Starland News

Zine
Title:	Starland News
Publisher:
Editor(s):
Date(s):	mid-1980s
Medium:	print
Fandom:	Star Trek: TOS, Star Trek: TNG, and other fandoms
Language:	English
External Links:
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Starland News is a multi-fandom newsletter published in Denver, Colorado, US by the fans who sponsored Star Fest.

While it contains short con reports, news bit, and illustrations/photos, its main focus was as a mail order catalog for fannish merchandise.

The newsletter was free. From the Summer 1987 issue:

Since the Starland News is free, there is no reason for anyone interested in SF Movies and TV not to get it. We can’t afford to send it to people who don’t respond so if there is a " H " on your address label, you will have to call us or write to continue getting the Newsletter, that you won’t miss out.

Do your friends a favor and make sure that they get their own copies of the Newsletter by putting their names on the Starland Subscription card when you send it in. We want everyone to know about the Movie screenings, Conventions, Products and SF Movie and TV news that is publicized in the Starland News.

Winter 1986/1987

Starland News Winter 1986/1987 contains 30 pages.

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  cover of the winter 1986/87 issue, art by Lynne Gutshall

Spring 1987

Starland News Spring 1987 contains 20 pages.

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  cover of the spring 1987 issue

Summer 1987

Starland News Summer 1987 contains 46 pages.

From the article about Star Trek: The Next Generation:

As you all know, STAR TREK is coming back to TV without our beloved Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock and Dr. McCoy. Scheduled to premiere the first part of October, STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION will feature a brand new cast of characters. [...]. For those of us who live in Denver the prospects of seeing the new TV series don’t look good, Channel 2, the station that currently runs the old series, hasn’t picked the new series up. Channel 31, the next logical choice, hasn't picked it up yet either, I realize that a lot of people are a little bit skeptical about this new series, but I am sure that even the most die hard Trek fan would like to have the opportunity to see at least one episode of the new series, It would seem that some kind of letter writing campaign might be in order here or if you’re not into writing letters, than a simple phone call to the local stations might do the trick. Please keep it simple, firm but nice! We’ve heard news that a recent letter campaign in Wyoming was successful, If everyone gets involved, perhaps we can be as successful here in Denver.

• about forty pages of fannish items for sale: key chains, plates, cards, patches, phasers, handcuffs..
• Convention View, short con reports:
  • Clippercon 1987, see that page
  • Creation Con, San Francisco, March 14-15, 1987, see that page
  • Star Fest, March 28-29, 1987, see that page
  • Equicon, April 18-19, 1987, see that page
• Convention Schedule (upcoming con information)
• Starfest '87 Highlights (an ad and description of a VHS for purchase)
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (article about this upcoming show, an introduction and suggestion for a letter campaign)
• Leonard Nimoy at the Movies (upcoming projects)
• Collect-a-Phil by Phil Watson (an article about collecting model kits for Star Trek, Star Wars, and science fiction kits)
• The Real Doctor Who The Real McCoy (a short blurb about the BBC's choosing Sylvester McCoy as the next Doctor)
• New Starland Warehouse (about moving the mail order and convention operations to a new facility in South Denver)
• Starland Movie Club (about a new club offshoot)
• Kirstie Alley to Replace Shelley Long in Cheers (a short blurb)
• Starland Rock ("Starland will be launching anew publication titled STARLAND ROCK. The Newsletter will publicize Rock & Roll News, Comment and items for sale. The newsletter will be free for the asking, and is slated for Quarterly publication. To receive your own copy, call Starland at [phone number redacted] or put a big "R" on your response card when you send it in. Starland will be featuring many imported Rock items not normally available in the States. Send for your free copy.")
• World Watch One ("Starland has taken over printing and subscription services for the official publication of the Buckaroo Banzai Institute. Many of you are receiving this newsletter as a result. We wish to inform everyone that the next World Watch is almost complete and will be forthcoming. We have NOT forgotten about you. If you would like to be sure that you receive the newsletter, give us a call at [phone number redacted] or put a big ”B" on the Starland subscription card when you return it. Banzai fandom is alive and well!")

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  cover of the summer 1987 issue, cover by Charles [last name unclear]

Winter-Spring 1988

Starland News Winter-Spring 1988 contains product ads and convention info. The cover is primarily an ad for Star Fest '88.

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  front of winter/spring 1988

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  back of winter/spring 1988

Spring 1989

Starland News Spring 1989

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  cover of spring 1989

Winter 1989

Starland News Winter 1989

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  cover of winter 1989