The Agony Column

The Agony Column is a gen multi-media "hurt-comfort and wallow zine."
==Issue 1==
The Agony Column 1 was published in January 1994 and is 87 pages long. 
The art is by Sandra Finch, Helen Leithead and Jan Harley.
* I Don't Like Mondays by Jan Harley ("What happened to Murdock in that Vietnamese prison camp, alone, in the dark?") (The A-Team) (1)
* Token of Understanding by Helen Leithead ("Ace has taken more than enough.") (Doctor Who) (14)
* The Little Engineer Who Couldn't by Jan Harley ("Enterprise gets a new and very nervous recruit - Barclay.") (Star Trek: TNG) (17)
* Far From Home by Wendy G ("Gushie has a heart-breaking message for Sam.") (Quantum Leap) (20)
* Forever by Jan Harley ("Tessa sees an image from Duncan's past and hears whispers of her own mortality.") (Highlander) (27)
* Just Right by Theresa Evans ("Bodie takes a bullet. So who's watching Doyle's back?") (The Professionals)from (32)
* Lowlife by Jan Harley ("After 'Second Wave', Debi has a great many changes to come to terms with.") (War of the Worlds) (36)
* None So Blind by Sandra Finch ("Injured and alone, Tyler has to find his friends before the Visitors find him.") (V) (41)
* Some Far Flung Shore by Helen Leithead ("Traveling back to DS9 on the Enterprise, Dr. Bashir is called to aid a ravaged colony. He soon finds that the life he is fighting to save has become his own.") (Star Trek: DS9/Star Trek: TNG) (52)
File:agony1.jpg|from issue #1
File:agony2.jpg|from issue #1
File:agonythree.jpg|from issue #1
File:agony4.jpg|from issue #1
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
The Agony Column 2 was published in March 1994 and contains 82 pages. It is a SeaQuest DSV novel called "Mindshadows" by Jan Harley with artwork by Sandra Finch & Helen Leithead.
This zine is a sequel to the episode, 'seaWest'. 'Mindshadows' deals with the return of Frank Cobb after his escape from the underwater prison colony where he was being held. Wanted by the authorities, in a shrinking world where places to hide were few and far between, Cobb's only thoughts were of revenge on those who had ended his comfortable, profitable existence at Broken Ridge...various members of the seaQuest crew.
==Issue 3==
The Agony Column 3 was published in November 1994 and is 96 pages long. The original print run was 50.
There are two illos by Sandra Finch.
* Of Starry Skies and Cloudless Climes by Angela Field ("During an outwards bound-type vacation, Ortiz persuades O'Neill to come rock-climbing with him, something they both quickly regret.") (seaQuest DSV) (1)
* A Hamburger At 3am by Helen Leithead (The Tomorrow People—1990s) (23)
* Final Liberation by Sandra Finch ("Set immediately after the series ends, it deals with the return of Ham, and takes the realistic viewpoint that there's no such thing as a neat and tidy ending where all the bad guys pack up their toys and go home. Elizabeth may have beaten her, but Diana still wants revenge. Then she gets her hands on Ham Tyler.") (V) (27)
* Partners by Theresa Evans ("Crockett and Castillo spot a bank robbery taking place with no other police in sight. Crockett never was too good at dodging bullets.") (Miami Vice) (66)
* Jealousy by Jacqui Groom ("Wesley Crusher visits Deep Space Nine and there is soon strong rivalry developing between himself and Dr Bashir.") (Star Trek: DS9/Star Trek: TNG) (73)
File:agony3-1.jpg|from issue #3, from SeaQuest
File:agony3-2.jpg|from issue #3, from V
 
==Issue 4==
The Agony Column 4 was published in 1995 and contains 97 pages and fiction from Highlander: The Series, Highlander: The Movie, Star Wars, Deep Space 9, The X-Files, and Simon and Simon.
The art is by Sarah J. Waters and perhaps Helen Leithead.
* Silent Night by Sarah J. Waters
* Split Second by Sue Evans
* Groovin' by Don Diablo
* Vigil on Hoth by Sandra Rolfe (Star Wars)
* Alexa by Helen Leithead
* Another Lifetime by Sarah J. Waters
* Some Nights - Winter 1992 by Helen Leithead
* To Grow Old by Sandra Wolfe
* Junk by The Worst Witch
* Phoenix by Sue Evans
* The Last Game by Sue Evans
* Silent Scream by Susan J. King
* Another Day Older by Helen Leithead
==References==
Category:Multimedia Gen and Het Zines
Category:1994 Zines