The Log of the U.S.S. Enterprise (Star Trek zine edited by Pines)

Zine
Title:	The Log of the U.S.S. Enterprise
Publisher:	Elyse S. Pines (printed by Poison Pen Press)
Editor(s):	Epsilon Eridani Publications
Date(s):	1970
Series?:
Medium:	print zine
Size:	letter-sized
Genre:	gen
Fandom:	Star Trek: TOS
Language:	English
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The Log of the U.S.S. Enterprise is a gen Star Trek: TOS 8 1/2 x 11 zine. Its content is log excerpts uttered on the show. It was published in 1970 and contains 40 pages. The pages are printed on one side.

The contributions by Elyse S. Pines (editor-in-chief), De M. Dawson (chief transcriber), Allan Asherman (illustrator), Peter J. Falina (illustrator), and Joan Winston (illustrator).

The zine also includes some art.

cover of issue #1

The zine may have printed several times, perhaps a 5th time in September 1972, and a 7th time in March 1973.

Sections

• "Where No Man Has Gone Before" (text of the voice-over that precedes each episode) (i)
• Dedication (ii)
• Credits (iii)
• Introduction (v)
• How to Use This Book (vi)
• Transcript (1)
• Index A (vii)
• Index B (ix)

Purpose

The purpose of this text is to provide the reader with a short synopsis of the first three years (Earth time) of the voyage of the Enterprise.

As stated in the introduction, this book is the complete and unabridged log the the U. S. S. Enterprise as stated in STAR TREK. All entries are listed chronologically by Star Dates. No division has has been made to differentiate between episodes.

Two indexes have been included for your convenience. Index A is an alphabetical listing of the shows by episode, with the corresponding Star Date. The Star Date indicated is the first one to be mentioned in the particular episode Involved. Index B is a chronological listing of shows by Star Date. It Is interesting to note that the shows will not be in airdate order. On occassion there will be a blending of seasons, as In the lass of "Amok Time" and "This Side of Paradise." The above-mentioned indexes are included to aid the reader in Identifying log entries and correlating them with the episodes Involved.

The introduction:

This book constitutes the complete, unabridged log of the U.S.S. Enterprise between Star Date 1312.4 and 5943.9. It is accurate to the best of the ability of the transcribers and includes much research into the source material from whence these words were derived.

It should he understood that all entries labled "Captain's Log," "Personal Log," or "Ship's Log" were entered by Captain Kirk unless otherwise indicated. All entries labeled "First Officer's Log" were entered by Mr. Spock and all entries beginning with "Medical Log" were made by Dr. McCoy.

Sample Entries

Captain's Log, (Star Date 3224.1) Supplemental entry. Two drops of Cordrazine can save a man's life. A hundred times that amount has just accidentally been pumped itno Dr. McCoy's body. In a strange, wild frenzy, he has fled the ship's bridge. All connecting decks have been place on alert. We have no way of knowing If the madness Is permanent of temporary, or in what direction it will drive McCoy.

Captain's Log. No Star Date. For us time does not exist, McCoy, back somewhere in the past, has affected a change in the course of time. All Earth's history has been changed. There is no starshlp Enterprise. We have only one chance. We have asked the Guardian to show us Earth's history again. Spock and I will go back in time ourselves and attempt to set right whatever it was McCoy changed.

Captain's Log, Star Date 3287.2. The course of mass insanity of civilizations we have tracked across this section of the galaxy seems to have already touched Deneva, That planet, colonized over a century ago, is one of the most beautiful in the galaxy — a combined Hawaii and Paris of space.

Captain's Log, Supplemental. Whatever the creatures are, they have apparently taken over all the inhabitants of Deneva. Meanwhile, ship's surgeon Dr. McCoy Is operating on Mr. Spock, in 
an attempt to alleviate his pain.

Captain's Log, star Date 3289.8. I am faced with the most difficult decision of my life. Unless the final tests and analyses have found a way to destroy the creatures without killing their human hosts, I will be forced to kill over a millioh people.

Captain's Log, Star Date 3372.7. On course, on schedule, bound for Altalr 6, via Vulcan. First Officer Spock seems to be under stress. He's requested, and been granted, shore leave. Ship's surgeon McCoy has him under medical surveillance.

Captain's Log, Star Date 3417.3. We thought our mission to Omicron Ceti 3 would be an unhappy one. We had expected to rind no survivors of the agricultural colony there. Apparently our information was incorrect.

Interior Sample

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  from the first issue, part of an index

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  from the first issue, part of an index

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  from the first issue, sample text

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  from the first issue, Peter J. Falina

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  from the first issue, Joan Winston

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  from the first issue, Allan Asherman

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  from the first issue, Joan Winston

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  from the first issue, compilation

Reactions and Reviews

It's a strange and entirely unlonely thing to be a Star Trek fan. Trekkies, at last count, numbered in the innumerable, like coat hangers and paper-clips. Unlike paper-clips, however, they put out fanzines and fan publications, and this is one such fit of enthusiasm. It's exhaustive and probably accurate, full of undirected energy, and unreadable in its dearth of detail. It's a collection of those masterpieces of wit and egregious audacity, the teaser-scene wisdoms of James T. Kirk, Spock, and Dr. McCoy, plus whatever log entries managed to squeeze in during the show.

In its heyday, Star Trek was something to marvel at, halfway intelligent television sometimes approaching excellence. In its waning seasons, it was as bad as a bowl of canned ravioli. The following Roddenberry's creation managed to drum up still marches on, but at this stage in my young career, though acknowledging its influence, I can no longer wax ecstatic.