Docking Bay

Docking Bay is a gen Star Wars zine. Later issues contain some Indiana Jones stories. 
The zine ran for five issues.
==Issue 1==
 
Docking Bay 1 was published in October 1981 and has 98 pages.
The art is by Gee Moaven, Kathy Moore, Carol McPherson, Sue Campbell, Dot Sasscer. The cartoons are by Dot Sasscer, with the animated flies of Cathye Faraci, illustrating her favorite scenes from "Fly Wars", "The Empire Flies Back" and (natch) "Raiders of the Lost Fly."
Inside the zine, the publication month is September, on the cover it says October.
From the zine: "(Hoping someday to make it to #94...)..." and "Dedicated to Harry Chapin, a very special man, marvelous performer and good friend. Your lyrics mean a lot to us, Harry. Thanks for everything."
From the zine: "If anyone knows (and surely someone out there must?) anything about the unauthorized collection of Susan Matthews' work coming out of Inclination Press in Tucson, Arizona, please contact Susan immediately at [address redacted]. This collection is being printed without the permission of any writer, artist, or editor concerned, and it could hurt Susan's chances of being published professionally. However, the collection being prepared by the Phantom Press in Ramsey, New Jersey, is authorized and does have the consent from everyone involved. In other words, the New Jersey collection is perfectly legal, the Arizona one is definitely not. Please contact Susan if you have any information on the latter."
From the editorial: 
* Fly in the Ointment by J.A. Berger, art by Gee Moaven (On a rebel mission to transport medical supplies, Han becomes gravely ill. Can Luke help him in time?) (4)
* Gimme, filk to the tune of "You Don't Bring me Flowers, by Marcy Robin (of the L.A. Filkharmonics) (28)
* Yoda Wept, poem by Jan Gaut, art by Kathy Moore (29)
* More Than Meets the Eye by Marcia Brin, art by Carol McPherson (Star Wars/Battlestar Galactica (1978)) (30)
* Droid of Constant Sorrow, filk to the tune of "Man of Constant Sorrow," by Anne Wilson, art by Kathy Moore (of the L.A. Filkharmonics) (42)
* Sanctuary... A Single Act by Irene Shafer, by Irene Shafer, art by Sue Campbell (43)
* The Bystander, poem by Karen Miller, art by Kathy Moore (57)
* A Power Passing, poem by M.H. Loughlin, art by Kathy Moore (58)
* Vader's Grey Shadow by Rhiemmenth, art by Dot Sasscer (61)
* The Others (ads) (91)
* front cover by Dot Sasscer
File:dockingbay1-1.jpg|art from issue #1, Gee Moaven
File:dockingbay1-2.jpg|art from issue #1, Gee Moaven
File:dockingbay1-3.jpg|art from issue #1, Dot Sasscer
File:dockingbay1-4.jpg|art from issue #1, Kathy Moore
File:dockingbay1-5.jpg|art from issue #1, detail from a page, Kathy Moore
File:dockingbay1-6.jpg|art from issue #1, Sue Campbell
File:dockingbay1-7.jpg|art from issue #1, Dot Sasscer
File:dockingbay1-8.jpg|art from issue #1, Carol McPherson
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Docking Bay 2 was published in May 1982 and has 112 pages. 
The front cover is by Cathye Faraci, and the interior art is by Faraci, Alicia Maria Priore, Carol McPherson, Sue Campbell, J.A. Low, Yvonne Zan, and Lin Stack.
There was to have been a back cover by Gee Moaven, but as per comments by the editor in the next issue, this art was was non-existent: "Timing and Post Awful complications kept it from getting here, and I just plain forgot to white it out from the ToC. I apologize to those who were looking forward to seeing it (and who wasn't?)."
From the editorial, some zine housekeeping: 
From the editorial, regarding the fly illos: 
From the editorial, about the fiction: 
 
* LOCs (5)
* Mission to Miopav, by Rhiemmenth, art by Cathye Faraci ("On a mission, Luke meets up with a little girl who just might be the one everyone's looking for!") (Star Wars) (7)
* The Splendor, poem by Alicia Maria Priore (Star Wars) (22)
* The Challenge, poem by Irene Schafer, art by Carol McPherson (Star Wars) (23)
* Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime by Karen Miller, aret by Sue Campbell ("Luke couldn't have had a chance to learn how to swim on Tatooine — Han's out to change that.") (Star Wars) (25)
* The Last Flight by Marcia Brin, art by Carol McPherson (Battlestar Galactica (1978)) (44)
* Soliloquy on Starbuck, poem by Joni Gillespie, art by Gee Moaven (Battlestar Galactica (1978)) (47)
* Snakes and Roses by Eva Albertsson, art by J.A. Low (Indiana Jones) (49)
* Next Stop: Tatooine, poem by Susan Matthews, art by Carol McPherson (Star Wars) (61)
* Milk Run by Linda Shadle, art by Lin Stack ("A simple mission turns into something more than Han and Chewie bargained for.") (Star Wars) (65)
* The Others (ads) (107)
File:dockingbay2-1.jpg| from issue #2, Carol McPherson for "The Challenge"
File:dockingbay2-2.jpg| from issue #2, Cathye Faraci
File:dockingbay2-3.jpg| from issue #2, Cathye Faraci
File:dockingbay2-4.jpg| from issue #2, Cathye Faraci
File:dockingbay2-5.jpg| from issue #2, Carol McPherson
File:dockingbay2-6.jpg| from issue #2, Lin Stack
File:dockingbay2-7.jpg| from issue #2, Judith Low
File:dockingbay2-8.jpg| from issue #2, Gee Moaven
File:dockingbay2-9.jpg| from issue #2, Judith Low
File:dockingbay2-10.jpg| from issue #2, Sue Campbell 
File:dockingbay2-11.jpg| from issue #2, Sue Campbell 
File:dockingbay2-12.jpg| from issue #2, Sue Campbell 
File:dockingbay2-13.jpg| from issue #2, Carol McPherson
==Issue 3==
Docking Bay 3 was published in October 1982 and has 122 pages.
The art is by Cathye Faraci (front cover), Yvonne Zan, Dianne Wickes, D.R. Drake, Mary Stacy-MacDonald, Virginia Rogers, Wanda Lybarger (back cover), and Carol McPherson.
From the editorial, regarding letters of comment: 
From the editorial, regarding the third movie in the series and the next issue's publication: 
* Pav's Justice by Rhiemmeuth (The sequel to "Mission to Miopav" has Flassia mysteriously disappeared. Luke must find her before Vader does.) (Star Wars) (4)
* Love Lines, poem by Doris Telford (Star Wars) (24)
* Contained Reaction, poem by Bernie Davenport (25)
* Bloodstripe by Carol-Lynne Sappe (A story of young Han's adventures as an officer in Corellian Star Fleet; how does he manage to get in so much trouble?) (Star Wars) (28)
* Storytime Magic by Jean L. Stevenson (Indiana Jones) (28)
* Threnody by Irene Shafer (Indiana Jones) (57)
* I Know, poem by Sherry Magee (Star Wars) (72)
* Conundrum, poem by Jean L. Stevenson (Star Wars) (75)
* Galactic Tongues, article by Eva Albertsson (Star Wars) (76) 
* The Ghost and Captain Solo by Kay Crist (Han Solo doesn't believe in ghosts, right? So what do you think happens when he meets one?) (Star Wars) (80) 
* Night Thoughts, poem by Kay Crist (Star Wars) (1)
* Excerpts from the Alliance Manual on Imperial Ground Forces by Mark Walton (Star Wars) (93)
* Quadraphonic Symphony, poem by Laury Barnes (Star Wars) (98)
* The Long Way Home by Marcia Brin (In this alternate universe story, Vader captures Han after Bespin and Han discovers more than he counted on, but can he escape?) (Star Wars) (99)
* The Others (ads) (119)
File:Dockingbay3-1.jpg|art from issue #3, Cathye Faraci
File:Dockingbay3-2.jpg|art from issue #3, Cathye Faraci
File:Dockingbay3-3.jpg|art from issue #3, Dianne Wickes
File:Dockingbay3-4.jpg|art from issue #3, D.R. Drake
File:Dockingbay3-5.jpg|art from issue #3, D.R. Drake
File:Dockingbay3-6.jpg|art from issue #3, Mary Stacy-MacDonald (Marion from Indiana Jones)
File:Dockingbay3-7.jpg|art from issue #3, Cathye Faraci
File:Dockingbay3-8.jpg|art from issue #3, Virginia Rogers
File:Dockingbay3-9.jpg|art from issue #3, Carol McPherson
File:Dockingbay3-10.jpg|art from issue #3, Yvonne Zan
File:Dockingbay3-11.jpg|art from issue #3, Mary Stacy-MacDonald (Marion from Indiana Jones)
File:Dockingbay3-12.jpg|art from issue #3, Yvonne Zan
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
Docking Bay 4 was published in May 1983 and has 142 pages.
The art is by Deb Armson, Deb Drake (front cover), J.R. Dunster, Cathye Faraci, Jenni Hennig, Wendy Ikeguchi, B.J. Kreuz, J.A. Low, Wanda Lybarger, Sharon Palmer, Suzy Sansom, Angela-Marie Varesano, Yvonne Zan, J.A. Low.
From the editorial: 
* Corellian Alliance by J.A. Berger (The Empire begins an attack on a Corellian colony world and Han, Luke, and Leia try to rescue a family there.) (3)
* Word Search: Characters in Empire by Lynda Vandriver (26)
* His Father's Eyes by Deb Armson (27)
* Credit Where Credit is Due, poem by Jacqueline Taero (35)
* The Arrangement by B.J. Kreuz (36)
* It's Not Over Yet by B.J. Kreuz (39)
* Incident on Izilden by Martie Benedict O'Brien (Han lands on a planet to find...unexpected trouble.) (40)
* He's Always a Lover, filk to the tune of "She's Always a Woman" by Billy Joel, by Deb Armson (49)
* Survivor, song lyrics by Martie Benedict (50)
* Places and Planets in the Star Wars Universe, article by Kay Crist ("Once upon a time, while writing a Star Wars fan fiction story, I found myself staring at a wall trying to think of an original name for the planet my characters were visiting. After reluctantly rejecting such eye-openers as "Eggnog", "The Planet Pencil" and "Doggie", it occurred to me that there might be an easier way. After all, there certainly has been enough "official" and "semi-official" SW material produced and approved by Lucasfilm, so why not use a planet name already created, then expand on its description? I seemed to recall seeing a few such orphan names kicking around in the books, comics, etc. So I did some research and the following list of planets, places and a few things associated with them where mentioned is the result. I was amazed at the number of locations revealed by these sources, and I think there could be a lot of inspirational material here. Of course, I'm not certain I found all places ever mentioned, but I tried, and perhaps my research can help some other fan writers out there.") (52)
* Hangover or "How Does A Corellian Mercenary Contend With A Nosey Ex-Farmboy On The Morning After?", poem by Deb Armson (56)
* Treasure Hunt by Sheila Paulson (Lando Calrissian has a job for Han and Chewie.) (57)
* The Last Time I Saw Lando, poem by Jacqueline Taero (81)
* What's a Duck? by B.J. Kreuz (82)
* Obi-Wan by Rhiemmenth (93)
* Captive Princess by Pat Nussman ("Was that Leia Organa in chains we saw in the JEDI trailer? Could it be that she's a ...?") (97)
* The Habit of Strength, poem by M.H. Loughlin (102)
* Timeline by Marcia Brin (106)
* The Second Time Around by Marcia Brin (134)
* Word Search Answers (136)
* The Others (ads) (137)
 
 
 File:dockingbay4art1.jpg|from issue #4, J.A. Low
 
Image:dockingbay4art3.jpg|from issue #4, Yvonne Zan
Image:dockingbay4art4.jpg|from issue #4, J.R. Dunster
Image:dockingbay4art5.jpg|from issue #4, Wanda Lybarger
Image:dockingbay4art6.jpg|from issue #4, Yvonne Zan
Image:dockingbay4art7.jpg|from issue #4, Jenni Hennig
Image:dockingbay4art8.jpg|from issue #4, Yvonne Zan
Image:dockingbay4art9.jpg|from issue #4, Angela-Marie Varesano
File:Dockingbay4art10.jpg|from issue #4, Cathye Faraci
Image:dockingbay4art11.jpg|from issue #4, Cathye Faraci
Image:dockingbay4art12.jpg|from issue #4, Wendy Ikeguchi
Image:dockingbay4art13.jpg|from issue #4, Jenni Hennig
==Issue 5==
Docking Bay 5 was published in May 1984 and is 138 pages long. It is offset. 
The art is by Suzy Sansom, B.J. Kreuz, Jenni Hennig, Martynn, Deb Drake, Wanda Lybarger, Martynn, Steve Wallem, Nancy Stasulis, Jackie Dunster, Angela-Marie Varesano. The front cover is by Salemi. 
From an ad in Kessel Run #4: "What are Bothans and why are they dying to bring information to the Alliance? The results of this writing contest plus much more. Due spring of '84. Print run limited to pre-orders."
From the editorial: 
* Docking Bay '94, editorial (2)
* When Dreams Come Home by Rhiemmenth (4)
* Fear of the Dark, poem by Suzy Sansom (13)
*I Am Your Brother, words to accompany the L\ike and Leia theme, by B.J. Kreuz (14)
* A Sample of Tri-Dee Viewing In the Restored Republic by Mark Walton (15)
* Her Brother’s Keeper by Kathy Agel. (another entry in the 'Starbird' series concerns Han's sister, Cara, and her efforts to help retrieve Han.) (17)
* Leia 10, Ewoks 0 by Suzy Sansom (Star Wars) (49)
* Carbonite Enlightenment by Marci Erwin (Star Wars) (50)
* In Thy Service, My Lord (by Marcia Brin (presents Boba Fett as a loyal servant of Vader's, operating at Jabba's palace under Vader's orders to rescue Han.) (Star Wars) (51)
* Gratia Artis by Eva Albertsson (Told from the point of view of an intelligent snake called Zindra, it concerns Indiana Jones' slipping into a gate in the middle of his escape from the temple in RLA, whereupon he lands in another dimension.) (Indiana Jones) (54)
* 1970 Revisited, by B.J. Kreuz (poem, topic is United States politics, peace and idealism) (72)
* The Saga of Indiana Jones, filk to the tune of "Old MacDonald," by C.L. Smith (Indiana Jones) (73)
* Times of Rebellion, filk to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne" by Dan Fogleberg", by Jenni (Star Wars) (74)
* The Sands of Home, filk to the tune of "The Sand and the Foam" by Dan Fogleberg", by Jenni (Star Wars) (75)
* Fatal Error, poem by Jacqueline Taero (76)
* Whatever Happened To Heroes…of the Rebellion by B.J. Kreuz (Star Wars) (77)
* The Phoenix (9 pages) by B.J. Kreuz (has an elder Luke, a Jedi teacher, directing political negotiations.) (not listed in the table of contents) (80)
* So You Want to Go Into Political Life by B.J. Kreuz ("Tips for the politically aspiring individual from Senator Leia Organa's forthcoming book.") (Star Wars) (89)
* Exoskeleton, poem by Liz S. ("The Princess' private reply to compliments on how well she is managing to cope with her losses, not long after Cloud City.") (Star Wars) (90)
* Danger in Them There Woods, and Skiff Soliloquy, poems by Jacqueline Taero (91) 
* The Cross-Universe Get Story to End Them All by Jacqueline Taero (Harrison Ford roles) (reprinted in Flip of a Coin #8) (92)
* A Bedlamite’s Dream by Carol-Lynn Sappe. (An IJ adventure set in Norway, involving Nazi and heavy water experiments, a mysterious monster reminiscent of Doyle's Baskerville hound and—incidentally—a search for the fate of the lost tribe of Israel.) (Indiana Jones) (96)
* Word Searches by Linda Vandiver (133)
* The Others, ads (135)
 
 File:dockingbay5art1.jpg|from issue #5, B.J. Kreuz
Image:dockingbay5art2.jpg|from issue #5, Nancy Stasulis
Image:dockingbay5art3.jpg|from issue #5, Nancy Stasulis
Image:dockingbay5art4.jpg|from issue #5, Suzy Sansom
Image:dockingbay5art5.jpg|from issue #5, Martynn
Image:dockingbay5art6.jpg|from issue #5, Martynn
Image:dockingbay5art7.jpg|from issue #5, Yvonne Zan
Image:dockingbay5art8.jpg|from issue #5, Suzy Sansom
 
Image:dockingbay5art9.jpg|from issue #5, Suzy Sansom
Image:dockingbay5art10.jpg|from issue #5, Jackie Dunster (Marion Ravenwood from Indiana Jones)
Image:dockingbay5art11.jpg|from issue #5, Yvonne Zan 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5==
==References==
Category:Indiana Jones Zines
Category:Star Wars Zines
Category:1980s Category:Gen Zines