TrexIndex
| Zine | |
|---|---|
| Title: | TrexIndex (at least one issue was called Trekindex) |
| Publisher: | Federation Trading Post, April Publications, Inc., Star Fleet Productions |
| Editor(s): | Roberta Rogow & David Lubkin (computer specialist and associate editor) |
| Type: | |
| Date(s): | 1977 (original set, v. 1), 1978, (original set, v.2/3 and 4/5), the supplements are later |
| Medium: | |
| Fandom: | Star Trek: TOS |
| Language: | English |
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| Click here for related articles on Fanlore. | |
TrexIndex is an index to early Star Trek: TOS fanzines. It contains a listing of fanzine stories by author, a list by subject heading (i.e. "aliens", humor"), episode title, characters, and fanzines.
Invaluable to Many Fans
In 1981, TREKisM #21, called this "a must-have for those trying to track down the location of early fan stories."
It was also helpful for fans wanting to avoid things as well. Captain's Log #6 (February 1982) has a LoC by Roberta Rogow in which she derides a popular zine series and its content:
...My (zine) table [at a con] was right next to the one selling Nome (one of the K/S things) - a couple of girls picked up Nome and it was all I could do to keep my mouth shut! Later they insisted on returning it & getting their money back - and then I sold them a Trek index, pointing out that they could avoid much embarassment by those zines listed under "Kirk/Spock Relationship." By the way, they then bought "Captain's Log," which I told them was "Straight Trek, in every sense of the word!" that is, good adventure stories set on board the Big E... [R.G. Pollet, editor of "Captain's Log" added a diplomatic comment]: I sincerely hope no one liking Nome or K/S is offended by that, Ms. Rogow only mentioned it to me because it had something to do with C.L. and I ran it for that reason- There are well writen stories dealing with K/S, but many people don't like it, simply because it is K/S, as some readers don't like action/adventure stories, or parodies. It also shows how helpful Robeta's Trek Indexes can be. Ed.)
Mainstream Press Attention
The TrexIndex had a lot of mainstream press attention. Some of this attention later caused Rogow to become somewhat of a Trek fan spokesperson, see Editor (1988 New Yorker article).
from Enterprise Incidents (US) #7, a clipping (not sourced) about TrexIndex
The Original Issues and Supplements
The initial TrexIndex was published in 1977. It is subtitled, "The Complete Encyclopedia of Star Trek Fan Magazines." It covered Star Trek fanzines published between 1966 and 1976. It was split in five volumes with different indices.
The following years several TrexIndex Supplements were published, keeping the index current with the newer fanzines. These were also split into volumes.
Announcements
Summer 1976:
I [ David Lubkin ] am endeavoring to embark upon the enterprise of cataloging all zine fiction and poetry by author, publication, and possibly series. Included are any fan publications that have ever run an STory -- i.e. sf zines are highly welcome. I'm asking all those concerned, editors, writers, well-meaning truefen to send me tear sheets or Xerox copies of the cover and table of contents for any story they have written, edited or think I might not be aware of (poems too!). If anyone out there is wealthy enough to send me the whole story or publication, that is preferred but not necessary... This directory is meant as a service for anyone who regularly reads zines and will be sold near cost. May the Great Bird of the Galaxy Ring Your Chimes. [1]
June 1976:
Roberta Rogow has announced the launching of Trexindex, an index for Star Trek fanzines. Trexindex will attempt to list authors and titles of fiction and non-fiction work in trekzines, along with book reviews and art credits. The cross-referenced index will try to list all ST fan puclications ever published,with indications as to whether the publication is still in print. Rogow, a librarian herself, is working on the index with other trekfen of similar skill to produce what she hopes to be "a serious referenoe tool for serious reference by serious science fiction fans, creative writing teachers and librarians." Those wishing to help out Ms. Rogow by sending material (or info about same) for indexing should write her at [address and phone number redacted]. She is looking for assistance, especially those with massive collections to draw upon as a reference. [2]
April 1977:
Roberta Rogow, a New Jersey librarian and acquaintance of ours, is in the process of having her TREXINDEX published. This is a 625 page index to almost all the Trek writing done in the last 10 years. It features the names of 10,000 fiction stories by some 500 authors. She hopes to have it available by May 15 at the ST Mini con. It will sell for about $6.00. Roberta estimates there are at least 160 fanzines available, about 70% of the contents are fiction. She is planning updates every six months selling for $1.00 each. She hopes also to start a fanzine lending library in which people could read out-of-date fanzines which are no longer available. In the article which Roberta sent us, STP was one of the fanzines visible in the photo! [3]
Regarding this Zine's Origins
Roberta began this index because she'd read a story and couldn't find the sequel. The first "Encyclopedia" was her attempt to get someone else to finance the project, something that in the end was not a good idea as she ended up doing it all herself.
The original Volumes I and II were mimeoed, by Devra Langsam. The Supplements were photo-offset at her local print-shop. Roberta did the whole thing by hand... notes on index cards, typed on a Selectric.
In 1987 and because of a dwindling amount of time, she turned the whole thing over to Bill Hupe. He had computer database access (very radical in 1987), so he did the final Supplements. By that time, a lot of Trek-lit was online, and print fanzines were on their way out... and there was the huge Viacom kerfuffle about copyrights and franchise rights, all of which took away much of Roberta's interest in continuing to work on this project:
Three years ago, I closed out [the second supplement] and vowed never to do another one. Since then, the fanzines have been rolling along, and I've decided there is enough interest left in fandom for me to try once more. However, I cannot do another issue without some input from my fellow editors. Therefore I must ask for help. Those editors who want their fanzine included in the new volume and are in doubt about whether I have information can contact me... Those editors who wish to trade (one copy of the zine for a copy of the Index) may do so. Any fanzine I acquire will become part of the Fanzine Library Collection [4] and will not be sold or otherwise disposed of. Those editors who do not wish to trade but who want their fanzines indexed can send for an indexing form, which they can then send back to me with the requisite data. Those editors who, for whatever reason, do not wish their fanzines to be included in the 'Trexindex Third Index' must contact me before the end of the year so I can remove references before I start to type the finished copy. [5]
In 2017, Rogow said:
[Trexindex] was challenging when I was writing it. When I was doing it, it just meant that I was reading a lot of fanzines. And I did the whole thing on index cards, and it was all very low tech. And then I had to sit and type all the index cards, which was one of the things that got me fired from a job, because I was doing it while I was supposed to be working, and I shouldn't have been. And it was a lot of, it was work, it was physical labor.The first two issues were done by Devra Langsam on a mimeo, and then I actually had to pay for getting them done at my local print shop. And eventually it just got to the point where I couldn't keep up, and I got another person to do it. But he only did one issue and that wasn't enough, because by that time it was the mid-90s, and the whole thing had just exploded. I simply couldn't keep up too much.
I couldn't keep up. And once again, it was simply physically not feasible. When I moved ... I threw out tons, tons of fanzines. I threw out all my back issues of TrexIndex. They were useless. Nobody wanted them. They were just wasted paper.
They were useful for when they were. But as soon as people started indexing, and as soon as people got online, they were just obsolete. The same way that, I don't even know that Reader's Guide is published anymore, or if it is, I think it's done online. There's just too damn much information out there.
[...]
I mean, this was ephemera, most of it, and these days, a lot of, these days some of the bigger, older stuff, the landmark stuff, is being reprinted or is being made available online. It was good for when it was there, but I don't think, for one thing, I'm not going to go back to it. I don't think anybody will. A lot of the material simply isn't there anymore. If somebody has a copy, good for them. I wish they would put it online, but you know, hang on to it. It's a relic. I don't have any copies of it.
[...]
It was a kind of thing where, oh, wow. Oh, gosh, gee, golly, people are going to send me fanzines, and I will get free fanzines out of this. And I did. And I kept them for years and years and years, and then when I moved, I moved all the fanzines to somebody else's library, and she put them in an attic, and they got destroyed. There was a hurricane, and I think it was Hurricane Floyd took the roof off her house, and that was it. I mean, these were ephemera. .... They were paper. A lot of them weren't very good paper either. [6]
V.1 (January 1977)
This 34-page issue contains titles of fanzines, titles of stories and articles. It has a cover by Monica Miller, and it contains no interior illos.
- Acknowledgements (2)
- About the Author (2)
- How to Use the Trexindex (3)
- Introduction (4)
- What is a Fanzine?
- Where Can I Get Fanzines?
- How Do I Get My Work Into a Fanzine?
- How Can I Start My Own Fanzine?
- A Final Word
- Fanzine Titles (includes full home addresses of zine editors) (5)
- Stories and Articles
From the Introduction:
Star Trek is a Phenomenon!
There is no other word to describe the mania that has gripped millions of people across the United States and many foreign countries as well. It is incredible that a television show that was not particularly successful the first year it was on the air, and was cancelled in 1969 after only three seasons of active production, is now attracting more viewers than in all the time it was on the full network schedules. Star Trek fans are every where: on farms, in cities and suburbs, attending colleges, high schools and elementary schools, in senior citizens' homes, hospitals and even in prisons. Star Trek fandom embraces the widest possible spectrum of interests and backgrounds. A fan may be one of the so-called "passifans" who merely enjoys Star Trek as a diversion, or an "actifan" who writes Star Trek fiction and is generally known in Fandom as a "trufan," whose whole life is absorbed by Star Trek. Star Trek fans arc elementary school students and college professors with advanced degrees. They are career officers in the Armed Forces and official conscientious objectors. They are members of religious orders and self-proclaimed agnostics. They are farm workers, house wives, teachers, librarians, horse breeders, shopkeepers, businessmen and women, telephone operators, scientists — almost anyone who likes Star Trek enough to do something more about it than merely sit back and watch it on television.
Also from the introduction:
What is a Fanzine?
A Fanzine is a privately written, printed and produced periodical, circulated through subscriptions or through private channels, usually devoted to science fiction or fantasy. Fan zines made their first appearance as newsletters written by literary types during the 19th Century. The science fiction Fanzines grew up with the SF pulp magazines in the 1930's and 1940's. Young writers who could not get their works published by the "prozines" (the professionally produced maga zines on the public market) took to their typewriters and mimeograph machines and ran off copies of their stories for their friends. The SF Fanzines served as a training site for now well-known writers such as Ray Bradbury, Paul Anderson and Dayid Gerrold. Fanzines of this type are still very much with us, being produced on college campuses and in private homes all over the United States and Canada.
Star Trek Fanzines began as newsletters between groups of fans, keeping them informed as to the doings of their favorite stars. After the show ceased production and the Star Trek revival began, more and more people got on the bandwagon and the Fanzines began to mushroom. Fanzine writing, reading and marketing has now become a major part of Star Trek fan activity.
Star Trek Fanzines tend to be somewhat more elaborate than other types. They may range from a two-page newsletter laboriously typed by hand to a 200-plus literary art magazine with silk-screened covers. Likewise, the prices of Fanzines range from 50 cents to nearly five dollars, depending on the size and quality.
Essentially a Star Trek Fanzine is a hobby, and as such it may be produced irregularly. When the hobby becomes too much of a chore, the editor may simply announce that there will be no more, and that is the end of that Fanzine. Some Fan zines have been so popular that the editors have had to reprint them several times.
from v.1 (January 1977)
from v.1 (January 1977)
from v.1 (January 1977)
Reactions and Reviews: V.1
TREXINDEX bills itself as "The Complete Encyclopedia of Star Trek Fan Magazines." Looking at its 34-page length, you wonder what's going on.TREXINDEX is at best a mediocre attempt to catalogue ST fanzines. Despite its 'pro' publisher and format, TREXINDEX is of poorer quality than some of the fanzines it lists. Errors, from mispellings to omissions and mistakes, are numerous. The format is not always consistent. The print quality is extremely poor in spots, with entire pages faded out.
The "Introduction" to TREXINDEX includes some lines of questionable accuracy—a prelude of things to come. One outright error is the statement that "all stories become copyright property of the editor." This is not so. First of all, some zines, even today, are not copyrighted at all. Secondly, many editors have their zines copyrighted with all rights reserved to the authors and artists. Furthermore, anyone can have their story, poem, drawing of other such item copyrighted to themselves exclusively simply by sending it, with the proper forms, to the copyright office; the editor must then list the private copyright under his or her own.
What does TREXINDEX list? From a selected group of fanzines (all those Ms. Rogow could collect, one assumes) we are given a list of "stories" and"articles" in alphabetical order, by title. There is neither listing not mention of any poetry, artwork or other such material—7-page epic poems and 6-page art portfolios not withstanding. And yet, TREXINDEX does list 1-page short fiction pieces done as responses to artwork and it does include 1-page editorials (which often have no better listing than "Editorial.") But no poetry. Except in error. There is, for example, on listing for a piece of music with poetry lyrics—it is all called "music," and is labeled as an "article." (This is not to say, of course, that all music in the fanzines catalogued have listings, erroneous or otherwise. To the contrary.) Recipes are also listed at times—as "articles."
The reason for the omission of poetry and artwork is not stated anywhere in TREXINDEX.
However, a few questions raised produced a rather interesting answer: TREXINDEX is not "The Complete Encyclopedia of Star Trek Fan Magazines," it is only Volume I of the "encyclopedia." The $4.00 you pay for the"complete" item only gets you one small part of it. I understand that there are planned volumes on poetry, artwork, cross-referenced lists of authors and artists, and so forth, not to mention further updating of stories and articles. How many volumes must we get before we have a "complete encyclopedia?" Will it ever be really "complete?"
[some detailed information on errors omitted]
TREXINDEX claims claims that pseudonyms are indicated with quotation marks. But who checked on the pseudonyms? Not all slightly 'different-sounding' names are pseudonyms—a number of real names are shown with quotation marks. And granted, not all pseudonyms are obviously pseudonyms, but editors and the general public are aware of some of them. Nevertheless, there are cases where pseudonyms known to the compiler are not in quotes—because the writer has been able to convince the editor to keep the secret. A little consistency, please…
The single most marked inequity In TREXINDEX Is that only one author is listed per story. If a story was written by two or three authors, only the first one is listed, producing such entries as "Sundered Duties— J. Blelowicz." (I'm sure co-authors Deneroff and Zawacky, who happen to follow JB In the alphabet, are delighted.) Even zines are listed in this way, i.e.: The Other Side of Paradise, edited by Signe Landon (with no mention of Amy Falkowitz). This is grossly misleading and unfair to the writers and readers who look for the works of particular authors, even in collaboration. The preface mentions that this practice is employed in the zine editor's list; It says nothing of individual stories and articles.
Making matters even worse is that there is one mention of additional authors: "Alternate Universe Four (novel)--S. Halewski, V. Tilly, et al" and "Alternate Universe Four, Vol. 2: The Debt (novel)--S. Maiewski, et al." Thus, having been shown on the first page of the listing how multi-authored stories should be credited, the unsuspecting reader would assume that all items not so marked were written by single authors,
I could go on and on. Certain names are misspelled over and over again. Even the names of the zines are misspelled—Spockanalia, the first ST fanzine and perhaps the most well known one, appears as "Spocklnalia" throughout the index. And heaven help you is you use a technical word or foreign name in the title of your story. Hyphens turn up on the strangest places. Indications for the second line of a reference aren't consistent. Lines are cut off between the name of the zine and the issue number, so little lonely 3's and 5's sit in the middle of nowhere.
There is a disclaimer in the front of TREXINDEX which reads, "the publisher is not responsible for errors or omissions." That, then, leaves it to the editor. Ms. Rogow, TREXINDEX needs to be followed by twi things; a massive list of corrections and an apology—to all those who contributed to fanzines, who were omitted and misrepresented because of the arbitrary decisions and errors made in the compiling of TREXINDEX. [7]
[By Way of Explanation by Roberta Rogow]: I think I know how Gene Roddenberry felt during the last half of the Third Season of Star Trek. There is something totally disheartening in spending much time and energy on a certain project, only to see it go sour because, for various reasons, one must give up a measure of control of the finished product.
It is disconcerting to see, staring up from the printed page, the same typographical errors that were laboriously removed from the galley proofs. It is even worse to see "corrections" in spelling made by the typesetters without the knowledge or consent of the editor. But worst of all is to have to take the blame for the printing, format, and price which were the responsibility of two other people, and over which I had no control.
For instance, I pleaded with the publisher to remove the term "Encyclopedia" from the title page. Trexindex was never meant to be an "encyclopedia", but an Index, a listing of the contents of as many Star Trek fanzines as I, my associate David Lubkin, and the editors and collectors of fanzines across the country could find. When so many people are involved, certain errors and omissions may occur. Whenever possible the information forms were crosschecked, but in some cases that was not convenient. Corrections will be made in later printings of Volume I, and in the next three volumes.
One of the hardest things I had to do was to list only one author per story or article in Volume I, for reasons of space. Volume II will give full listings for each story or article, with cross-references to pseudonyms. As for well-known pseudonyms, which are used as official noms-de-plume, it would be useless to list the personal names of certain writers, just as it drives many readers into a frenzy to have to look for Huckleberry Finn under the author Samuel Clemens.
Trexindex was originally planned to be printed in one volume. When the manuscript was completed, it filled four notebooks (640 typewritten pages) and the publisher and I realized that the finished book would probably cost at least $25.00 or more to print properly. By dividing the Trexindex into four volumes, the cost is spread out over a period of time. Volume II, which will contain biographical material about some of the better-known Star Trek fan authors as well as complete author listings, will be printed later this Spring. Volume III, which will contain some critical remarks and the Subject Headings, will be printed during the summer. The Poetry and Art listings will be Volume IV, and the whole Trexindex will then be available at a total price.
Trexindex is, at present, the only source of information on many of the fanzines listed therein. It serves a need in fandom that has not been satisfied before. Volume I costs $4.00 for 40 pages (including the excellent cover by Monica Milier), which works out to 10 [cents] a page. Looked at that way, Trexindex becomes a bargain, and well worth the price. [8]
That's right folks, a typeset zine. Actually, Trexindex is a prozine, edited by fans. Although I don't normally review prozines, I'm making a rare exception here, Trexindex is a index of information from and about Star Trek fanzines. This first volume is the title index. Within this volume you'll find title listings for hundreds upon hundreds of stories and articles (fiction and nonfiction both) from a huge selection of fanzines (both in and out of print). For the fan who has heard about a particular story but can't find the zine that it's in, this is an ideal reference tool. Indeed, it should prove invaluable to many fen. The price is a bit steep—$4.00 (*snurg* they don't list a postage price for the damn thing inside...you'll have to send a SASE)—and I suspect you're paying for more profit margin than actual zine, but if Trexindex is of any use to you, then it's just as likely to have an inestimable value beyond the mere cover price. Recommended. [9]
V.2/3 (1978)
This issue contains 105 pages. It includes authors/subject listings of stories and articles. It was printed mimeograph. The art is by Monica Miller, Joni Wagner, Gennie Summers, Claire Mason, Gee Moaven, and Amy Falkowitz.
- A Message from Roberta (i)
- Acknowledgments (ii)
- Introduction to Star Trek Fandom, Fanzines, Fan Writing, and TREXINDEX (iii)
- Who Are the Star Trek Fans and What Do They Do?
- What is a Fanzine?
- Who Are the Star Trek Fan Writers and Editors?
- Why Do They Write Star Trek Stories?
- How Do You Write a Star Trek Story?
- What are Star Trek Stories About?
- Is There Anything Else in Fanzines Besides Fiction?
- Where Can I Find Out More About Fanzines?
- How to Use TREXINDEX (xiii)
- Some Notes on Subject Headings (xiii)
- Author Listings (1)
- Subject Listings (47)
- List of Fanzines Indexed in TREXINDEX (105)
From the editorial:
Dear Trekkies:
I started the project of indexing Star Trek Fanzines during the Summer of 1976, and had a finished monumental manuscript in the hands of a publisher by December of that year. My dreams of seeing my brainchild committed to print within a short period of time frustrated by unexpected delays. I was relieved to see Volume I, Title listings, off the press one anxious year from the time I had first brought it in. Though the response from the devotees who saw and purchased this work was enthusiastic, the publisher decided that it was not propitious to produce the other three volumes….
Since I sincerely feel that TREXINDEX has a place in the Star Trek literary and library world, I have made arrangements with Devra Langsam of Poison Pen Press to type the stencils myself on my trusty (if ancient) IBM electric, and to have her duplicate the result. Though this process may not be as delightful to the eye as the type-set volume, it will bring the material to the light of print and give me more personal control over its accuracy and style. It also provides you with the opportunity of having this information available by the Summer of 1978.
I hope you find this material useful in your pursuit of research Into the ocean of fan literature that has gushed forth from the personal presses of Star Trekkers during the last decade.
From "What are Star Trek Fanzines About?":
Love, in its many forms, is the basis for a number of Star Trek stories. This reflects the attitude of the show itself, which explored love between men and woman ("City on the Edge of Forever"; "This Side of Paradise"), between different species ("Metamorphosis"), and even between human and android ("What Are Little Girls Made Of?" "Requiem for Methuselah"). Many female writers put themselves into the stories as a new crew member, and arrange a romance for themselves and their favorite character.
The most graphic wish-fulfillments are the so-called "Lay--" stories. Most of them deal with that unreachable Vulcan, Spock. The trick is to get the female character (the writer, of course) into bed with Spock, in spite of that seven-year Cycle and his innate distaste for emotional involvement. In theory, at least, Spock is a "safe" sex object. He must be drugged or otherwise coerced into a sexual relationship. Through fan stories, Spock "has been married several times to both Human and Vulcan women, and he has enjoyed briefer relationships with an astonishing number of females of assorted species. Sondra Marshak [10] deals with the "Spock Effect" in a chapter in "Star Trek Lives".
Captain Kirk's love life is quite a different matter. As William Shatner delightedly points out, Kirk often got the girl in the original episodes. He is still attractive to Star Trek fans who hunger for good old-fashioned lust, although the lady must admit that the Captain's true love is his ship. Kirk has also been married off several times, but something happens to the bride at the last minute, and he goes off into the Galaxy in search of forgetfulness or new adventures -- whichever comes first.
Kirk and Spock account for much of the romantic fiction set on board the Enterprise, but not all of it. Dr. McCoy has the added attraction of a mystery in his past. His separation and divorce have been explained by fan writers as a devotion to duty over the commitment to his marriage; as an infatuation with a student; and in one case, as being directly responsible for his wife's death.
Gene Roddenberry invented a daughter for McCoy, who was never seen on the original show. She turns up in fanfic as a "nice girl" getting married to a dull stock broker type; as a Star Fleet medical cadet; and as a rebellious hippie.
McCoy himself has been the target of at least two long-term romances that ran over several stories: the "Myfanwy-Dorothy" stories by Astrid Anderson and Dorothy Jones, and Paula Block's "Faulwell" series.
Scotty, Sulu, and Chekov get their turns at bat and in bed, and even Uhura gets a crack at the Captain in a series of stories by by Louise Dodge. Nurse Chapel has her man -- or her Vulcan -- in several stories. The combinations and permutations are endless.
A few of the "Lay --" stories reach into areas that may be considered X-Rated. Novels such as "Night of the Twin Moons" by Jean Lorrah and "Spock Enslaved" by D.T. Steiner occasionally contain material that is sexually explicit, for plot and character development. "Grup", "R & R", "The Obsc'zine" and the British-based "Grope" are labeled "Adult" and are not sold to readers under the age of l8. It must be stressed, however, that the great bulk of the romantic fiction found in Treklit is LOVE stories, in which much of the sex lies in the imagination of the reader.
One aspect of love which claims the attention of Star Trek writers is the relationship between Captain Kirk and his First Officer. This very special friendship lends itself to many interpretations, from the Good Old Boys approach to the overtly physical. Here again, some stories are treading on very touchy territory. Most of the Kirk/Spock stories stress the two mens' reliance on one another in difficult times. Often a writer will envision the grief of one over the death of the other, with Dr. McCoy acting as comforter to the bereaved.
from v.2/3 (1978)
from v.2/3 (1978), art by Gee Moaven
from v.2/3 (1978)
V.4/5 (1978)
It was published in 1978 and contains 86 pages.
The art is by Beverly Zuk, Gordon Carleton, Doug Herring, Leslie Fish, Melinda Shreve, Marty Siegrist, and Carol Walske.
It is a listing of the Poetry and Art contained in Star Trek fanzine published between 1967 and 1976. From the editor: "This volume marks the end of the Original TREXINDEX. I am currently working on the Supplement, which will index those fanzines published between November 1976 and November 1978, plus a few that I missed in the Original.
I sincerely hope that TREXINDEX has proved to be the useful tool that I wanted it to be. I've received some very encouraging mail, mostly from people who have just started collecting fanzines, or from people who have used TREXINDEX to settle arguments as to who wrote what, and when."
From "Where Does Art Fit Into Fanzines?":
If poetry is the spice in a Star Trek fanzine, then art must surely be the salt and pepper. Fanzines HAVE been printed without artwork, but they are flat and tasteless, and are often overlooked in favor of more attractive items available at a Star Trek Con. Even the tiniest two-sheet newsletter will have some sort of illustration: a cartoon, a masthead design, even a doodle or two. Anything to break the sea of typewritten text. Fanzine art tends to fall into two categories, with sub-headings in each one. There are the so-called "Spot Illos", decorative drawings with no relationship to a written text, such as a story or poem. Cartoons fall into this category. So do title pages, masthead designs, and front and back covers. Occasionally an artist will send in a series of related illustrations for a "portfolio", or an oversized picture may become a Centerfold.
"Story illos" are a whole other problem, for the illustrator and the editor, with the writer coming in a poor third. In professional publishing, the author is rarely consulted about the illustration of his/her work. When asked about this point at a recent Science Fiction Con, artist Gahan Wilson stated:"I don't bother about the writer; he doesn't come into it". It is the editor's job to match artist and writer, a task that is fraught with peril.'
Of course, the job is made easier when the artist and the illustrator are the same person. Connie Faddis illustrates most of her own stories. So do Leslie Fish, Amy Falkowitz, Melinda Shreve, and Marty Siegrist. Anji Valenza not only illustrates her stories, she also lays them out in a cartoon format that she prefers to call a "visual". Carol Walske does the pictures for "Nu Ormenel" in several fanzines and novels. Leah Rosenthal is now illustrating her own stories as well as other peoples'.
- Acknowledgments (ii)
- Introduction to Poetry and Art in Star Trek Fanzines (iii)
- Who Are the Star Trek Poets?
- What Are the Poems About?
- Where Does Music Fit In?
- What is a Filk-Song?
- Whither, Star Trek Poetry?
- Where Does Art Fit Into Fanzines?
- What is the Star Trek Fanzine Art Like?
- How Can I Get Some of This For Myself?
- How Can I Get My Art-Work Into a Fanzine?
- Where Can I Find Out More About Poetry and Art Outlets in Star Trek Fanzines?
- How To Use This Volume (x)
- Poetry Listings: Authors (i)
- Poetry Listings: Titles (19)
- Art Listings: Artists (31)
- Art Listings: Fanzines (55)
art from v. 4/5, Carol Walske
table of contents page, v.4/5
acknowledgments, art by Leslie Fish
sample page of listings
art from v. 4/5, Gordon Carleton
art from v. 4/5, Doug Herring
Supplement 1
Supplement 1, V.1 and V.2, 1979, First Edition
TrexIndex First Supplement (1979, first edition) covers 1977-1979. The front cover is by Terri Lipanovich and the back cover by Allyson Whitfield. The interior art is by T.J. Burnside (originally in Fesarius #1), Amy Harlib (originally in Grip #1), Terry Lipanovich, Shona Jackson ("T'Klai"), and Nan Lewis (orginally in Warped Space #33/34).
This edition is in two volumes. The first volume is fiction and the second volume is poetry and art.
- Acknowledgments (ii)
- Introduction: The Fanzine Scene (iii)
- How to Use TREXINDEX SUPPLEMENT (viii)
- Titles, Fanzines (1)
- Titles, Stories and Articles (13)
- Authors, Stories and Articles (39)
- Subjects, Stories and Articles (75)
- Afterword from the Editor (124)
from Supplement v.1 1979, Nan Lewis
from Supplement v.1 1979, Terry Lipanovich
from Supplement v.1 1979, Shona Jackson ("T'Klai")
from Supplement v.1 1979
Supplement 1, V.1 and V.2, 1981, Second Edition
TrexIndex First Supplement (1981, second edition) covers 1977-1980. It has art by Kathy Carlson (front cover), Mary Bohadonowicz (back cover), Vel Jaeger, Terry Lipanovich, Michelle Pederson, Carol Salemi, Gennie Summers.
This edition is in two volumes. The first volume is fiction and the second volume is poetry and art.
Supplement 2 V.1 1981, Second Edition
Supplement 2 V.1 1981, Second Edition was published in April 1981 and contains 108 pages.
The art is by P.S. Nim, John Broadbent, Gayle F, Steven K. Dixon, Richard Pollet, Gloria-Ann Rovelstad, and Michael B. Smith.
From the editor:
To all the readers, users, and prospective entries of TREXINDEX: This is it! I am handing over the job to someone else!
Gregory A. Baker will be taking on the chore of putting TREXINDEX together from now on. I shall continue to do a lot of the indexing, but not all of it. T shall continue to sell TREXINDEX by mail, as long as supplies hold out. Greg is considering a grand cumulation of all the TREXINDEX volumes into one total, cumulative, complete and comprehensive volume that would cover the Star Trek fanzine field from its inception back in 1966 to the current date. He has my very best wishes in this undertaking (and he may need one before he's finished with it!)
TREXINDEX has brought me in contact with a lot of fascinating people, who I would otherwise never have met; it's given me a place in the annals of libriarianship; and it's been a lot of hard work.! only hope that those who use the TREXINDEX find that it is useful in their research into the fascinating world of Trekzines.
As of this writing (April, 1981) the news is that another 5-year voyage is being prepared for television. Star Trek is taking off again on the small screen, with many of the same cast on hand. The Space Shuttle has ushered in a new era in technology. Perhaps, within the lifetimes of the people whose dreams have been committed to paper and listed in this Index, the World of Star Trek will become a reality
From "Is There a Change in the Look of Fanzines?":
Many Trekzines are going to the printers, not the mimeo machine. The rising cost of paper and ink, and the dearth of qualified mechanics to fix broken mimeos, has sent more than one-fan editor who swore she would never photo-offset mimeos her fanzine in search of the Perfect Printer -- for choice, a Trekker, who will re-run spotty pages, tinker with tricky photos and artwork until it is perfect, and wait patiently to be paid until after the next Convention. Oddly enough, such gems are to be found, if the Trekker will search diligently. One fan editor in New York went through every printer in the Yellow pages until she found the one that would fit Trekkish needs. When fannish editors get together at Cons these days they sound like old-time hausfraus discussing their butchers, bakers, and little dressmakers: "My printer is a GEM!"(As a matter of fact, the one who prints Trexindex is a Prince!).
Alas, this trend away from mimeo and to the photo-offset printer means that fanzines are going up in price. The average fanzine these days costs from $3.00 to $5.00, and some are as high as $15.00. The Post Office isn't helping either, with current rates so high that a few editors are sending their fanzines via United parcel Service! There are more novels, and once-a-year superzines, and fewer quarterly or even semi-annual fanzines, and only the braves (or those possessed of a mimeograph and free paper and ink) will try to get out a monthly fanzine.
- Acknowledgments (ii)
- Introduction by Gregory A. Baker and Roberta Rogow (iii)
- What Are the Trends?
- What's Happened to the Fan Writers?
- Where Are They Coming From?
- Is There a Change in the Look of Fanzines?
- How Can I Keep Up With Things?
- What's Next?
- How to Use Trexindex Second Supplement (vi)
- Fanzines Listed in Trexindex, Second Supplement (vii)
- Author Listings, Stories and Articles (1)
- Title Listings, Stories and Articles (35)
- Subject Listings, Stories and Articles (59)
- A Final Word from the Editor (107)
from Supplement 2 V.1 1981, Gayle F
from Supplement 2 V.1 1981, Richard Pollet
Supplement 2 V.2 1981, Second Edition
From the editorial of the second edition:
WHAT ARE THE TRENDS? The villain, if you can call him that, is George Lucas. After fifteen years of Star Trek, Lucas gave the fans another Universe to explain and dissect and write about. Brian Dailey's excellent series of novels only shows Han Solo at work; writers like Paula Block, Jani Hicks, and Jackie Paciello have taken the Star Wars Universe for their own. Trekzines like Warped Space and Guardian run Star Wars stories alongside Trek; Pegasus, which started as a Trekzine, is now totally Star Wars.
Where one fan goeth, others follow. Battlestar Galactica was not as important an influence on fan writers, but Adama Journal and Spica testify to the impulse to create yet another universe. So far there are only a few stories based on Buck Rogers (the 1979-81 television show), but there may be more.
Once a fan writer gets to the typewriter, nothing will stop her from using the Trek-lit idea. Warped Space and The Clipper Trade Ship have printed stories based on such unlikely themes as "The Man From Atlantis" and "The Incredible Hulk". Meanwhile, thanks to re-runs, late-nite TV, and cable, a whole generation of fans is relishing such Golden Oldies from the '60s as "Wild Wild West" and "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." The result is a fanzine like Paladin, Syndizine, or N? which may draw on sources as unlikely as "The Muppet Show" and "M'A'S'H". The farthest afield that this gets is the Western-fan's 'zines, Wide Open Spaces and Gone to Texas, in which one may read of the further adventures of the Cartwright family, or the Man With No Name, played by Clint Eastwood in a series of Spaghetti Westerns.
Supplement 2 (1980)
TrexIndex Second Supplement was published in April 1980.
This edition is in two volumes. The first volume is fiction and the second volume is poetry and art.
Supplement 2 V.1 (1980)
Supplement 2 V.2 (1980)
Supplement 2 V.2 contains 72 pages. The cover is by Bob Eggleton (winner of 9 Hugo Awards for SF art).
The art is by Bob Eggleton, Juan Gonzalez, Randy Ash, Lynn Eldridge, Amy Harlib, and Theresa Holmes.
From the editor:
This volume completes the TREXINDEX SUPPLEMENT set. There are still a number of requests for the Original TREXINDEX, and I still have plenty of them on hand.
I am still indexing Star Trek fanzines. However, the number of Trekzines is becoming so great, and the contents of same are becoming so varied, that the TREXINDEX, SECOND SUPPLEMENT will be the last one that I will produce.
My original aim in compiling this Index to Star Trek Fanzines was to provide some way to find one particular item in the mass of material produced by Star Trekkers over the 10 years or so that they have been printing and distributing fanzines. By those standards, TTREXINDEX has been a success. Newcomers have told me that they find the TREXINDEX a useful tool in finding stories or articles that they want; older fans are using it to do research into fan-lit or into their favorite characters or episodes. Several libraries with large collections of Science Fiction have bought the TREXINDEX for their Reference collections.
I thank all the people who wrote and told me how much the TREXINDEX helped them in their research into Star Trek fandom. I hope this volume and the Second Supplement will be as useful to seekers after Trek-lit.
- Acknowledgements (ii)
- Introduction: Whatever Happened to Star Trek Fandom? (iii)
- What Happened to the "Old-Time" Fans?
- What is the "New Fandom"?
- What's Happening with the "Fringe Fandoms"?
- What About the Star Trek Fanzines?
- How Has Star Trek: The Motion Picture Affected Fanzines?
- Whither Goest Star Trek Fandom?
- How Do I Keep Up with it All?
- What Happens Now?
- How to Use TREXINDEX SUPPLEMENT, Volume II (viii)
- Poetry: Author Listings (1)
- Poetry: Title Listings (18)
- Art Listings: Artists (29)
- Art Listings: Fanzines (49)
- Titles and Abbreviations of Fanzines (71)
from Supplement 2 V.2, Theresa Holmes
from Supplement 2 V.2, Lynn Eldridge
Supplement V.3 (1984)
Trexindex Third Supplement was published in April 1980. It covers zines published between 1980-1984.
This edition is in two volumes. The first volume is fiction and the second volume is poetry and art.
Supplement 3 V.1 (1984)
This issue was published in 1984 and contains 80 pages.
It contains art by Gennie Summers, Michael B. Smith, and Terry Lipanovich.
It has listings of authors, titles, and subjects. It indexes about 80 Star Trek fanzines published prior to 1984.
From the introduction:
Three years ago, after completing the Second Supplement of this TREXINDEX, I decided not to do another one. The Star Trek Phenomenon was wearing thin, I thought. The Old Guard was moving on to other things. The people who had started writing for Star Trek fanzines were now doing Star Wars, or 'going pro', or just GAFIATING — leaving Fandom forever!
But...Star Trek Lives!, Star Trek: The Motion Picture had a complete re~vamping when it was shown on network television, and the "Edited" version is now selling well in video tape release. Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan had a gratifyingly enthusiastic response, not only from the fans, but from the critics as well. Even as I type this Introduction, final editing is being completed on Star Trek: The Search For Spock, which promises to be the equal of ST:WOK in story and character development.
At the same time, Star Trek's original episodes are still being re-run in every major city in the United States. Several of the episodes have been released for library and school showings. A completely new series of professionally published novels is being issued by Pocket Books, many of them written by fans or ex-fans. For a television show that was supposed to have ended in 1970, Star Trek is showing remarkable signs of life.
- Acknowledgements (ii)
- Introduction (iii)
- Where Does This Leave Fans and Fandom?
- What Are the Trends in Fanzines?
- How Have the Two Star Trek Movies Affected Fanzines and Fan Writers?
- What is the British Invasion?
- What's Happening With the Star Wars Fanzines?
- What About the "Look" of Fanzines?
- How Do I Find Out About Fanzines?
- How Do I Use This Trexindex?
- Fanzines Listed in TREXINDEX THIRD SUPPLEMENT (vi)
- Author Listings (1)
- Title Listings (33)
- Subject Listings (55)
Supplement 3 V.2 (1984)
v. 2: poetry / art listings; Volume II: Poetry and Art is 65 pages long.
- Acknowledgements (list of fanzine editors) (1 page)
- Introduction: The Fanzine Scene 1984-1985 (Trends, K/S premise, movies, Star Wars (4 pages)
- Fanzines Listed In This Volume (6 pages)
- Poetry Listings: Authors (18 pages)
- Poetry Listings: Titles (13 pages)
- Art Listings: Artists (16 pages)
- Art Listings: Fanzines (19 pages)
- Poetry Listings: Addenda: Inside Back Cover (1 page)
Supplement V.4 (1986)
TrexIndex Fourth Supplement was published in 1986. It covers 1983-1986.
This edition is in two volumes. The first volume is fiction and the second volume is poetry and art.
Supplement 4 V.1 (1986)
Supplement 4 V.1 (1986) was published in 1986 and contains 92 pages. It lists 133 zines and contains information about authors, titles, and subject.
The art is by by Nancy Gervais (front cover), Sherri Veltkamp (back cover), Nicole Branch, Jean Ellenbacher, Su Fine, Gennie Summers.
Supplement 4 V.2 (1987)
Supplement 4 V.2 (1987) was published in 1987. It contains information about poetry and art.
The art is by Nancy Gervais, Melody Rondeau, Vel Jaeger, Michael B. Smith, Gennie Summers, and Marie Williams.
From the editor:
This marks the tenth year that I have been involved in producing this Index to Star Trek Fanzines. Several people have found it useful, including Camille Bacon-Smith, whose study of Star Trek Fanzines and women writers is being written at this time.
Many people have asked whether I will continue to do the TREXINDEX. Once before I said I would not do another one; that was two Supplements ago. There will be a TREXINDEX FIFTH SUPPLEMENT. More than that I cannot say.
I have great faith is STAR TREK and its fans. Whether the new series, "Star Trek: The New Generation [sic]" will prove to be as potent as the "original" is yet to be seen.
Right now, STAR TREK videotapes are best-sellers across the country; STAR TREK movies are being shown in theaters and on the home screen; STAR TREK has entered the national consciousness.
Yes, I will continue to collect and read STAR TREK fanzines. It may take an extra year before I can do another Supplement to TREXINDEX.... but it will be done.
From the introduction:
Some of the old-timers are a little dismayed by the flurry of activity. Devra Langsam, editor of the first STAR TREK fanzine, Spockanalia. finds that "some of these people are writing the same stories we did." On the other hand, another long-time Trekker, Linda Deneroff, has discovered new twists and turns in the minds of these newcomers. "It's not a case of re-hashing the old plots," she says. "People are thinking and writing new stories all the time."
Many of the "classic" Trekzines have folded their tents, while their editors go on to other things. Menagerie is no more; Time Warp is also giving up. Since T.J. Burnside and her partner are separated by thousands of miles, Fesarius is faltering.
However, Masiform-D and Warped Space slog ever onward; Joanna Cantor is still trying to get out R&R; and The Clipper Trade Ship is still in print.
Where there is a vacuum, another fanzine arises to take its place. Many of the newcomers are "quality product", with color covers, ring bindings, and well over a hundred pages of superior stories, poetry and artwork. Mind Meld and Vault of Tomorrow are prime examples of this sort of fanzine. If the "K/S" premise is to your taste, T'hy'la is one of the higher forms of that peculiar genre. Gateway
specializes in horror/terror stories, while Abode of Strife tends more to the humorous bent.
From "Is Star Trek Fading Out of Fandom?":
Not if you look for it. Of course, many of the "dinosaurs" feel that they have said all they want to say in the STAR TREK idiom, and are moving along. One of the major fandoms these days is "Blake's Seven", a British television show that has managed to attract a fandom without ever having been broadcast! There are some cable stations that now show "Blake's Seven"; for those who are not in range of any of these, the story line deals with the efforts of Roj Blake and his gang of rebels to overthrow the repressive Federation, and particularly its leader, Servelan [sic], a slinky brunette who totters around her space ships on high heeled shoes, in one-shoulder gowns. Fanzines like Fifth Season and B-7 Complex carry the adventures of Blake and his henchmen where no fan should go...ever!
Other fanzines have gone into the "Cross-Universe" mode. Multi-Universe 'zines like Southern Lights might have stories that deal with "Miami Vice" and "Hardcastle and McCormack" [sic]; "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." is perennially popular, and Indiana Jones can be found in Baselines and Archaeology 101. If there's a television show, there's usually a fanzine for it. "Simon and Simon" has its fans and its 'zines. "Starsky and Hutch" may be off the air, but they still live in reruns and fanzines. "V" and "Battlestar Galactica" still have their fans, although they are not as vocal as they have been in the past. The real loss is STAR WARS fandom. Until George Lucas decides to carry the Saga either forward or back, the Star Wars fans are left in midair.
From "What Are Some Trends in Fan Art?":
With the rising price of fanzines, the artwork becomes of primary importance in selling the 'zine. A cover by Karen River, Gayle F or Carole Swoboda is going to attract the eye, and, presumably, the pocketbook will open. The increased size of Trekzines means more art is going to be used, and it must be of increasingly higher quality.
The battle is still raging between the "action" artists and the "portrait" people. An artist can sell a "portrait" illustration far more easily than she can one that depicts a specific scene in a specific story. On the other hand, the editor needs an illustration that will show what is going on in that particular tale! It's a battle that has yet to be won.
One phase of the battle is being fought out at conventions. There is an increased tendency for Media Cons to either isolate or bar completely illustrations of sex acts. As one flyer put it;"This is an Art Show, not a Pillow Book". The result is that the people who want to feast their eyes on Kirk's (or Spock's) anatomy are being forced to do it in the privacy of their 'zines.
- Acknowledgements (ii)
- Introduction (iii)
- The Fanzine Scene
- Is Star Trek Fading Out of Fandom?
- What Are Some Trends in Fan Art?
- What About Fannish Poetry and Filksongs?
- Where Can I Find Out More About Fanzines?
- Where Do We Go From Here?
- How to Use TREXINDEX (vi)
- Fanzines Indexed in TREXINDEX: Titles and Address (vii)
- Poetry Listings: Authors (1)
- Poetry Listings: Titles (20)
- Art Listings: Artists (33)
- Art Listings: Fanzine Art Credits (47)
- A Word from the Editor (64)
from Supplement 4 V.2 (1987), Vel Jaeger
from Supplement 4 V.2 (1987), Gennie Summers
Supplement V.5 (1988)
TrexIndex Fifth Supplement
Supplement V.6 (1990)
TrexIndex Sixth Supplement was published in November 1990 by Peg Kennedy and Bill Hupe.
"One combined volume for fiction, poetry, art, 500 pages. Indexes over 400 fanzines, reduced, double column. A few hundred thousand computer records went into this volume, which includes indexes by story/article title and author and cross-indexed by subject; Poetry title and poet indexes, and artist and art by zine indexes, as well as addresses from which to buy every zine indexed. About 75% new zines since last volume; the rest are older, previously-unindexed fanzines."
Supplement V.6 V.1
TrexIndex v. 1 is 250 pages. It includes authors, titles, and subject for both TOS and TNG zines.
Supplement V.6 V.2
TrexIndex v. 2 is 120 pages. It includes poetry and art listings. It has a front and back cover by Teegar. Interior art is by Teegar (originally in Abode of Strife #17, and Robert Jan.
- Introduction (i)
- Zine Addresses (iii)
- Poems by Author (1)
- Poems by Title (26)
- Alpha Index to Artists (45)
- Artists by Zine (67)
[The introduction]:We know this volume isn't due for at least another six months, but now that the computer software is available and written to handed Trexindex much more rapidly and efficiently than before, there is no reason to wait a full year between each volume's supplements.
Which brings us to the question of when Supplement Seven will be out. A very good question indeed. We hope it will see print in time for Media*West 1992, but it may very well be sooner. The first half of this volume was about as physically large as we ever intend a single volume to be, so the the next supplement should come out shortly after we have indexed 400 zines more or less. The only problem is... zines are issued at a greater rate than 400/18 months. A terribly interesting dilemma, one which Peg and I hope to start reading zines at a faster rate and stack the odds in our direction, so to speak.
So, you hold in your hands the poetry and art supplement, which encompasses all the zines listing on the following pages. Most of these zines are still available in one form or another from the address given; and all zines , irregardless of their in-print statues , of course can be found in used zine sales and sometimes at cons. Jim and Melody Rondeau of Clipper Trade Ship fame very often have a plethora of used items; the adzines, such as Popstand, Generic Ad Zine, FYI, and others ...
[snipped]
Many have asked us since the first half of this supplement was issued our opinions on the best adzines. Well, there simply isn't' one -- each excel at a given point... Popstand is downright the snazziest looking of the adzines, hands down; Popstand and The Monthly are undeniably the most of to date of the lot, featuring information in many cases less than two weeks old. GAZ has to be as complete as they come -- virtually hundreds of fanzines can be found listed in each and every issue, no small feat indeed. However, do be aware that the Star Trek supplement to GAZ st be ordered along with the regular GAZ if you wish that supplement. The Zine Connection and FYI are also quite timely, although they don't lest nearly as many zines as GAZ, they do tend to list zines not found in the other listings (Zine Connection is especially good for slash listings). So There you have it!
from supplement v.6, v.2, artist is Teegar
from supplement v.6, v.2, artist is Teegar
from supplement v.6, v.2, artist is Robert Jan
Reactions and Reviews: Supplement V.6
The sheer enormity of this undertaking overwhelms me. Hupe and Kennedy have sought out new zines, new publications, boldly gone where no fan— oops, sorry. I got carried away, there. Anyway, they've risked both eyesight and sanity to discover, obtain, read through and catalogue every fannish Trek publication they could get their mitts on, including several overseas entries. All zines included in this supplement are listed in the front of both volumes. Volume I contains listings by zine title, showing all writers represented therein. Stories and articles are indexed by author's name, by title and by subject—highly useful stuff if you want to find everything in print by Carolyn Huston, or if you simply must read every story about Tasha Yar ever published. Volume II, the poetry and art section, lists poems both by author and by title, lists artists by name, showing where their work has appeared, and lists publications, showing whose work is included in each. The graphics and design—and the presentation overall—are excellent (something that does distinguish this from the average ST:TNG zine). I would have preferred it if more method had been used in the placement of the filler art; it's a tad random for my taste. But that's a minor quibble. High quality, laser-printed masters were used for the text, and it's obvious that care was taken with the printing process. I prefer the typeface used in Volume I (a very neat, high-tech yet elegant sans serif) over that in Volume II, but both are eminently readable, small, yet easy on the eyes. Each volume is comb-bound (I think that's what it's called in the printing biz), making it easy to flip through them.
The art is primarily filler, which makes sense in a publication of this kind, and the editor did a nice job of balancing Classic Trek and TNG pieces. Robert Jan's fillos, and his excellent back cover for Volume I, are good examples of the Proper Use of Pen and Ink in the Modern World. They are clean and neat, in a variety of styles. The front cover of Volume I, by Susan Cooper, is a simple, well-planned design. The likeness is not one hundred percent, but the execution, while not compelling, works well enough.
Teegar's front cover for Volume II is a Spock portrait with an art deco motif. The stylized approach is appropriate here, but the likeness, while recognizable, is not as good as it should be, and she needs to hone her skills in gauging proportion. Also, she goofed in inking the circle that frames the figure, and she left the goof there. It should have been corrected or camouflaged somehow (and yes, indeed, I do know just how hard that can be). In a design whose success depends on clean lines and precision for an elegant appearance, there is no room for errors like that. However, her stippling here is excellent, achieving both delicacy and dimension in her subject, and a pleasing consistency in the border. Her back cover, a Picard profile with starfield and starship, is less successful, as is her interior piece—a starship with art deco border— which suffers from the failure to use clean, straight lines to complement her clean, attractive design.
There are two ways in which this massive volume information could have been made more "user friendly." One, there is nothing to indicate whether a given zine is Classic Trek, ST-TNG or both. Although I enjoy both, I generally want to know which I'm getting into. This is sometimes, but not always, self-evident from the title or contributors. Two, an indication of when each zine was originally published, and/or the timeframe encompassed by this Supplement, would have been helpful, as would info as to whether or not these publications were still in print at the time Trexindex Supplement 6 was published. Be that as it may, I still consider this an impressive achievement, and an excellent investment for the zine enthusiast, even at the somewhat intimidating price. [11]
This 500-page monster from Bill Hupe costs $30 + postage, but for the zine reader is well worth the money. Do you like to keep track of what you have read/want to read, but don't have the time or energy to keep regular records? You can stop worrying about it; it's already been done for you! Have you heard about a good story, recently published, of just the kind you like to read, but your informant can't remember where to he read it? Fret no more. Alphabetically arranged Trexindex lists zine stories by subject and tells you what zine the story is in and where to buy it. It is, obviously, mostly concerned with American zines, but includes several British ones as well. [12]
Supplement V.7 (1993)
TrexIndex Seventh Supplement covers ?
Reactions and Reviews: Supplement V.7
It has no plot to speak of, and characterization is non-existent. [13]
References
- ^ from David Lubkin in Despatch #28
- ^ from Star Trek Today #7 (June 1976)
- ^ from Star Trek Prospers #26
- ^ This collection eventually became the Paterson Fanzine Library, now defunct.
- ^ from a personal statement in Universal Translator #20
- ^ from Media Fandom Oral History Project Interview with Roberta Rogow (2017)
- ^ from a fan review in Probe #12
- ^ from Roberta Rogow in Probe #12
- ^ from Spectrum #35 (1978)
- ^ While the "Spock Effect" is indeed discussed in this book, it is by Jacqueline Lichtenberg , not Sondra Marshak.
- ^ from a longer review in Psst... Hey Kid, Wanna Buy a Fanzine? #2. The reviewer, Marty Siegrist, gives it "4 trees." The reviewers in "Psst... Hey Kid, Wanna Buy a Fanzine?" rated zines on a 1-5 tree/star scale.
- ^ from IDIC #29 (1993)
- ^ a tongue-in-cheek comment from Psst... Hey Kid, Wanna Buy a Fanzine? #2