Mask: Tales from the Underground

Mask: Tales from the Underground is a het anthology of Beauty and the Beast and Phantom of the Opera fiction. All issues include full color covers by Janet Meeham and interior artwork by Pam Tuck. The first issue is a combined one, and subsequent issues alternate between each universe. Artwork has been uploaded with the publisher's permission.
==General Reactions and Reviews==
==Issue 1==
	
Mask: Tales from the Underground 1 was published in January 1989. It contains 157 pages, is perfect bound and is a combined issue of Beauty and the Beast and Phantom of the Opera. 
All of the art is by Janet Meeham.
* Heavenly Voices		by Joan Enright		(Beauty and the Beast)		 ("A young Vincent tells his friend, Devin, of the mysterious voice her hears calling his name. the voice of a young girl named Catherine.") (7)
*Carousel Dreams	by	Joan Enright		(Beauty and the Beast)		(23) 
*Where Dragons Sleep	by	Melody C.		(Beauty and the Beast)		(31)
*While Sleeping, Found	by	Rose		(Beauty and the Beast)		(35)
*Fairy Tale	by	Marcy Robin		(Beauty and the Beast)		(69)
*Vincent's Dream	by	Joan Enright		(Beauty and the Beast)		(70)
*Vincent's Ode to Darkness	by	Kathleen Hall 		(Beauty and the Beast)		(71)
*Revelation	by	Marie Bidlack		(Beauty and the Beast)		(72)
*Transformation	by	Marie Bidlack		(Beauty and the Beast)		(73)
*Destiny 1	by	Kathy Resch		(Beauty and the Beast)		(74)
*Destiny 2	y	Kathy Resch		(Beauty and the Beast)		(78)
*Old Souls	by	Kathy Resch		(Beauty and the Beast)		(82)
*Jealousy		by Kathy Resch		(Beauty and the Beast)		(86)
*A Happy Life	by	 Kathy Resch		(Beauty and the Beast)		(90)
*Beauty...and the Beast	by	Kathy Resch		(Beauty and the Beast)		(97)
*Mask	by	Marcy Robin		(Phantom of the Opera)		(101)
*Beauty and Phantom	by	C. Kirby		(Phantom of the Opera)		(102)
*A Voyeur	by	C. Kirby		(Phantom of the Opera)		(103)
*If	by	Sue-Anne Hartwick		(Phantom of the Opera)		(104)
*Questions	by	Sue-Anne Hartwick		(Phantom of the Opera)		(105)
*Choice	by	Marcy Robin		(Phantom of the Opera)	(106)
*In the Night	by	Marcy Robin		(Phantom of the Opera)		(107)
*Night Child	by	Marcy Robin		(Phantom of the Opera)		(108)
*The Point of No Return	by	Susan M. Garrett		(Phantom of the Opera)		 ("Christine has left the Paris Opera House, but the mystery continues. Beautiful young women are being murdered. And Meg discovers that the Phantom may not have died after all.") (117)
*Perchance to Dream	by	Marcy Robin		(Phantom of the Opera)	 ("Christine and Raoul have forsaken France for the New World. And yet, in the bustle of New York City, Christine is haunted by vivid dreams of the Opera House.") (132)
*Angels of Music, Pt. 1	by	Eleanore O'Toole		(Phantom of the Opera)		(141)
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Image:masktales1-15.jpg|from issue #1, Lon Chaney
 
 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Mask: Tales from the Underground 2 was published in 1991 and contains 162 pages. It's content is all Phantom of the Opera and the art by Janet Meeham.
* Top Bidder	by	Marcy Robin		(2)
* Net Loss	by	Marcy Robin		(5)
* L'Autre que Je Prefere	by	Cathy Ehlers ("On the eve of her wedding to Raoul, Christine has second thoughts about the Phantom she left behind...")		(9)
* Beyond the Lake	by	Joyce Rebaric ("Christine is reunited with Erik. But what kind of life can they have?...") 		(36)
* Wandering Child	by	Carol Smith ("Christine, now the wife of Raoul de Chagny, has had one child - a very special girl named Adele...") 		(60)
* Hollow Men	by	Janet Meehan		(89)
* Behind the Mask	by	Joyce Rebaric	(91)
* My Phantom	by	Bernadette Elander	(93)
* Dark Destiny	by	Nancy Catherine		(95)
* Cruel World	by	Janet Meehan		(96)
* Master of the Game	by	Janet Meehan	(97)
* Sing, Then, For Me	by	Janet Meehan	(99)
* Angels of the Music, Pt. 2	by	Eleanore O'Toole	(100)
* Let Angels Reign	by	Kay Brinkley		(114)
* Sometimes Dreams Can be Real	by	Susan K. McLeod ("The Phantom is dead. But who is haunting the Opera House?")		(133)
==Issue 3==
Mask: Tales from the Underground 3 was published in June 1991 and contains 129 pages and is perfect bound. Its content is Beauty and the Beast. In addition to the standard fan fiction, the zine included a special art portfolio by Janet Meeham.
Description: 
From the editorial: 
* Catherine in Dancing Light, poem by	Joan Enright		(1)
* Rose and Crystal, poem	by	Teri Sarick		(3)
* Yearning, poem	by	Jeffrey Koehn		(5)
* Paradise, poem by	C.W. Blaum		(5)
* Vincent Dark and Bright, poem	by	Joan Enright	(7)
* Depth of My Desire, poem	by	Kathleen Hall		(11)
* Tidings of Comfort and Joy	by	Carol Kyne ("Vincent and the Helpers prepare a very special holiday season for Catherine.") (12)
* The Gift	by	Cat		(35)
* Above and Below		by Teri Sarick		(37)
* My Knight of Night	by	Cat	(38)
* Enchantment by Joan Enright 		(40)
* Emotions, poem	by	Cat		(42)
* Heart Song, poem	by	Cat		(44)
* The Bell's of St. Vincent's, poem	by	Joan Enright		(46)
* The Sacrifice	by	Joan Enright		(47)
* Halloween	by	Cat		(51)
* Life and Death, poem	by	Sue Ann Sarick		(52)
* Powerful Words, poem	by	Sue Ann Sarick		(53)
* The Wayfarers	by	Joan Enright ("Narcissa grants Catherine and Vincent a vision of a life they shared in Elizabethan England... A tale of a Beast on a phantom ship and the Lady who loved him.") (54)
* Wishes, poem	by	Teri Sarick		(68)
* Defeat, poem	by	Cat		(80)
* The Bond, poem	by	Cat		(81)
* The Child, poem by	Teri Sarick	(82)
* Radcliffe	 by	Teri Sarick	(86)
* The Harbinger of Hope	by	Teri Janka	(87)
* And Death Shall Have No Dominion	by	Marie Bidlack		(93)
* A Concert for Father	by	Kathie One ("Catherine, now living in the world below with Vincent, plans a special treat for Father.")	(101)
* Silent Legacy, poem	by	Kathleen Hall		(129) 
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==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
Mask: Tales from the Underground 4 was published in June 1992 and contains 162 pages and is perfect bound. All content is Beauty and the Beast. Three of the stories are crossovers with Simon and Simon, Batman and Quantum Leap. Art Information: Janet Meehan, Pam Tuck.
 
* Shadowfalls	by	Teri Sarick		(1)
* Say Thou Not So	by	Joan Enright	("Catherine had always been enthralled by the tale surrounding the mysterious mansion near Central Park - of the brilliant opera singer who had retired from the world decades ago because of some unnamed tragedy. When the woman's sisters try to have her committed in order to have her property as their own, she learns from Vincent of his own childhood vigil - listening, Below, to the singer's haunting songs.") (3)
* The Bond	by	Jeffrey Koehn		(13)
* The Secret of the Lost Tunnel	by	Joan Enright	(14)
* Devin's Gift	by	Joan Enright		(23)
* The Path of the Lion	by	Joan Enright	(24)
* Hope	by	Marie Bidlack		(30)
* Enigma of the Heart	by	Kathleen F. Hall	 (33)
* Song of Comfort	by	Betty Mills		(34)
* The Cradle of the Night	by	Toni Lichtenstein Bogolub		(crossover with Batman) (42)
* Contentment	by	Cat		(61)
* Mouse's Great Adventure	by	J. Paul Burroughs	("While Above to visit a Helper, Mouse is attacked by a street gang. Injured and exhausted, he takes refuge inside the trailer of a semi-truck.") 	(63)
* Art Portfolio	by	Janet Meehan		(83)
* I Felt You Going	by	Sue Ann Sarick	(109)
* The Essence of Your Being	by	Sue Ann Sarick	(110)
* Hearts		by Teri Sarick		(111)
* That Beauty's Rose Might Never Die	by	J. Paul Burroughs (crossover with Quantum Leap)		(112)
* R is for...	by	J. Paul Burroughs		(131)
* Though Lovers Be Lost	by	Claudia Bertrand	("A young woman wakes up, amnesiac, in a farmhouse. She is told by the owner, a disturbing young man named Michael, that she is his wife Sarah; she has been very ill; she lost their child, but everything will be all right for her now.") (149)
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Image:mask1meehan2.jpg|from issue #4, Janet Meehan
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Image:mask4-5.jpg|from issue #4, Janet Meehan, portrays Elliot Burch and Vincent
Image:mask4-6.jpg|from issue #4, Janet Meehan, portrays Gabriel and Vincent
Image:mask4-7.jpg|from issue #4, Janet Meehan
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Image:mask4-9.jpg|from issue #4, Janet Meehan, portrays Diana Bennett
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Image:mask4-11.jpg|from issue #4, Janet Meehan
Image:mask4-12.jpg|from issue #4, Janet Meehan, portrays Diana Bennett
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4==
==Issue 5==
Mask: Tales from the Underground 5 was published in 1993 and contains 185 pages. Its content is all Phantom of the Opera.
* Je Reviens	by	Cara Liane		(2)
* The Bastille	by	Cara Liane		(28)
* The Diary	by	Mary Ann Warner		(39)
* Mirror of Dreams	by	Angelamarie Varesano		(45)
* Don Juan Triumphant	by	Cara Liane		(52)
* A Dream of the Phantom	by	Lynn McKinney		(72)
* Angel of Music	by	Lynn McKinney		(73)
* Erik		by Lynn McKinney		(74)
* A Fairy Tale	by	Catherine S. Ehlers		(76)
* In Search of Erik	by	Mary Ann Warner		(99)
* Promises to Keep	by 	Susan K. McLeod		 ("Christine and Erik have been reunited, and she has resumed her career at the Opera House. But a stalker is following her...") (107)
* Intermezzo in a Minor Key	by	Guinn Berger		118)
* A Kindness	by	Leatha Ann Betts		(124)
* Erik's Song	by	Leatha Ann Betts		(126)
* Dialogue	by	Jan P. Kraft		(129)
* Daddy's Little Girl	by	Christine Wiamer		(132)
* Phantom Mask	by	Mary Ann Warner		(141)
* Flight of Angels	by	Cara Liane		 ("Christine returned Erik's kiss with all her heart, relieved at this final resolution of her dilemma. His hands moved on her freely at last, dizzying, swooping caresses that set her aflame. He would take her now, as she had always dreamed he would-- but then his hands gentled, the bruising pressure of his mouth softening. Erik forced himself to draw back, his eyes feverish, drinking the sight of her flushed face. She was utterly beautiful, and he wanted her desperately.") (142)
==Issue 6==
Tales from the Underground 6 was published in July 1994 and contains 135 pages. 
Its content is Beauty and the Beast. 
The art is by Janet Meehan and Pam Tuck. 
From a flyer:
* The Journey	 by	Kathy Resch		(5)
* Fortunes		by Guinn Berger		 (6)
* Mane Street	by	Teri Sarick		(15)
* Hidden Faces	by	J. Paul Burroughs	("Bridget O'Donnell returns, and Joe Maxwell finds romance with a tunnel-dweller.")	(17)
* Vincent's Life by		Melissa Mastoris		(33)
* L is for Lisa	by	J. Paul Burroughs	 (35)
* Stubb's Law	by	J. Paul Burroughs		 (57)
* Spectre in Oils	by	J. Paul Burroughs	 	(69)
* The Renewal	by	J. Paul Burroughs	 (87)
* Of Love and Hope	by	Kathy Resch		(107)
* Beautiful Soul	by	Melissa Mastoris		(109)
* The Foundling	by	Stephanie Davis		 (111)
* Ring	by	Teri Sarick		(123)
* Crystal Roses, Crystal Thorns	by	Teri Sarick		(123)
* Thy Sweet Love Remembered	by	Jeffrey L. Koehn		(125)
* Holding You	by	Teri Sarick		(135)
 
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Image:masks4-2.jpg| from issue #6, Janet Meehan
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Image:masks4-5.jpg|from issue #6, Pam Tuck
Image:masks4-6.jpg| from issue #6, Janet Meehan, the poem is by Melissa Mastoris
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 6==
==Issue 7==
Mask: Tales from the Underground 7 was published in September 1995 and contains 164 pages. Color covers by Janet Meehan with additional art by Pam Tuck. The content is all Phantom of the Opera.
The zine features an illustrated section called: A "Phantom" Portfolio of four full page black and white illustrations by Janet Meehan. 
 
* Pandora's Promise	by	Cara Liane		(1)
* The Sweet Seduction	by	Christine Johnson		(42)
* Little Lotte		by Carrie Hernandez		(43)
* Night Music	by	Cristy Lytal		(59)
* A Collector's Piece	by	Cassandra Y.I. Kam		(61)
* All I Will Ever Want	by	Teresa Dunkin		(75)
* Let the Dream Descend	by	Cassandra Y.I. Kam		(79)
* A Different Ending	by	Christine Johnson		(111)
* The Mirror	by	Christine Johnson		(114)
* Reflections		by Cassandra Y.I. Kam		(115)
* Angel of Music, Angel of Blood	by	Christine Wiamer		(122)
* A New Life	by	Mary Ann Warner		(124)
* Rubber Duckies	by	Joyce Rebaric		(133)
* The Angel of Music	by	Christine Johnson		(138)
* Out of the Ash of a Burning Rose	by	Cara Liane		 ("An urgent message from Meg Giry brings Christine back to the Opera House - and the ruins of the man who loved her...") (139)
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==Issue 8==
Mask: Tales from the Underground 8 was published in July 1995 and contains 188 pages. Its content is Beauty and the Beast.
* Beauty	by	Melissa Mastoris		(3)
* Forever	by	Stephanie Davis		(5)
* The Forgotten Hero	by	J. Paul Burroughs		(15)
* Vendetta	by	J. Paul Burroughs		(29)
* The Secret People	by	Teri Sarick		(48)
* A Different Life	by	Melissa Mastoris		(49)
* Victim by Proxy	by	J. Paul Burroughs		(51)
* Winter Candles	by	Teri Sarick		(66)
* Blindspot	by	J. Paul Burroughs		(67)
* Under the Moon's Light	by	Melissa Mastoris		(83)
* Down Here	by	Melissa Mastoris		(85)
* A Truth Beyond Knowledge	 by	Sandra H. Necchi		(87)
* A Dream Come True	by	Melissa Mastoris		(190)
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==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 8==
==References==
Category:Beauty and the Beast Anthology Zines
Category: Beauty and the Beast Het Zines 
Category:Phantom of the Opera Zines
Category:Het Zines
Category:1989 ZinesCategory:1990s