The Shatner File

The Shatner File is a Star Trek: TOS newsletter. It was a publication of William Shatner Fellowship. Vel Jaeger had a regular monthly column for the first year or so, which was then reduced to every other month. The following is a listing of issues we know about.
Issue 	Date 	Pages	Editor(s) 	Notes
V.1, #1 	1982 	 	 	
V.1, #2 	July, 1982 	20 	Karen Kraft & Helen Molloy 	4 pages of photos
V.1, #3 	August, 1982	16 	Karen Kraft & Helen Molloy, Jr. 	Review of HoustonCon
V.1, #4 	Sept., 1982 	16 	Unlisted 	4 pages of photos. 2+ page biography of Helen Molloy. Info on season 2 of T.J. Hooker
V.1, #5 	Oct., 1982 	20 	Karen Kraft & Helen Molloy 	
V.1, #6 	Nov., 1982 	16 	Unlisted 	The date is listed Oct. 1, 1982, i.e. the same day that #5 was released. It was postmarked Oct. 27th.
V.1, #7 	Dec., 1982 	16 	Unlisted 	Internal evidence implies that Karen Kraft & Helen Molloy were the editors. 2 page review of "Battle of the Network Stars", including Shatner.
V.1, #8 	Feb., 1983 	36 	Helen Molloy & Karen Kraft 	Leonard Nimoy's guest appearance on T.J. Hooker
V.1, #9 	March, 1983 	20 	Helen Molloy & Karen Kraft 	Interview with Shatner about him directing an episode of "T.J. Hooker"
V.1, #10	April, 1983 	24 	Helen Molloy & Karen Kraft 	Through this issue Jane Singer was an Assistant Editor. She becomes an Editor with the next issue.
V.1, #11	May 1983 	20 	Helen Molloy, Karen Kraft, & Jane Singer	Shatner's skiing accident..
V.2, #1 	June, 1983 	20 	Helen Molloy, Karen Kraft, & Jane Singer	Shatner receives a Star on the Hollywood Hall of Fame
V.2, #2 	July, 1983 	20 	Helen Molloy, Karen Kraft, & Jane Singer	Listing of "T.J. Hooker" episodes for seasons 1 & 2
V.2, #3 	Aug., 1983 	20 	Helen Molloy, Karen Kraft, & Jane Singer	
V.2, #4 	Sept., 1983 	 	 	
V.2, #5 	Oct., 1983 	 	 	
V.2, #6 	Nov., 1983 	 	 	
V.2, #7 	Dec., 1983 	 	Helen Molloy & Jane Singer 	
V.2, #8 	Jan., 1984 	 	 	
V.2, #9 	Feb., 1984 	20 	Helen Molloy & Jane Singer 	Response to complaints about the Vel Jaeger column (that it was irrelevant to many readers), and hence the column was cut in length and frequency.
V.2, #10	March, 1984 	 	 	
V.2, #11	April, 1984 	20 	Helen Molloy & Jane Singer 	
V.2, #12	May, 1984 	20 	Helen Molloy & Jane Singer 	
V.3, #1 	June, 1984 	20 	Helen Molloy & Jane Singer 	Listing of "T.J. Hooker" episodes for season 3
V.3, #2 	July, 1984 	20 	Helen Molloy & Jane Singer 	
V.3, #3 	Aug., 1984 	20 	Helen Molloy & Jane Singer 	
V.3, #4 	Sept., 1984 	20 	Helen Molloy & Jane Singer 	
V.3, #5 	Oct., 1984 	20 	Helen Molloy & Jane Singer 	Shatner discusses his salary conflicts with Paramount
V.3, #6 	Nov., 1984 	20 	Helen Molloy & Jane Singer 	
V.3, #7 	Dec., 1984 	20 	Helen Molloy & Jane Singer 	
V.3, #8 	Jan., 1985 	20 	Helen Molloy & Jane Singer 	Singer announces her resignation as co-editor
V.3, #9 	Feb., 1985 	 	Helen Molloy 	
V.3, #10	March, 1985 	16 	Helen Molloy 	Shatner got his salary, and Star Trek IV is a go
V.3, #11	April, 1985 	16 	Helen Molloy 	
V.3, #12	 	 	 	This issue probably exists, but we have not seen it, and later numbering doesn't guarantee it.
V.4, #1 	June, 1985 	 	 	
V.4, #2 	July, 1985 	 	 	
V.4, #3 	Aug., 1985 	 	 	
V.4, #4 	Sept., 1985 	16 	Helen Molloy 	
V.4, #5 	Oct., 1985 	 	 	
V.4, #6 	Nov., 1985 	 	 	
V.4, #7 	Dec., 1985 	16 	Helen Molloy 	
V.4, #8 	Jan., 1986 	16 	Helen Molloy 	Shatner's speech to a congressional committee on what Hollywood can do to fight the drug epidemic
V.4, #9 	Feb., 1986 	16 	Helen Molloy 	
V.7, #8 	Feb., 1988 	16 	Helen Molloy 	
V.7, #9 	March, 1989 	16 	Helen Molloy 	
V.7, #10	April, 1989 	16 	Helen Molloy 	Interview with Lizabeth Shatner (Bill's daughter), part 1
V.7, #11	May, 1989 	16 	Helen Molloy 	Interview with Lizabeth Shatner, part 2
V.8, #1 	June, 1989 	16 	Helen Molloy 	Interview with Lizabeth Shatner, part 3
V.8, #2 	July, 1989 	16 	Helen Molloy 	Includes discussion and reviews of Star Trek V
We do not know how many issues were produced after this.
Image:shatnerfilemay1983.jpg|from May 1983
Image:shatnerfileoct1983.jpg|from October 1983
Image:shatnerfilejune1984.jpg|some members collating in June 1984
==V.1 N.7==
The Shatner File v.1 n.7 was published in December 1982 and contains 16 pages. 
From the interview: 
* Holiday Greetings from Bill (Shatner asks fans for their support of him, T.J. Hooker, and the upcoming third Star Trek film) 
* Take It from the Top: Q and A with William Shatner 
* Now Hear This, Now Here This (apology to non-U.S. members of the club for a cartoon in issue #5 that was apparently confusing) 
* Vel's Column: Saturday Night at the Improv, or Nobody Should Look That Good in a Silk Shirt! (a description of seeing Shatner perform at a comedy club where he, among other things, read the phone book) 
* Letter (humorous letter from a fan named "K.A.") 
* various club news, including hopes for a club jacket 
* short review of the LP The Transformed Man 
* Who and What Is a T.J. Hooker?, a description of the show by Denise Hinson and Jeanie Peeples 
* Nielson Ratings (for fall 1982)
* Shatner on "Hooker" (Shatner's comments from an unknown source)
* WSF Flea Market
* The Phone Tree (explanation and description)
* Montreal: A Very Special City, part 1, essay by Cathy McMaster
* International WSF Garage Sale for Mother Teresa 
* The First WSF Weekend (to correspond with Shatner receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
* The Battle of the Network Stars: Our Point of View, long description by Chris Paterson of watching the September 11-12, 1982 filming of this show at Pepperdine University in Miami, Florida
Category:Star Trek TOS Actor-centric Zines
Category:1980s