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The Star Trek Scene
| Zine | |
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| Title: | The Star Trek Scene |
| Publisher: | Kevin Cook |
| Editor(s): | Kevin Cook |
| Date(s): | 1973-1974 |
| Series?: | |
| Medium: | print zine |
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| Genre: | |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
| Language: | English |
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| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
The Star Trek Scene is a gen Star Trek: TOS anthology of articles, art, fiction, reviews "covering all things Star Trek." It has the subtitle: "The Fanzine for Trekkies." The fourth issue says it was "published bi-monthly with a special Christmas issue."
The editor and publisher was thirteen years old at the time the first issue was printed. [1]
Reactions and Reviews
The Star Trek Scene lasted at least 4 issues. Offset, small size. Artwork and stories and articles all variable. I do not know if they ever saw a fifth issue or not. Rating 2 stars out of 5 stars. [2]
Issue 1
The Star Trek Scene 1 was published in 1973 and contains 16 pages of art, articles and cartoons.
front cover, issue #1, artist's name unclear
inside issue #1, Warren B. Prindle
back cover issue #1, Kevin Cook
Issue 2
The Star Trek Scene 2 was published in 1973 and contains 16 pages. The cover is by Bob Sparks. Other contributors: Mike Valerio, Greg Vander Leun, Ken Book, John Price, Shane Shellenbarger, Kevin Cook, Stephen Johnson, Rick K. Morgan.
- Information, Credits, Contents (2)
- Sub-Space Chatter (3)
- Ad (4)
- The Great Bird of the Galaxy by Mike Valerio (5)
- Captain's Log by Shane Shellenbarger (6)
- Ads, A Special Note (7)
- Going on A Star Trek by Ken Cook (8)
- Ad (9)
- A Complete Listing of Second-Season Star Trek Shows (10)
- The Deadly Years by Greg Vander Leun (12)
- Ad (12)
- Solution to Last Issue's Puzzle (13)
- Tricorder Readings by Mike Valerio (13)
- Crossword Puzzle Contest ("To the first Trekkie to send in the correct answers goes a GAF viewmaster three-reel pack of Star Trek's 'The Omega Glory' from the series' second season.") (14)
- Inside Back Cover -- Galileo Shuttlecraft by Kevin Cook
- Back Cover -- Uhura by Rick Morgan
from issue #2, table of contents, click to see larger
from issue #2, ad for Blood & Guts Comix that reads "Help Support The Star Trek Scene"
from issue #2, page with solutions to the Scrambler and a section called Tricorder Readings"
from issue #2, the Star Trek crossword puzzle
Issue 3
The Star Trek Scene 4 was published in 1973 or 1974.
front cover of issue #3, John Price
back cover of issue #3, Chadwick
Issue 4
The Star Trek Scene 4 was published in 1974 and contains 23 pages of art, articles and cartoons.
The cover is by Sellers.
- Information, contents, credits (2)
- Subspace Chatter (3)
- D.C Fontana: The Story of Star Trek's Script Consultant by Mike Valeria (5)
- Star Fun by Shane Shellenbarger (6)
- Subject of Innocence by Brent Anderson (7)
- Star Scripts by Kevin Cook (9)
- The Ancestor of Star Trek by Kevin Cook (10)
- Uhura (art) by John Price (11)
- A Chicago African by Carlos Valcarcel (12)
- Review of "Spock Must Die" by Dennis Walker (13)
- Listing of Third Season Shows (14)
- Startoons by Jerry Sellers (15)
- Review of "The Trouble with Tribbles" by Ted Belorme IV (16)
- Artist's Note to the Readers (17)
- Tricorder Readings by Mike Valeria (18)
- ads (20)
from issue #4
from issue #4
from issue #4
from issue #4, art by John Price
Annual #1 (1975)
The Star Trek Scene Annual 1975 contains 100 pages.
- Vulcan Religion by J. Baker (article)
- The New Star Trek by J.M. Schmidt (article)
- The Final Sport by M. Bell
- T-Negative by W. Prindle (review)
- The Trigger-Happy Oriental by C. Valcarcel (article)
- EquiCon by C. Motts (article)
- The Real Star of Star Trek by J. Thornton (article)
- You and I by J. Schmidt (review)
- Spotlight on Bjo Trimble" by J. Price (article)
- Questions and Answers with David Gerrold" by B. Sparks
- "Questor" by B. Morgan (review)
- Star Trek Chronology" by G.M. Carr
- Not Necessarily Where No Man Has Gone Before by D. Coffman
- Kraith Collected by V. Kirlin (article)
- More Tribbles, More Troubles by T. De Lorme (article)
Reactions and Reviews: Annual
Kevin Cook has put out a zine of 100 pages and tries to be something for everyone: art, some fair stories, interviews (Bjo, Gerrold), biographies, columns. The artwork ranges from the fine (including a centerfold by Fujitake) to the dull (including the cover, which presents ST characters with the Innsmouth look — for non-Lovecraftian fans, they're beginning to turn amphibian). For completists, there's a listing of ST stardates from different and sometimes conflicting sources. There's also a lot of filler, such as old news, plot rehashes from TV, biogs from The Making of Star Trek, and a word search puzzle from Star Trek Scene #3 (no one's sent in a correct solution yet). There's also a heavy emphasis on "trekkies," Its new information is interesting, but you have to dig for it. Otherwise, this is a reasonably attractive zine — once you know what you're in for. [3]
References
- ^ Proofed to Perfection Editorial Services, Archived version
- ^ from Cosmic Borders (1976)
- ^ from The Clipper Trade Ship #5