The Karenina Continuity Chronicles

The Karenina Continuity Chronicles is a five-part (with the additional sixth issue, "The Firezone Companion") fanzine series relating the adventures of Karenina Bosov, a vampire OC who wants to become a human. In the course of her adventures, she interacts with characters from many, many fandoms. 
The additional volume, The Fire Zone Companion, has the subtitle "Field Operations Manual." It has illustrations by Ann Larimer.
There was a zine proposed in 1992 called "The Karenina Continuity Chronicles Apocrypha Issue." The ad in The Zine Connection #14 says: "You say you like what we did with The Karenina Continuity Chronicles but you wish a story had ended a little differently? This issue gives you the chance to write for KCC. The story can be consistent with what we've printed or totally divergent, but must have some reference to Karenina or Fire Zone, and must be PG or R. SASE for details and have some fun!" This issue, though, was never published.
The series began with two stories in the 1983 zine Wynter Tydes. 
==From the Flyer==
==About ==
==General Fan Comments==
==Issue 1==
The Karenina Continuity Chronicles 1 - Desperate Tymes was published in June 1984 and contains 50 pages. Artwork by Guy Clayton Brownlee and Lia Bodensteiner.
From the editorial: 
* The Lady in Question (2)
* Bell, Book, & Luger (3)
* Debt Paid in Ink... (4)
* Debt Paid, In Blood by Susan M. Garrett (The New Avengers) Why has Karenina turned up in John Steed's living room after twenty-five years? And what has she got to do with a series of mutilation murders? (5)
* Night & Day by Susan M. Garrett (The New Avengers) Can the "New Avengers" save themselves and Karenina from the Prince of Darkness? (13)
* Somewhere Along The Road by Susan M. Garrett (Knight Rider) Michael Knight suspects a beautiful hitchhiker of being a famous jewel thief. Or is she simply something more than human? (25)
* Beggar's Game by Guy Clayton Brownlee (Simon and Simon) (38)
* Old Friends, New Enemies by Susan M. Garrett (Remington Steele) Remington Steele finds an old friend on his doorstep and she wants a "favor". Then Laura disappears! What's a self-respecting con man to do? (40)
* Tune in Next Time (coming attractions) (50)
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==Issue 2==
 
The Karenina Continuity Chronicles 2 - Dance Into the Fyre was published in May 1986 (reprinted August 1989) and contains 109 pages. The art is by Guy Brownlee and Lea A.B. Hernandez.
* The Lady in Question, editorial by Susan M. Garrett (2)
* Bell, Book & Luger, editorial by Guy Brownlee (3)
*Debt Paid in Ink, editorial by Lea A.B. Hernandez (3)
* Chronicle Communique, letters of comment (4)
* Of What Has Gone Before (5)
* Lies And Consequences by Susan M. Garrett ("The A-Team agree to rescue a reporter from a group of terrorists. But can they hope to succeed when the woman who hired them plans to betray them?") (The A-Team) (6)
* Old Spies Never Die by Susan M. Garrett ("Bill Maxwell finds that his past is catching up with him in the form of a pretty ex-spy and a KGB Colonel who wants revenge on a man named "Kelly Robinson.") (The Greatest American Hero/I Spy) (28)
* Sorry, Right Number by Susan M. Garrett and Guy Brownlee ("James Rockford's been receiving some strange phone calls on his answering machine—all about a mysterious package that was never delivered. Then, someone shows up to collect it...") (The Rockford Files/The Bionic Woman) (52)
* Transformations by Susan M. Garrett ("Picked up by a young woman 'headed his way', David Banner begins to think that his luck is about to change, but that's not all that's changing in the small, West Virginia town.") (The Incredible Hulk) (64)
* Jinglebell Rock by Guy Brownlee ("Christmas — bah, humbug! Or so decides Dr. Johnny Fever of WKRP in Cincinnati, until a phone call from a woman with similar feelings turns him around.") (WKRP in Cincinnati) (87)
* Fangs And Claws by Susan M. Garrett ("Professor J.C. Chase is conned into helping a young woman escape from a restaurant and finds that she has guessed his secret, but the tables turn and the 'Manimal' had to learn some new tricks to survive.") (Manimal) (91)
* Tune in Next Tyme... (109)
==Issue 3==
The Karenina Continuity Chronicles 3 - The Ecstasy of Flight was published in 1988 and contains 140 pages.
* artwork by Ann Larimer
* Papa Simon's House Of Miracles by Susan M. Garrett (The Clone Master) Dr. Simon Shane, named the "Clone Master" by his students, has resumed his experiments. But what can the result be when he clones a vampire? (36 pages)
* The 'Who Was That Spy I Saw You With' Affair by Susan M. Garrett (The Man From UNCLE) An UNCLE agent with a weakness for the ladies is found dead on a highway to nowhere. Could the lady involved be THRUSH, or something else... (28 pages)
* Freedom Of The Heart by Susan M. Garrett (The Prisoner) The Prisoner is cautious about the Village's most recent arrival, but there's always a chance that 27 is his lucky number. (13 pages)
* As The Raven Flies by Susan M. Garrett (Airwolf) Helping a lady in distress makes a welcome change from Archangel's milkruns, but Stringfellow Hawke learns that not every pretty girl in distress is a "lady". (8 pages)
* Always by Susan M. Garrett (Magnum P.I.) Jonathan Higgins is a born sportsman, but he finds the hunt grows more dangerous as the prey gets larger...and less natural. (37 pages)
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==Issue 4==
The Karenina Continuity Chronicles 4 - A Stranger to the Sun was published in 1989 and contains 160 pages.
* Artwork by Ann Larimer
* Come Spy With Me by Susan M. Garrett (Masquerade-Scarecrow & Mrs. King-Mission: Impossible) Amanda King disappeared on a very sudden "vacation" without a word to anyone. Has she been kidnapped? Is it a case of revenge? Or is it a case of the right hand having no idea what the left is planning...? (28 pages)
* A Commodious Exchange by Susan M. Garrett (Adderly) One of the primary functions of an intelligence agency is to provide funding and cover for agents in the field on a consistent basis. When ISI runs into a busy season, the oddest jobs tend to fall into a capable hand at Miscellaneous Affairs. (8 pages)
* Shadows Of The Past by Susan M. Garrett (Dark Shadows-Murder, She Wrote) Writing a Gothic mystery novel should be easy with the proper atmosphere, although Jessica Fletcher finds that the combination of a murder and disappearance in Collinsport, Maine might be a bit too stimulating. (24 pages)
* The Magic Of Modern Medicine by Susan M. Garrett (St. Elsewhere-The Magician-Dr. Strange) At Christmas, St. Elsewhere is one hospital where miracles can happen. (24 pages)
* The House On 42nd Street by Susan M. Garrett (The Equalizer) A "safe-house" is an agent's haven, a place to go where anonymity is assured and safety guaranteed...if you happen to be on the right side. (20 pages)
* Dawn To A Sunless Sea by Susan M. Garrett (The Man From Atlantis) When a Senate subcommittee argues the possibility of publicly disclosing the existence of Mark Harris, the man from Atlantis is forced to resolve the question of his identity. (20 pages)
* The Need To Know by Susan M. Garrett (Stingray) Stingray is on the trail of a man with no name and no legal existence, relying only upon a description given by two men and that fact that his quarry is a murderer, all because he owes a favor...to Karenina Bosov. (17 pages)
* The Official Karenina Bosov Paperdolls ("...a paperdoll with six different outfits for you to cut and color.")
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==Issue 5==
The Karenina Continuity Chronicles 5 - The Power of Gold was published in 1992 and contains 295 pages.
"Having been deserted by the love of her life (and undeath), confronted by evidence of the duplicity of one of her oldest friends, and tormented by the reappearance of her vampiric traits, you might think that Karenina Bosov is ready to give up the ghost Think again! In this last issue of KCC, Karenina discovers The Power of Gold as her search for the Phoenix draws to a close. Will all of her questions be answered? Can Karenina find the peace that she seeks or does more disaster await her?"
* artwork by Ann Larimer
* The Beast Is Back by Susan M. Garrett (Salvage I) ("For Jettison Salvage, salvaging an old house is usually no problem, but this particular house has a spirit, and the spirit isn't willing.") (38 pages)
* The Trick Top Hat by Susan M. Garrett (Misfits of Science) ("Little bunny, big bunny and now... BIGGER bunny!") (8 pages)
* Borgia On My Mind by Susan M. Garrett (Shadow Chasers) ("Your average anthropologist usually doesn't have to deal with cursed rings, secret government scientific agencies, and troublesome reporters...but Jonathan MacKensie isn't your average anthropologist.") (30 pages)
* The Dead Of Mourning by Susan M. Garrett (Kolchak: The Night Stalker-Nick Knight) ("Carl Kolchak is now the managing editor of INS and has put his vampire-hunting days behind him, but vampires not only have long lives, but long memories. They're putting him on trial and his only hope is a woman who volunteers to defend him against the undead tribunal.") (64 pages)
* Profession Of Diminishing Returns by Susan M. Garrett (The Questor Tapes-The Assassination Bureau) ("Can any machine, even an android as advanced as Questor, function in a world composed of science and the supernatural?") (36 pages)
* Late Lamented by Susan M. Garrett (Outlaws) ("A ghost doesn't have to be composed of ethereal ectoplasm to haunt you...sometimes, it's only a matter of memories.") (38 pages)
* The Written Word by Susan M. Garrett (Werewolf) ("Some stories disappear with the wind, but others, if put down in black and white, can be found in the strangest places...including an old espionage dead-drop.") (10 pages)
* A Promise Sealed In Shadow by Susan M. Garrett (Beauty and the Beast) ("Words not spoken sometimes appear to be the cruelest words of all, unless you know the reason why secrets are made and kept.") (18 pages)
* By The Time I Get To Phoenix by Susan M. Garrett (The Phoenix) ("It is rumored that a man exists known as the "Phoenix." He may be from the past. He may be from another world. But he is flesh and blood. Karenina has found herself drawn to seek him as a moth seeks a flame. Will he be able to give her the answers she is seeking?") (28 pages)
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==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5==
==The Fire Zone Companion==
The Karenina Continuity Chronicles - The Fire Zone Companion is subtitled, "Field Operations Manual" and is 108 pages. Contents are by Susan and Shawn Garrett; art is by Ann Larimer. It includes information on the Fire Zone base, history, and personnel; data on vampirism in the KCC universe; chronology of the stories in the KCC zines, including a foldout map; brief descriptions of the fandoms included in the KCC zines; and the story "Breaking Ground" by Shawn Garrett, about the creation of Fire Zone.
Susan Garrett says that her brother created "Fire Zone": 
==The Fire Zone Companion Contents==
 
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 Image:firezoneinside.jpg|inside page
Image:firezoneorganizationaloutline.jpg|inside page, organizational outline
==References==
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