Grip/Issues 21-25

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Grip is a gen multimedia anthology of fiction, art, poetry, and commentary edited by Roberta Rogow.
There were 51 issues published.
The series had an emphasis on Star Trek and Star Wars.
Rogow created this zine series to encourage and highlight fans who did not have a lot of previous experience creating fanworks.
Rogow was very out-spoken in her her mission to keep "Grip's" material G, or mildly PG, rated, and the title, "Grip," was a poke at Grup, a sexually explicit Trek zine. 
Some regular features were the editorial ("The Editor Shoots Her Mouth Off"), fanzine ads ("Backscratching Department"), and letters of comment ("Air-LoC"), the last two spelled a variety of ways.
==Issue 21==
Grip 21 was published in July 1985 and contains 68 pages. 
The art is by Gennie Summers, Anthony Citro, Nancy Gervais, Shona Jackson, Richart Pollett, Jackie Pratt, Mel Rondeau, Leah Rosenthal, Lareena Smith, Mike B. Smith, Jon Steinmetz, Star Stocking, and Jean Ellenbacher.
From an ad: "Unicorns on the Enterprise? Conan the Barbarian vs the Klingons? Spock's wedding? Plus Doctor Who, Star Wars and those sinister E.T.s (finally!)."
From the editorial: 
* The Editor Shoots Her Mouth Off (1)
 
* Silent Traveller by Gayle Puhl (3)
* Search for the Vulcan, filk by Gayle Puhl (15)
* Home Life with Ayelbourne by Steven Mendenhall (original science fiction) (16)
* The Revenge of the Women by Erin Nash and Paul Towanicki (21)
* The Death of the Soul, poem by Lareen Smith (36)
* Assignment for Tomorrow, in That Savage Yesterday... by Stephen Mendenhalk (ST/Conan the Barbarian) (39)
* The Good Doctor, poem by Francesca Longo (52)
* Enterprise, Enterprise, filk by Patricia McVaney (53)
* Painful Reality by Tracey Woodend (55)
* That I May Rule, poem by CarolMel Ambassador (55)
* Han, poem by Teresa Sarick (57)
* Commercial Break, cartoon by Jeanne Webster and Star Stocking (58)
* New Suede Shoes, filk by Leah Rosenthal (Miami Vice) (59)
* History's Secret, poem by CarolMel Ambassador (60
* Space Cadet by Teresa Sarick (62)
* The ET's Strike Back by Steven Gordon (64)
* AirLoC, letter column (66)
* Backscratching Department (68)
Image:grip21-1.jpg|from issue #21, Jean Ellenbacher
Image:grip21-2.jpg|from issue #21, Shona Jackson
Image:grip21-3.jpg|from issue #21, Gennie Summers
Image:grip21-4.jpg|from issue #21, Gennie Summers
Image:grip21-5.jpg|from issue #21 
Image:grip21-6.jpg|from issue #21 
Image:grip21-7.jpg|from issue #21, Lareena Smith 
Image:grip21-8.jpg|from issue #21, Jackie Pratt
Image:grip21-9.jpg|from issue #21, Nancy Gervais
Image:grip21-10.jpg|from issue #21, Anthony Citro
Image:grip21-11.jpg|from issue #21, Star Stocking
Image:grip21-12.jpg|from issue #21, Leah Rosenthal
Image:grip21-13.jpg|from issue #21, John Steinmetz
 
==Issue 22==
Grip 22 was published in November 1985 and has 68 pages and includes one Star Trek/Visitors crossover and one A-Team/Visitors crossover ("The Visitors vs the A-Team" by Laura Michaels).
The art is by Barbara P. Gordon, Roxanne Caldwell, Jean Ellenbacher, Laura Michaels, Helen Ming, Richard Pollet, Melody Rondeau, Irene Schector, Gennie Summers, and Maria Williams.
As described in the Clipper Trade Ship #54 (1986):	"The Visitors are coming! First they try to take over Vulcan; then they meet the A-Team. In between are stories that deal with an Alien Deathtrap for the Enterprise, and what really happened to Khan Noonian Singh."
From the editorial: 
* The Editor Shoots Her Mouth Off (1)
* Wax For the Ears of Ulysses by M. C. Pehrson (Star Trek) (3)
* Fighting with the Romulans Again, filk by Dawn Yarashis (11)
* V: Visitor or Vulcan by Kerry Nash and Paul Towarnicki (Star Trek/V) (12)
* Scotty's Favorite Things, filk by Cyndee Davis (32)
* The Man, poem by Richard Pollet (35)
* Night Freeze by Helen Ming (Star Trek) (36)
* Mudd's Brain by Stephen Mendenhall (Star Trek) (46)
* The Visitors vs the A-Team pt.1 - The Visitors vs the A-Team pt.2 by Laura Michaels (The A-Team decides to do something about the Visitors and ends up working with the LA resistance.) (A-Team/V) (53)
* Write-It-Yourself by Dan Crawford (original science fiction) (65)
 
Image:grip22-1.jpg|from issue #22, Marie Williams
Image:grip22-2.jpg|from issue #22, Jean Ellenbacher
Image:grip22-3.jpg|from issue #22, Irene Schector
Image:grip22-4.jpg|from issue #22, Richard Pollet
Image:grip22-5.jpg|from issue #22, Helen Ming
Image:grip22-6.jpg|from issue #22, Melody Rondeau
==Issue 23==
Grip 23 was published in 1986 and is 68 pages long. This contains 9 stories and art by Gennie Summers (front cover, interior), Shona Jackson (back cover), Nancy Gervais, Laura Michaels, Mary Otten, Gayle Puhl, Jackie Pratt, Melody Rondeau, Tiffany, and a centerfold by Bob Eggleton.
From the editorial: 
This zine includes one Star Trek novella as described in Clipper Trade Ship #54 (1986): "A novella, in which Kirk is being menaced by Aliens, while Spock, McCoy, & Uhura try to get him out of it (or IT out of HIM); also, a nasty situation between Kirk, Spock, Scotty, and a luscious crew woman on a strange planet; a take-off on Battlestar: Galactica; and a surprise visit by a certain Doctor to... Walden Puddle?"
* The Editor Shoots Her Mouth Off (1)
* The Prime Directive, filksong by Claire Maier (2)
* The K'norkan Curse by Gayle Puhl (Kirk at the mercy of an intelligent fungus) (3)
* The Web, poem by Richard Pollet (32)
* Friend Ship, poem by Laura Michaels (33)
* Creature/Caught, poems by Dwight E. Humphries (34)
* The Wine of Dreams by Maria C. Pehrson (the Spock, Kirk and Scotty planet story) (36)
* A Loss, poem poem by Tracey Woodend (52)
* Dr. Who and the American Invasion by Sandra E. Hanson (53)
* Battlecart Formica by Steve Gordon (Battlestar Galactica parody) (57)
File:grip23-1.jpg|inside page from issue #23, Jackie Pratt
File:grip23-2.jpg|inside page from issue #23, Gennie Summers
File:grip23-3.jpg|inside page from issue #23, Nancy Gervais
File:grip23-4.jpg|inside page from issue #23, Bob Eggleton
==Issue 24==
Grip 24 was published in July 1986, contains 68 pages.
The art is by Marie Wilson, Teegar, Gennie Summers, Michael B. Smith, Melody Rondeau, Sharon Palmer, Hen Huegel, Tom Howard, Nancy Cervais, Jean Ellenbacher, Roxanne Caldwell, Dahlia Badowski, and Sheila Barrera.
It includes short pieces, reflecting life on the Big E: Kirk & McCoy discuss the Meaning Of It All; McCoy finds a new (but Trivial) diversion for the crew; a fan finds a new life on the enterprise. Also another in the adventures of Saavik, Spock, Spock, Jr., and Toto the Sehlat." It also contains an Indiana Jones story and a tribute to the crew of the Challenger.
From the editorial: 
* The Editor Shoots Her Mouth Off (1)
* Lament of the Ghostly Crewman, filk by Gayle Puhl (2)
* Star-Mapping by Tom Lalli (3)
* Civil Obedience by Barbara Robertson (6)
* A Fighting Chance, poem by CarolMel Ambassador (14)
* "H" stands for Hellguard, and Here We Go Again by Kerry Nash and Paul Towarnicki (17)
* Losirea Speaks, poem by Dwight E. Humphries (33)
* Spock's Lament, filk by Cyndee Davis (35)
* The Power of Fandom by Nancy Hardenberg (43)
* Write It, filk by P.E. Kinlock (44)
* The Trouble with Trivia by Nancy Gervais (47)
* Enterprise Personals, transcribed by Gayle Puhl (51)
* Spock's Vacant Chair, filk by Brenda Faith Bell (55)
* A Second Chance, poem by Kristy Merrill (57)
* Battle Hymn of the (New) Republic, filk by Sue Kidwell (59)
* Fear of Snakes by Richard Pollet and Roberta Rogow (60)
* James Dean in 'Conan the Rebel,' filk by Dan Crawford (65)
* A Tribute to Challenger, three poems by Jean Ellenbacher, Sue Anne Sarick and Teresa Sarick (66)
* Backscratching Department (68)
File:grip24-1.jpg|inside issue #24, Teegar
File:grip24-2.jpg|inside issue #24, Marie Wilson
File:grip24-3.jpg|inside issue #24, Sharon Palmer
File:grip24-4.jpg|inside issue #24, Dahlia Badowski
File:grip24-5.jpg|inside issue #24, Nancy Gervais
File:grip24-6.jpg|inside issue #24, Melody Rondeau
File:grip24-7.jpg|inside issue #24, Tom Howard
File:grip24-8.jpg|inside issue #24, Gennie Summers
==Issue 25==
Grip 25 was published in November 1986 and has 68 pages.
The art is by Patricia Posadas, Jean Ellenbacher, Nicole Branch, Nancy Gervais, Patricia Malone, M.C. Pehrson, Teegar Shaver, Mike Smith and Sherry Veltkamp.
 
From an ad: "Another all-Star Trek issue to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Star Trek. Stories about Sarek and Amanda (pon farr isn't pretty!); Spock's first public appearance; a visit to a very weird planet; & Saavik's encounters with her Romulan relations." from Clipper Trade Ship #54 (1986) 
* The Editor Shoots Her Mouth Off (1)
* The Most Logical Thing to Do by Jeff Kasten (Star Trek: TOS) (3)
* Lines We'd Like to Hear by Joan Shumsky (Star Trek: TOS) (16)
* The Ocean and Star Shine by Tammy Carson (Star Trek: TOS) (17)
* The Perseus Touch by M.C. Pehrson (Star Trek: TOS) (23)
* Striving to Be Human, poem by Laura Ellis (Star Trek: TOS) (37)
* Jimmy the Starship Captain, filk to the tune of "Donna the Prima Donna," by Dottie Christiansen (Star Trek: TOS)(38)
* Time-Travelling Trek by Laura Michaels (Star Trek: TOS)(41)
* The Neu-ter-al Zone, filk to the tune of "Fifteen Years on the Erie Canal," by Brenda Bell (Star Trek: TOS) (45)
* The Other Side by Kerry Nash (Star Trek: TOS) (47)
* How to Write a Star Trek Story, satiric essay by Brian Wilkes (Star Trek: TOS) (66)
 
 
Image:grip25-1.jpg|from issue #25, Teegar Shaver
Image:grip25-2.jpg|from issue #25, M.C. Pehrson
Image:grip25-3.jpg|from issue #25, Sherry Veltkamp
Image:grip25-4.jpg|from issue #25, Nancy Gervais
 
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