Starlines (multifandom zine edited by Janet Walker)

Starlines is a gen multifandom anthology.
==Issue 1==
Starlines 1 published in May 1982 and contains 101 pages.
It contains stories from Space 1999, Hawk of Buck Rogers, UFO, Empire Strikes Back and Battlestar Galactica.
* Shattered Dream by Sheila Paulson ("When Buck and Wilma see a feathered head on a planet, Hawk's dream of finding other birdman is finally realized, but it's not the happy ending he had always hoped for.") (Buck Rogers)
* Eagles by Janet Walker ("Alan is lost on an alien planet and Tony must race the clock to find him before the moon leaves them behind.") (Space: 1999)
* Merry Christmas by Janet Walker ("Walksr) Who left the present under Straker's Christmas tree, and what is the strange UFO they
tracking across the world.") (U.F.O., includes the characters Al Freeman and Alec)
* Eye of the Beholder by Mary Tchir ("Alan finds another Verdeschi on an alien planet. Now how does he tell Tony?") (Space:1999)
* The Hollow People by Sheila Paulson. ("Starbuck could have saved Apollo, but didn't. Now he must live with himself and the strange people who are holding him captive.") (Battlestar Galactica)
* Barbecue Sauce by Esther Reese ("Out for an evening of run and revelry, Hawk and Buck meet Flagg again.") (Hawk)
==Issue 2==
Starlines 2 was published in 1982 in letter size format and has 110 pages.
* Introduction by the Editors (2)
* The Science Fiction Fan by Esther Reese (2)
* People Everywhere ("Buck is worried about Hawk’s reaction to New Chicago.") by Esther Reese (Hawk) (4)
* To Fly Like an Eagle by Virginia Turpin (Space: 1999) (7)
* Mary by Janet Walker (UFO) (8)
* The Night Before Christmas by Pallotta (Space: 1999) (9)
* Starbucked by Janet Walker (Battlestar Galactica) (19)
* Genesis by Esther Reese (Star Trek: TOS) (21)
* Home by Mary Tchir ("The Alphans have finally settled on a planet, but now Maya's brother has arrived to take her away to the new Psychon.") (Space: 1999) (23)
* Flight/The Offer by Beverly Gillispie (Hawk) (33)
* A World of Night's Creation, part one by Sheila Paulson ("While Starbuck frantically searches for him, Apollo is stranded on a planet where no one is safe at night.") (Battlestar Galactica (1978)) (34)
* Alien Lover by Esther Reese (U.F.O.) (49)
* A Rainy Day by Janet Walker (Space: 1999) (56)
* Vacation by Janet Walker (Space: 1999) (62)
* Trust by Esther Reese (Hawk) (67)
* Blake's 7 Background by Sheila Paulson (74)
* An Unfound Door by Sheila Paulson ("Stranded on a planet and pursued by Federation troops, Blake leads his people into the caves only to find Vila missing and Avon trapped behind.") (Blake's 7) (75)
* A Sacrifice Most Fair by Janet Walker (" The fleet enters an area of space controled by a Republic and the payment demanded for the fleet's safe passage, is Athena.") (Battlestar Galactica (1978)) (93)
* A Question of Priorities? by Janet Walker (U.F.O.) (103)
* Kali's Song by Turpin (Space: 1999) (104)
* Retrospection by Beverly Gillispie (Hawk) (105)
* Forever-Time by Johnson (Hawk) (106)
* Thoughts by Starlight by Johnson (Battlestar Galactica (1978)) (107)
* One Empire Too Many by Mary Tchir ("Han and Chewie find themselves in an uncharted section of the universe and must find a way to get home.") (Star Wars) (108)
* art by Esther Reese, Suzie Molnar (front cover), Mary Bloemker, Beverly Gillispie, Sheila Paulson, RaeAnn Burlington, and Janet Walker
==Issue 3==
Starlines 3 was published in June 1983 and has 98 pages.
The art is by Virginia Turpin, Mary Bloemker, Janet Walker, Esther Reese, Suzie Molnar, Sheila Paulson, RaeAnne Burlington, some drawings reprinted from Currents #2.
* Introduction (2)
* A Courtin' We Will Go by Esther Reese (Hawk) (3)
* You Think You've Got Problems by Janet Walker (Star Wars) (4)
* Background by Kathy Hintze (Blake's 7) (5)
* Margin for Error by Sheila Paulson ("When Jenna is injured, Blake blames Vila, causing Avon to reconsider his place on the ship and wonder who will be blamed next.") (Blake's 7) (reprinted in Down and Unsafe #5) (6)
* A Case of Deja Vu by Stone (Space: 1999) (19)
* With Friends Like These by Walker (Buck Rogers) (20)
* The S.H.A.D.O. Affair by Walker ("A UFO, fleeing Sky 1, destroys a private plane and Straker must find his way through the red tape that hides the owner’s identity. And who are the two men poking into things around the studio.") (UFO/Man from UNCLE)(21)
* In the Meantime by Esther Reese ("On the Lexington, Chekov makes contact with an alien fleet, while Kirk fights Starfleet for permanent command of the Enterprise.") (Star Trek: TOS) (26)
* Happy Birthday by Tchir ("When things start disappearing on Alpha, Tony must use all his knowledge to find the culprit.") (Space:1999) (41)
* To Sleep, Perchance to Dream by Walker (Battlestar Galactica (46)
* Dark Vader Visits Mr. Rogers Neighborhood by Sheets ("Darth Vader meets his match and the three bears.") (47)
* Keeping Ahead of the Game by Walker (UFO) (49)
* A Place in Time by Burlington (Buck Rogers) (51)
* Wishful Thinking, a poem by Sheila Paulson (Blake's 7) (53)
* Situation Normal by Walker (Space: 1999) (49)
* Dream World, Inc. by Turpin (Original Fiction) (56)
* A World of Night's Creation, part two by Sheila Paulson ("Apollo is captured by the Terons, while Starbuck remains the only one on the Galactica who still believes he is alive.") (Battlestar Galactica (1978)) (59)
* Secret Dreams, poem by Burlinton (Hawk) (70)
* My Friend by Walker (UFO) (71)
* If They Only Knew, poem by Gillispie (Battlestar Galactica (1978)) (73)
* The Caretakers of Cantra by Turpin (Space:1999) (74)
* Motives, poem by Sheila Paulson (Blake's 7) (88)
* Liking is Never Enough by Mary Tchir (Battlestar Galactica (1978)) (89)
* No Greater Gift by Kathy Hintze ("On a raid into the Federation Banking Complex, Vila is injured, leaving Avon to protect him until Liberator returns.") (Blake's 7) (90)
* Justification, poem by Gillispie (Hawk) (97)
* Mayhen by Burlington and Co. (Battlestar Galactica (1978)) (98)
File:starlineswalker3-1.jpg|from issue #3, Esther Reese
File:starlineswalker3-2.jpg|from issue #3, Mary Bloemker
File:starlineswalker3-3.jpg|from issue #3, Sheila Paulson
File:starlineswalker3-4.jpg|from issue #3, RaeAnne Burlington
File:starlineswalker3-5.jpg|from issue #3, Esther Reese
File:starlineswalker3-6.jpg|from issue #3, RaeAnne Burlington
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
Starlines 4 was published in February 1984 and is 99 pages long.
The art is by Joanne Borges, Suzie Molnar, Esther Reese, Vikki Weidner, RaeAnn Burlington, Sheila Paulson, Virginia Turpin, and Janet Walker.
* Introduction by the Editors (2)
* Near Miss by Greenleaf (Doctor Who) (4)
* Caretakers Of Cantra (conclusion) by Virginia Turpin (Space 1999) (6)
* Transit, poem by Sheila Paulson (Hawk) (23)
* Love & The Starship Captain by Denise Sheets (Star Trek/The Love Boat) ("Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock set sail on the LOVE BOAT to find their lost shuttle craft. Hindering their search is Gopher and Issac.")(24)
* Thanda by Sheila Paulson ("Blake and Avon are captured and tortured by the Federation. Their only hope is Thenda, a self-proclaimed rebel who admits there is a traitor in their rebel group.") (Blake's 7) (33)
* The Way You Are by Sheila Paulson (Star Wars) (44)
* The Conscience of the King, poem by Janet Walker (Battlestar Galactica) (46)
* P.O.V., poem by Caveata Lector (Doctor Who) (47)
* The Players & The Game by Sheila Paulson (Space 1999) (48)
* The Crichton Project by Janet Walker (Buck Rogers) (52)
* Anakin, poem by Sheila Paulson (54)
* The Encounter, poem by Ted M. Trimbath (U.F.O.) (55)
* What Thoughts Are Fantasy (Part I) by Sheri Crowell ("Discovering a new race of people. Hawk finds that they can teleport through time. So he sets out to stop the destruction of his people on Throm and save Koori.") (Buck Rogers) (56)
* A Mid Winters Nightmare by Esther Reese ("When their Eagle crashes on a planet, Alan, Tony and Maya are sold at a slave auction but that's only the beginning!") (Space 1999) (74)
* The Vigil,poem by Sheila Paulson (Star Trek: TOS) (79)
* Dreams & Things by Kathy Hintze ("Vila thinks he sees an old friend on Liberator but no one will believe him — until he is almost killed and there is no one else to blame.") (Blake's 7) (80)
* Missing SHADO by Janet Walker (U.F.O.) ("While preparing for the yearly budget meeting with SHADO's financiers, Straker disappears — right after a UFO attack.")(87)
File:starlineswalker4-1.jpg|from issue #4, Joanne Borges
File:starlineswalker4-2.jpg|from issue #4, Esther Reese
File:starlineswalker4-3.jpg|from issue #4, Vikki Weidner
File:starlineswalker4-4.jpg|from issue #4, Sheila Paulson
File:starlineswalker4-5.jpg|from issue #4, RaeAnn Burlington
File:starlineswalker4-6.jpg|from issue #4, Joanne Borges
==Issue 5==
Starlines 5 has a June 1985 publication date, but the editorial states that it did not come out until December.There's certainly a story there. From the editorial of Return of the 7: "Starlines #5 will be out in June 1985, and anyone vaguely interested in the tale that accompanies that zine will have to read the ’letter' in that issue." The zine contains 123 pages.
The art is by Vikki Weidner (front cover, interior), Sheila Paulson, Esther Reese, RaeAnne Burlington, Anne Davenport (back cover, interior), Janet Walker, and Barb Johnson.
From the editorial: 
* Letter from the Editor (1)
* Alien by Rodgers ("Commander Ed Straker of SHADO finds himself on Moonbase Alpha working with Maya. How will he react to working with an alien.") (UFO/'99) (4)
* The Game Again by Sheila Paulson ("Five years after Gauda Prime, Avon has made a new life for himself with a new name and a new job. But his security is threatened by and old enemy, who just might not be the only one to survive their past conflicts.") (Blake's 7) (15)
* What Thoughts are Fantasy, conclusion by Crowell ("Hawk, using Maren's talents, goes back to Throm before his people's massacre to save them. When Buck follows. Hawk must choose between the future he wants and the future he has already lived.") (Hawk) (42)
* Minyos Syndrom (sic) by Neill (Doctor Who) (67)
* Welcome to the Universe, the Hard Way by King ("A badly injured Starbuck is dumped by the Cylons on an inhabited planet. When the Galactica arrives to get him they find themselves on the mystical planet Earth.") (Battlestar Galactica (1978)) (88)
* Cross Currents by King (88)
* Lost and Found by Sheila Paulson (Star Wars) ("After the destruction of the Death Star, Han, Luke and Leia go in search of a new base for the rebellion. But Darth Vader plans to destroy the rebels to appease the anger of the Emperor.") (91)
* Rescue Mission by Sheila Paulson (Battlestar Galactica (1978)) (103)
* Rise from the Ashes, part one by Kern (Hawk) (103)
* Flying High by Esther Reese ("Avon is rescued from Federation interrogators after being drugged and shows the Liberator crew a totally different side of himself.") (Blake's 7) (122)
File:starlineswalker5-1.jpg|from issue #5, Anne Davenport
File:starlineswalker5-2.jpg|from issue #5, RaeAnne Burlington
File:starlineswalker5-3.jpg|from issue #5, Sheila Paulson
File:starlineswalker5-4.jpg|from issue #5, Vikki Weidner
File:starlineswalker5-5.jpg|from issue #5, Barb Johnson
File:starlineswalker5-6.jpg|from issue #5, Barb Johnson
File:starlineswalker5-7.jpg|from issue #5, Janet Walker
File:starlineswalker5-8.jpg|from issue #5, RaeAnne Burlington
==Issue 6==
Starlines 6 published in August 1986 and is 124 pages long. The art is by Esther Reese, Vikki Weidner, and Sheila Paulson.
From the editorial: 
* Gateway by Sheila Paulson ("Han and Chewie rescue Blake, Avon, and the rest of the Scorpio crew in this post-"Blake" story. Whether or not Blake lives, they face many decisions in their new environment and cause a few problems for the people who already live there.") (Star Wars/Blake's 7) (3)
* Soliloquy to a Stone Wall by Esther Reese (Buck Rogers) (39)
* Two Solitudes in Snow Time by Sheila Paulson (The Master) (42)
* U.F.O.s by Janet Walker ("Alien are ships approaching Earth at high speed. Are they the same aliens, or is this someone new?") (UFO) (55)
* On Pain of Death by Esther Reese ("The Bishop is dead, Navarre is once again Captain Of The Guard of Aquila, but now he must bring order to chaos, and find which of his friends, if any, are still alive.") (Ladyhawke) (56)
* Rise from the Ashes by Trinette Kern ("Buck and Wilma contend with Hawk's inability to fly his ship without losing control, and must find the root of his problem before it explodes in their faces.") (Buck Rogers) (83)
* A Mid-Winter’s Brooding by Esther Reese (Wizards and Warriors) (106)
* A Lonely Place in the Sky by Sheila Paulson ("In a blind and disabled Eagle, Alan Carter must find his way back to Alpha, or be lost forever.") (Space 1999) (108)
* Celestial Message by Janet Walker (Battlestar Galactica) (109)
* Triad, poem by Sheila Paulson (Star Trek: TOS) (111)
* Forms and Shadows by Esther Reed ("Benny has a pre-cog of Jonathan’s death. Can he change the future, this time?") (Shadow Chasers) (112)
File:starlineswalker6-1.jpg|from issue #6, Vikki Weidner
File:starlineswalker6-2.jpg|from issue #6, Esther Reese
File:starlineswalker6-3.jpg|from issue #6, Vikki Weidner
File:starlineswalker6-4.jpg|from issue #6, Vikki Weidner
File:starlineswalker6-5.jpg|from issue #6, Sheila Paulson
File:starlineswalker6-6.jpg|from issue #6, Sheila Paulson
File:onpainofdeath.jpg|from issue #6, Esther Reese
File:starlineswalker6-8.jpg|from issue #6, Vikki Weidner
File:starlineswalker6-9.jpg|from issue #6, Sheila Paulson
File:starlineswalker6-10.jpg|from issue #6, Sheila Paulson
==References==
Category:Multimedia Gen and Het Zines
Category:Blake's 7 Gen Zines
Category:Star Wars Zines
Category:1980s