Starland News

Starland News is a multi-fandom newsletter published in Denver, Colorado, US by the fans who sponsored Star Fest. 
While it contains short con reports, news bit, and illustrations/photos, its main focus was as a mail order catalog for fannish merchandise.
The newsletter was free. From the Summer 1987 issue: 
==Winter 1986/1987==
Starland News Winter 1986/1987 contains 30 pages. 
 
Image:starlandnewswinter1986.jpg|cover of the winter 1986/87 issue, art by Lynne Gutshall
==Spring 1987==
Starland News Spring 1987 contains 20 pages.
Image:starlandnewsspring1987.jpg|cover of the spring 1987 issue
==Summer 1987==
Starland News Summer 1987 contains 46 pages.
From the article about Star Trek: The Next Generation: 
* about forty pages of fannish items for sale: key chains, plates, cards, patches, phasers, handcuffs..
* Convention View, short con reports:
** Clippercon 1987, see that page
** Creation Con, San Francisco, March 14-15, 1987, see that page
** Star Fest, March 28-29, 1987, see that page
** Equicon, April 18-19, 1987, see that page
* Convention Schedule (upcoming con information)
* Starfest '87 Highlights (an ad and description of a VHS for purchase)
* Star Trek: The Next Generation (article about this upcoming show, an introduction and suggestion for a letter campaign)
* Leonard Nimoy at the Movies (upcoming projects)
* Collect-a-Phil by Phil Watson (an article about collecting model kits for Star Trek, Star Wars, and science fiction kits)
* The Real Doctor Who The Real McCoy (a short blurb about the BBC's choosing Sylvester McCoy as the next Doctor)
* New Starland Warehouse (about moving the mail order and convention operations to a new facility in South Denver)
* Starland Movie Club (about a new club offshoot)
* Kirstie Alley to Replace Shelley Long in Cheers (a short blurb)
* Starland Rock ("Starland will be launching anew publication titled STARLAND ROCK. The Newsletter will publicize Rock & Roll News, Comment and items for sale. The newsletter will be free for the asking, and is slated for Quarterly publication. To receive your own copy, call Starland at [phone number redacted] or put a big "R" on your response card when you send it in. Starland will be featuring many imported Rock items not normally available in the States. Send for your free copy.")
* World Watch One ("Starland has taken over printing and subscription services for the official publication of the Buckaroo Banzai Institute. Many of you are receiving this newsletter as a result. We wish to inform everyone that the next World Watch is almost complete and will be forthcoming. We have NOT forgotten about you. If you would like to be sure that you receive the newsletter, give us a call at [phone number redacted] or put a big ”B" on the Starland subscription card when you return it. Banzai fandom is alive and well!")
File:Starlandnewssummer1987.jpg |cover of the summer 1987 issue, cover by Charles [last name unclear]
==Winter-Spring 1988==
Starland News Winter-Spring 1988 contains product ads and convention info. The cover is primarily an ad for Star Fest '88.
Image:starland1988winterspring-1.jpg|front of winter/spring 1988
Image:starland1988winterspring-2.jpg|back of winter/spring 1988
==Spring 1989==
Starland News Spring 1989
Image:starlandnewsspring1989.jpg|cover of spring 1989
==Winter 1989== 
Starland News Winter 1989
Image:starlandnewswinter1989.jpg|cover of winter 1989
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