Star Wars Fans United
| Zine | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Star Wars Fans United |
| Publisher: | "A Trilogy Times Publication" |
| Editor(s): | Michael Peters |
| Date(s): | 1988-1989 |
| Medium: | |
| Fandom: | Star Wars |
| Language: | English |
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Star Wars Fans United was a fiction, non-fiction and art zine.
The zine was published by the same fan club that published the newsletter Trilogy Times.
Issue 1
Star Wars Fans United 1 was published in 1988 and contains 25 pages.
From a flyer:
The new fanzine from the publishers of Trilogy Times. There's nothing like it in the galaxy! It's the first of its kind!
The first issue of Star Wars Fans United is near its deadline. The time to buy your copy is now!!! Don't wait - it's too exciting to miss!
Star Wars Fans United is a first class fanzine. Issue #1 includes 24 pages of stories, artwork and biographies by Star Wars Fans from around the world. Issue #1 is 8-1/2 X 11 inches and is printed on white glossy paper with a specially designed cover. The price is $10.00 each + $1.00 for postage and handling (all orders will be shipped First Class). The final printing will be done in June, so please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. To order, simply fill out the form below and mail it to us today!
- Star Wars Fan Biographies of Lisa Frank, Eric Goodman, Paula Suzanne Lary, Mary Ann Nigro, Michael Peters, Dawn M. Voss (2)
- Customer Survey (2)
- Artwork by Nora Dennis, Michael Peters, Donna Smutka (11)
- Family Secret (fiction) by Paula Suzanne Lary (14)
- Hoth or Bust (fiction) by Lisa Frank (17)
- Turn Left at the Cactus, a Look Back at the Filming of Jabba's Sail Barge Scenes from "Return of the Jedi" (non-fiction) by Lisa Cowan (22)
- Ads (24)
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Issue 2
Star Wars Fans United 2 was published in July 1989 and contains 49 pages.
It has illos by Michael Peters, N. Renee Grove, and Oliver Denker.
- Dedication (1)
- The Glittering Coins by Joshua Arsenault (2)
- A Cut of the Deck by Paula Suzzane Lary (9)
- Han Solo Artwork by N. Renee Grove (13)
- Far Far Down the Block, In a Long Long Line, essay about waiting in line to see the movies, meeting Mark Hamill, and more, by Lisa Cowan (14)
- A Story of the Days to Come, graphic story by Oliver Denker (16)
- The Jawa Express by Lisa Frank (23)
- Looking Through a Stormtrooper Mask by Michael Peters (essay about this fan dressing up as a Stormtrooper for "The Magic of Lucasfilm" exhibit at the Marin County Fair in San
Rafael, California, and "acting out the part of an evil Stormtrooper in one of the authentic costumes was just one of the many great things that I got to do while working at the display." Includes many photos.) (35)
- Dark Vader Artwork by N. Renee Grove (47)
- Ads (48)
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from issue #2, N. Renee Grove
from issue #2, Oliver Denker
from issue #2, Oliver Denker
from issue #2, Oliver Denker
from issue #2, Michael Peters
from issue #2, from Michael Peter's essay
from issue #2, N. Renee Grove
