Star Trek Today

Star Trek Today is a gen Star Trek: TOS anthology of articles, reviews and fiction. 
There were at least eight issues. 
==About==
The editor writes in issue #7: 
==The End of the Line==
==Issue 1 (v.1. n.1)==
Star Trek Today 1 was published in July 1971 and contains 6 pages.
The front cover is by Sue Evans, and the interior illos are by Eric Wolff.
It was edited by Eric Wolff.
One source lists "Interview with Gene Roddenberry" by M. Mooney as in this issue, but this may be an error.
From "Voice Your Protest": 
* Letter From the Editor by Eric Wolff ("Next issue a "dilemma" will be published! Yes, the experience I went through with
the William Shatner National Fan Club with an absolutely frustrating (or hilarious) ending! Look for it in STT #2.") (1)
* Voice Your Protest... and do it effectively, essay by Eric Wolff (about The Nielsen Ratings, profit, and risk) (2)
* "The Immortal" Succumbs to Its Own Mortality, article by Eric Wolff (about a Blish television series that was just canceled) (2)
* "Andersonville Trial" Honored by Critics, article about the sixth annual "Critics' Consensus Awards for Television (2) 
* The Homonym Incident, fiction by Carey Evans (3)
* "Star Trek One" by Sue Evans (review of the first in the Blish series of Star Trek tie-in novels, you could order the book through the mail for 60¢ plus 10¢ shipping and handling) (3)
* Star Trek Teletype, by Eric Wolff (news about Star Trek actors and other projects and appearances) (4)
 
Image:Star Trek Today 1-1.jpg|from issue #1 
Image:Star Trek Today 1-2.jpg|from issue #1
 
==Issue 2 (v.1. n.2)==
Star Trek Today 2 was published in August 1971 and contains 12 pages. 
The front cover is by Sue Evans and the interior illos are by Eric Wolff. 
It was edited by Eric Wolff.
From the editorial: 
* Letter From the Editor by Eric Wolff (1, continued on page 11) 
* Where No Man Will Go Again, art one by Jim Meadows III (satire in the very common style where characters have names like "Captain Quark," "Yeoman Bland," the Starship "Doorprize," "James Squish," etc.) (2)
* Star Trek Teletype by Jim Meadows III (news bits about the actors) (3)
* What's This (some quotes from mainstream articles about fans' support of Star Trek) (4)
* Biography of a New Crewmember by M'Lana Namora aka, Toni Lichtenstein (description of a fan's persona) (5)
* Thoughts in the Rec Room, poem by M'Lana Namora aka, Toni Lichtenstein (5)
* some Trek news sent in by Louise Stange (6)
* The Great Bird of the Galaxy by "Great Bird," aka Toni Lichtenstein (short meta fic) (7)
* Survival, fiction by Carey Evans (7)
* Voice Your Protest by Eric Wolff (reprint of a letter sent by NBC in response to a fan asking for more Star Trek, the letter details NBC's duplicity and slippery language) (8) 
* Star Trek, Book Four in the James Blish series, review by Jim Meadows III (9)
* Galactic Psycho: Pity the Poor Starship Captain, or, And You Think You've Got Troubles!, short essay by G.P., who may be Sol Marcus (9)
* A Piece of the Action, review of the episode by Toni Lichtenstein (9) 
Image:Star Trek Today 2-1.jpg|from issue #2 
Image:Star Trek Today 2-2.jpg|from issue #2
Image:Star Trek Today 2-3.jpg|from issue #2
==Issue 3 (v.1. n.3)==
Star Trek Today 3 was published in September 1971 and contains 10 pages.
The front cover is by Debbie Evans, and the interior illos by Lyn Ehrlich, Sue Evans, and Eric Wolff. 
It was edited by Eric Wolff.
From the editor: 
James Blish's letter: 
* Letter From the Editor by Eric Wolff (1)
* a letter from James Blish (Blish was an honorary member of United Federation of Star Trek Fans (US): "We sent him the first issue of the newsletter(God forgive us!), and he very kindly sent a reply...") (1)
* Where No Man Will Go Again, part 2 by Jim Meadows III (2)
* Star Trek Teletype by Jim Meadows III (3)
* 'The Way to Eden' (review) by Toni Lichtenstein (4)
* A Time for Deceit, part 1, fiction by M'lana Namora/Toni Lichtenstein (5)
* Good Morning, Mr. Marcus by Sol Marcus (excerpt from a "transcript" of a club meeting) (6)
* The Great Bird of the Galaxy, about a club meeting at the library (7)
* Their Surprising Transitions, part 1 (Their Violent Persuasion), fiction by Jim Meadows III (8)
* Ads (9)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4 (v.1. n.4)==
Star Trek Today 4 was published in October 1971 and contains 10 pages.
The front cover is by Sue Evans, and the interior illos are by Lyn Ehrlich.
It was edited by Eric Wolff.
From the editorial: 
* Letter From the Editor by Eric Wolff (1)
* Where No Man Will Go Again, part 3 by Jim Meadows III (2)
* Star Trek Teletype by Jim Meadows III (news bits) (3)
* a flyer and description of Star Trek Lives! by Albert Schuster, Allan Asherman, and Elyse Pines (4)
* My Experiences at the Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, or, An Organic Tribble in the Works, article by Toni Lichtenstein (5)
* Mysterious Explorer of Lakus II, fiction by Carey Evans (5)
* The Great Bird of the Galaxy by Toni Lichtenstein (asks what fans want from this column) (7) 
* You Told Us by Scott Arbogast (results from the poll: "Who is your favorite Star Trek Character? What distinctive traits does he or she have that are identifiable from the remainder of the crew? How would you best describe him/her? In what ways do you feel that he/she attract you?") (8)
* Their Surprising Transitions, part two, fiction by Jim Meadows III (8)
* Ads (10)
==Issue 5 (v.1. n.5)==
Star Trek Today 5 It was published in Fall 1972 and contains 15 pages. The front cover is by Jim Meadows III and is a You Are Receiving This Zine page.
It was edited by Eric Wolff and Jim Meadows III.
* The Fifth Quadrant, editorial by Jim Meadows III (Meadows notes that the former editor and other staff writers have lost interest in Star Trek and have gafiated.) (1)
* Star Trek Teletype by Jim Meadows III (Star Trek news) (2)
* Till Woman Smiled: Confusion Thy Name is Kerenon, fiction by Jeanne Butler (also in One Trek Mind #5) (3)
* The Kirk You Never Knew?, article by Diane Moses (why this fan likes Kirk) (9)
* Their Surprising Transitions, part three, fiction by Jim Meadows III (10)
* More Trek News (10)
* con report by Diane Moses for Noreascon (12)
* That Fascinating Phenomenon: Why S-F and the Struggle to the Stars, article by "T'Star Sarek Spock (who is in reality Esther E. Whiting!)" (13)
* Reviews by Jim Meadows of various Trek pro books, as well as the zines Star-Borne, Masiform D #2, and Quadrant, Federation Centennial, see those pages (13)
* Is a Member of the Star Trek National Fan Club Entitled to All Its Privileges (Jim Meadows III is selling 800 of the club's old membership cards with the name "Star Trek National Fan Club") (14)
* An Open Letter to the Entire Star Trek Community by Eric Wolff (This is a long letter by Wolff explaining that he's said "to hell with Star Trek" and severed all contact with fans and fandom when he'd joined The Youth International Party ("Yippies"). Wolff now wanted to say he was sorry, that it was he who was the "bastard" and not fans, that he'd exaggerated the importance of this club and publications, and had cheated people out of money. "As I look back, I feel nothing but extreme disgust for the way I conducted myself...In short, I suppose I'm asking for your forgiveness and trust. Forgiveness for my grotesquely rude and inconsiderate actions. Trust in the Federation that such blatant disregard for its members shall never occur again." (14)
*And Furthermore, closing editorial by Jim Meadows III ("Eric's preceding editorial came as a surprise to this co-editor. I had assumed that he had pretty well gafiated. The only reason he was listed as one of the editors was that he had gafiated in the middle of working on number 5 and had selected some of the material for this issue. But I guess something sprung in him while he was on vacation and I was busily typing some of this issue. When he came back, he seemed to have renewed his interest somewhat, and when I told him I was going to print his gafiation notice (a really silly piece of writing), I could hear him blanch over the phone. He said quickly not to, that he'd have something else written. And that was it. So Eric is back. Not as active as before, but he's there. He'll probably keep on as co-editor and writer, I don' think all that browbeating was really necessary. We stekfen are forgiving creatures, aren't we?") (15)
* "WHERE NO MAN WILL GO AGAIN will not appear in ST Today until Jim Meadows III learns how to write funny" (15)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5==
==Issue 6 (v.1 n.6) Supplement 2==
Sometime around March 1975, Meadows mailed out a supplement to issue #6 due to the delays in completing the regular issue #6. This supplement contained two pages and was all news about the fan campaign, Save the Star Trek Cast.
This supplement consisted of two pages.
 
 
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==Issue 6 (v.1. n.6)==
Star Trek Today 6 was published in September 1975 (yes, three years later) and contains 22 pages. 
The interior illos are by Sue Evans, Burt Libe, Jim Meadows III, Cara Sherman, and Robert Nieves.
It was edited by Jim Meadows III.
"The next issue of STT should be out in January. Don't make any bets on it, though."
The editor begins the editorial with a letter of comment he'd received, and then comments on the three year gap in publication and the changing Star Trek fandom: 
* The Fifth Quadrant, editorial by Jim Meadows III (1)
* Star Trek Teletype by Jim Meadows III (includes an obit by Meadows for James Blish and a blurb about the death of Gene Coon (both died of lung cancer), information about Save the Star Trek Cast, and a birth announcement for Gene Roddenberry and "Mrs. Great Bird's" child) (3)
* The Great Bird of the Galaxy, column by G.B. Emeritus/Toni Lichtenstein (7)
* Ads (Orange Freak Finest Kind Classified) (8)
* Vul-Con Report by Jeanne Butler (9) 
* Till Woman Smiled: Getting Settled, part two, fiction by Jeanne Butler (10) 
* Desperate Save the Story Contest by Jim Meadows III (12)
* Reviews by Jim Meadows III and Eric Wolff (14)
* All Hailing Frequencies, letters of comment (19)
* Their Surprising Transitions, part 3, fiction by Jim Meadows III
==Issue 7 (v.2. n.1)==
Star Trek Today 7 was numbered Vol 2, no 1 and was dated June 1976. It contains 36 pages and was advertised in the August 1976 issue of The Halkan Council. The issue was originally slated for publication in January. The back cover is by Robert Nieves. The interior illos are by Sue Evans, Cara Sherman, and Burt Libe.
It was edited by Jim Meadows III. 
It is online here: Star Trek Today v.2 n.1; archive link.
* News of Trekdom by Jim Meadows (about cons, books, other zines, commentary on the rumored Trek movie) (1)
* Convention Reports: Chicago 1975, con reports (5)
*Interview with Gene Roddenberry (conducted by Mike Mooney, John Knoll, Kevin Hay, Marylou Cook, and Nancy Audette, "In early November of 1974, the Great Bird himself, Gene Roddenberry gave a lecture at Sangamon State University in Springfield, Illinois. After this lecture, Roddenberry was interviewed by a group of people for SunRise, a semi-underground magazine published in the state. It is with their permission this interview is reprinted.") (9)
* full page ads by Nova Enterprises for I Am Not Spock and Star Fleet Technical Manual (not numbered)
* full page ad for "SunRise" ("Never seen SUNRISE? The only chronicle of culture, music and politics in the midwest, SUNRISE has been going and growing for four years, reaching the nation's heartland from Detroit to Kansas City and from Minneapolis to Carbondale. But to be sure to get future issues of SUNRISE, you'd better subscribe. Since it's distributed free, a lot of munchkins scurry away from local outlets with new issues before most folks can get their hands on it. The scamps!") (not numbered)
* Tale of a Sleepless Spirit by Jennifer Guttridge (15)
*All Hailing Frequencies (LOCs) (30)
* more News of Trekdom by Meadows (31)
* ads (32)
 
*The Fifth Quadrant, editorial ramblings by Jim Meadows III (33)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 7==
==Issue 8 (v.2. n.2)==
Star Trek Today 8 was published in March 1978 and contains 20 pages. It was published by Jim Meadows.
"Due to financial difficulties (that means I can't afford the printing costs), Sharon Trantham's look at the sickbay diagnostic bed will not appear in this issue as scheduled."
"Once again, the publication of Star Trek Today has been delayed to the point of being ludicrous. Even in fandom,where deadlines are made to be laughed at, repeated delays of over a year are a bit much when subscribers are paying for you publication. That's just one of the reasons why this issue of STT will be the last."
* News of Trekdom: Star Trek Lives? by Jim Meadows (long article about the history and failures to bring Star Trek back to the screen) (1)
* a full-page ad for Starlog 
* The Fifth Quadrant, editorial by Jim Meadows (2)
* Oakland ST Convention Report by Burt Libe (con report for Space-Con (Star Trek and Science Fiction convention) #2), see that page (4)
* transcript of Fan Writing Panel OR Don't Make Him Say THAT!, a fan panel by Sherna Burley, Joyce Yasner, Debra Langsam, and Devra Langsam (reprinted from Masiform D #3) (7)
* All Hailing Frequencies, letters of comment (only five are printed, WAHF were: Jeanne Butler, Ruth Berman, Warren Erickson, Melissa Bayard, P. Bruce Nardoci, Melissa Manchester, Irene Carter, Jeannie Ecklund, and Rebecca Pechefsky) (17)
* Orange Freak Classified, ads (20)
== References ==
Category:Star Trek TOS Non-fiction Zines 
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