Heroes (multimedia zine)

Heroes is a slash, occasional adult het, multifandom anthology. 
In 1995, a note in Bill Hupe's catalog says, "We agent this fanzine but have permission to print ourselves what we need."
At least two of the authors, Grant Mckeown and Vivian Kane, are pseuds of Taerie Bryant.
 
==Issue 1==
Heroes 1 is undated and contains 173 pages. Ebon Wood is the front cover artist.
* The Hero	by	Deveroux Dane		(multifandom)		(3) 
* Encounter	by	Deveroux Dane		(Stingray)			(4)
* Burnett	by	Vivian Kane		(Miami Vice)		(reprinted in Vice Verse #2) 		(6)
* Crockett	by	Taerie Bryant		(Miami Vice)	(reprinted in Vice Verse #2) 		(7)
* Bayou	by	Taerie Bryant		(Miami Vice)	(reprinted in Vice Verse #2) 			(8)
* Sugar and Spice	by	Taerie Bryant	 (gen, hurt/comfort) 	(Miami Vice)			 (9)
* Paperwork	by	Vivian Kane		(reprinted in Vice Verse #2) 	 (Miami Vice)			(28)
* Sound of My Voice	by	Grant Mckeown		(reprinted in Vice Verse #2) 	(Miami Vice)			(29)
* Reflection	by	Taerie Bryant		(reprinted in Vice Verse #2) 	 (Miami Vice)			(30)
* The Long Dark Hallway	by	Kate Stone		(Miami Vice)			 (Rico/Sonny) (3)
* Black Jack	by	Taerie Bryant		(reprinted in Vice Verse #2) 	 (Miami Vice)			(40)
* Image	by	Vivian Kane		(Miami Vice)			(41)
* Dreaming Falcon	by	Taerie Bryant		(Miami Vice)			(42)
* Gold Detective	by	Taerie Bryant		(Miami Vice)			(43)
* Before the Fall	by	Taerie Bryant		(reprinted in Vice Verse #2) 	(Miami Vice)			(44)
* Recompense for Madness	by	Vivian Kane		(hurt/comfort) (Miami Vice)			(45) 
* After the Fall	by	Taerie Bryant		(reprinted in Vice Verse #2) 	(Miami Vice)			(58)
* Gifted Lover	by	Taerie Bryant		(Miami Vice)			(59)
* Crockett	by	Taerie Bryant		(Miami Vice)			(60)
* Sirius	by	Sylvia Travis				 ("This story takes place right where the episode, Splinter, leaves off. Enemy agents captured Mickey Kostmayer and attempted to brainwash him into killing McCall.") (The Equalizer)	 (61)
* The Healing Touch	by	Deveroux Dane		(The Equalizer)			 (McCall/Mickey) (reprinted in Dyad #8) (77)
* Chemistry Lessons	by	Grant Mckeown			(h/c, sequel is "Final Exam" in issue #2) 	(Summary from "Heroes #2: "Mac is kidnapped by his old enemy Kurt Nelson and addicted to a drug that allows him to be his normal self. The drug’s adverse effect only manifests itself in withdrawal, the symptoms of which are: extreme pain, disorientation and an inability to think. At the end of Chemistry Lessons, Mac convinces Jack Dalton to fly him back to Russia to look for Kurt Nelson and a possible antidote.") (MacGyver)	 (85) 
* Avon	by	Evelyn Green		(Blake's Seven)		(Avon/Blake)	(100) 
* The Beginning	by	Deveroux Dane				 ("Face and Hannibal meet in war. A Vietnam-era piece about the start of the team. This story is not slash.") (also in A-Team Collection) (A-Team)	 (103)
* The Cure	by	Ebon Wood		(Nick Knight) 			 (Nick/Jack) (117) 
* Riggs	by	Kate Stone		(Lethal Weapon)			(142)
* Lethal Dreams	by	Vivian Kane		(Lethal Weapon)			(143)
* Wiseguy	by	Grant Mckeown		(Wiseguy)			(157)
* Anchor	by	Taerie Bryant		(Wiseguy)		 (McPike/Vince) (158)
* Loyalties	by	Deveroux Dane		(The Man From U.N.C.L.E.)		 (Napoleon/Ilya) (161)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Heroes 2 is undated (1993) and 228 pages long. 
The front cover is by Marilyn Cole and Mark Overby.	
From Media Monitor #34: "More slash! plus some great adult fiction.... Passion and peril!"
* Final Exam	by	Grant McKeown			 (Sequel to "Chemistry Lessons" in issue #1 which left Mac as a drug addict.) (MacGyver)	 (2) 
*On Top of Old Smoky by		Taerie Bryant		(Quantum Leap)		(30)
*Beasts of Burden		by Deveroux Dane			 ("Will Bodie survive Cowley’s cruel intrigue?") (The Professionals)	 (37)
*A Sequel to Aliens	by	Taerie Bryant		("Just ignore that regrettable third movie and read this instead.") (Aliens)		(71)
*Broken Bone	by	Deveroux Dane			 ("Castillo’s faced with the choice of healing Crockett’s split personality or killing him before Burnett takes control.") (Miami Vice)	 (144)
*Trust Inviolate	by	Denyse Bridger			 (Kostmeyer/Gage/Scott) (The Equalizer)	 (183)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
Heroes 3 was published in 1994 and is 171 pages long. On the cover: "A Celebration of Masculine Passion." The cover artist is Sherri Bryant. 
From the editorial: 
* A Billion Angels Screaming	by	Dovya Blacque		(X-Files)		(1)
* Sweet Sensation	by	Deveroux Dane		(Miami Vice)		 (Crockett/Castillo) (27) 
* Code of Honor	by	Evelyn Green		(Battlestar Galactica)		(43) (Starbuck/Apollo)
* Snowblind	by	Taerie Bryant		("Sam/Al, Sam as an albino twin, erotic and eerie.") (Quantum Leap)		 (58) 
* Q-Uenella	by	Kate Stone		("Q and another Q bet on whether Picard would sacrifice Starfleet for love. The results are surprising to all. A Picard/Riker tale.") (Star Trek: TNG)	 (69) 
* Etiolate Gods	by	Taerie Bryant		(Quantum Leap)		 (Sam/Al) (101) 
* Gold Fever	by	Deveroux Dane		(Miami Vice)		(Crockett/Castillo) (130) 
* Immortals	by	Deveroux Dane		("They’re both immortals—dark and romantic.") (reprinted in a "slightly different form" in Cross-Currents) (Highlander/Forever Knight)		(143)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==References==
Category:Multimedia Slash Zines
Category:1990s