T'Salta

Zine
Title:	T'Salta
Publisher:	Mary G.T. Webber
Editor(s):
Date(s):	1983-1984
Series?:
Medium:	print
Genre:	gen
Fandom:	multimedia
Language:	English
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cover of issue #1

T'Salta is a multifandom gen anthology published in Oueensland, Australia by Mary G.T. Webber.

It has two issues. There is a review of one of them in Centero #16.

Issue 1

T'Salta 1

• Monica Mitchell, "The Face of the Harlequin" (Blake's 7)
• C.A., "Koma" (Blake's 7)
• Shayne McCormack, "Beyond Doubt" (Blake's 7) poem
• Andrea Charlton, "Blake's Seven: Series Outline" (Blake's 7) non-fiction
• Betty de Gabrielle, "Hero of the Issue: Vila Restal" (Blake's 7) non-fiction
• Glenn Ludgate, "How to Make the Liberator Handgun" (Blake's 7) non-fiction
• other fandoms: E.T, Greatest American Hero, Professionals and Star Trek: TOS

Issue 2

T'Salta 2 was published in December 1984 and contains 96 pages. The art is by Karen Masingham (back cover, interiors), Glenn Ludgate (front cover), M.G.T. Webber, K.M., Sonja Van Den Ende.

front cover of issue #2

from issue #2

Fandoms are MASH, Star Trek: TOS, Blake's 7, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Tales of the Gold Monkey, Blade Runner, Minder, and Star Wars.

• Editorial (2)
• Table of Contents (3)
• Blake, poem by David Tulley (5)
• Beforehand, fiction by David Tulley (Blake's 7) (6)
• Ghosts, fiction by David Tulley (Blake's 7) reprinted in Space Rat (8)
• An Incoming Tide, fiction by Andrea Charlton (MASH) (14)
• Warning (17)
• V.C.R.-- D.O.A., poem by Bruce Mitchell (Blake's 7) (18)
• Ode: To an Irradiated Vulcan I Found Lying in an Enterprise-Photon-Torpedo-Turned Coffin in the Green Lushness, poem by Bruce Mitchell (Star Trek) (19)
• In Search of Love, poem by Christine Poulson (20)
• Wherefore Art Though Peach-Blossome?... Monkey, fiction by Danny Murphy (Tales of the Gold Monkey) (22)
• Benediction, poem by M.G.T. Webber (38)
• Human, poem by M.G.T. Webber (39)
• Dimensional Dilemmas, article by Jon Swabey (40)
• Logopolis, cartoon by Ellen Perry and M.G.T. Webber (Doctor Who) (42)
• Encounter, poem by Cathy Kerrigan (Doctor Who) (43)
• XIV, poem by Danny Murphy (Doctor Who) (44)
• How to Make... The Liberator Holster, The Liberator Bracelet, article by Glenn Ludgate (Blake's 7) (46)
• Film Review: Blake's 7 -- Ten Years On, by Shayne McCormack (Blake's 7) (50)
• Terry-fied by Monica Mitchell (Minder) (53)
• The Tightrope Man, poem by Shayne McCormack (55)
• Such a Brave Man, fiction by Edwina Harvey (The Professionals) (56)
• Less Antique Roman Than a Dane, poem by Pamela Freeman (58)
• Adagio, fiction by M.G.T. Webber (The Professionals) (59)
• Second Sunday of the Year, fiction by Pamela Freeman (Professionals) (62)
• On the Impossibility of Writing Truly Original Fan Poetry by Pamela Freeman (96)

Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2

T'Salta is a mult-media zine not only dealing with SF, but such series as MASH and The Professionals. This is a stunning looking zine with superb artwork. All the stories struck me as being well-written, although not being familiar with some of the universes they were set in, I could not tell you how true they were to their original shows, or how accurate the character portrayals were. I even liked the Vogon poetry. There must be something about trying to be bad that brings out the best in people. Try this for a title: Ode: To an Irradiated Vulcan I Found Lying in an Enterprise-Photon-Torpedo-Turned Coffin in the Green Lushness. 'The Second Sunday of the Year' is a particular feature of T'Salta #2, a Professionals story exploring how a violent lifestyle might be reconciled with religion, in this case, Catholicism. Actually, they don't seem reconciled at all for, if this story is anything to go by, Doyle always had violent tendencies, a 'streak of vicious certainty' even as a child when he had to fight just to survive. It is interesting to think about, but the story probably means more to fans of The Professionals.

97 pages, offset. A bit boring, did not hold my interest for very long, therefore it did not succeed in being very entertaining. Try again!

Some of the artwork in this zine is truly exceptional, especially for the sf media fan. T'Salta, however, is not just a SF media zine. It contains stories about B7, M*A*S*H*, Monkey, Blade Runner, Dr. Who, Minder & The Professionals.