Starbase M.T.L.

Starbase M.T.L. is a gen Star Trek: TOS Canadian quarterly clubzine It has the subtitle: "The Montreal Trekker's Log." There are seven issues.
==Summary==
==Controversy==
Issue #6 contains a story, "A la récherche de l'avenir" by Genevieve Lapierre, that is a responsefic to The Rack that was written without permission or approval. In "A la Recherche de l'Avenir", Spock is gay and has a lover, a minor character from the original story. "The Rack's" authors wrote a lengthy personal statement regarding this story in Scuttlebutt #16.
==General Reactions and Reviews==
==Issue 1==
Starbase M.T.L. 1 was published in 1977. 
==Issue 2==
Starbase M.T.L. 2 was published in 1977.
==Issue 3==
Starbase M.T.L. 3 was published in Fall 1977 and contains 26 pages. The art is by Susan Armstrong, Maureen Whitelaw, Wendy Pearson, and Barry Tremain. 
From the editorial by Spires: 
From the editorial by Gilmour: 
* Editor's Note Book by John Spires (1)
* President's Message by Bruce Gilmour (2)
* STLFC Report by Howard Naud ("A short while ago in a galaxy not too far away, an incredible event took place. The Star Trek Letter Fan Club amalgamated with Star Trek Montreal... Star Trek Montreal now has a new section called the L.F.C. (Letter Fan Club)... Basically its [function is] to unite Trekkers throughout the world (and if possible, the GALAXY!) via the mail.... A list of L.F.C. members will be printed in each fanzine so you can keep an updated list of L.F.C. members to which you can write. There is no age limit and you don't have to be an expert at writing letters to sign up. This section is for all STM members who wish to communicate through the mail.")(3)
* ST2 Report by John Spires (report on the progress of "the new Star Trek series" (Star Trek: The Motion Picture by Susan Sackett at Star Trek Lives!) (4)
* Star Trek Conventions
** Report 1 by Judith Fett (see Schuster Star Trek Conventions/1977 (September) New York City Schuster Star Trek Convention) (5)
** Report 2 by Linda Huntoon (see Schuster Star Trek Conventions/1977 (September) New York City Schuster Star Trek Convention) (6)
** Leonard Nimoy Speaks by Jeffrey Marcovitch (see Leonard Nimoy Addresses the Star Trek America Convention (1977)) (8)
** Terra Con 77 by May Jones (10)
* A Matter of Opinion, fiction by Roxanne Deslongchamps (12)
* Book Review: Planet of Judgement by Wendy Pearson (21)
* Puzzle Page by David Wax (22)
* The Trooble with Trubbles, comic strip by Barry Tremaine, Fernando Vieira, and Lorne Shapiro (23)
* Puzzle Answer Page (26)
 
 
Image:starbasemtl3-1.jpg|from issue #3, Susan Armstrong
Image:starbasemtl3-2.jpg|from issue #3, Wendy Pearson
Image:starbasemtl3-3.jpg|from issue #3, Barry Tremaine, Fernando Vieira, and Lorne Shapiro
Image:starbasemtl3-4.jpg|from issue #3, David Wax
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
Starbase M.T.L. 4 was published in winter 1978 and 31 pages.
It has art by Bernard Reischl, Barry Tremaine, Linda Huntoon, and Lorne Shapiro.
From the editorial by Spires: 
* Editor's Notebook by John Spires (1)
* T.L.F.C. Report by Howard Naud (2)
* The Real McCoy, poem by Benjy Eliasoph (4)
* Lonely Traveler, art by Bernard Reischl (5)
* Review of "Star Ship Invasions" by Benjy Eliasoph (6)
* Near Misses by J. Robinson, Benjy Eliasopy, and B. Quicke (views on Close Encounters of the Third Kind) (7)
* Why the Prime Directive?, article by Judith Fett (10)
* Verbal Shorthand: Assignment Earth by B. Stewart (11)
* U.S.S. Enterprise: Past, Present, Future, art by B. Reischl (12)
* The One That Got Away, article about photography by Bob Quicke (13)
* Aftermath, fiction by J.S. Lee. (15)
* Uhura's Choice, fiction by Wendy Pearson ("This two page short-short presents the ideal mate for the Swahili Communications Officer, but loyalty to the Enterprise wins out and Uhura lets him go.") from Scuttlebutt #6 ) (26)
* Close Encounters Maze by F. Vieira and B. Tremaine (28)
* Trouble with Tribbles Maze by Linda Gorman (29)
* Aliens, Monsters, and Other Creatures, wordfind by W. Pearson (31)
 
Image:mtl4art6.jpg| from issue #4, Barry Tremaine
Image:mtl4art1.jpg| from issue #4, Lorne Shapiro
Image:mtl4art5.jpg| from issue #4, Lorne Shapiro
Image:mtl4art2.jpg| from issue #4, Bernard Reischl 
Image:mtl4art3.jpg| from issue #4, Bernard Reischl 
Image:mtl4art4.jpg| from issue #4, Barry Tremaine
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4==
==Issue 5==
Starbase M.T.L. 5 was published in 1978 and contains 54 pages. This fanzine contains 16 stories,poems, photos, and puzzles. 
thumb|over of issue #5
* reviews of a number of pro novels, and a rebuttal to a review of a pro novel from an earlier issue
* Aftermath, fiction by J.S. Lee
* In Defense of Close Encounters by Paul Schrata
* It's a Dog's Life by Artaxerxes
* artwork
* poetry
* a con report and photos from the February Star Trek convention in New York City, see that page
* notes on how to write a sonnet
* Con Games by B. Quicke
* The Logical Thing to Do by Jackie Robinson
* CBS-SF? by Melissa Thomas
* Little Boy Lost by Cassiopia
==Issue 6==
Starbase M.T.L. 6 was published in 1978 and contains 70 pages.
 thumb|cover of issue #6
* Editor's Notebook by John Spires (2)
* Input/output, letters (2) 
* Transportation of the Future, art by Bernard Reischl (a cartoon comparing various types of spaceships, ending with a phallic shaped space ship for Flesh Gordon, see gallery below) (4)
* The Healing, fiction by Marcy Gilmour, Illustrated by Lorne Shapiro (5)
* Let's Hear From the Rank & File, fiction by Roxanne Deslongchanps, Illustrated, by Susan Armstrong (18)
* The Guiding Light, poem by - Brian Stewart (29)
* The Evolution of "Slaver Weapon" article by Melissa Thomas (30)
* Diaspar, art by Barry A. Tremaine (surrealistic science fiction art) (32)
* Maiden Voyage, fiction by J.S.Lee, Illustrated by Barry A. Tremaine (34)
* Where No Man Has Gone Before, poem by Crystal Ann Taylor (41)
* Pieta, art by Wendy Pearson (poetry and art, see gallery below) (42)
* Pieta, poem by J.S.Lee (42)
* Brother's Keeper, fiction by Ruth Berman, Illustrated by Susan Armstrong (Reprinted from T-Negative 15 by permission of the author; also in Deck Five Digest #1) (43)
* Sonnet to a Ship's Doctor, poem by J.S.Lee (46)
* Aftermath, pt. 3, fiction by J.S.Lee, Illustrated by Wendy Pearson (47)
* A la récherche de l'avenir, fiction by Geneviève Lapierre, Illustrated by Wendy Pearson (54)
* Fanzine Reviews by Wendy Pearson (Alnitah 7, Epilogue, Pt. II, Organian Questor 4, The Beast: A Star Trek Tale and The Thousandth Man - see those pages (62)
* Book Reviews by Wendy Pearson (65)
* Meditation on the Death of a Friend, poem by Gifford Owens, Jr. (60)
* Silent Running, art by Bernard Reischl (cartoon artwork for the film Silent Running) (61)
File:Starbasemtl6interior1.jpg|Transportation of the Future by Bernard Reisch
File:Starbasemtl6interior2.jpg|illo for Let's Hear From the Rank & File art by Susan Armstrong
File:Starbasemtl6interior3.jpg|Art by Wendy Pearson accompanying the poem Pieta . By today's standard's the image and poem are clearly slash."Christ, how I've longed to hold you/in my arms/Or kiss those lips that now are/stilled and cold,/New-sealed against the uttering of your love/ is strong, both visually as well as through the written word..." (click on image for larger version). The Pieta imagery was echoed decades later in Shelley Butler's art piece of the same name in First Time #46, except the positions are reversed.
File:Starbasemtl6interior4.jpg|an example of the smaller drawings scattered throughout the text. These illos are by Susan Armstrong and accompany Ruth Berman's Brother's Keeper
File:Starbasemtl6interior7.jpg|Wendy Pearsons illustration for "A la recherche de I'avenir" uses a style that is very distinct from fan art. It has similarities to the covers of published science fiction books in the 1970s.
File:Starbasemtl6interior6.jpg|amusing header for Wendy Pearsons Fanzine Review section. While the art is uncredited, the initials WGP may indicate it was drawn by Wendy.
File:Starbasemtl6interior5.jpg|Cartoon accompanying the Thousandth Man]] - section. In it, Dr McCoy asks if Captain Kirk has finished reading his on on the Death of a Fr copy of m by Gi yet. Cartoon is not credited, although, like the header, the initials read WGP; comparison to the signatures on other credited artworks confirms it is by Wendy Pearson. To read the cartoon, click to see the larger version.
File:Starbasemtl6backcover.jpg|back cover
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 6==
==Issue 7==
Starbase M.T.L. 7 was published in Summer 1979, contains five stories and is 76 pages long. Art by Susan Armstrong and Bernard Rischl. 
* Editor's Notebook (2)
* Two by Two by Jeremy Edward (2)
* Input/Output, letters (3)
* Sonnet to a Human Teacher, poem by J.S. Lee (7)
* Shakespeare in 'The Conscience of the King' by Cathy Tribble (8)
* Then to Piece the Broken Chain by Nancy Kippax and Bev Volker (9)
* Tomorrow is Yesterday by Bernard Reischl (20)
* Fanzine Reviews by Melissa Thomas (21)
* Book Reviews by Melissa Thomas, Lillian Moir, and Wendy Pearson (25)
* Sonnet to a Vulcan, poem by J.S. Lee (27)
* Aftermath, Part 4 by J. S. Lee (48)
* But Who Will Guard the Guardian? by Roxanne Deslongchamps (28)
* Star Wars: Racism as Science Fiction by Henry Srebrnik (58)
* Con Report for Empathy Stag Con, by May Jones (60)
* A Broken Bubble by Cassiopeia (62)
* Prelude by Jeremy Edward (64)
* Transportation of the Future, part three by Bernard Reischl (73)
* Why "Trekker" by Lillian Moir (74)
* The U.S.S. San Diego Bernard Reischl (75)
==References==
Category:1977 Zines
Category:1970s Zines
Category:Star Trek TOS Gen and Het Anthology Zines