Scoundrel (Star Wars letterzine)/Issues 04-06

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==Issue 4==
Scoundrel 4 (v.1 n.4) was published in spring 1984 and contains 64 pages. The editor says that in order to continue the quality of this zine, she is going to publishe it not quarterly, but four times a year instead, with the next issue coming out in September.
* Linda Deneroff writes an essay called "When Did Luke Become a Jedi?"
* Jean L. Stevenson writes an essay called "A New Hero (on being in a love story)." It is about how Leia Organa was portrayed in all three movies, and then in subsequent fanfiction: 
* more from Jean L. Stevenson's essay, "A New Hero": 
* Melody Corbett writes an essay called "Andy Rooney Meets Star Wars" in which she asks a lot of questions: 
* a fan is worried: 
* a fan, and zine ed, writes: 
* a fan writes: 
* this fan is looking for something in fiction she didn't get in the movies: 
* about Leia's role: 
* more on "the twig" and what it represented to fans, mainly that Han Solo was made into a dope and buffoon in the third movie: 
* about zines as a community effort: 
* this issue has much escalation in pointed, angry letters accusing other fans of not understanding what was previously said, of twisting others' words for gain, of sucking up to George Lucas' vision, of trashing one character over another and character assignation, and of generally being wrong, wrong, wrong -- one example: 
* just one example of a fan's defense of a character: 
* more on character defense: 
* some more on character defense: 
* more on character defense and the stress on this fandom: 
* choosing your religion: 
* about the role of fanfiction and a comment on Sandra Necchi's article in a previous issue: 
* a fan writes about the lack of comment about fanart: 
* more on fanart and its lack of recognition: 
* more on fanart: 
* more on fan art: 
* a fan, somewhat bravely, considering the climate of the time, writes: 
* this fan mourns the loss of "the little fanzine": 
* perhaps, yeah...: 
* there is a review of The Princess Tapes, see that page
* there is a review of Knight of Shadows, see that page
==Issue 5==
Scoundrel 5 (v.1 n.5) was published in September 1984 and contains 94 pages.
* there are many fan reviews of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
* there are a number of photos of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg as they get their "stars" at Mann's Chinese Theatre in May 1984 
* two fans, Diane P and Peggy D, write a con report for MediaWest, see that page
* a review of the filktapes "Candle in the Shadows," "Spacer's Blues," "VHF Addendum," all parts of VHF see that page
* a review of Lightspeed, see that page
* a review of Combining Forces, see that page
* a fan, "Dutchess Leah," writes a humorous essay called "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night," in which she does battle with a spider while washing dishes
* many fans respond to the questions "When does the Emperor become a sorcerer", "What really killed Darth Vader," "What is a Jedi", "Was the creature scene in Jabba's palace more effective than the cantina scene in SW: ANH"
* a fan, Nora Porben, writes an essay called "Of What are Fantasy Heroes Made"? -- she postulates that a hero must be "brave," "good," "intelligent," exhibit humor," "be romantic," and she compares these traits against Han Solo and Luke Skywalker
* from the editorial: 
* a fan, Nancy E. Baker, writes an essay called "SASE Wars" about the definition and important of SASEs, and focuses on SASEs that are not returned: 
* a fan, Barbara A. Izzo, writes an article called "Twig? What Twig? Do You See a Twig?" which was originally sent to Southern Enclave as a LoC and revised here: 
* fan, Pam Kowalski, writes a long article called "Some Words on Judging Fanart" - some excerpts: 
* Marcia Brin has a long essay called "Supreme Intellect, Supreme Intellect, Who's Got the Supreme Intellect?" [Brin concludes it is Han Solo] in which she introduces with "What I had wanted to do with this article was take a concept raised by Lucasfilm which has only been mentioned briefly in one or two letters, examine its implications and mix in ideas both new (hopefully!) and old, i.e., which have appeared scattered across various letters and articles, in an effort to get as much information as possible into one place. There have been some articles, such as "The Other Chemistry" in SOUTHERN ENCLAVE and "Button, Button" in JUNDLAND WASTES, that covered some of these points in great depth, so those are touched on only briefly at the end." From an interview with Richard Marquand in "Mediascene Prevue": 
* Juanita Salicrup writes a long review of Martie Benedict's filk music career: 
* a fan writes of Leia: 
* about zine prices, and art: 
* a fan writes of threesomes: 
* a fan addresses another: 
* a fan addresses another: 
* a fan says that it's fans who are what keeps it all going: 
* Roberta Rogow writes: 
* a fan writes: 
* regarding MediaWest and opposing camps: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan writes of power balance and relationships -- she may be referring to slash, but probably not and is instead using that punctuation/symbol in the older "relationship" way: 
* regarding the more casual use of "/" of the time, an 18-year old male fan writes: 
* a fan thanks the editor and refers to Interstat: 
* about art, bad art, no art, and profit: 
* regarding a fan's suspected pseudocide: 
* this fan is fairly satisfied with things: 
* regarding a fan-written movie outline: 
* regarding the treatment of droids: 
* on George Lucas' fan cred: 
* a male fan has this complaint: 
* big dreams for this fan: 
* one difference between Star Wars and Star Trek: 
* more on Star Trek and Star Wars: 
* a fan tries to sum it up: 
* for this fan, no blue elephants, please: 
==Issue 6==
Scoundrel 6 (v.1 n.6) was published in early 1985 and contains 64 pages. There are illos by Barbara J. Kreuz and Suzy Sansom. 
* there is a review of Time Warp #6/7, see that page
* the editor apologizes for the issue being late and writes: 
* the editor also adds a hopeful note: 
* a fan writes this personal statement and several fans include similar letters: 
* a fan, Jean L. Stevenson, writes a rebuttal article in response to another fan's comment in the previous issue: "I have a question. . . .Why don't any of you have the ability to analyze a film as as film? Haven't you ever heard of continuity breaks? Have you ever been involved in making a film?" -- this article is called "Cosmos and Chaos" and it is a long, long academic explanation of story-telling and closes with 
* this issue has a con report for the 42nd WorldCon in Anaheim, CA which begins with: 
* a fan writes an essay called "In Defense of Ewoks" -- it is about the "Ewok special that premiered on network television late last year": 
* a fan comments, one of many from fans answering the question of why wasn't Leia trained as a Jedi: 
* regarding the "unauthorized outline" being sold as a fanzine: 
* fan, Bev C, writes about the reputation Han has in fanon and of what constitutes canon: 
* a fan comments on another's complaint in the previous issue about a lack of "cheesecake" (female subjects) at the MediaWest art show: 
* regarding Leia and sexism: 
* regarding Steven Spielberg and female heroes: 
* a fan comments about an article in the previous issue: 
* an 18-year old male fan actually admits to reading slash, something this letterzine stays far, far away from: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan writes of the fandom schisms regarding characters: 
* about fanart: 
* a fan, Juanita S, offers her kudos: 
* more of the same, says this fan: 
* regarding canon: 
* tone it down, says this fan: 
* Maggie Nowakowska wants some feedback: 
* a fan is unhappy with a certain theme: 
* more on this theme: 
* this fan is weighs in on droid rights: 
* on being a fanatic: 
==References==
Category:1984 Zines
Category:1985 Zines