The Battlestar Review

The Battlestar Review is a gen zine of Battlestar Galactica (1978) fiction, art, reviews and articles.
There are sixteen issues.
There is also a special edition that was published in 1995.
 
==Submissions and Content==
From issue #12: 
==Issue 1==
The Battlestar Review 1 was published September 1980 and contains over 50 pages.
The editor was Jeanne McGraw, the co-editor was Jim Kingsley, associate editors were Lt. Serina and Lt. Starbuck, the editorial assistants were Berry Canote, Michael Deliz, and Kevin Halstead. The art director was Frances Mao.
* Colonial Comment, article by Terry Lee Canote (1)
* A Day in the Life, fiction by Maria Cianflone (3)
* Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack, review by Michael Deliz (1)
* Battlestar Galactica in the 23rd Century, part one by Randall Melton and Lt. Serina ("What happens when the Blue Squadron lands in the hangar deck of the USS Enterprise? Things can only get...fascinating!") (crossover with Star Trek: TOS) (11)
* Life Began Out There?, article by Berry Canote (18)
* Yesterday's Traitors, fiction by Terry Canote ("The Galacticans rejoiced at meeting their brothers from Earth, until they learned the Earth forces wanted to destroy them!") (20)
* Battlestar Galactica Comic Book Issue Guide by Kevin Halstead (28)
* Mutual Benefit, fiction by Judy Roberts (32)
* Doctor's Orders, fiction by Karen Ford (38)
* Battlestar Galactica Terminology Guide by Lt. Starbuck (41)
* Battle Tactics, article by Jack Baldwin (43)
* Galactica is Dead, article by Joe Rudich (45)
* The Cylon Threat, fiction by Cliff Barbosa ("The Battlestar Pegasus returns Commander Cain to the Colonial fleet...his cargo..Cylons!") (57)
==Issue 2==
Battlestar Review 2 was published in March 1981 and contains 44 pages. 
The editor was Jeanne McGraw, with Jim Kingsley, Sherry Turner, and Randall Melton. 
The art was provided by Jeanne McGraw, Francis Mao and Marsh Myers (the strip on the back cover). The bulk of the illustrations (and front cover) were photographs.
The issue had 42 misnumbered pages plus full inner and outer covers.
"The Return of Starbuck" sequel contest winner is included with this issue but was separately attached and not in the table of contents.
 
* Colonial Commentary by Terry Lee Canote (1)
* Star Lord, fiction by Maria Cianflone (2)
* Piscons and the Paranormal by Lynda Chapple (11)
* Mutual Acquaintance, fiction by Judy Roberts (13)
* Have We Seen the Last of Galactica? by Michael Deliz (18)
* Nightmare of a Science-Fiction Author by Maria Cianflone (20)
* Battlestar Galactica in the 23rd Century Part 2, fiction by Randall Melton & Sherry Turner (a crossover with Star Trek: TOS) (22)
 
*Vengeance, fiction by Lynda Chapple (27)
* ads, LOCs and zine trades (42)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
Battlestar Review 3 was published after March 1981 (the date of #2, the last one to "carry" a date). 
In theory, May, 1981, as the editor said that the zine was going to be bi-monthly from then on. 
Editor was Jeanne McGraw, with Jim Kingsley. 
The issue contained 48 misnumbered pages plus full inner and outer covers.
Artwork is provided by Gomez and Francis Mao. As ever, most of the illustrations in TBR were photos.
 
* Colonial Commentary by Terry Lee Canote
* Pursuit of the Unicorn, fiction by Maria Cianflone
* Battlestar Galactica in the 23rd Century, part three by Randy Melton & Sherry Turner (a crossover with Star Trek: TOS)
* The Dream that's Galactica
* Incarceration, fiction by Judy Roberts
* Space Derelict, fiction by Francis Mao (4-page comic story)
* Double Trouble, fiction by Lynda Chapple
* Fanzines are Special by J.R. Janoski
* Downfall of Rigel Five by Pat Hailey
* Galactica Profiles - Dirk Benedict
* Fire Dawn, Part 1, fiction by Lynda Chapple (the contents page lists the story as Fire in Space with in Space scribbled out and Dawn hand-written over it)
* The Hike, Part 1, fiction by J.R. Janoski (prequel to Change of Command, later reprinted "in toto" by Gemini Press)
* editorials, zine and related ads, and featurelettes 
==Issue 4==
Battlestar Review 4 appeared somewhere between #3 and #5; none of the issues after #2 carry a publication date. Counting from the date of #5, this one would've been out around July 1981. 
Editor was Jeanne McGraw, with Jim Kingsley and Sherry Turner listed as associates. 
The issue had 44 misnumbered pages and full inner and outer covers.
Artwork was provided by Lynda Chapple, Francis Mao and Marsh Myers (the back cover strip). Most of the illustrations (including the cover) were photographs. The editor made a full-page plea for more artists to submit their works to the zine.
 
* Colonial Commentary by Terry Lee Canote
* Firedawn, (conclusion), fiction by Lynda Chapple
* Zine Interviewer Number 1 by Pat Hailey
* The Return of Starbuck Continued, fiction by "the VP of Battlestar One"
* Review of the Battlestar Review #1 by Jean Graham
* Nightmare of a Science Fiction Editor by Jeani McGraw
* Galactica Profiles - Richard Hatch
* Technical Difficulties of a SF Author by Maria Cianflone
* The Hike, Part 2, fiction by J.R. Janoski
* The Amusements of Natas, fiction by Lynda Chapple
* The Right One (for the Job) by Sherry Turner
* editorial matter, puzzles, zine and club ads 
==Issue 5==
Battlestar Review 5 appeared after March 1981, the date of #2. #4 stated that #5 would be available "in September" which at least narrows the month down. The issue was also misnumbered #6, with a hand-lettered #5 label stuck on top of it. 
This issue contains 51 pages plus full outer and inner covers.
Artwork was furnished by Francis Mao (all one picture) and Marsh Myers (the back cover). The other illustrations (and front cover) were photos.
 
* Colonial Commentary by Terry Lee Canote
* The Hike, (conclusion), fiction by J.R. Janoski (later reprinted by Gemini Press)
* Galacticapoll by David Weides
* Discovery 2055: Earthstar, (Parts 1 & 2), fiction by Cliff Barbosa
* An Interview with Don Bellisario by Erik Sprowls
* Astralon Alert, fiction by Lynda Chapple
* Zine Interviewer No. 2 by Pat Hailey
* Galactica Profiles - Terry Carter
* Mystery of Charybdis, (Chapter 1), fiction by Roberta Upton & Anamae Leon
* Wild Warriors by Pat Hailey
* No Time or Place, fiction by Charlene Fleming
* The New Recruit, fiction by Juli-Ann Gaerisch
* editorial and advertising 
==Issue 6==
Battlestar Review 6 contains 37 pages.
==Issue 7==
Battlestar Review 7 contains 40 pages.
==Issue 8==
Battlestar Review 8 contains 29 pages.
==Issue 9==
The Battlestar Review 9 was published in June 1984 and contains 39 pages.
 
 
* The Sorcerer and the Warrior, fiction by Pat Hailey ("Starbuck is slowly dying. Can Apollo find a way to save him after the doctor gives up?") (3)
* Now Available from Gemini Press (6)
* The Return, fiction by Theresa MacMillan ("Starbuck is lost, and this is the story of his ordeal and those who mourn his loss.") (7)
* Trail of Fear, fiction by Karen Judson ("Sheba's fear in combat, after Bojay is killed, almost costs Apollo his life.") (13)
* Colonial Con (17)
* Ila by Phyllis Johnpoll (19)
* I Never Knew My Father, fiction by Marie Gleason ("Starbuck and Athena are captured by Baltar, who has a special kind of revenge against Adama in mind.") (21)
* Gemini Press Special Orders (26)
* The Mystery of Charybdis, chapters 7-8, fiction by Roberta Upton and Anamae Leon (27)
* Discovery 2055: Earthstar, chapters 5-6, fiction by Cliff Barbosa (33)
* Cylon Poison, part 7 by Marsh Myers (39)
* Coming Next from Gemini Press (40)
==Issue 10==
Battlestar Review 10 was published in November 1985 and contains 38 pages.
* The Orphan Connection, fiction by Lane Guigard ("Illegal drugs are being manufactured and sold in the fleet, and the warrior's best lead is a connection to the Orphan ship, and to a friend of Apollo and Starbuck.")
* Bedtime, fiction by Alice Baltes ("Boxey recalls the last time he saw his father, and how he forgot to say goodbye.")
* an installment of The Mystery of Charybdis, fiction by Roberta Upton and Anamae Leon
* an installment of Discovery 2055: Earthstar, fiction by Cliff Barbosa
* cartoons and a puzzle
==Issue 11==
Battlestar Review 11 was published in July 1986 and contains 38 pages.
* Commentary (inside front cover)
* The Colonials (2)
* The Mystery of Charybdis, conclusion, fiction by Roberta Upton and Anamae Leon (3)
* Healer of Zalot, fiction by Karen Judson ("Can the healer force Apollo to become her slave?") (17)
* Saboteur, fiction by Jacqueline Bush ("Bojay is captured and conditioned by the Cylons to destroy his friends. Will he succeed?") (21)
* Galactica Express by M.B. and A.S. Doutt (25)
* Word Search for BG Fans by Beth P. Finchler (26)
* Blind Courage, fiction by Karen Judson ("Apollo misses a shot, and a Cylon raider makes a hit on Starbuck's viper. Can either man accept the consequences?") (27)
* Diggy the Daggit by Angelique Trouvere (30)
* Discovery 2055: Earthstar, fiction by Cliff Barbosa (31)
* Battlestar Review (39)
* Special Editions (40)
* Phoenix Fanzines (inside back cover)
 
 
==Issue 12==
Battlestar Review 12 was published in October 1987 and contains 46 pages.
* Editorial (2)
* The Gambler, fiction by Leslee Wilcox ("Meet the man who taught Starbuck to gamble and carry on his crown of the best Pyramid player in the Colonies.") (3)
* Battlestar Review Issues 9-10-11 (7)
* New Zines Available from Colonial Enterprises (8)
* the Synergist, fiction by Karen Kane (9)
* Battlestar Review Issues 13 and Beyond (22)
* No Rest for the Weary, fiction by A.S. Doutt ("It had been a long day of fighting and then it became an even longer night of coping with the nightmares.") (23)
* Song of Caprica Issues 3 and 4 (31)
* Colonial Con 1988 (32)
* The Gateway to Sanctuary, fiction by Gloria Ballenger and Jacqueline Bush ("Written by two fans who have their own view of what the final episode of the series should have been and here it is to share with you as well.") (33)
* Special Editions from Colonial Enterprises (42)
* Thy Brother's Keeper, fiction by Karen Judson ("A story about Troy and Dillon and Troy's brother, the son of Apollo and Sheba.") (43)
* The Colonials Issues 1-2-3 (46)
==Issue 13==
Battlestar Review 13 was published in November 1987 and contains 34 pages.
* The Synergist, fiction by Karen Kane ("Apollo is acting Commander and driving everyone to distraction when a mission comes up and only Cadel Aural and Captain Apollo can succeed.")
* Love's Awakening, fiction by Dawn Kinder ("Serina's ghost is a barrier that Sheba cannot break down even as she and Apollo become closer, until Serina herself steps into the picture.")
* Unsung Hero, fiction of the War by A.S. Doutt ("A short story about a Hero we don't usually recognize.")
* Images of the Past, fiction by Karen Judson ("A story of Athena and how she handles the loss of the man she loves.")
==Issue 14==
Battlestar Review 14 was published in July 1988 and contains 32 pages.
* From the Bridge, editorial (2)
* Battlestar Review #15 (2)
* Alone, fiction by Dawn Kinder and Julie Steven ("A story about Athena and her friendship with Serina.") (3)
* Battlestar Review #16 (9)
* Galacticamania (10)
* Returning to Duty, fiction by Heather Simmons ("Who is Lieutenant Ariana and how did she wind up as Apollo's wingman?") (11)
* The Trial of Captain Keil, fiction by M.B. Doutt and A.S. Doutt ("Captain Keil is the commander of Yellow Squadron and his apparent disregard of orders causes unnecessary deaths and gains Apollo's wrath.") (19)
* Battlestar Review #17 (31)
* The Colonials 5, 6, 7 (32)
==Issue 15==
Battlestar Review 15 was published in January 1990 and contains 36 pages.
* Wait Until Dawn, fiction by Leslee Wilcox ("Starbuck crash lands and is lost to the fleet; he is rescued and ends up fighting in a local war. Then he is captured and will die at dawn, unless help arrives. Will Apollo and the Galactica arrive in time, or has Starbuck's luck finally run out?")
* Doomed Anniversary, fiction by Karen Judson ("Sheba and Apollo are celebrating their wedding anniversary when they are called back to the Galactica for a mission. It's a little deception by Adama, who wants to give them a little time alone on the planet they are near. It almost costs them both their lives.")
* Daddy, Daddy, part one, fiction by Debbie Smith ("Starbuck is shot down and his life is saved by a very special little girl. She manages to be the woman who wins his heart. Just how will Starbuck function as a father?")
==Issue 16==
Battlestar Review 16 was published in March 1991 and contains 32 pages (of which about 14 pages are a 1991 calendar).
* Obsession, fiction by Leslee Wilcox
* The Return of Blue Squadron, fiction by Karen Judson
==References==
Category:Battlestar Galactica (1978) Zines
Category:1980 Zines
Category:1980s Zines
Category:1990s Zines