Final Frontier (Star Trek: TOS slash zine)

See also Final Frontier (disambiguation).
Final Frontier is a slash Star Trek: TOS 252-page anthology. Both issues were dedicated to the memory of John Lennon. 
 Cynthia Drake and Pat Hutter edited the first issue. The second issue was edited only by Drake. In May 1982 (just as the first issue was wrapping up), Drake told fans: 
==Issue 1==
Final Frontier 1 was published in June 1982 and contains 252 pages.
The interior art is by ERIC, Barbara P. Gordon, Elaine Tripp, Pat Hutter, Gayle F, Joan Henke Woods. 
Some summaries below are by Gilda F.
* Editorial (1)
* Dedication (2)
* John & Yoko & a Cast of Thousands: Being a Psychedelic Historie of the Man and His Times by Kathy Resch (3)
* Memorial -- Lyrics by Lennon/McCartney (6)
* The Breathing Rose 1: Spock by Cynthia Drake (8)
* Lesson on Yonada by April Valentine (Pre K/S Spock helps Kirk recover from the effects of the Oracleʼs punishment.) (10)
* Unfulfilled by Captain James T. Kirk (13)
* ...And Never Parted by Cynthia Drake (A/U When Vulcan secedes from the Federation Spock is forced to return to Vulcan but is called back by the bond he didnʼt know they had when Kirk is trapped during an earthquake on a faraway planet.) (15)
* Limits by Gene S. Delapenia (40)
* Thus Spake the Silent Heart by Ellen Kobrin (41)
* Deneva by Cynthia Drake (43)
* Deja Vu 	by Ginna LaCroix (Kor is reminded of a previous meeting with a leader of men when he meets Kirk on Organia.) (45) (also in Trek Encore #1)
* Tribbles by Cynthia Drake (60)
* Galaxies in Time by Toni Cardinal-Price (Pre K/S Spockʼs conversation with McCoy while on Omicron Ceti Three explains his later remark about being happy for the first time. Sequel: The Twelth of Never.) (61)
* Shadow by Gene S. Delapenia (66)
* The Magician by Lee Owers (67)
* In the Morning by Cynthia Drake (69)
* A Shore Leave Together by Sharon Elysen (A Human and Vulcan take a shoreleave together.) (71)
*Starcall by Elaine Tripp (77)
* By Worlds Divided by Cynthia Drake (A/U On shoreleave with Gary Mitchell, Kirk buys and frees a Vulcan slave who turns out to be the son of the Vulcan ambassador missing for 3 years.) (79)
* Separation by Sandra Gent (116)
* Is This the End? by Joanna Vidal (118)
* Fucking the Light Fantastic by A.T. Bush (Kirk and Spock have sex in the anti-grav chamber.) (121)
* The Breathing Rose II: Jim by Cynthia Drake (144)
*What is it With You Humans? by Joanna Vidal (147)
* Shoreleave with You: A Beach to Walk On by Barbara P. Gordon (related poem is "Epilog: Another Beach to Walk On" in Alien Brothers) (148)
* Touching and Touched by Cynthia Drake (After bonding during Spockʼs pon farr, Kirk and Spock are ordered to negotiate a treaty and at the same time be an example of Federation tolerance, but once on the planet, they find that things are not as they seem.) (149)
* The Breathing Rose III by Cynthia Drake (247)
* Monsters in the Night by A.T. Bush (Humor: Kirkʼs uncut toenails are giving Spock nightmares.) (249)
=== Sample Art -- Non-Explicit: Issue 1===
File:Finalfrontier1inside2.jpg|inside art from issue #1, Barbara Gordon for "Separation"
File:Final1artone.jpg|inside art from issue #1, by Elaine Tripp for Deja Vu
File:Final1arttwo.jpg|inside art from issue #1, ERIC
File:Final1artthree.jpg|inside art from issue #1, by Barbara P. Gordon for Lesson on Yonada
File:Final1artfour.jpg|inside art from issue #1, by Joan Henke Woods, for the John Lennon memorial
File:Final1artfive.jpg|inside art from issue #1, by Elaine Tripp for "Starcall"
=== Sample Art-- Explicit: Issue 1===
File:Final1art1.jpg|inside art from issue #1, Barbara Gordon, for the story Touching and Touched -- note: This image has been marked as sexually explicit and has been minimised.
File:Final1art2.jpg|inside art from issue #1, Barbara Gordon, for the story Touching and Touched -- note: This image has been marked as sexually explicit and has been minimised. Note: This image has been marked as sexually explicit and has been minimised.
File:Finalfrontier1inside1.jpg|inside art from issue #1, Gayle F -- note: This image has been marked as sexually explicit and has been minimised.
File:Final1art3.jpg|inside art from issue #1, Barbara Gordon, for the story By Worlds Divided -- note: This image has been marked as sexually explicit and has been minimised. Note: This image has been marked as sexually explicit and has been minimised.
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1===
==Issue 2==
Final Frontier 2 was published in 1983 and contains 265 pages. Cynthia Drake was the sole editor. This issue was dedicated to the memory of John Lennon.
The art is by joan hanke-woods, Caro Hedge, Pat Hutter, Suzan Lovett, Gloria Ann Rovelstad, Eric, Susan Wyllie, Elaine Tripp, Gayle F, Barbara P. Gordon. 
From a May 1982 submission request: 
* Evergreen, poem by Pat Hutter (i)
* Editorial (1)
* Dedication to John Lennon (2)
* The Fool on the Hill, lyrics (3)
* Shine On, poem by Cynthia Drake (about John Lennon's death) (4)
* lyrics to "If I Were a UFO" by David Peel (5)
* Assassin by Teresa Sarick (7)
* Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Lynna Bright (This is Bright's very first K/S story.) (A complicated Fuck or Die story, features a brass bed, Kirk and Spock are captured after following a terrorist from a diplomatic function and forced to have sex with each other.) (9)
* Free Me by S'Kas (58)
* Ilia by Teresa Sarick (59)
* Mon Seul Desir by Patricia Frazer Lamb (60)
* Will You Chart the Stars Without Me? (63)
* For Appearance's Sake by Toni Cardinal-Price (After one passionate night with his captain, and the guilt of the morning after, Spock fled the Enterprise. It has taken him an entire year at Gol to reconcile the two warring halves of his personality. Finally acknowledging his feelings for Jim, Spock returns to Earth to tell Kirk of his love.) (65)
* Faded Dreams by Toni Cardinal-Price (74)
* Spock-T'hy'la by Dagmar Buse (76)
* But Why Are They Laughing? by Cj McNally (77)
* The Shower by Patt Demetri (78)
* The Twelfth of Never by Kirk (Sarek makes Spock see that his love for Kirk is more important than Vulcan tradition. Prequel: Galaxies in Time. The author had a sequel ready to be published in the third issue of this zine, but that zine was never printed.) (79)
* Captain by Patt Demetri (95)
* Reflections from the Mirror by Susan Wyllie (96)
* Untitled by Gene S. Delapenia (97)
* The Flip Side by Kayleen Sybrandt (99)
* Jimmy Through the Looking Glass by Maria Sekat (humor) (100)
*K/S Haiku by Kayleen Sybrandt (104)
* The Art of Persuasion by Virginia Green (105)
* All Things Considered by Sandra Gent (106)
* I Feel by Patt Demetri (106)
* Let Down Your Barriers by Crystal Ann Taylor (108)
* The First Time by Kayleen Sybrandt (108)
* Moment of Revelation by K.S. T'Lan (Kirk and Spock were going to keep their new relationship as bondmates a secret for a while longer Then Spock is injured on a planet survey, and the captain reveals more than he is prepared to show.) (109)
* Reality: Omicron Ceti III by Sharon Fetter (125)
* Waiting by Sue Williams (126)
* Sacrifice by Elaine Tripp (127)
* Golden Slumbers by Sue Williams (129)
* Wrigley's Last Stand by Deverly Helm (Humor McCoy is concerned when Kirk decides to stay on the ship with Spock rather than take shoreleave on Wrigleyʼs.) (130)
* Shore Leave by Patt Demetri (135)
* Conquest by Fiona James (Kirk and Spock share a dream of human slave and Vulcan master. A master/slave story with a twist.) (136)
* If I Can by Crystal Ann Taylor (143)
* Rain by Kathy Resch (144)
* Communion by Sue Williams (147)
* Temptations	by Sharon F (Kirk and Spock, bondmates now since the start of the second five-year mission, combine their lives and their cultures to make a retreat for themselves aboard the Enterprise. Along with the books from Earth and the lyretle from Vulcan there definitely is a place for chocolate mousse.) (This story inspired a the story, Temptations Renewed by Flora Poste in Amazing Grace #2.) (148)
*Some of My Lies Are True by Kayleen Sybrandt (156)
* The Poet by A.T. Bush (After three days spent catching up on reports, Kirk starts finding erotic poems on his desk. Someone is sending the captain some very erotic poetry, and Kirk is certain his bondmate will not be pleased.) (156)
* Con by Gene S. Delapenia (171)
* Pro by Gen S. Delapenia (171)
* Firewood by Kayleen Sybrandt (172)
* An Inhabited Garden by Cynthia Drake (lt'd been nearly two years since Spock was taken captive and compelled into a life of sexual slavery. He allowed the first forced mental probe to destroy his technical knowledge and tactical information but held tight to his memories of his captain. Someday he knew Jim would find him.) (174)
* Touching and Touched by Susan Wyllie (252)
* In the Garden by Kathy Resch (After Genesis, Kirk dreams of his lover and realizes that he will return for Spock.) (255)
* Contest Announcement (260)
* And Always Shall Be by Cynthia Drake (261)
* Yours by Cynthia Drake (262)
* Overheard Conversation No. 1 by A.T. Bush (Humor: McCoy warns Spock against one of Kirkʼs bad habits.) (263)
 
=== Sample Art -- Non-Explicit: Issue 2===
File:Finalfront2-1.jpg|from issue #2, Barbara P. Gordon
File:Finalfront2-2.jpg|from issue #2
File:Finalfront2-3.jpg|from issue #2, Gloria Ann Rovelstad
File:Finalfront2-4.jpg|from issue #2, Suzan Lovett
File:Finalfront2-5.jpg|from issue #2, Gloria Ann Rovelstad
File:Finalfront2-6.jpg|from issue #2, Suzan Lovett
File:Finalfront2-7.jpg|from issue #2, ERIC
File:Finalfront2-8.jpg|from issue #2, Suzan Lovett
File:Finalfront2-9.jpg|from issue #2, joan hanke-woods
=== Sample Art-- Explicit: Issue 2=== 
Image:frontierfrontier2inside1.jpg |inside art from issue #2, Gayle F. Note: This image has been marked as sexually explicit and has been minimised. 
File:Frontierfrontier2inside2.jpg| inside art from issue #2, Suzan Lovett. Note: This image has been marked as sexually explicit and has been minimised.
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2===
 
==Issue 3 Planned, But Never Published==
From a submission request: 
From the publisher in 1984: 
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Slash Zines
Category:1982 ZinesCategory:1983 Zines