First Light (multimedia newsletter zine)

First Light is a multimedia newsletter that began as a quarterly print publication in 1991, but later went to a monthly format. The print version ceased with issue #76 (December 1998), and the zine was online-only from 1999 to 2001. It was published as a monthly (except for June/July as one issue) e-zine from at least issue #71 (June/July 1998) - #104 (June/July 2001). One of the archived pages lists a cover gallery for issues #67-70, but since the later e-zines also have cover images, it is not clear whether those refer to print covers. 
Its regular Unsolicited Testimony section was collected and reprinted as The Best of Unsolicited Testimony.
==#71==
First Light #71 (June/July 1998).
The Cover by Risata:
Highlander: The Series says farewell
Exactly E:
Bye'lander. Highlander says farewell. By E. Catherine Tobler
Sam-Enchanted Evenings:
Looking Backward
Unsolicited Testimony:
The Roads We Didn't Take
A Watcher's Chronicle:
Season Five and Six of Highlander
Thoughts From a Lurker:
The World of Babylon 5 & Buffy by Kate Bolin
The Basement:
The World of The X-Files
==#72==
First Light #72 (August 1998) 
The Cover: Ever After by Risata
Exactly E:
Abduction. by E. Catherine Tobler
Sam-Enchanted Evenings:
KC Leap '98 by Michele Plourde-Barker
Unsolicited Testimony:
Rants, Raves, and Notes on a New Dax by Anna C. Bowling
Randeroo's Convention Notebook:
Worldcon 1998
A Watcher's Chronicle:
The Path by Rebecca Neason
Thoughts From a Lurker:
B5 complete through "Movements of Fire and Shadow" and "Thirdspace" by Kate Bolin
The Basement:
X-Files Fan Fiction
In Review:
The Alleluia Files, Ever After, V, and Armageddon.
On Television:
TV listings for DS9, VOY, B5, Buffy, and Highlander: The Raven.
==#73==
First Light #73 (September 1998)
cover by Risata; Buffy and Angel
Exactly E:
StarCon '98: In Denver with Roxann Dawson, Jason Carter, Alyson
Hannigan, Chase Masterson, Richard Hatch, and the Vampires.
Sam-Enchanted Evenings:
More "Mirror Image" (if you can take it)
Unsolicited Testimony:
Why Do We Bother?
A Watcher's Chronicle:
Speculation about Highlander: The Raven
Thoughts From a Lurker:
Reviews of Buffy's season continue
The Basement:
The X-Files, The Emmys and Points In Between
The Roogos:
Part Six of the Series
Trekking Through Time by Leah Sparks
A look at how Star Trek handles time-travel.
Xenaholic by Misty Pendragon
A look at Xena: Warrior Princess.
In Review:
The Sparrow, Clones, Quantum Leap #13,
Blade, Planet of the Apes, Pathways, and TOS on the SFC
On Television:
TV listings for DS9, VOY, B5, Buffy, Xena,
Herc, and Highlander: The Raven.
Letters:
Feedback from readers
==#74==
First Light #74 (October 1998). Cover by Risata. 
Exactly E:
Postcards from the Gathering 4: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Jim Byrnes and other Highlander faves come to Denver.
Sam-Enchanted Evenings: Walking like an Egyptian...
Unsolicited Testimony: The magic returns.
A Watcher's Chronicle: Highlander: The Raven debuts.
Thoughts From a Lurker: Monkeys? Monkeys? Yep.
The Basement: Liz Ann's favourite X-Files episodes
What I Saw: NEW COLUMN: Trek reviews from Jay Wiggins
The Roogos: Part Seven of the Series
From the Dark Part of the Vault by Kathy Swanson
Good books, bad movies
Xenaholic by Misty Pendragon
Xena & Hercules, news and reviews
In Review:
*Mockingbird, Eating Memories, Antz, Stellar Con V, All the Bells on Earth, Overshoot, Family Tree
On Television:
TV listings for DS9, VOY, B5, Buffy, Xena, Herc, and Highlander: The Raven.
Letters: Letters...we get letters!
Fiction Shelf
*In the Valley of Sorek by Laura Blaurosen (XF)
*The Path to Stovoqor by Vicki L. Reid (TNG/DS9)
*At the Gates by E. Catherine Tobler (DS9)
==#75==
First Light #75 (November 1998). Cover by Liz LaValley.
Exactly E: Silver Linings: lessons in SF/F
Sam-Enchanted Evenings: Leaping By Any Other Name...or Author
Unsolicited Testimony: A Fond Look Back
A Watcher's Chronicle: Bloodlines, Immunity, and So Shall Ye Reap 
Thoughts From a Lurker: The Fall of Centauri Prime, Objects in Motion, and River of Souls
The Basement: Season six of The X-Files begins!
What I Saw: DS9 and VOY reviews.
The Roogos: Will return in December. 
Letting Go of B5 With Dignity by Liz LaValley
From the Dark Part of the Vault by Kathy Swanson, Drive in movies!
In Review:
*Star Wars: Behind the Magic, Darkenheight, Winter Tides,
*The Godmother's Web, Bag of Bones, Song and Dance (QL #15)
On Television:
Episode listings for DS9, VOY, B5, Buffy, Xena, Herc, and Highlander: The Raven.
==#77 to #104==
WBM link showing the back issue vault up to the last issue
==Cover Art Gallery==
Image:First light 83 1999 quigon by risata.jpg|issue #83 (1999), Risata
Image:First light oct99.jpg|issue #85 (1999), Risata
Image:First light nov99.jpg|issue #86 (1999), Risata
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