The Captain's Woman

The Captain's Woman is a het and gen Star Trek: TOS anthology with three issues.
From Datazine #3: "A trekzine devoted to action, adventure, and love, not necessarily in that order. In the tradition of passionate romance, swashbuckling epics, pulse pounding suspense, and heart-rending drama." 
==A Gateway for One Fan==
A Star Trek fan named Marnie S. talked about this zine in a 2012 interview. Her comments give her opinion about this zine, but more importantly, illustrate the isolation and difficulties some fans had in finding fandom and fanworks: 
==Issue 1==
The Captain's Woman 1 was published in February 1980 (second printing in September 1980) and contains 103 pages long. The art is by Rena Leith, Bonnie Reitz, Barbara J. Setzer, and Jean Setzer.
It was edited by Barbara Setzer and Rena Leith Weber. Another fan was mentioned in the editorial as a future editor, but this did not occur. 
* Editors' Page (ii)
* Revenge Is Sweet Part (part 1) by Barbara J. Setzer (Spock and a pirate captain...) (1)
* Black Jac by Rena Leith (Jac Stylton, an old friend of Kirk's, accused murderer, was desperately wanted by the Romulans.) (43)
* Simon's Law, cartoon by Barbara J. Setzer (55)
* The Vulcan’s Dilemma (part 1) by Mary A. Pasel (Spock and McCoy, prisoners on a hidden Romulan base, discover its commander's secret.) (56)
* The Healing by Debbie Krajckik (86)
* Darwin's Theory by Bonnie Reitz (An Irish-Comanche woman and a Klingon man on as espionage mission.) (88)
Image:captainswoman1-1.jpg| from issue #1, artist is Barbara J. Setzer, from "Revenge is Sweet": "Captain Luran was one of the most infamous pirate captains to travel space. Kirk had had no idea that he, or rather she, was a woman. 'A very beautiful one at that,' he thought. She really didn't look capable of owning such a reputation. Standing only 5'4" with a mane of golden brown hair, she was darkly tanned with large bright, turqoise eyes. Her beauty was that of a sleek, powerful animal She was also, as they say, stacked."
Image:captainswoman1-2.jpg| from issue #1, Barbara J. Setzer
Image:captainswoman1-3.jpg| from issue #1, Rena Leith Weber
Image:captainswoman1-4.jpg| from issue #1, Jean Setzer
Image:captainswoman1-5.jpg| from issue #1, Bonnie Reitz
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
The Captain's Woman 2 was published in August 1980 and contains 152 pages. Front cover by Bonnie Reitz (Sword Lady), C.L. Crouch (Border Design), Barbara J. Setzer (Colorist). Back cover by Gayle F. Other art by Becky Barnes, Michael Verina, Jean Setzer, and Rena Leith.
It was edited by Barbara Setzer, Rena Leith Weber and Michael Rightor.
The first (only?) printing was 200 copies.
*From The Trekless Wastes (editorial) (iii)
* "It's the Avon Lady" (iv)
*Attrektions and Retrektions (letters of comment) (v)
* Revenge Is Sweet Part II (Spock with Kara) by Barbara J. Setzer. Art by Barbara J. Setzer (35 pages) (Spock's only link to Kirk is the pirate captain, now a Federation prisoner.) (1)
* The Changeling (Spock meets an abandoned girl, then takes her to Vulcan to be raised.) by Rena Leith. Art by Rena Leith (35)
* Challenges by Mattie Jones. Art by The Enterprise Connection (45)
*From The Galactic Who's Who (15th Edition) by Kim E. Neidigh. Art by C.L. Crouch (67)
* Guiding Lights by Kim E. Neidigh. Art by J.Setzer (68)
* Farewell by Kim E. Neidigh. Art by C.L. Crouch (Kirk leaving the Enterprise) (70)
* The Vulcan Dilemma Part II (conclusion) by Mary A. Pasel. Art by Becky Barnes (Spock finds Zakar in Spock's bed and the warrior is not alone.) (71)
*The Last Word by C.L. Crouch (89)
* Hunters (Spock and Zakar) by Bonnie Reitz. Art by Bonnie Reitz (A tale of a werewolf and two Klingons after a bizarre mass murder.) (90)
* What Is The Sound Of One World Dying by Connie Crouch. Art by Connie Crouch (Chekov and Zelaph) (105)
*In Fond Delusion by Jarbella Gelansus Porlsuu, Rigel I (currently in the male phase) Translation by C.L. Crouch (139)
* An Awakening by Michel G. Rigtor. Art by Micheal Verina (During Spock’s second year at Star Fleet Academy, he got his first real taste of non-Vulcan life, an experience that would haunt him for many years.) (140)
File:Captwoman2 int by BarbaraSetzer.jpg|Barbara J. Setzer
File:Captwoman2 int by Rena Leith.jpg|Rena Leith
File:Captwoman2 int by The Enterprise Connection.jpg|The Enterprise Connection
File:Captwoman2 int by CL Crouch.jpg|C.L. Crouch
File:Captwoman2 int by Becky Barnes.jpg|Becky Barnes
File:Captwoman2 int by B Reitz.jpg|B. Rietz
File:Captwoman2 int by CL Crouch2.jpg|C.L. Crouch
File:Captwoman2 int by Michael Verina.jpg|Michael Verina
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
 
The Captain's Woman 3 contains 101 pages. It was published in September 1981. 
Art is by Barbara J. Setzer, Rena Leith Weber, Bonnie Rietz, Rebecca Barnes, Janice Liedl, and Barbara P. Gordon.
It was edited by Rena, Barbara, and Michael. 
* From the Trekless Wastes (editorial) by Barbara, Rena and Michael
* Attrektions and Retrektions
* Break Even by Bonnie Reitz (1) (reprinted in The Worlds of Bonnie Reitz)
* At My Side, poem by Patricia Dunn (17)
* Logic's Creed, poem by Patricia Dunn (17)
* Whom God Hath Joined by Kim L. Neidigh (18)
* Surak's Time, poem by Jim Green (21)
* Romulan Incident by D.E. Dabbs (22)
* Getting There by Kathleen Gaitley (32)
* Turnabout Command by Jay Marchand (34)
* Uhura, poem by Patricia Dunn (52)
* Enterprise, poem by Patricia Dunn (52)
*/!#&$%?!& by Rena Leith (53)
* Man Trap, poem by Linda Jeffrey (59)
* The Captain's Woman Story Contest by Mary Pasel (60)
* Lurker in the Darkness by Kim L. Neidigh (61)
* The Survivors by Kathleeen Gaitley (67)
* Someday, poem by Gene S. Delapenia (69)
* She's a Woman: Enterprise, poem by Gene S. Delapenia (69)
* In the Mind's Eye by Bonnie Reitz (70)
* For Miri, poem by Patricia Dunn (85)
* On the Edge of Forever by Patricia Dunn (85)
* Alicia by Susan Wolfe (86)
* On Amanda's Death, poem by Rebecca Zertuche (89)
* The Price of a Dream, part one by Barbara J. Setzer (89)
* The Encounter (no author listed) (102)
* Free Spacers' Press, ad (103)
* art by Gayle F (front cover), Bonnie Reitz, Rebecca Barnes and Barbara J. Setzer
Image:captainswomanart1.jpg| inside art for issue #3, by Bonnie Reitz for the story, "Break Even"
Image:captainswoman3-1.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Rebecca Barnes
Image:captainswoman3-2.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Rebecca Barnes
Image:captainswoman3-3.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Barbara J. Setzer
Image:captainswoman3-4.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Barbara J. Setzer
Image:captainswoman3-5.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Barbara J. Setzer
Image:captainswoman3-6.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Barbara P. Gordon
Image:captainswoman3-7.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Barbara P. Gordon
 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==The Proposed 4th Issue==
While it never got off the ground, the fourth issue appeared to be fairly complete in this announcement: "... is in progress and is scheduled for publication in May 1982. Includes stories by Reitz, Leith, Setzer, Pasel, Rightor, Dabbs, Neidgh, and others. Art by Barnes, Clark, Setzer, Gordon, Leith, and others. Full color cover by Sat Nam Kaur." from Universal Translator #13 
The proposed fourth issue was to contain winners/entries for a story contest, something that had been announced in the third issue: 
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Gen and Het Anthology Zines
Category:1980 Zines
Category:1981 Zines