Falcon's Flight

Falcon's Flight is a gen Star Wars anthology It ran for six issues.
==An Example of Fannish Outreach==
The editor writes in issue #4 that she hopes fellow fans can help fandom in Poland: 
==Issue 1==
Falcon's Flight 1 was published in October 1978 and has 70 pages.
The art: front cover by Ellen Blair, back cover by Martynn, centerfold by Joni Wagner, other interior art is by Linda Adolf, Martynn, Patricia Munson, Carolyn Carrock, Ellen Blair, Becky Aulenbach, and Teanna Byerts.
About a second printing: 
From the zine's editorial: 
* From the Flight Bay (3)
* Star Wars: an Overview by Richard Lee (4)
* untitled filksong, to the tune of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," by Carolyn Carrock (6)
* Crew Members (short bios of the contributors) (6)
* Starquest: Overture by Ellen Blair, art by L.A. Adolf (8)
* The Odd Couple by Ellen Blair, art by Martynn (14)
* Sky-Dreamer by Ellen Blair, art by Martynn (17)
* Star Wars Trivia Quiz by Carolyn Carrock (17)
* Word Search by Carolyn Carrock (18)
* The Forming of the Company by Cynthia and Donald Frazer, art by Carolyn Carrock (19)
* Meet Han Solo by Bev Clark and Ellen Blair, art by Blair (33)
* True of False Quiz by Carolyn Carrock (36)
* The Set-Up by Denise Edwards, art by Beckey Aulenback (37)
* Han Solo and The Shulammite Woman by Susan Matthews, art by Teanna Byerts (50)
* Superstition Run by Kelly Hill, art by Martynn (54)
* Sister Ships (67)
* untitled filk to the tune of "Yesterday" by The Beatles, by Carolyn Carrock (67)
File:falconsflight1-1.jpg|from issue #1, Patricia Munson
File:falconsflight1-2.jpg|from issue #1, Martynn
File:falconsflight1-4.jpg|from issue #1, Carolyn Carrock
File:falconsflight1-5.jpg|from issue #1, Joni Wagner
File:falconsflight1-8.jpg|from issue #1, sample text
File:falconsflight1-3.jpg|from issue #1, Teanna Byerts
File:falconsflight1-7.jpg|from issue #1, Teanna Byerts
File:falconsflight1-6.jpg|from issue #1, Becky Aulenbach
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Falcon's Flight 2 was published in March 1979 and contains 116 pages.
The art is by Ellen Blair (front cover), Christine McWilliams, Martynn, Pam Kowalski, Amy Cheatham, Amy Falkowitz, Greg Callahan, Beckey Aulenbach, and Teanna Byerts.
It is dedicated to "Mr. George Lucas, who dreamed a dream for all of us."
From the editorial: 
* From the Flight Bay, editorial (3)
* Transmissions, letters of comment (6)
* Crew Members, short contributor bios (13)
* Nightwatch by Bev Clark (16)
* Answers to Word Search from the previous issue (23)
* Poem by Susan Matthews (While the heading says: "A bitter polemic of Andrej Balkney, Chief Medical Officer (and erstwhile Inquisitor) of the Black Ship Ragnarok; "Nothing Personal, I Simply Don't Like The Man" or "For A Corellian, He Sure Spends A Lot Of Time Cluttering Up My Sickbay", this is ammended in the next issue: "The name of the speaker in the poem by Susan Matthews should have been "Koscuisko instead of "Balkney." The latter is not a doctor in Susan's SW universe, but is a major character." -- this poem has several footnotes explaining references to her works in other zines and such.) (24)
* The Set-Up by Denise Edwards (26)
* Contest Winngers (54)
* A Child's Garden of Corellian Verse by Lisa Adolf (55)
* The Last Visit by Janice Sidwell (56)
* The Sky Warriors by Ellen Blair (62)
* Tears by Anna Mary Hall (71)
* Answers to Star Wars Trivia Quiz from the previous issue (73)
* Widowmaker by Susan Matthews (74)
* Corellian Proverbs by Susan Matthews (85)
* Renegade by Melinda Holley and Donna Perry (86)
* Answers to True-False Quiz (114)
* Sister Ships, other zine blurbs (115)
File:falconsflight2-1.jpg|from issue #2, Teanna Byerts
File:falconsflight2-2.jpg|from issue #2, sample text
File:falconsflight2-3.jpg|from issue #2, Beckey Aulenbach
File:falconsflight2-4.jpg|from issue #2, Beckey Aulenbach
File:falconsflight2-5.jpg|from issue #2, illo by Greg Callahan, text by Lisa Adolf
File:falconsflight2-6.jpg|from issue #2, Pam Kowalski
File:falconsflight2-8.jpg|from issue #2, Martynn
File:falconsflight2-9.jpg|from issue #2, Martynn
File:falconsflight2-10.jpg|from issue #2, Christine McWilliams
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
Falcon's Flight 3 was published in July 1979 and has 140 pages. It is illustrated by Tracy Duncan, Amy Falkowitz, Martynn, Beckey Aulenbach, Ellen Blair. Teanna Byerts is listed in the table of contents, but there is a note by the editor that this artwork does not appear.
This issue's editorial mentions some foreshadowing of the Open Letters to Star Wars Zine Publishers (1981).
From the editorial, regarding content: 
From the editorial, regarding cost: 
From the editorial, regarding the attention of George Lucas and fanworks: 
* From the flight bay, editorial (3)
* Transmissions, letters of comment (5)
* Crewmembers, short contributor bios (12)
* Prelude to a Ceremony by Tracy Duncan (14)
* Meet Chewbacca, article by Christine Jeffords (18)
* The Sky Warriors, Part 2 by Ellen Blair (22)
* Poem by Susan Matthews (34)
* A Plague on Both Your Causes by Nikki White ("Author's note: This is a humorous look at a possible SW sequel, inspired by the sort of thing Marvel Comics were trying to do with their Seven Samarai rip-off in their SW comic. This is, as it were, the SW version of Yojimbo, another Japanese samurai film directed by Akira Kurosawa, and a black comedy in its own right. Thus the characters' actions and situations keep close to those in Yojimbo and reflect that film's spirit." (36)
* Resurrection, poem by C.A. Bucar (48)
* "I Know What I'm Doing" by Marie Gleason (49)
* Han Solo at Stars' End, a review by Christine Jeffords (51)
* Darth Vader, poem by Alma Hedrick (54)
* Second Saga, An Introduction (55)
* A Teachable Art by Ebba Anderson (57)
* Brothers All by Hope Inglewright (93)
* Excerpts from a Corellian Diary by Susan Matthews (120)
* And After, What Then? by C.A. Buare (128)
* And After, What Then? by [[C.A. Bu
* Sister Ships, blurbs for other zines (137)
File:falconsflight3-1.jpg|from issue #3, Tracy Duncan
File:falconsflight3-2.jpg|from issue #3, Ellen Blair
File:falconsflight3-3.jpg|from issue #3, Amy Falkowitz
File:falconsflight3-4.jpg|from issue #3, sample text
File:falconsflight3-5.jpg|from issue #3, Martynn
File:falconsflight3-6.jpg|from issue #3, Beckey Aulenbach
File:falconsflight3-7.jpg|from issue #3, Ellen Blair
File:falconsflight3-8.jpg|from issue #3, Ellen Blair
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
Falcon's Flight 4 was published in October 1979 and contains 100 pages. The plentiful art is by Hope, Ellen Blair, Martynn, Greg Callahan, Becky Aulenbach, Nomad, Amy Falkowitz, and Bettina Helms.
From the editorial: 
* from the flight bay (editorial) (4)
* Transmissions (6)
* The Price of Error by Alma Hedrick (15)
* Star Friends (27)
* Han Solo by Kathy Blair (a filk to the tune of "When I Marry Mr. Snow") (28)
* Meet Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru by Carol Mularski (article) (29)
* To the Midnight Poem Writer by Maryann Walther (34)
* Little One by L.A. Adolf (reprinted in Flip of a Coin #9) (35)
* Rationale by Susan Matthews (50)
* Beginnings by Cynthia Frazer (52)
* Star Wars Crossword Puzzle in the shape of an X-Wing (54)
* Sky Warriors, conclusion by Ellen Blair (57)
* Nightmare by Alma Hedrick (69)
* Reflection by Alma Hedrick (70)
* Training Exercise from Alpha Central by Lori Kilpatrick (71)
* Excerpts from a Corellian Diary, chapter 2 by Susan Matthews (72)
* Shadows by Alma Hedrick (77)
* The Anguish of the Marrow by Bettina Helms (78)
* Confession by Alma Hedrick (85)
* Sister Ships (86) (zine ads)
File:falconsflight4-1.jpg| from issue #4, Ellen Blair
File:falconsflight4-2.jpg| from issue #4, ?
File:falconsflight4-3.jpg| from issue #4, L.A. Adolf
File:falconsflight4-4.jpg| from issue #4, Martynn
File:falconsflight4-5.jpg| from issue #4, Hope
File:falconsflight4-6.jpg| from issue #4, Martynn
File:falconsflight4-7.jpg| from issue #4, Hope
File:falconsflight4-8.jpg| from issue #4, Amy Falkowitz. A fan in issue #5 said in a letter of comment: "The illo that wins the Blechh Award is on page 66. Must they illo injuries like this? I'll call this one the Han Andreas Fault."
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4== 
==Issue 5==
Falcon's Flight 5 was published in April 1980 and has 144 pages.
The art is by Hope, Ellen Blair, Martynn, Judith Low, Beckey Aulenbach, Pam Kowalski Angelamarie Varesano, Amy Falkowitz, Bettina Helms, Lisa Adolf, and Alma Hedrick, and J.J. Adamson.
From the editorial, regarding lateness, finances, and patience: 
From the editorial, regarding the Post Office and miscommunication: 
From the editorial, regarding plagiarism and copyright: 
From the editorial, regarding the content: 
* From the Flight Bay (3)
* Special Bonus Photo Section (The Empire Strikes Back) includes a "Special Bonus Photo Section!" ("All on this and the following pages courtesy of Lucasfilm, Ltd. and 20th Century Fox Film Corporation.)" (8)
* Transmissions (11)
* The Spirit of Star Wars by Nancy L. Duncan (22)
* Marriage Secret by Pat Gonzales, art by Beckey Aulenbach (27)
* Tolly Wok’s Lightsabre, poem by J.J. Adamson (49)
* Meet See Threepio by Christine Jeffords, art by Ellen Blair (51)
* The Talia Stone by Melinda Holley, art by Pam Kowalski (54)
* Realization, poem by Jacqueline Taero, art by Angela-Marie Varesano (73)
* One Simple Word by Cary Anne Bucar, art by Amy Falkowitz (74)
* Yes, I Will, filk to the tune of a Neil Diamond song, by Jani Hicks, art by Angela-Marie Varesano (80)
* Gerontion by Bettina Helms, art by Helms (81)
* Dark Lord, poem by Judith Low, art by Hope, and art by Low (also in Warped Space #44) (89)
* Word Search by Lori Kilpatrick (93)
* Will It Never End? By Pam Buchanan, art by Hope (94)
* Planetbound, filk to the tune of "Tradewinds" by John Denver, by Jani Hicks and Pat Gonzales, art by Angela-Marie Varesano (100)
* Excerpts from a Corellian Diary, chapter 3 by Susan Matthews, art by Martynn (101)
* Shooting Star, poem by Judith Low, art by Low (105)
* Skil-o-Gram by Lori Kilpatrick (106)
* Reminiscences of a Free Corellian Trader by J.J. Adamson, art by Adamson (107)
* Protest, poem by Alma Cowart Hedrick, art Angela-Marie Varesano ("(Addressed to all those women who have the hots for a certain Corellian)") (110)
* The See by Ellen Blair (111)
* Anacrostics by Lori Kilpatrick (128)
* Han Solo’s Revenge, book review by Sherry Magee (129)
* People First, Thank You by Pam Buchanan, art by Hope (131)
* After the Battle: From the Musings of Han Solo, poem by Christine Jeffords, art Angela-Marie Varesano (part of the Brightstar Universe) (135)
* Hanni, We Hardly Knew Ya by Lisa Adolf, art by Beckey Aulenbach (147)
* Star Friends, pen pal listings (147)
* Sister Ships, blurbs for other zines (149)
File:falconsflight5-1.jpg|from issue #5, Hope
File:falconsflight5-2.jpg|from issue #5, Lisa Adolf
File:falconsflight5-3.jpg|from issue #5, Beckey Aulenbach
File:falconsflight5-4.jpg|from issue #5, Hope
File:falconsflight5-5.jpg|from issue #5, Pam Kowalski
File:falconsflight5-6.jpg|from issue #5, Angelamarie Varesano
File:falconsflight5-7.jpg|from issue #5, Judith Low
File:falconsflight5-8.jpg|from issue #5, not credited
File:falconsflight5-9.jpg|from issue #5, Hope
File:falconsflight5-10.jpg|from issue #5, Angelamarie Varesano
File:falconsflight5-11.jpg|from issue #5, Martynn
File:falconsflight5-12.jpg|from issue #5, Martynn
File:falconsflight5-13.jpg|from issue #5, J.J. Adamson
File:falconsflight5-14.jpg|from issue #5, Angelamarie Varesano
File:falconsflight5-15.jpg|from issue #5, Angelamarie Varesano
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5==
File:ff6letters-1.jpg|page 1 of the lettercol printed in FF#6, regarding FF#5
File:ff6letters-2.jpg|page 2 of the lettercol printed in FF#6, regarding FF#5
File:ff6letters-3.jpg|page 3 of the lettercol printed in FF#6, regarding FF#5
File:ff6letters-4.jpg|page 4 of the lettercol printed in FF#6, regarding FF#5
File:ff6letters-5.jpg|page 5 of the lettercol printed in FF#6, regarding FF#5
File:ff6letters-6.jpg|page 6 of the lettercol printed in FF#6, regarding FF#5
==Issue 6==
Falcon's Flight 6 was published in 1980 and has 160 pages (there is an earlier edition with 206 pages).
The zine's dedication: "This issue is dedicated to the FIRST PERSON WHO INVENTS A RAPID-THAW PROCESS FOR CARBON-FREEZING. . . ."
From the editorial: 
* From the Flight Bay (3)
* Transmissions (6)
* Star Friends (short contributor bios) (12)
* Incident on Salizar by Dolores McAllister, art by Judith Low (14)
* Behind a Courtly Mask, vignette by Kathleen M. Jones, art by Jones (50)
* Profile: Anthony Daniels, article with two photos (53)
* Blood Favor by Finocchio Fen (53)
* Waiting, poem by Alma Cowart Hedrick (61)
* He'll Be Back by Pam Buchanan (62)
* Corellian Drinking Song by Alma Cowart Hedrick (65)
* Flotsam by Eva Albertsson, art by Amy Falkowitz (66)
* A Droid's Lament, poem by Alma Cowart Hedrick (81)
* Meet Artoo Detto, essay by Christine Jeffords, art by Ellen Blair (82)
* Seasons Change by Alma Hedrick, art by Nomad (85)
* Chewbacca, poem by Alma Cowart Hedrick (102)
* Word Search by Beth Ann Huffman (103)
* Yoda's Song, poem by Scorpio, art by Ellen Blair (106)
* Kheel's Return by Denise Edwards, art by Neal Andrews (107)
* Statistically Speaking, trivia questions by Kathleen M. Jones (146)
* The Apples of Eredor, poem by Scorpio, art by Judith Low (147)
* A Smuggler's Ditty, poem by Kathleen M. Jones, art by Jones (148)
* Ancient Precedents for a Modern Heroine, essay by Kathleen M. Jones (149)
* Profile: Peter Mayhew, article with two photos (152)
* Threepio, poem by Scorpio, art by Judith Low (153)
* The Blind Man, poem by Scorpio, art by Judith Low (original science fiction) (154)
* Excerpts from a Corellian Diary, chapter 4 by Susan Matthews, art by Martynn (155)
* Kazhyykish Translation by Beth Ann Huffman (159)
* Sister Ships, zine ads (160)
* art: Neal Andrews (front cover), Hope (back cover), Kathleen M. Jones (centerfold poster), L.A. Adolf, Tracey Christensen, Alma Hedrick, and Nomad
File:falconsflight6-1.jpg|art from issue #6, Judith Low
File:falconsflight6-2.jpg|art from issue #6, Judith Low
File:falconsflight6-3.jpg|art from issue #6, Judith Low
File:falconsflight6-4.jpg|art from issue #6, Judith Low
File:falconsflight6-5.jpg|art from issue #6, Amy Falkowitz
File:falconsflight6-6.jpg|art from issue #6, Kathleen M. Jones (centerfold)
File:falconsflight6-7.jpg|art from issue #6, Nomad
File:falconsflight6-8.jpg|art from issue #6, Nomad
File:falconsflight6-9.jpg|art from issue #6, Ellen Blair
File:falconsflight6-10.jpg|art from issue #6, Neal Andrews
File:falconsflight6-11.jpg|art from issue #6, Neal Andrews
File:falconsflight6-12.jpg|art from issue #6, Judith Low
File:falconsflight6-13.jpg|art from issue #6, Scorpio
File:falconsflight6-14.jpg|art from issue #6, Martynn
==References==
Category:Star Wars Zines
Category:1978 Zines
Category:1979 Zines
Category:1980 Zines