Telesponder
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Title: | Telesponder |
Publisher: | the fan club The Moons of Yavin |
Editor(s): | Jason Grant |
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Date(s): | 1984 - April 2002 |
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Fandom: | Star Wars |
Language: | English |
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Telesponder is a UK Star Wars club zine of art and news.
It has sister zines called Scenario_(Star_Wars_zine), Galaxy Travellers and Force Sensitive.
One of the issues contains "Extracts from the Diary of Ran Dangor" by Gerold Crotty which was reprinted in Bright Center of the Universe #4 in 1993.
The zine did not use issue numbers, and instead were distinguishable by their date of publication.
A 1999 Issue
Another great Telesponder cover. Subsequent consultation between MoY agents reveals it to be from 'Shadows of the Empire'
Some highlights: Internal Affairs, prequel news (Ray Park forced to cancel Empire One Day at Cheshunt, Ralph Brown as a Naboo pilot!), Lines of Comment, adjusted for inflation box-office all time figures (SW: ANH was number 2), Blade - Vampire Hunter & Darth Maul - Sith Lord, Lobot's Tech Page, The Cappachino Machine Strikes Back by Jane High, Anoat Review: Jason Grant on VCD - The Forgotten Film Formet, Mark Richards on ROTJ Illustrated Scripts, Bag of Bones by Steven King. One other nugget from this issue: ADOPT YOUR OWN JEDI NAME!
- 1. Start with the first 3 letters of your last name
- 2. Add the first two letters of your first name
- 3. Add the first two letters of your mother's maiden name
- 4. Add the first two letters of the city/town you were born in
- 5. Put the hyphen in where it best fits
Some examples at the time:
- Graj-Ag Olo (Jason Grant)
- Hi-g'Ja Kilo (Jane High) [1]
September 1986 (1st issue) - May 1988
- No details known, except for the cover of issue 1!
July 1988
- Cover: Telesponder logo with date, and features a portrait of Luke Skywalker from the end of "Return of the Jedi" (artwork by an ex-member Mandy Fisher.)
- Page 1: "News" - covers the casting of the films Indiana Jones III, Willow, and Slipstream, and the death of cameraman John Gibson, as well as a summary of Star Wars/Lucasfilm actors in then current roles in other films and television show. There was also a note about the Star Wars video tapes all now on sale at £14.99 each.
- Page 2: "Internal Affairs" - covers membership: a list of the current member names (8 + Jason) their squad (At this point, the club had two Squads which members were in: "Anerley" and "Gold".) and their current merit stars (Merit stars were given to members if they provided services to the club, such as writing a story, drawing a picture, helping out etc.), members birthdays, reminders for some members to renew their membership, a note about the return of the Star Wars knowledge tests (coming in September 1988), and a note that the club (still referred to as "Dragon-Busters" at this stage) was 3 years old on July 30th, 1988. Telesponder production credits appear at the bottom of the page.
- Page 3: "DBR Files" - A fact sheet about Irvin Kershner, director of "The Empire Strikes Back". Also includes a photo of Kershner.
- Page 4: "Visual Contact" - artwork submissions from members - five pictures, all of space ships from the Star Wars films (by Toria, Ian, Ross and Jason.)
- Page 5: "Vessels" fact sheet (a reprint from 1986): Descriptions of three space ships from the Star Wars universe: the "Lady of Mindor", the "Liberty", and the "Devastator".
September 1988
- No details known
November 1988
- No details known
January 1989
- No details known
March 1989
- Cover: Telesponder logo, with date (month and year.) Artwork is of a Gamorrean Guard and an 8D8 droid, both characters from Jabba The Hutt's palace (artwork by Trystan Forbes, and logo by Steven Boyes.)
- Page 1: "News" - covers the visual effects of "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" which is not being done by ILM, more casting news for the upcoming "Indiana Jones III", Peter Suschitzy's (director of photography for "The Empire Strikes Back") latest film "Dead Ringers", and the box office success of "The Land Before Time". Also covered is a preview of the Lucasfilm/US Gold computer adventure game "Zac McCraken and the Alien Mindbenders". Also on the page is Jason's review of "Star Wars: The Arcade Game" (Atari ST version) - a conversion of the classic 1983 arcade machine. He liked the conversion and gave it 8/10 (and at this point it was his 2nd favourite LFL game after "Rescue on Fractalus".) Below this is a round-up of Lucasfilm actors and crew in recent TV and film productions, or those that had been shown on British TV, such as Mark Hamill, Gary Kurtz and Brian Johnson for the new sci-fi film "Slipstream".
- Page 2: "Internal Affairs" - covers membership: A review of the scores for the December test assignment, with two members achieving 100%, and 95% - well done to them! Two members were requested to renew their membership by 30th April. The membership news also included a birthday wish in March for one member, and a list of the current membership which was then seven people (not counting Jason.) Following on from this was a list of upcoming sci-fi conventions in the UK: "Elydore" (in Shepperton/March) and "Ultra-World" (in Bristol/May). Telesponder production credits appear at the bottom of the page.
- Page 3: "Conventions" (Continued) - Jason covers the details of the upcoming "Mexicon-3" literary sci-fi convention (in Nottingham/May) in more detail as he would be attending that event as his official 1989 holiday.
- Page 4: "Conventions" (Continued) - Covers the details of the upcoming "Iconclasm" sci-fi convention (in Leeds/June) which one of the current members (Andrea) was going to attend.
- Page 5: "Visual Contact" - artwork submissions from members - four pictures of various things from the Star Wars universe: Rebel Gun Emplacement on Hoth (by Steven), Imperial Probot (by Daniel), and Lando (Skiff Guard) and the Millenium Falcon (both by Toria.)
- Page 6: "DBR Files" - A fact sheet about the Z-95 Headhunter Starfighter (by Steven Boyes.) At the bottom of the page are final notes about the two sci-fi conventions covered on page 3 and 4.
May 1989
- No details known
July 1989
- No details known
September 1989
- Cover: Telesponder logo, with date (month and year.) Artwork is of the Heroes of the Rebellion: Han Solo, Lando Calrissian, Princess Leia Organa and Luke Skywalker in various action poses (artwork by Jamie Spracklen.)
- Page 1: "News" - The lead item is that the club named had changed! As Jason writes at the top of the page, "We have left the DRAGON-BUSTERS' era, and our new title is 'D-B: The Moons of Yavin'. Although D-B means Dragon-Busters, A.I. will never refer to it in full. It's just a link to our first years. Thankyou for all your suggestions." Next up was information about the new film "Postcards From the Edge", based on Carrie Fisher's best selling book. Also, Harrison Ford's new thriller, "Presumed Innocent" gets a mention. Staying with Ford, Jason writes about how much he loved seeing "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" at the cinema and he thought it was a better film than "Return of the Jedi". He mentions the scene where young Indy gets his famous scar, and there is a photo of Indy and his father played by Sean Connery. Staying with film, Joe Johnston, former ILM art director gets a mention due to his involvement with the film "Honey I Shrunk the Kids". Regarding computer games, the 8-bit version of "Star Wars: The Arcade Game" and "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" tie-ins are discussed. Lastly, Jason reports that the official Lucasfilm fan club hasn't been giving fans outside of North America a good service and asks members to help him investigate.
- Page 2: "Internal Affairs" - covers membership: A review of the scores for the Junior Star Wars test, with one member getting 66% (Jamie) and the other getting 82% (Tystan.) The scores meant that both members were promoted to a new rank (Lieutenant Second Grade.) A question regarding a possible Star Wars fan get-together: to see if members wanted one to take place. Next up is a rather heady few lines, where Jason addresses critisim from a couple of members who weren't happy with the content and direction of the fanzines. They seemed to dislike like anything beyond the core "Star Wars-mythos". Jason states that the club will continue along the same lines as it has always done to promote Star Wars fandom beyond that. Next is a list of current Lucasfilm personnel involvement in TV/films in the August/September 1989, such as "Batman". Telesponder production credits appear at the bottom of the page.
- Page 3: "DBR Files" - A fact sheet about Joseph Viskocil, an experienced special effects expert who worked on many films including Star Wars (information from Starlog magazine.)
- Page 4: "Book Review" - A positive review from Jason of the book "Sentenced to Prism" by Alan Dean Foster. At the bottom of the page is a wordsearch for Planets and Systems in the Star Wars universe.
- Page 5: "D-B Rebellion Guide" - a look at the Rebel Alliance Nebulon-B Escourt Frigate. All details from the West End Roleplaying Games Star Wars Sourcebook.
- Page 6: "Voluntary Star Wars Test" - 10 questions with a bonus task to draw a Rebel Transport. At the bottom of the page is a picture by Jason of a transport for reference.
November 1989
- Cover: Telesponder logo, with date (month and year.) Artwork is of Luke Skywalker on the moon of Endor from "Return of the Jedi" (by Gerald Crotty.) Logo is by Stephen Boyes.
- Page 1: "Test Answers" - this page lists the answers to the questions from the Voluntary Star Wars test and the Area Security Chief test in the September issue. This is also partially covered on the next page.
- Page 2: "Internal Affairs" - covers membership: Jason welcomes members to the last issue of the year and explains (for the benefit of new members) that this is the official publication for the club. Four new members are listed along with their entry rank: Gerald Crotty, Douglas Burke, Derek Tate, and Rik Blakey. A review of the Area Security Chief test was covered. With a score of 96 points, Toria Hills was promoted to the role following Andrea Swinsco's decision to stop. Jamie Spracklen received 69.5 points and Matthew Argent got 75 points. Another test covered was the Voluntary Star Wars test. Points: Matthew (95) Nigel (100) and Gerald (87 points.) In the "Telesponder" section, Jason explains that the club works best when members get involved, and the publications always require regular contributions. He requested various artwork for covers and for inside the issues. In the "Various" section, he reports that it had been a good year for members meeting up, becoming pen-pals, and some helping out with running the club. Two members (Andrea Swinsco and Jamie Spracklen) worked on 'Project Contact', a task to get in touch with foreign Star Wars fan clubs. The results of this would appear in a future issue. Jason and Matthew had been working on updating the datasheets. In 1990, Jason hopes that the club can organise a national pen-pal network for Star Wars fans. Lastly, Jason requests that no mail is sent in over the Christmas period as it would be caught in the Christmas rush! Telesponder production credits appear at the bottom of the page.
- Page 3: "DBR Files" - A fact sheet about Joe Johnston, a long time special effects expert who started work at ILM in the early days of the first Star Wars film's production. The sheet covers his work from leaving school in the mid-70's to the his debut as a film director for "Honey, I Shrunk The Kids".
- Page 4: "Visual Contact" - four pictures of Star Wars characters and ships: Chewbacca (by Toria Hills), an Imperial T.I.E. Fighter (by Derek Tate), Admiral Ackbar (by Jamie Spracklen) and a Rebel Transport (by Gerald Crotty). The page also includes a request for a new Telesponder logo for 1990.
- Page 5: "D-B Rebellion Guide [20]" - a detailed description of Lando Calrissian, a character first seen in "The Empire Strikes Back". At the bottom of the page is a picture of Lando wearing a Skiff Guard helmet (artwork by Toria Hills.)
January 1990
- Cover: Features a new Telesponder logo (by Gerald Crotty.) Artwork is of a rebel trooper as seen in "Star Wars: A New Hope" on the 'Tantive IV' at the start of the film (by Nigel Williams.)
- Page 1: "News". Date of the issue is at the top of the page. Jason talks about how "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope" was picked as part of the intial list of films to be protected by the US National Film Preservation Board, a key cinema preservation project which stated in 1989. Lucasfilm's Sprocket Systems (sound design) new office locations are discussed. Also, there is a round-up of Lucasfilm personnel's involvment in other recent projects: Dick Durrock (from "Ewoks Battle for Endor") in "Swamp Thing", special Effects maestro Richard Edlund for "Solar Crisis", Joe Johnston's film "Honey, I Shrunk the Kid"s being released in the UK in the Spring, Irvin Kershner making "RoboCop 2", and artist Ralph McQuarrie's work on the new Clive Barker horror film "Nightbreed". Following on from this, Jason reviews the "Star Wars: The Arcade Game" conversion for the 8-bit Atari 800XL computer. He concludes it was a good effort but didn't run as smooth as the 16-bit versions. Turning to "Internal Affairs", there is a brief note about the new Telesponder logo and that Gerald's design was chosen from three designs that were sent it (others came from Steven Boyes and Derek Tate.) Telesponder production credits appear at the bottom of the page.
- Page 2: "The Rebellion - Guide" - a detailed look at the rebellion and characters such as Mon Mothma and Admiral Ackbar.
- Page 3: "Story: The Escape" a short story about an X-wing pilot and his battle in space. (by Douglas Burke)
- Page 4: Untitled page. 2/3 of it covers 'Operation Skyhook' and 'medical outposts' information. At the bottom of the page is an "Editorial", where Jason discusses the battle of Hoth as seen in "The Empire Strikes Back" and if it was a disaster for the rebellion, a subject which he had been discussing with a club member in recent weeks. He also apologises for the lack of artwork in the edition as he misplaced the pictures!
- Page 5-6: "Rebel Bases" - detailed information about the different type of bases the Rebel Alliance uses.
March 1990
- Cover: Telesponder logo at top. Artwork is of the Bounty Hunter 'The Black Panther' as seen in recent 'Jet Black' story in Scenario (Star Wars zine) (artwork by Andrea Swinsco, logo by Gerald Crotty.)
- Page 1: "News". Date of the issue is at the top of the page. After a welcome, Jason apologies for the poor quality of the January issue. He goes onto mention that film director Irvin Kersner had completed filming "RoboCop II" and that the production had suffered from some problems. Lucasfilm had been reported doing television advertising for the Commodore Amiga computer. "Tydirium Investigation" - a short description of the new Star Wars fanzine coming from ex-member Louise Turner (report by Stephen Boyes.) Telesponder production credits appear at the bottom of the page.
- Page 2: "Test Answers" - the answers to the Assignment test from the December issue of Scenario and the Voluntary Star Wars test from the February post-out. The back of this page features a picture of an Aquatic Assault Stormtrooper, or 'Seatrooper'.
- Page 3: "Internal Affairs" - the club welcomes Colin Smithson, and membership is now up to fourteen. Jamie is invited to renew his membership and Steven has a birthday greeting. The February test scores were: Andrea (64.5 points) and David (40 points). Members currently on inactive status are listed. Derek sent in three section logos as well as an alternative logo for Scenario which is 'less Star Trek' in style this time! "Conventions" - Includes a preview of 'Conjunction', the national roleplaying convention in Oxford coming up later in the year, and a short report on the Novacon convention held in November 1989 (by Jamie Spracklen who attended with Jason - apparently they loved the weekend event!)
- Page 4: "Visual Contact" - artwork submissions, featuring a Rebel Alliance Snow Speeder (by Toria Hills), Han Solo (by Derek Tate,) the ILM 'Magician' logo (by Stephen Boyes), Ewok village (by Jamie Spracklen), and The Black Panther in action! (by Andrea Swinsco.)
- Page 5: "Fandom Page" - This covers Project Holonet which started on 8/1/1990. Following on from correspondence with Stephen Nelmes, a new Star Wars fab club is going to set up by him, and listed are number of management positions that need to be filled.
- Page 6: "D-B/Rebellion Guide (33): Klyn Shanga" - a fact sheet about a character featured in two of the Lando Calrissian novels. He was from the Renatasian Confederation. (by Matthew Argent with assistance from Jason.)
- Page 7 (back page): "Voluntary Star Wars Test" - consists of 24 questions and one art task to be completed.
May 1990
- Cover: Telesponder logo at top of the page (with date and year.) Artwork is a fantastic collage of characters and scenes from 'The Empire Strikes Back', which is celebrating its 10th anniversary (logo and artwork by Gerald Crotty.)
- Page 1: "Anniversary 1990" - to celebrate Empire's first ten years, Jason writes his thoughts and memories about becoming a Star Wars fan, and how widespread fandom has become since those early days. Funny to read that when he first saw the film he wasn't convinced Vader was actually Luke's father! At the bottom of the page is the current club member list (as of the end of April) and force points awarded.
- Page 2: "Voluntary Test Answers - a list of answers to the questions from the March issue of Telesponder. Scores are listed at the bottom of the page.
- Page 3: "Fandom Page" - 'Project Contact': A run-through of the project which was designed to contact foreign based Star Wars fan clubs, which was carried out by Jamie and Andrea for a few months in 1989. This was somewhat successful in making new contacts, particularly in Germany and the USA.
- Page 4: "Star Wars Fan Network" - Here is a list of people that answered the advert in Starburst magazine and were happy to be part of the Star Wars Fan Network, 29 in total. Some individuals wanted to just be represented and included on the list, but others were happy to receive letters and be pen pals. At the bottom of the page are credits for this project.
- Page 5: "Voluntary Test" - 15 questions dived into three sections: The Empire Strikes Back, Who Said This, and Optional. The lower half of the page is by Jason who ponders why so many other clubs have closed down. He also looks at the future of the club and whether or not it has 'lost it's shine.'
- Page 6: "Advert" - A full page advert for 'Biz', a Harrison Ford fan club based in Lansdale, USA.
- Page 7: "Is Star Wars Space Fantasy of Science Fiction - Part II" - Jamie Spracklen strikes back at Matthew Argent's article in a previous issue. "INTERNAL AFFAIRS" - Jason talks about restrictions around using the Star Wars Fan Network as well as some other bits and pieces. At the bottom of the page are the Telesponder credits.
- Page 8: "Interstellar Locations Directory" - A detailed look at three five planets in the Star Wars universe: Alderaan, Akrit'tar, Ammund, Anoat and Bespin (this was compiled from datasheets 35a and 35b.) "Final Notes" and "Competition" - at the bottom of the page is a line or two from Jason, wrapping up, followed the chance to win a Han Solo Novel, by drawing a humorous picture based on any Lucasfilm production.
- Back Cover: "Advert" - A full page advert for the 'Star Wars Fan Connection', a Berlin based fan club. This was what Andrea had received as part of her work on Project Contact.
July 1990
- Cover: Featuring Telesponder logo and date (month and year.) Artwork is of the battle of Hoth as seen in The Empire Strikes Back, and the Empire logo appears at the bottom of the page. The cover art features elements of colour; each cover page was coloured individually (by Derek Tate.)
- Page 1: "Intro" - Jason reports that the plan of retiring the club had been overturned and it will continue. The May test scores are up next, with seven members getting very good to excellent scores and with that a handful of force points got handed out. Next up, a request for no more articles covering the subject of Star Wars being science fiction or fantasy, as that brought about some complaints. However, he does state that kind of discussion article is interesting and should continue. Lastly, a renaming of part of the club means that Dragon-Buster Research Unit becomes Alliance Intelligence. "News" - The current theme for the Lucasfilm Fan Club is "The Empire Strikes Back" as it is celebrating the 10th anniversary. Two Star Wars fanzines are bring produced, 'Trilogy Times' and 'Star Wars Fans United'. George Lucas has been in London to discuss the production of an Indiana Jones TV series. Regarding other Lucasfilm people, Jason mentions Frank Marshall directing "Arachnaphobia", and Anthony Daniels appearing in the British film, "I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle". Next up is a request for membership renewals, followed by an idea from Derek to produce a history of the club, which Jason likes.
- Page 2: "Untitled page (various items)" - Jason starts this page in slightly despondent mood, explaining why he mentioned being disillusioned with the club recently. This was to do with him doing club work for so long and struggling with parts of the production, such as thinking of test questions and the DBR files. Things get a bit happier next, as he mentions contact from the Star Wars Fan Network and one particular letter from Manjula, who had visited a location from "Indiana Jones and Temple of Doom" in Sri Lanka, a visit that resulted in something unexpected! Following this, he mentions Project Holonet and planning a future Star Wars convention, which would be in the form of a meet-up at another general Science Fiction convention already running, such as Mexicon or Eastercon. A mention goes to the progress of other fanzines and clubs such as Tydirium, Kashyyyk and the SW/Indy Fan Club, all currently delayed for various reasons. Lastly, he mentions a member requesting the first parts of a story that had been printed, and another member requesting shops/mail order details for Star Wars: the Role Playing Game sourcebooks.
- Page 3: "Use the Force...Brian!" - the conclusion to the West End Games: The Roleplaying Game article, by Steven Boyes.
- Page 4: "Fandom Page: Wargaming Report" - Jamie Spracklen and Jason Grant tell us about a day they spent running around the woods trying to capture a flag and firing paint guns!
- Page 5: "Visual Contact" - includes four pieces of artwork from members. From the top of the Page: R2-D2 (by Nigel Williams), Yoda (by Jamie Spracklen), Luke Skywalker (By Andrea Swinsco) and Chewbacca (by Derek Tate.)
- Page 6: "D-B/Rebellion Guide (2): Han Solo" - Jason takes a look at the history of the famous space pirate before we meet him in the Star Wars films. Telespnder credits appear at the bottom of the page.
September 1990
- Cover: Featuring Telesponder logo and date (month and year.) The cover is missing from my issue, even though I did it...but I can't remember what it was! (by Derek Tate.)
- Page 1: "Intro" - Jason welcomes everyone to the issue in a reflective mood, as he mentions people who may be starting further education and living away from home for the first time (...me, for example!) and mentions this was the fourth anniversary of the first edition of 'Telesponder', the first prototype of that anyway. "News" - A look at what Star Wars alumni are up to, including Harrison Ford starring in "Presumed Innocent" and about to star in "Regarding Henry", ILM's work on "Die Hard 2: Die Harder", and other ex-ILM special effects staff who worked on "Gremlins 2: The New Batch". "Internal Affairs" - Jason congratulated Toria and Jamie for producing the August issue of 'Scenario' and the general running of the club over his summer holiday. Next, he mentions the drawing task set in May, which got entries from Derek, Jamie and David, and which Jamie won with his picture of an Imperial Probe Droid delivering pizza on Hoth! Following this are member birthday greetings, and then the Force point and rank table.
- Page 2: "Operation White Dwarf" - some brief details of a internal investigation into two members who apparently wanted to take over running the club, as they were not happy with how Jason was running things and the presentation and content of the fanziens. "Statement from the Hyperspace group" - a short article advertising the new fanzine 'Hyperspace' which was produced by three members. "Good Samaritan of What" - Jamie Spracklen covers serveral bits and pieces here, including a defence of the television show "Battlestar Galactica", a question about the 'Kashyyk' fanzine, and thoughts about a future sci-fi convention where fans and club members could meet up.
- Page 3-4: "Computer Game Review: The Empire Strikes Back" - A detailed (and very positive) review of the Commodore Amiga home computer version of this Star Wars game, released in the summer of 1988 (by Derek Tate.)
- Page 5: "Operation White Dwarf" - continuation from Page 2. "Project S.E.E.R. and Blaster plan" - Here, Jason proposed an idea of a park meet for Star Wars fans and friends from the London and South-East of England areas, where they could get together to eat and chat, and play a game of 'find the enemy'. The players would be split into teams of Rebels and Imperials, with the Imperial players tasked to find the rebel players; bascially an extended intergalactic game of hide and seek! Jason asked the members for their opionion on this.
- Page 6: "Blaster Plan" - continuation from page 5. "Latest News" - ILM contributed some special effects to the film "Total Recall", which aslo featured actress Debbie Carrington who was an Ewok in "Return of the Jedi". "Voluntary Star Wars Test" - ten questions, including a drawing task and the completion of the exercise mentioned in the August issue of Scenario. The test also doubled as an Area Security Chief one. "Final Notes" - covering issue 2 of 'Hypserspace' (in production) and a note about joining the 'Star Wars/Indy Fan Club'. Telesponder credits appear at the bottom of the page.
November 1990
- Cover: Featuring Telesponder logo and date (month and year.) The cover is a play on the release poster of the film, "Tucker: The Man and His Dream", replacing the car with R2-2D (this was a competion entry from May, by Derek Tate.)
- Page 1: "Intro" - Jason welcomes all the "Junior Jedis" of MoY to the last Telesponder of the year, and there is a request from him for new logo designs for both fanzines. After that, it is straight into what Star Wars alumni have been up to: Irvin Kersner directing "RoboCop 2" - Jason mentions here an old DBR file that he made for the director, and he highlights that Kershner can be seen in the film as a cameo on a computer screen. Oh, he also loved the film! Other ex Star Wars fil-makers involved include Phill Tippet, Dick Ziker, kirk Thatcher and Chris Walas.
OTHER DETAILS TO FOLLOW
January 1991-June 1995
DETAILS TO FOLLOW
August 1995
This issue contains 17 pages of articles.
December 1995
This issue contains 17 pages. It is mostly articles, with one 4-page fic by Jason Grant called "Holowan Super Breakout."
June 1996
This issue contains 17 pages of articles. This issue contains 17 pages. It is mostly articles, with one 5-page fic by Jason Grant called "Jedi With a Badge."
August 1996
This issue contains 17 pages. It is contains only articles.
October 1996
This issue contains 17 pages. It is mostly articles, with two short fics. One is "A Lucky Escape or Two or Three" by Suzanne Godsalve and "Murder on the Chimaera" by Jason Grant (this second story is reprinted two years later in Tales of the Empire #4).
January 1997
This issue contains 17 pages of articles.
February 1997
This issue contains 17 pages of articles.
April 1997
This issue contains 17 pages of articles and one very small fic called "To Err is Human" by Jason Grant.
June 1997-2002
- Details to follow