Flip of a Coin/Issues 010-011

Nancy Miller Flip of a Coin is a Harrison Ford zine, which includes fan fiction from Star Wars, the Indiana Jones movies, and other films starring Ford such as Witness, Blade Runner, Heroes (film), The Frisco Kid, and The Mosquito Coast. 
It is primarily gen but also includes non-explicit adult het stories.
This zine series began after a similar zine, Facets, ceased publication.
"Flip of a Coin" ran for seventeen issues between 1983-1986.
This page is for detailed information about issue #10 and #11. For information about the zine in general, see Flip of a Coin. 
For information about other issues of "Flip of a Coin," see: 
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==Issue 10==
Flip of a Coin 10 was published in February 1987 and contains 262 pages.
The art is by Wanda Lybarger (front cover), Martynn (back cover), Julie B. Jones, Jim Markle (inside back cover), Dani, Cherie Fontyn, Dianne Smith, L. Rogan, Yvonne Zan, Suzy Samsom, and SMAP.
From a flyer: 
* Hello! (3)
* Reviews (4)
* Guidelines for Submissions (11)
* The Magic Shirt by Jacqueline Taero (Harrison Ford) (12)
* All I Ever Wanted by Kathryn Agel (Star Wars) (14)
* The Good Woman by Cypher (Frisco Kid) ("Illustrated by Jim Markle. Rosalie has successfully played matchmaker and Tommy is quite smitten with a "respectable woman." Even with her abundant charms, however, he finds that some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed in the morning.") (16)
* American Dream by Martie O'Brien (Heroes) (34)
* Revelation by Irina Ozernoy ("Illustrated by Jim Markle. Mark Blackwood, trying to understand his mother's reasoning in turning over the control of the family business to Uncle Matt, overhears a disturbing conversation which provides new insight into the circumstances of the elder Blackwood's death.") (Dynasty (film)) (36)
* Midnight Musing by Cypher (Mosquito Coast) (39)
* Just Another Useless Experience, Jones Style by Jacqueline Taero (Indiana Jones) (40)
* The Question by Jacqueline Taero (Blade Runner) (42)
* Somewhere in Kansas by Elaine Christiani ("Illustrated by Jim Markle. While paying a visit to the Blue Lily saloon in Cherryvale, Kansas, Tommy falls for the charms of the reputed psychic Kate Bender, who invites him home—for a visit he'll likely not ever forget.") (Frisco Kid) (44)
* Copping a Plea by Cypher (Witness) (54)
* Me and Indy Jones by Marguerite P. O'Rourke (Indiana Jones) (55)
* Tripping the Light Fantastic by Barbara Anderson ("Illustrated by Jim Markle. Another one of 'The Classics.' On a routine haul to Pelaro III, Han Solo is set up for a kill by Big Bunji and the ruthless reptilian slaver, Zira. A beautiful slave girl foils their plan but will she and Han survive to tell the tale?") (Star Wars) (reprinted from Perceptions) (56)
* Company Cuisine by Cypher (The Conversation) (75)
* Bad, Bady Indy Jones, filk by Adrain Barton, Mike Geraghty, Ann Morris, (76)
* Sufficient Unto the Day.... by Jacqueline Taero (Star Wars) (78)
* Coming To by Elaine Christiani ("Illustrated by Julie Jones. Awakening in a strange bed, and in a strange house, but with a beautiful "guardian angel" by his side, John Book reflects on the events of the past few days—and Rachel.") (Witness) (80)
* Fly Like the Wind by Christine Haire (Star Wars) (82)
* Day of the Gladius by Robin White ("Illustrated by Jim Markle. Instead of attending a lecture given by Rene Belloq at the Royal Archeological Society, Indy decides to pay a visit to the England countryside. He never dreamed his visit would involve a journey back in time to meet a famous outlaw who robs from the rich and gives to the poor.") (Indiana Jones) (83)
* Still Smuggling... And Proud of It by Jacqueline Taero (Star Wars) (107)
* Maybe by Ruth Radecki (Indiana Jones) (108)
* Insider by Pat Nussman (Witness) (110)
* Nocturnal Activities (??) by Jill Thomas (Indiana Jones) (112)
* The Medicine Show by Cypher (Han's quest to find a cure for Chewie's illness leads him to some old friends and strange places.) ("Illustrated by Wanda Lybarger. Chewie has become a shed-out Wookiee, afflicted with a severe case of Mazerrian mange, for which there is no known cure. In desperation, Han seeks the services of a travelling quack. Miracle, captain of the Panacea, and finds instead Nova euid her obnoxious co-pilot fungus, Phloth. Follow their adventures as they race across the universe in search of a cure, all the while (as if they didn't have enough problems) barely keeping one jump ahead of a persistent skip-tracer.") (Star Wars) (113)
* cartoon by Sharon M. Palmer (145)
* Luck by Karen Ripley ("Illustrated by L. Logan. A mellow old sheriff is torn between the moral and legal consequences concerning the welfare of his young prisoner.") (Frisco Kid) (146)
* Indiana Jones by Liz Gregory (158)
* The Last Television Conversation Between David Halloran and Margaret Sellinger by Jeanna Falk (Hanover Street) (159)
* Farewell to Samuel by Jacqueline Taero (Witness) (160)
* The Pure Faith by T.S. Weddell ("Illustrated by Dani. During his summer break, a young, ideological Indiana Jones has accepted an assistant's position on a pre-Columbian dig in South America where he is taught a lesson in the ethics of the archeological profession.") (Indiana Jones) (161)
* Temptation? by Rebecca Toon and Irina Ozernoy (Star Wars) (175)
* And Noodles (Lines for a Future Waitress) by Elaine Christiani (Blade Runner) (176)
* A New Meaning by Carolyn Golledge (Witness) ("Illustrated by Dani. In this novella-length feature, the events of WITNESS are explored and brought to a conclusion, including the investigation and trial of Schaeffer and his partners, the relationship between John and Rachel, and the decision John has to make for his future.") (Winner of a 1988 Fan Q award for best novella, (published later in Never Say Die #9) has a sequel in BetterIdeaZine) (177)
* Landwoman by Elaine Christiani (Star Wars) (251)
* cartoons by Sharon M. Palmer (252)
* Notices (253)
File:Flip10-1.jpg|from issue #10 (Mosquito Coast)
File:Flip10-2.jpg|from issue #10, Jim Markle (The Frisco Kid)
File:Flip10-3.jpg|from issue #10, Jim Markle (The Frisco Kid)
File:Flip10-4.jpg|from issue #10, Wanda Lybarger (Heroes)
File:Flip10-5.jpg|from issue #10, sample text (Heroes)
File:Flip10-6.jpg|from issue #10, Jim Markle (portrays Mark Blackwood from the film "Dynasty")
File:Flip10-7.jpg|from issue #10, Nancy Miller (Indiana Jones)
File:Flip10-8.jpg|from issue #10, Dani Lane (Blade Runner)
File:Flip10-9.jpg|from issue #10, Jim Markle (Frisco Kid)
File:Flip10-10.jpg|from issue #10, Jim Markle (Star Wars)
File:Flip10-11.jpg|from issue #10, Jim Markle (Star Wars)
File:Flip10-12.jpg|from issue #10, Cherie Fontyn (Indiana Jones)
File:Flip10-13.jpg|from issue #10, Dianne Smith (Star Wars)
File:Flip10-14.jpg|from issue #10, Jim Markle (Indiana Jones, with a Robin Hood twist)
File:Flip10-15.jpg|from issue #10, Dianne Smith (Indiana Jones)
File:Flip10-16.jpg|from issue #10, Wanda Lybarger (Star Wars)
File:Flip10-17.jpg|from issue #10, Wanda Lybarger (Star Wars)
File:Flip10-18.jpg|from issue #10, Wanda Lybarger (Star Wars)
File:Flip10-19.jpg|from issue #10, Yvonne Zan (Indiana Jones)
File:Flip10-20.jpg|from issue #10, Suzy Sansom (Blade Runner)
File:Flip10-21.jpg|from issue #10, Dani Lane (Witness)
File:Flip10-22.jpg|from issue #10, Sharon Palmer (Indiana Jones/Star Wars) (reprinted from Jundland Wastes #15/16
File:Flip10-23.jpg|from issue #10, Jim Markle: "Archeologists, I hate 'em!!!!" (Indiana Jones)
File:Flip10-24.jpg|from issue #10, Julie B. Jones (Harrison Ford, portrays a shirt he wore a lot) 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 10==
==Issue 11==
Flip of a Coin 11 was published in November 1987 and was 314 pages long. 
 
The art is by Jim Markle (front cover), Dianne Smith (back cover), Cherie Fontyn (inside back cover), Dani Lane, Lisa Brown, Wanda Lybarger, Martynn, Yvonne Zan, Judy Low, Rebecca Carey, Julie B. Jones, and Sheila Paulson.
* cartoon by Yvonne Zan (2)
* Hello! (3)
* Reviews (4)
* Guidelines for Submissions (15)
* Back from Vacation by Jacqueline Taero (Indiana Jones) (16)
* Confrontation by Elaine Christiani (Vader's "dinner guests," Han, Leia and Chewie realize the helpless position Lando has placed them in because of his deal with the Empire.) (Star Wars) (18)
* Police Story by Cypher (Witness) (21)
* Blind Alley by Tonya Cox (Mosquito Coast) (22)
* The Debt by Sally A. Syrjala ("Free of the carbonite, Han has time to ponder premises kept and his love for Leia.") (Star Wars) (24)
* Say What? by Cypher (various characters) (27)
* Angel of Mercy by Jean Marie Dewey ("Indy and Marion survive the Wrath of God only to meet the Guardian of the Ark.") (Indiana Jones) (28)
* Escape! by Beth M. Lentz (Blade Runner) (62)
* Mosquitia by Debra Edwards (Mosquito Coast) (62)
* The Other Side of the Jump by Beth C. Masterson ("Han recalls someone else he cared for as he watches over a battered Luke Skywalker while waiting for rescue on Hoth.") (Star Wars) (66)
* To Sleep! Perchance to Dream by Michelle Worley ("A young woman finds an other-worldly friend in an unlikely place, and a face from the past lights vp the present.") (Indiana Jones) (71)
* Carbonite Enlightenment by Marci Erwin (Star Wars) (78)
* Evening on the Wind by Elaine Christiani ("On the deck of the Bantu Wind, Marion reflects on her past with Indy...and the possibilities for the future.") (Indiana Jones) (79)
* Return of the Corellian by Jacqueline Taero (Star Wars) (82)
* Etchings in a Child's Eye by Jacqueline Taero (Mosquito Coast) (83)
* Winter Dreams by Tracy Taylor ("Leia's peaceful dream of her past and her future life with Han on Alderaan is painfully interrupted as she awakens aboard the Rebel cruiser following the events on Cloud City.") (Star Wars) (84)
* Resume by Cypher (Blade Runner) (90)
* Gold by Martie O'Brien ("A collection of filk lyrics inspired by Mosquito Coast, illustrated by Wanda Lybarger.") (91)
* First Lesson by Marcia Brin ("At age seven, Han Solo is taken in by a Wookiee clan. But after having been abandoned by all those he loved, can he ever learn to trust again?" Another summary: "It is a a darker universe based in part on Lucas' thumbnail bio of Han in SKYWALKING, which also tells us that Wookiees have the Force. From this bio, we know that Han, for example, spent half his childhood with the Wookiees and, therefore, at the least, was exposed to the Force at an early age. Meaning, of course, that his comments to Luke in A NEW HOPE were deliberately misleading. Even with this brief bio, Han's origins remain completely mysterious.") (part of the "The Storm Cycle" "Reap the Whirlwind" in The Wookiee Commode #4, and "Run Before the Storm" in Kessel Run #4. ) (Star Wars) (103)
* Singapore Sling by Barbara Anderson ("His original objective was the last remains of Nurhachi, but a prophetic encounter in Singapore with the beautiful Dragon Lady leads Indiana to his first and almost last adventure with Wu Han as ancient Oriental terror is set loose upon the earth.") (Indiana Jones) (115)
* Silent Sol(o)iloquy by Jill Thomas (Star Wars) (162)
* Curtain Call by L.A. Adolf ("Obi-Wan finds returning from the grave more of an adventure than he bargained for; and Han Solo finds that even Rebel heroes can't "get no respect. A less than reverent pre-ROTJ look at "other hopes.") (reprinted in News of the Rebellion #11 Flip of a Coin erroneously says "Curtain Call" is in News of the Rebellion #10, but it is actually in #11. ) (Star Wars) (163)
* My Dearest John by Christine Haire (Witness) (176)
* A Tommy Tale, part one by Wanda Lybarger ("It wasn't so much that she was a stray; Tommy Lillard was sort of getting used to collecting them. What he hadn't bargained for were vendettas, a husband, murder...and love.") (Frisco Kid) (177)
* Save Us from Princesses by Ruth Radecki ("Han Solo has never been big on babysitting, especially when the sittee is a royal teenager who thinks the Corellian is pretty neat. He's still not big on babysitting -- or royalty.") (Star Wars) (221)
* Fireside Soliloquy by Elaine Christiani (Frisco Kid) (252)
* Indiana Wants Me by Jeanna Falk (Indiana Jones) (253)
* Thoughts to the Dripping of Rain by Jacqueline Taero (Blade Runner) (254)
* Bill of Fare by Elaine Christiani ("The charms of Pankot Palace have worn thin for Willie Scott with the arrival of chilled monkey brains.") (Indiana Jones) (256)
* How Do You Tell a Friend? by Susan Zahn (Star Wars) (259)
* The Parting by Jacqueline Taero (Frisco Kid) (260)
* Ever Had One of Those Days... ? by Jill Thomas (Indiana Jones) (262)
* Lethal Witness by Cypher ("John Book is less than overjoyed to be saddled with a new partner—a psychotic, suicidal Los Angeles cop named Martin Riggs. The first time he saves Riggs' life, Riggs slugs him. Next Riggs goes after a woman in whom Book is interested. They snip, feud and fight... and then things start getting nasty.") (Witness/Lethal Weapon) (264)
* Willie Scott's Restaurant Review by Jacqueline Taero (Indiana Jones) (304)
* Notices (305)
 
Image:flip11-1.jpg|from issue #11, Dianne Smith (Mosquito Coast)
Image:flip11-2.jpg|from issue #11, filk by Debra Edwards, to the tune of "Vincent" by Don McLean
 File:FlipCoin11 Gold.jpg| from issue #11, title page for Gold, art by Wanda Lybarger 
Image:flip11-23.jpg|from issue #11, Cherie Fontyn (Indiana Jone's most dangerous mission? Evading fans!)
Image:flip11-24.jpg|from issue #11, Jim Markle (Indiana Jones)
Image:flip11-3.jpg|from issue #11, Rebecca Carey (Star Wars)
Image:flip11-4.jpg|from issue #11, Dani (Star Wars)
Image:flip11-5.jpg|from issue #11, Rebecca Carey (Indiana Jones)
Image:flip11-6.jpg|from issue #11, Rebecca Carey (Indiana Jones)
Image:flip11-7.jpg|from issue #11, Rebecca Carey (Indiana Jones)
Image:flip11-8.jpg|from issue #11, Cherie Fontyn (Indiana Jones)
Image:flip11-9.jpg|from issue #11, Jacqueline Taero (Mosquito Coast)
Image:flip11-10.jpg|from issue #11, from Gold, filks (Mosquito Coast)
Image:flip11-11.jpg|from issue #11, Jim Markel (Indiana Jones)
Image:flip11-12.jpg|from issue #11, Jim Markel (Indiana Jones)
Image:flip11-13.jpg|from issue #11, Jim Markel (Indiana Jones)
Image:flip11-14.jpg|from issue #11, Yvonne Zan (Star Wars)
Image:flip11-15.jpg|from issue #11, Yvonne Zan (Star Wars)
Image:flip11-16.jpg|from issue #11, Wanda Lybarger (Frisco Kid)
Image:flip11-17.jpg|from issue #11, Dani (Star Wars)
Image:flip11-18.jpg|from issue #11, Dani (Star Wars)
Image:flip11-19.jpg|from issue #11, Lisa Brown (Blade Runner)
Image:flip11-20.jpg|from issue #11, Dani (Indiana Jones)
Image:flip11-21.jpg|from issue #11, Jim Markle (Frisco Kid)
Image:flip11-22.jpg|from issue #11, Dani (Witness)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 11==
==References==
Category:Harrison Ford Zines