Xenon

Zine
Title:	Xenon
Publisher:	Aftermath
Editor(s):	various, see each issue
Date(s):	1983-1988
Series?:
Medium:	print, zine
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Genre:
Fandom:	Blake’s 7
Language:	English
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Xenon is a gen Blake's 7 anthology with six issues.

Issue 1

Xenon 1 was published in February 1983. It was edited by Rosie Peck, Shellie Whild, and Derrick Norton.

• "The End Of An Era" (fanzine introduction)
• Rosie Peck, "Drunk Again" (fiction)
• Editors' Introduction
• Rosie Peck, "A Diary of a Fan Club President"
• ?, The Series in Short Profile (From 1977 through to 1981)
• Diana McCluskey, "Blake's 7 Quiz"
• Blake's 7 Monthly, "Did You Know?"
• Rosie Peck, "Sevenishly" (show summary)
• Glenda Read, "Scramble Thoughts" (word quiz)
• "Did You Catch That? (actors' other TV appearances)
• Mark Lang, "Typewriter Problem" (non-fiction)
• Mary Smyth, "Starwords" (word puzzle)
• Vere Lorrimer, "Dear Friend..." (a letter to the club *president)
• "A Phrase To Remember... (lines from the show)
• Margaret Pitcher, "Guilty" (poem)

Issue 2

Xenon 2 was published in December 1983. It was published by Shellie Whild.

• ?, "Eternally A Myth" (fanzine introduction)
• Margaret Pitcher, "Alternative Solution" (fiction)
• Margaret Pitcher, "Reflections" (fiction)
• Shellie Whild, Editor's Introduction
• Rosie Peck, "Blake's 7 The Background"
• ?, "Who's Who In Blake's 7" (others involved in the show)
• Suzanne Wallace, "Crossword"
• Mary Smyth, "The 5 Minute Constellations Crossword"
• Rosie Peck, "For The Love Of Avon" (extracts from Blake's 7 Monthly articles by PD)
• ?, "So You Think You Know Blake's 7" (quiz)
• Mary Smyth, "A Poem" (poem)

Art:

• cover Chris Glenn (cover)
• Tracy Hamilton
• Elinor Alexander
• Tracey Hamilton
• Chris Glenn
• Mary Smyth (Tarrant),
• Sarah Groenewgen
• Rosie Peak
• Shellie Whild

Issue 3

Xenon 3 was published in October 1984. It was edited by Rosie Peck.

• "Not Again?" (fanzine introduction)
• Geoff Tilley, "Terminated" (fiction)
• Felis Sylvestris, "I Told You So!" (fiction)
• Susan Clarke, "Decision" (fiction) (reprinted in The Other Side #1)
• Margaret Pitcher, "Blake's 7: Years Later" (fiction)
• The Royal Australian Airforce and Fiona Ellem, "How To * Fly A Pursuit Ship (in 13 easy steps)" (fiction)
• Merylyn White, "Ashes To Ashes, Dust To Dust" (fiction)
• Mark Lang, "Sanctuary (Hidden Secrets Of Wonder)" (fiction)
• Jeff Chong, "The Other Side" (fiction)
• Geoff Tilley, "Blaked" (fiction)
• Rosie Peck, "Requiem For Heroes" (fiction)
• Rosie Peck, Editorial
• Janet Darrow, "It's a Great Institution" (how she met PD, from a letter to TASAS fanclub)
• C.F. Millerd, "Notes on Nomenclature in Blake's 7"
• ?, "Who's Who in Blake's 7" (others involved in the show)
• Rosie Peck, "The Sands Of Time" (poem)

Art:

• Rosie Peck (cover)
• Chris Glenn
• Lisa Garrihy
• Tracy Hamilton
• Megan Ellem
• Glenda Webb

Issue 4

Xenon 4 was published in July 1987. It was edited by Rosie Peck.

• ?, "We're Back!" (fanzine introduction)
• Lisa Garrihy, "Thoughts In The Night" (fiction)
• Renya Spratt, "Fools Paradise" (fiction)
• Mark Lang, "World's Away - Approval" (fiction)
• Rosie Peck, "Seeing Double" (fiction)
• Tele-Ported, "Winning Is The Only Safety..." (fiction)
• Renya Spratt, "Time: The Greatest Healer Of All" (fiction)
• Elisabeth Ellis, "Have It Your Own Way" (script; Star Trek: TOS, Robin Hood/ Star Wars/ The Wizard of Oz/ Doctor Who/Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy crossover) (fiction)
• Margaret Pitcher, "End Tale" (S5)
• Gail Neville, "A Sensitive, Passionate Man"
• Rosie Peck, Editorial
• ?, "Who's Who In Blake's 7" (others involved in the show)

Art:

• Rosie Peck, (cover)
• Bernice Cuffe
• Stephen Scholz
• Michelle Wilcox

Issue 5

Xenon 5 was published in July 1987 and edited by Rosie Peck. It is an AU novel by Venessa Kelly called "Counterpart." The cover is by Tim Howe.

Issue 6

Xenon 6 was published in October 1988. It was edited by Rosie Peck.

• Teresa Ward, "With a Friend Like You" (co-author given as Elizabeth Mundell) in Input #1
• Elizabeth Ellis, "Deja-Vu" (fiction)
• Tim Howe, "Seek-Locate-Destroy" (graphic story version)
• Margaret Pitcher, "Descent from Manhood" (fiction)
• Rosie Peck, "The Making of Heroes" (fiction)
• Rosie Peck, "Editorial"
• "Who's Who In Blake's 7" (guest actors and others involved in the show)
• ad for Star Walking club
• Rosie Peck, "Rosie's Back Page"

Art:

• Rosie Peck (cover)
• Michelle Wilcox
• Tim Howe
• Bernice Cuffe
• Chris Glenn