Beta Antares Four

Beta Antares Four is a gen multimedia anthology fanzine of art and stories. 
== v.1.n.1==
Beta Antares Four v.1.n.1 was published in September 1979. It contains material from Star Trek and Star Wars.
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* Editor's Page (3)
* Publishorial (4)
* Interplanetary Classifieds (5)
* After Great Tragedy, poem (6)
* What's New (7)
* Captain for a Week (8)
* Young One, poem (22)
* Captain's Log (23)
* A Day in the Life of James T. Kirk, likely an illo (24)
* Editorial (25)
* Little-Known Facts (26)
* Mere Trivialities (27)
* cartoon (30)
* Confusion/Transition (31)
* Prelude, fiction (32)
* Dark Dream, fiction (35)
* Star Wars: Does Vader Survive? article (37)
* Ode to an Ex-Wing, poem (38)
* Skywalker's Story (39)
* Rebel Base (40)
==v.1 n.2==
Beta Antares Four v.1 n.2 was published in Spring 1980 and contains 111 pages. It has Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica (1978), Star Trek, Fantasy Island, The Hobbit, and miscellaneous SF poems and satire. On the cover: "Where No Zine Has Gone Before."
Contributors to the zine: John Bartlett, Linda M. Bartlett, Margaret A. Berardi, Sally Burnell, Michele Canterbury, Karen Caskey, Cheryl P. Glover, Scott A. Glover, Charles E. Graffuis, James Green, Donald E. Grrne, Deborah M. Hoplight, Mary Ann Kennedy, Janet Lingel, Sharron Marshall, Hugh Munro, Jeremy A. Sargent, David Schearh, Mark A. Sieckowski, and Cheri Elaine Tripp.
From the editorial: 
* Editorial (3)
* The Dragon's Weyr, some zine small print about letters and contributions (4)
* The Official Orkan Dictionary by Cheryl. P. Glover (5)
* foldout by David Schearh (7)
* What's New?, review by Jeremy A. Sargent of the pro Trek book "Devil World" ("Devil World is poorly written science fiction and does not even qualify as valid Star Trek material. If you have not read it, don't bother -- it's as bad as they come") (8)
* The Third Question, poem by Mark A. Sieckowski (9)
* Ship's Log, poem by Linda A. Bartlett (10)
* Star Wreck: The Patent Failure, a parody by Cheryl. P. Glover (11)
* Identity Crisis, a humorous poem by Peggy Berardi (12)
* Hand Clasp, a poem by Peggy Berardi (13)
* Fear of Flying, a poem by Peggy Berardi (14)
* Inter-Action, two poems by Peggy Berardi (14)
* To Spock, poem by Peggy Berardi, "based on" The Mind-Sifter by Shirley Maiewski (15)
* Inner Turmoil, poem by Peggy Berardi (15)
* word search puzzle by Cheryl. P. Glover (16)
* The Sith: Contest Winners, three club members' speculations are printed, several are handwritten rather than typed (17)
* Invincible, a Star Wars poem by Cheryl. P. Glover (23)
* Darkover, Cheryl. P. Glover writes of Darkover fandom, says she would like to see other fans' Darkover fanworks for a future section in this zine called "The Tower" ("I would like to see what you people can do. I am just beginning to realise how much Darkover fandom there really is, and I hope that somewhere out there are some talented people who would like to try their hands at Darkover materials. This means not only stories but also poetry, Darkovan legends and folklore, artwork, Darkovan songs (maybe even with music for Terran instruments)...in short, anything you want to try, I'll take.") (24)
* A Lot Like Home by Cheryl. P. Glover, Darkover story (25)
* Apollo's Romance: A Story in Pictures by Cheri Elaine Tripp ("There used to be a story that went with this, but the author requested that it not be published. Here, then, are Cheryl Elaine Tripp's delightful illustrations to the story of Apollo's romance with the woman he later finds out is Adama's illegitimate daughter —— his own sister. Note Starbuck's habitual cigar.") (27)
* Galactica, Battlestar Galactica poem by Cheryl. P. Glover (34)
* Princesses, Star Wars poem by Peggy Berardi (25)
* an original filksong, Star Wars, by Cheryl. P. Glover (37)
* Quest for Middle-Earth, article by Peggy Berardi (38)
* Wandering, poem by Cheryl. P. Glover (43)
* Portrait of a Nightmare, poem by Mark A. Sieckowski (44)
* drawing by David Schearh (45)
* Alien Fantasy, part one of a Fantasy Island/original science fiction story by Mary Ann Kennedy (46)
* The Real Episode Title Quiz (66)
*quiz answers, and One Night, a Star Wars poem by Scott Gloger (67)
* Trek Take, a one-page comic parody of the episode "Devil in the Dark" by Don E. Greene (68)
* cartoon (69)
* Situation, Star Trek poem by Margaret A. Berardi and Cheryl P. Glover (70)
* Dear James Blish, Why Didn't You Die Sooner? or, The Trouble With Star Trek Books 1-12, an article by Linda M. Bartlett ("Even a 9-year-old rerun watcher could do a better job! Since you are dead, I think I can safely criticize your work... The fact of the matter is that I got so absolutely nauseated with your books that I have rewritten every single story!... P.S. Your wife doesn't know how to write, either!") (72)
* The Littlest Warrior, a Battlestar Galactica story by Cheryl P. Glover (74)
 
* The Wookie [sic] War, a Star Wars story by Margaret A. Berardi (86)
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==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
Beta Antares Four 3 was published in Fall/Winter 1980 and contains 110 pages.
From the editorial: 
Some author's notes: 
* Editorial (2)
* Dragon's Weyr, LoC (4)
* What's New, review by Linda Bartlett of Susan Cooper's books (5)
* ST:TMP, Reedited, cartoon by Michelle Ward, reprinted from WKFS Journal, November 1980 (6) 
* T'hy'la, poem by Michelle Ward (7)
* cartoons by Peggy Berardi (8)
* Possession, Star Trek poem by Linda Bartlett (9)
* One Chunk of Dilithium, Trek satire by Kathy Wallace (10)
* Down in the Valley, poem by Kathy Wallace (10)
* Love Left on a Starbase, vague Trek poem by Kathy Wallace (11)
* drawing of Luke Skywalker (?), by Kathy Wallace (12)
* Soliloquy, science fiction poem by Peggy Bernardi (13)
* drawing by Bernadette Krebs (14)
* Incident, Star Trek fiction by Cheryl P. Gloger (15)
* The Apprentice, Star Wars fiction starring a young Yoda by Cheryl P. Gloger (16)
* Captain for a Week, Star Trek story starring an original character named Karl, by Bernadette Krebs (21)
* Alien Fantasy, part two, a Fantasy Island/original science fiction story by Mary Ann Kennedy (33)
* Quest for Middle-Earth, part two, article by Peggy Berardi (57)
* Yandigo, poem about elves by Eleana Galayani (60)
* Dungeon's Dread, Dungeons and Dragons poem by Peggy Berardi (64)
* Armageddon, sword and sorcery poem by Linda Bartlett (64)
* A Room on Level Three, poem by Linda Bartlett (65)
* Trapped, poem by Linda Bartlett (65)
* From The Current Middle Ages, a new column about "Mediaevalry" and SCA by Saradwen Ariandalen, O.W. (66)
* The New Generation, a Darkover story by Cheryl P. Gloger (68)
* Home, poem by Denia Janson (7)
* Darkover Lament, poem by Peggy Berardi (98)
* Dragonchild, fiction based on Pern by Cheryl P. Gloger (99)
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==References==
Category:Multimedia Gen and Het Zines
Category:1979 Zines
Category:1980 Zines