The Gallifrey Gazette (Doctor Who zine published in the US)
| Zine | |
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| Title: | The Gallifrey Gazette |
| Publisher: | |
| Editor(s): | Eileen Jones and Carla Hemmingson, out of Minneapolis, MN |
| Date(s): | 1985-1986, the editorial in the first issue states that the plan was to put out this zine every two months, in issue #4, the plan changed to quarterly |
| Series?: | |
| Medium: | |
| Genre: | gen |
| Fandom: | Doctor Who |
| Language: | English |
| External Links: | most of the issues have been scanned online |
| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
The Gallifrey Gazette is a Doctor Who zine of fiction, puzzles, art, and articles. There were nine issues.
Issue 1
The Gallifrey Gazette 1 was published in 1985 and contains 32 pages.
It is scanned online here.
- Submission Guidelines (2)
- Time Out, editoral and welcom by Eileen Jones (3)
- Purple Holiday, fiction by Eileen Jones (The Doctor and Sarah find their proposed holiday plans changed drastically.) (4)
- Trivia Questions (9)
- Nada for a Day by Carla Hemmingson (crossover with Star Trek. The author notes that "Nada" is, according to Alan Dean Foster's Star Trek Log Seven, the Klingon god of medicine. In this story, the Doctor, Leela , and K9 answer a distress call from a Klingon battle cruiser.) (10)
- Puzzle (17)
- Jenna's Problem, fiction by Eileen Jones (A commander with a ship in serious trouble wonders what to do with a strange intruder who calls himself the Doctor.)
- Trouble with Teenagers, part one, fiction by Eileen Jones (A story of the misadventures of the Doctor as he is joined by two teenaged girls. In this first part, the Doctor finds himself given a choice: he either marries the ruthless tyrant, Queen Vyla, or his companion stays behind as the queen's slave.) (22)
- Addresses of Interest (30)
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from issue #1
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Issue 2
The Gallifreyan Gazette 2
- Trouble with Teenagers, part two, fiction by Eileen Jones
- other unknown content
Issue 3
The Gallifreyan Gazette 3 was published in 1985 and contains 44 pages.
This zine is scanned online here.
Art contributors are Glen Hausfeld, Jane Hausfeld, Rachel Hemmingson, and Mike Lucart.
- Submission Guidelines (2)
- Time Out, editorial by Eileen Jones (3)
- Head Games, fiction by John F. Curran, Jr. (Is the Doctor's mind rejecting his body?) (4)
- Amidst the Merry Men, fiction by Carla Hemmingson (As generally happens when he tries to take a holiday, things don't go quite as planned for the Doctor and Leela.) (9)
- Trivia (14)
- Return of the Nada, sequel to a story in issue #1, by Carla Hemmingson (Captain Koloth meets the Doctor again, but the Doctor has regenerated and picked up some new companions since their last encounter.) (15)
- TARDIS of the Gods, fiction by Eileen Jones (Life becomes a bit complicated for the Doctor and Sarah Jane when they're taken for gods.) (21)
- Puzzle (27)
- Totem (28)
- Trouble with Teenagers, part three, fiction by Eileen Jones (subtitled: Chicago") (33)
- Addresses of Interest (40)
from issue #3
from issue #3
from issue #3
Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3
Thanks fro sending GALLIFREY GAZETTE so promptly! I just finished reading it and enjoyed it very much. I thought Return of the Nada was one of the most original DW/ST crossovers I've red; everybody has him land on the Enterprise, and I thought the Devisor was a terrific choice! One thing that wasn't really explained was just what a Nada was -- evidently that was explained in the first story, but not everybody has that available. I did like the use of Turlough in his Black Guardian state, though. I liked the other stories, too. One criticism I would make that seemed to apply to most of the stories is that they tend to mention scenes that ought to be told; for example, I was dying to read just what happened to Leela and Alan-a-dale in Amidst the Merry Men, but it happened "off-stage" so to speak. (The archaic language was better done than usual, but please! It's --st endings for thou verbs, regular endings for 3rd person singular! Sorry, it's the classics major showing.) All these criticisms are fairly minor, though -- on the whole, I found GALLIFREY GAZETTE a delightful read. [1]
"Trouble with Teenagers": I loved this! I have an idea about the other TARDIS. It's the Master! I believe that he was Jack (in disguise). My proof is on page 38: "I came for a very different reason." He smiled at the Doctor. [2]
Issue 4
The Gallifreyan Gazette 4 was published in 1985 (the editorial was written "five months before MiniCon") and contains 44 pages.
It is scanned online here.
Art contributers to this issue: Heidi Eckroth, Rachel Hemmingson, and Mike Lucart.
- Time Out, editorial by Eileen Jones (2)
- Submission Guidelines (3)
- One Enchanted Evening, fiction by Carla Hemmingson (4)
- Wanted Poster by (9)
- Fantasy, fiction by Eileen Jones (10)
- To a Friend Forever, poem by Lucia Johnson (13)
- Trivia (15)
- Bennu, fiction by Eileen Jones (16) (crossover story)
- Puzzle ( 23)
- Once Upon a Time in Camelot, fiction by Carla Hemmingson (24)
- Trouble with Teenagers, part four, fiction by Eileen Jones (30)
- Letters (36)
- Readers' Poll (38)
- Addresses of Interest (40)
from issue #4
from issue #4
from issue #4
Issue 5
The Gallifreyan Gazette 5 was published in 1986 (very early in the year) and contains 44 pages.
This issue is scanned online here.
Art contributor's are Heidi Eckroth, Mike Lucart.
- Captain's Log (2)
- Submission Guidelines (3)
- The First Molt, fiction by Carla Hemmingson (4)
- The Crush, fiction by Eileen Jones (10)
- And Ending... A Beginning, poem by Lucia Johnson (17)
- Hope (19)
- Trivia (22)
- TARDIS 22, a con report by Eileen Jones for Spirit of Light's TARDIS 22 in Chicago, November 29-December 1, 1985 (24)
- The Odds Against, fiction by Carla Hemmingson (27)
- Puzzle (31)
- Dawn, poem by Karin Dixon (32)
- Revenge, fiction by Eileen Jones (33)
- Readers' Poll (39)
- Addresses of Interest (40)
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from issue #5
from issue #5
Issue 6
The Gallifreyan Gazette 6 was published in 1986 (the editorial was written "nearly two months since the worst disaster in the history of the space program" [The Challenger explosion]) contains 44 pages.
It is scanned online here.
Art contributors to this issue are Bart, Chad Guy, Mike Lucart, Pam Rasmussen.
- Editor's Notes (2)
- Submission Guidelines (3)
- Month of the Quest, fiction by Sam as told to Jane Hausfeld (4)
- Final Flight, Challenger poem by Karin Dixon (9)
- A Night in Court, fiction by Eileen Jones (11)
- Trivia (15)
- The Nada Strikes Back, sequel to a story in issue #1, by Carla Hemmingson (17)
- Rebel with a Cause, fiction by Karin Dixon (26)
- Puzzle (32)
- Don't Feed the Animals, short short by Bart (33)
- The History Lesson, fiction by Eileen Jones (35)
- Readers' Poll (39)
- Addresses of Interest (40)
from issue #6
from issue #6
from issue #6
Issue 7
The Gallifreyan Gazette 7 was published in 1986 and contains 44 pages.
It is scanned online here.
Art contributors are Chad Gay and Mike Lucart.
From the editorial:
Back in issue #3, I announced I would be leaving The Gallifrey Gazette. Most of you have probably noticed that I'm still around. Well, this time my departure is for real. Since I haven't done much for this issue (trivia, puzzle, and the editing), I've had time to work on my own novel... Creating my own worlds and characters is far more satisfying thatn working with characters somebody eles has created. In short, writing Doctor Who has tended to stifle my creativity, rather than stretch it. Anyway, I've run out of ideas for good Doctor Who stories.
- Editor's Notes (2)
- Submission Guidelines (3)
- Danger of the Daleks, fiction by Karen Dixon (3)
- Trivia (13)
- It's Just Not the Cricket, fiction by Robert Henderson (15)
- Puzzle (22)
- Bugs!, fictin by Carla Hemmingson (23)
- Remembering, poem by Karin Dixon (31)
- Readers' Poll Results (33)
- A Skiing Vacation, fiction by Karen Hellekson (34)
- Addresses of Interest (40)
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from issue #7
from issue #7
Issue 8
The Gallifreyan Gazette 8 was published in 1986 and contains 38 pages. This issue has no contributions from Eileen Jones, and Carla Hemmingson is the editor.
It has been scanned online here.
Art contributors are Heidi Eckroth, , Rachel Hemmingson, and Sean from Worlds Within (a then-new bookstore in teh Minneapolis).
From the editorial:
If you have been amongst those fortunate enough to see The two Companions, you will know that I was among that silly group with made a Dr. Who Video this past summer. This effort fit in nicely with the Ocotber 4th Convention, featuring Colin Baker and Patrick Troughton, at which we aired the preview for this production.
- Captain's Log (2)
- Submission Guidelines (3)
- The Kid and Me, fiction by Harlan Paul, a new rendition on the Ransom of Red Chief (4)
- And Now for Something Completely Different... by uncredited (10)
- Four Flew into the Cuckoo's Nest by Carla Hemmingson (12)
- Corridors of Time, poem by Karin Dixon (20)
- trivia answers (20)
- The Doctor's Shopping List, Companions' Shopping List (21)
- Checkmate, fiction by Karen Hellekson (22) (this was part one of what was to be a four-part story)
- Along the Mississippi R., fiction by Carla Hemmingson (29)
- Yearly Subscription Rate Form (34)
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from issue #8
from issue #8
Issue 9
The Gallifreyan Gazette 9 was published in 1986 and contains 45 pages.
It is scanned online here.
Art contributors are Chad Gay, Karen Hellekson, Eileen Jones, and Sean VonBrioson.
- Time In (2)
- Farewell to a Fallen Doctor, Patrick Troughton, by Jane Hausfeld (3)
- Submission Guidelines (4)
- Checkmate, part two (5)
- Crossword Puzzle (12)
- Friends, fiction by Lucia Johnson (13)
- For Folksingers, Dr. Who Filksong, "What Do You Do With a Drunken Timelord?" (18)
- Cryptograms (20)
- Reunion, fiction by Carla Hemmingson (22)
- Addressess (28)
- At the Convention, con report by Brinn Sea (29)
- Doctor, I am Wondering, uncredited poem (34)
- Yearly Subscription Info (36)
- Five Doctors Plus One, fiction by Carla Hemmingson (37)
- a full-page ad for The Second Act, a costume shop (45)
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References
- ^ from a fan's Letter of Comment in issue #4
- ^ from a fan's Letter of Comment in issue #4