Multiverse (multifandom zine)

Multiverse is a gen "mixed universe" anthology fanzine (i.e containing characters/situations from more than one SF/fantasy TV/film 'world'). 
It was edited by Nikki White and ran for 30 issues ending in 1999. 
In addition to the anthology fanzines, two novellas, Incident on Ardnor and Life Was Not Meant to Be Easy were also published featuring characters from the series. 
The first nine issues featured Star Wars.
==About==
==Its Physical Production==
Nikki about producing the zine:
==Issue 1==
Multiverse 1 was published in December 1979 from Australia and is 105 pages long. 
There are sparse illustrations. They are non credited but likely by White. 
From the editorial: 
* The Corellian Omnibus, editorial by Nikki White (some of this is Why do I not write in the so-called Lucas SW universe?) (2)
* Superman: The Amalgam, article by Nikki White (7) 
* The Logical Choice, fiction by Nikki White (Sarek/Amanda) (12)
* My Universe and Welcome to It by Nikki White (White explains her universe, see images below.) (28)
** New Boys in Town, fiction by Nikki White (Star Wars) (30)
** Wild Corellian Boy, fiction by Nikki White (Star Wars) (41)
** Black Knight/Cyberslayer, fiction by Nikki White (Darth Vader/Star Trek: TOS + Klingon story) (58)
Image:multiverseflyer.jpg| announcement about the first issue, printed in Alderaan #7, describes a more multfandom focus, click to enlarge
Image:multiverse1flyer.jpg|flyer for first issue, describes mostly Star Wars
Image:multiverse1-1.jpg|from issue #1 
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==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Multiverse 2 was published in March 1980 and contains 100 pages. 
The art is by Nikki White and J.J. Adamson.
Some topics in the editorial: description of Tom Baker's second visit to Australia, reports and opinions about Star Trek: The Motion Picture, more description of "Chronicles of the Empire" (which was White's title for her long-running, multimedia/original universe fiction series), various worker strikes...
From the editorial: 
* The Corellian Omnibus, editorial by Nikki White (i)
* Attack, fiction by Nikki White (Star Wars/original universe) (1) 
* Trek to America: A Report, con report by Jill Curtin ("longtime ST fan, former president of Sastrek... and current president and founder of the Australian Darkover Council") (15)
* Star Trek: The Fourth Season, a review of Star Trek: The Motion Picture by Nikki White (She didn't like it.) (20)
* Fannish Comment on ST:TMP (25)
* ST:TMP in Australia, article by Nikki White (includes an extensive bibliography of reviews of the movie in mainstream press) (30)
* Where No Corellian Has Gone Before, fiction by Nikki White (Star Trek: TOS/Star Wars) (36)
 
* Superman Strikes Out by Nikki White (61)
* Dr. Who In the 25th Century by J.J. Adamson (Doctor Who/Buck Rogers) (70)
* Contact Has Been Made, lettercol (98)
 
Image:multiverse2-1.jpg|from issue #2 
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Image:multiverse2-11.jpg|from issue #2, art by J.J. Adamson (the style of this suggests that the fan used a common technique of the time, that of tracing onto paper from a projected image onto a wall)
==Issue 3==
Multiverse 3 was published in June 1980 and contains 105 pages.
* Sith is a Four Letter Word (Star Wars/Original Fiction) - Nikki White (12 pages)
* Ninja in the Belfry (The Samurai) - Nikki White
* Red light, Green Light (Star Wars/Original Fiction) - Nikki White (11 pages)
* Nobody's Innocent Child (Star Wars) - Nikki White (29 pages)
* Fun, Profit and the Corellian Way (Star Wars/Original Fiction) - Nikki White (12 pages)
==Issue 4==
Multiverse 4 was published in February 1981.
* The Body In Question (Star Wars) - Shayne McCormack (Luke wonders what to do when your best friend is not the man he was. Han and Dark Vader change into each other's body.) (27 pages)
* Solo's End, Part One (Star Wars) - Mick Avenhouse (Solo has a close encounter of the worst kind with Vader.) (12 pages)
* Dark Jedi/Winner Take All (Star Wars/Original Fiction) - Nikki White (The ninth segment of the "Chronicles of the Empire" series.) (50 pages)
==Issue 5==
Multiverse 5 was published in June 1981 and contains 142 pages.
* What Now, Mr Spock (Star Trek: TOS) - Susan Clarke
* Solo's End, Part Two - Mick Avenhouse (Star Wars) (8 pages)
* Witch-child (Star Wars) - Nikki White (47 pages)
* Doing Vader - eluki bes shahar (Star Wars)
* You Might Have Been a Headache (Star Wars) - Nikki White
* Dark Jedi: Winner Take All - Nikki White (Star Wars) (57 pages)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5==
 
==Issue 6==
Multiverse 6 was published in November 1981 and contains 104 pages.
* Flash Gordon review - Dale Scott
* First Encounters (Star Wars) - Caren Perlmutter (11 pages)
* Monkey Magic (Monkey TV series) - Nikki White
* Reflections (Star Wars) - Susan Clarke (2 pages)
* Rescue Mission (Star Wars) - Jenny McLean (1 page)
* Solo's End, Part Three by Mick Avenhouse (12 pages)
* Fathers and Sons (Battlestar Galactica) - Jenny McLean
* The Quest of Taelith Kender (Star Wars/Original Fiction) - Nikki White (33 pages)
* Star Trek Remembered - Linda McCarthy
==Issue 7==
Multiverse 7 was published in April 1982 and contains 130 pages.
* Solo's End, Part Four - Mick Avenhouse (9 pages)
* Friendship (Battlestar Galactica) - Jenny McLean
* The Superfluous Superman (Superman/Star Wars/Battlestar Galactica) - Nikki White (34 pages)
* Windows on Time (Dr. Who/Battlestar Galactica/Buck Rogers) - L. Tristy Spence
* You've Come a Long Way Baby - Nikki White (19 pages)
* Thoughts in the Night (Battlestar Galactica) - Jenny McLean
* Galactic Noticeboard - Linda McCarthy
* Mission on the Alkhmar (Star Tred/Original Fiction) - Nikki White (25 pages)
==Issue 8==
Multiverse 8 was published in August 1982 and contains 130 pages.
* Time Bandits review - Dale Scott
* Zaphod Meet Marvin (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) - Edwina Harvey
* Runt of the Litter (Blake's 7/Original Fiction) - Sue Bursztynski
* Survivor (Alien) - Mike Adamson
* How to Warm a Wookiee (Star Wars) - Caren Perlmutter
* The Broken Bamboo' (Blake's 7) - Nikki White
* Moment of Truth (Star Wars) - Linda McCarthy
* Animal Ship (Star Trek/Muppets) - Susan Clarke
==Issue 9==
Multiverse 9 was published in November 1982.
* Star Trek: the Wrath of Khan reviews
* Protection (Star Trek) - Linda McCarthy
* The Ronin (Blake's 7/Original Fiction) - Nikki White
* Incident (Star Wars) - Caren Perlmutter
* Aftermath (Star Wars/Samurai/Other) - Nikki White
* Star Flight (Buck Rogers) - L. Tristy Spence
* Outsider (Samurai/Star Wars) - Nikki White
==Issue 10==
Multiverse 10 was published in June 1983 and 94 pages.
* Shakedown (Star Wars/Samurai) - Nikki White (28 pages)
* Tartarus Incident (Blake's 7) - JJ Adamson (7 pages)
* Only the End of the World Again (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) - Edwina Harvey (6 pages)
* The Ronin, part two - Nikki White (41 pages) (Blake's 7/Original Fiction)
==Issue 11==
Multiverse 11 was published in February 1984 and contains 121 pages.
* Around the World in Half a Daze (UK/Japan trip report) - Nikki White
* The Ronin, part three - Nikki White (Blake's 7/Original Fiction)
* Corsair Lord (Battlestar Galactica) - L. Tristy Spence
* Gambler's Choice (Star Wars/Battlestar) - Susan Clarke
* Kharina (Blake's 7) - Linda McCarthy
* Two Brothers (Blake's 7) - Vikki Weidner
* A Cry in the Night (Blake's 7) - Gail Neville
* Trial by Error (Blake's 7) - Nikki White
* A World of His Own (Blake's 7) - Geoff Tilley
* Happy Easter (Blake's 7/Alien) - Nikki White
* Travis by the Stars - Nikki White
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 11==
==Issue 12==
Multiverse 12 was published in August 1984.
* Prodigal Daughter (Blake's 7) - Gail Neville
* Final Act (Blake's 7) - Russell Devlin
* Dr. Who and the Flight of the Fleet (Doctor Who/Battlestar Galactica) - Pat Dunn
* The Dissolving of Duloom (Star Trek) - Roger Kuiper & Bob Schreib
* My Universe and Welcome to It - Nikki White
* And Some Prefer Nettles (Blake's 7/Original Fiction) - Nikki White
==Issue 13==
Multiverse 13 was published in March 1985. 
* Prodigal Daughter - Gail Neville
* Fault in the System(Blake's 7/Dr. Who) - Karen McCutcheon
* Human Brother Cylon Foe (Battlestar/Space 1999) - Geoff Tilley
* Avalon (Blake's 7) - Adrian Butcher
* Alternatives (Blake's 7/Star Trek) - Felis Sylvestris
* And Some Prefer Nettles (Blake's 7/Original Fiction) - Nikki White
==Issue 14==
Multiverse 14 was published in January 1986 and contains 58 pages.
* Sally Knyvette interview
* Prodigal Daughter- Gail Neville
* Brian Croucher interview
* Hunter Out of Time (Blake's 7/Doctor Who) - Adam Jensen
* Gareth Thomans & Sheelagh Wells interview
* Dr. Who and the Return of the Galactica - Pat Dunn
* Jacqueline Pearce interview
==Issue 15==
Multiverse 15 was published in August 1986 and contains 115 pages.
* Loves in Alternative (Blake's 7/Doctor Who) - Jackie Marshall
* Mephistopheles in the Cellar (Blake's 7/Dracula) - Bryn Lantry
* Every Home Should Have One (Blake's 7) - Linda McCarthy
* On the Town (Blake's 7/Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy) - Edwina Harvey
* Dr. Who and the Return of the Galactica - Pat Dunn
* And Some Prefer Nettles (Blake's 7/Original Fiction) - Nikki White
==Issue 16==
Multiverse 16 was published in April 1987 and contains 83 pages.
* Giant Shadows on the Wall (Blake's 7) - Gail Neville
* Amber Ambiguities (Blake's 7) - Bryn Lantry
* Shadow of the Wolf (Blake's 7) - Sue Bursztynski & Susan Clarke
* And Some Prefer Nettles (Blake's 7/Original Fiction) - Nikki White
* The Paladin Connection (Dr. Who/Knight Rider) - Linda Terrell
* Dr. Who and the Return of the Galactica - Pat Dunn
==Issue 17==
Multiverse 17 was published in September 1987 and contains 84 pages
* Avontrokerrdred (Doctor Who/Blake's 7) - Pat Dunn & Diana Smith
* An Alien Touch (Blake's 7) - Moira Dahlberg
* Kunoichi (Blake's 7)- Nikki White
* Death of a Time Lord (Doctor Who) - George Ivanoff
* Star One, Too (Blake's 7) - Nikki White
* While Walking Through the Park One Day (Dr. Who/Knight Rider) - Linda Terrell
* Exchanges (Doctor Who/Blake's 7) - Pat Dunn & Diana Smith
* A Klingon's Lot is Not a Happy One, part on' (Star Trek/Dark Shadows) - Nikki White
==Issue 18==
Multiverse 18 was published in May 1988 and contains 85 pages.
* Family Ties (Doctor Who/Blake's 7) - Pat Dunn & Diana Smith
* Right Forest, Wrong Tree, Part One (Blake's 7/Superman/Star Wars) - Nikki White
* In the Hooves of Horses (Black Stallion/Doctor Who) - Linda Terrell
* Separation (Blake's 7/Doctor Who) - Pat Dunn & Diana Smith
* A Klingon's Lot is Not a Happy One, part two - Nikki White
==Issue 19==
Multiverse 19 was published in September 1988 and ontains 85 pages.
* Escape (Doctor Who/Blake's 7) - Pat Dunn & Diana Smith ("Alternative Escape" in issue #22 is a response fic for this story.)
* A Klingon's Lot is Not a Happy One, part three - Nikki White
* Time Barely for Stones (Doctor Who) - A.A. Twist
* What's in a Name (Blake's 7) - Linda McCarthy
* Right Forest, Wrong Tree, Part Two (Blake's 7/Superman/Star Wars) - Nikki White
==Issue 20==
Multiverse 20 was published in February 1989 and contains 85 pages. 
The art is by Mike McGann and Gail Neville.
* The Corellian Omnibus, editorial by Nikki White (1)
* The Bellflower Incident by Gail Neville (Blake's 7) (2)
* The Human Factor by Nikki White (Doctor Who/Blake's 7) (18)
* Adjustments by Pat Dunn & Diana Smith (Doctor Who/Star Trek: TOS) (47)
* Stainless Steel Butterflies by Nikki White (Doctor Who) (78)
* Right Forest, Wrong Tree, Part Three by Nikki White (Blake's 7/Superman/Star Wars) (not in the table of contents)
==Issue 21==
Multiverse 21 was published in December 1989 and contains 84 pages.
* At Least You Can Choose Your Friends by Moira Dahlberg (Blake's 7) (31 pages)
* Right Forest, Wrong Tree, Part Four by Nikki White (Blake's 7/Superman (movie)/Star Wars) (24 pages)
* Phantom Agents by Peter Lempert (Science Fiction) (4 pages)
* As Clear as Snow by Geoff Tilley (reprinted in UFO) (UFO) (7 pages)
* A Klingon's Lot is Not a Happy One, part four by Nikki White (Star Trek: TOS) (12 pages)
==Issue 22==
Multiverse 22 was published in July 1990.
* Brother Against Brother (Blake's 7/Doctor Who) - Pat Dunn & Diana Smith
* Tommy & Co. (Frisco Kid) - Linda McCarthy
* Interlude (Blake's 7) - Sue Bursztynski
* T'hy'la (Star Trek/Blake's 7) - Jenny Gallagher
* A Klingon's Lot is Not a Happy One, part five - Nikki White
* Alternative Escape (Blake's 7/Doctor Who) - Kathryn Andersen
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 22==
==Issue 23==
Multiverse 23 was published in July 1991 and contains 85 pages.
* A Klingon's Lot is Not a Happy One, part six - Nikki White (Star Trek: TOS) (2)
* A Friendly Little Game - Pat Dunn & Diana Smith (Doctor Who and Blake's 7) (24)
* Frozen Assets - Nikki White (Blake's 7/Doctor Who/Star Trek: TOS) to be continued (53)
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==Issue 24==
Multiverse 24 was published in July 1992 contains 60 pages.
* For Shadrach Flowers Also (Blake's 7) - Moira Dahlberg
* Frozen Assets, part two (Blake's 7/Doctor Who) - Nikki White
* Family Fixation (Blake's 7/Doctor Who) - Christine Hawkins
* Matchmakers (Doctor Who/Blake's 7) - Pat Dunn & Diana Smith
* Unfinished Business (Doctor Who/Blake's 7) - Nikki White
==Issue 25==
Multiverse 25 was published in March 1993 and contains 87 pages
* McCoy and the Pirate (Star Trek) - Susan Clarke & Sue Bursztynski
* We Are Seven (Blake's 7) - Christine Hawkins
* Unifinished Business (Dark Shadows/Blake's 7) - Nikki White
* Delicate Matters (Doctor Who/Blake's 7) - Pat Dunn & Diana Smith
==Issue 26==
Multiverse 26 was published in April 1994 and contains 92 pages.
* Five Go To Cygnus Alpha (Blake's 7) - Christine Hawkins
* Chasing Dark Shadows - Nikki White
* Sarah Jane Investigates Twin Peaks - Nyssa Groenewegen (Twin Peaks/Doctor Who)
* Reversal of Fortune (Deep Space 9/Blake's 7) - Moira Dahlberg
* 24 Hours From Nowhere (Dracula/Blake's 7) - Nikki White
* Revelations (Doctor Who/Blake's 7) - Pat Dunn & Diana Smith
==Issue 27==
Multiverse 27 was published in November 1994 and contains 79 pages.
* Lois Lane Confesses by Sue Bursztynski (Superman) (2 pages)
* Ransom by Pat Dunn & Diana Smith (Doctor Who/Blake's 7) (20 pages) 
* Unfinished Business by Nikki White (Blake's 7/Dark Shadows) (28 pages)
* Interlude by Nikki White (Blake's 7) (8 pages)
* The Eagle and the Bat by Nikki White (Dark Shadows/Original Fiction) (19 pages)
==Issue 28==
Multiverse 28 was published in January 1996.
* The Springfield Solution (Quantum Leap) - Linda McCarthy
*Unifnished Business (Dark Shadows/Blake's 7) - Nikki White
* Hunting Wabbits (Babylon 5) - Katrina Weeden
* Ro Remembers (Star Trek: TNG) - Sue Bursztynski
==Issue 29==
Multiverse 29 was published in November 1996.
* Qupid's Arrows (Star Trek:TNG) - Sue Bursztynski
* A Space Tale (Star Wars) - Susan Smith Clarke
* Unifnished Business (Dark Shadows/Blake's 7/Forever Knight) - Nikki White
* Hollow Memories (Babylon 5) - Katrina Weeden
* Partners (Forever Knight) - Christine Hawkins & Karen McAllister
* If Only (Quantum Leap) - Linda McCarthy
* Our Place (Star Trek:TNG/Original) - L. Tristy Spence
* Consequences (Quantum Leap) - Linda McCarthy
==Issue 30==
Multiverse 30 was published in June 1999 and contains 85 pages
* Multiverse history and index
* Starfleet Aacdemy Course Calendar & Outline - Christine Hawkins
* Unifnished Business: Another Day, Another Dimension (Blake's 7/Dark Shadows/Babylon 5/Space Above & Beyond) - Nikki White
* A Conversation Over Tea (Star Trek:TNG) - Sue Bursztynski
* Dracula 97 report - Nikki White
* Sic Moritur Vir (Babylon 5) - Christine Hawkins
* The Vampire in Film - Nikki White
* The Doctor's Companion (Doctor Who) - Sue Bursztynski
* Unfinished Business: Another Day in the Strife (Dark Shadows/Blake's 7/Xena) - Nikki White 
==References==
Category:Blake's 7 Gen Zines
Category:Star Wars Zines
Category:Multimedia Gen and Het Zines
Category:1979 ZinesCategory:1980sCategory:1990s