsky starts the story sick - an inner-ear infection - which renders him suitably hors-de-combat and helpless for the psychopathic bad guy to work on. This particular nutcase has mistaken Starsky for Starsky Senior, who he believes seduced and corrupted his sister, and is now out for revenge. Sounds familiar, doesn't it? But SINS goes to town on the sadism in a way that even the BBC wouldn't put on the screen. You wince your way through this story until Hutch turns up - and then it .just gets even more painful. Someone once asked, in one of the L/Zs, why it is so often Starsky who gets mangled in fanfic, and the answer seems to be because he suffers so beautifully. In this one, they both suffer. And how.
Like WILDERNESS, this has a plot, and lots of h/c, and it's competently written. But frankly, there was a little too much gratuitous gore for my taste. That's a personal opinion, naturally, and in spite of that, I'll give SINS a ** rating. [3]
1996
Gruesome thriller about a madman's quest for revenge on Starsky. After he's order to bed (suffering from a severe ear infection with symptoms including dizziness and nausea), Starsky is surprised in his apartment by Nick Costanos. Nick thinks Starsky is his father, Michael Starsky, and holds him responsible for the death of his beloved sister years ago. She died from a back-alley abortion, and Nick believes the elder Officer Starsky was the father. Before he can execute Starsky, he has to get him to admit that he indeed was responsible. Despite some severe torture, compounded by severe illness, Starsky doesn't give him what he wants. He lasts through the night, but a new card is thrown into the game when Hutch shows up to check on him in the morning and is taken captive, too. Now Nick has an extra bargaining chip to try to convince Starsky to say what he wants. Severe h/c with some good quiet moments, too.... But be forewarned, the torture is severe and graphic, and there isn't much comfort go balance it. Many fans do not care for this novella because of its sadism and unsatisfying wrap-up. [4]
References
- ^ from an ad in Datazine #7
- ^ from Agent With Style
- ^ review by Terri Beckett in APB #33
- ^ from Black Bean Soup v.2 n.25