Cheap Thrills

Cheap Thrills is a slash Star Trek: TOS letter-sized anthology of fiction and poetry. It is a no-frills zine, and except for a single exception, contains no art.
From the first issue: 
:"Cheap Thrills is a zine economical, 
:With stories both serious and comical.
:While Spock's screwing Kirk,
:The eds. do the work
:And create a chef d'oeuvre anatomical."
==About==
==Controversy and a Reviewer==
In 1982, there was quite a bit of discussion about this zine after a fan wrote to Interstat and complained that a review in Universal Translator had been too harsh, as well as inaccurate. 
Some sample comments, see Interstat for more discussion.
From Celia B: 
Laura L addressed Celia B's comments: 
Carol Hunterton and Ellen Kobrin addressed Celia B's comments regarding their zine: 
==Summaries==
Many summaries below are by Gilda F.
==Issue 1== 
Cheap Thrills 1 was published in January 1981 and contains 96 pages.
The editorial: 
* The Seasons of My Life by Laurie Church (inside front cover)
* Life-Line	by Pamela Rose and C.J. McNally ("Kirk and Spock are buried alive by the inhabitants of the planet they were scouting when they are overtaken by a strange gas, a situation made worse by Kirkʼs dawning claustrophobia caused by a childhood trauma.") (3)
* And in this Sleep... by Jean Chabot (21)
* Love Dreams by Hazel A. Williams (22)
* Crescendo by Kathy New (23)
* A Human Luck by Kathy New (23)
* ... And Ne'er to Be Forgot by Ellen L. Kobrin (24)
* After All These Years by Judy Darnell (26)
* Games	by Teresa Hewitt ("The jaded ruler of a planet force Kirk and Spock to have sex in front of her after they and the rest of the survey party are captured, which mocks Kirkʼs fantasy of he and Spock making love in front of on audience.") (27)
* Needs by Jean Chabot (49)
* Portrait by Jean Chabot (50)
* Beyond Any Choice	 by Crystal Ann Taylor ("Marooned on a Vulcanoid planet with an amnesiac Spock, Kirk becomes Spockʼs pleasure slave when he is mistaken as his property by the natives.") (51)
*Shore Leave by Judy Darnell (60)
* Night Moves by Kathy New (60)
* Fantasy #5	by Madelein Lee (Kirk gets covered in a sticky mud while on shore leave with Spock and has to have his pubic area shaved to get it off.) (61)
* Aberration of Starlight by Jean Chabot (64)
* Insight by Jean Chabot (64)
* The Joy of Spock by Billie Phillips (65)
* Limerick by Gene S. Delapenia (68)
* The Gift 	by A.T. Bush ("Spock figures out which is the imposter and which is the real Kirk by asking them what Kirk had given him for his last birthday, something only his lover would ever know.") (69)
* Breaking Up is Hard to Do by Pamela Begonia (71)
* A Place for Everything and Everything in Its Place by Ellen L. Kobrin (also in Aftermath) ("Kirk and Spock take a slow ride in the turbolift.") (72)
* The Empty Shell by Judy Darnell (74)
* Progressions of the Heart by Susan Wyllie (75)
* Parted... Yet Never Parted by Barbara L. Storey (77)
* Only a Touch Away by Jimmye Galli (78)
* Reintegration by Jeanne Cloud (80)
* Now, Voyager by Ellen L. Kobrin (81)
* Conclusion	by Rosemary C. ("Kirk is afraid to confront Spock as to why he left and broke their bond to go to Gol, even though he now feels unfit to command and plans to resign now that the danger from VʼGer is over.") (82)
* T'hy'la by Gene S. Delapenia (93)
* Reflections on a Resumed Life by Jimmye Galli (94)
* Glorification by Gene S. Delapenia (96)
* Moderately-Price Thrills-- Ads (inside back cover)
Image:cheap1-1.jpg|inside page from issue #1
Image:cheap1-2.jpg|inside page from issue #1
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Cheap Thrills 2 was published in August 1981 and is 108 pages long. It was edited by Ellen Kobrin. Despite the zine's non-frillsiness, there is a single piece of art by Gayle F..
* Non-Denial by Ellen Kobrin (inside front cover)
* Let It Be Remembered by Hillary Tenzing ("Kirk is unwilling to let Spock go, having, after two 5 year missions, finally admitted their love for each other.") (3)
* Now and Then by Jean Chabot (8)
* With Only Four Words by Christine Thomson (10)
* Plagued Ship by A.T. Bush ("McCoy denudes Kirkʼs crotch as punishment for what he believes is Kirkʼs betrayal of Spock when he finds that Kirk has lice.") (12)
* Incompatible? by Elwyn Conway (29)
* Go to the Head of the Class by Dixie G. Owen (30)
* A Gift of IDIC by Sharon F (31)
* Night Music by Judy Darnell (32)
* Coda by Billie Phillips (Spock forced Kirk to see the reasons for his departure for Gol, so that Kirk can finally let go of the hurt it caused.) (33)
* Silence by Judy Darnell (35)
* Chess by Kathy Resch (Together after VʼGer, Kirk and Spock must give voice to the feelings both have denied.) (36)
* Coming Home by Jean Chabot (41)
* Homecoming by Ellen Kobrin (42)
* The Last Laugh by Lezlie Shell ("After hearing disparaging remarks about Kirk, Spock decides to show his bondmate just how much he means to him.") (44)
* Reverie by Gene S. Delapenia (50)
* House of Dreams by Judy Darnell (50)
* Extra Added Attraction -- unadvertised special by Gayle F (insert, "Dreams Are Meant to Be Shared")
* Dreams Are Meant to be Shared by Jean Chabot, art interpretation (51)
* Another Vulcan Fantasy by Pamela Rose (also in Aftermath) (9 pages) ("After Kirkʼs experience of being split by the transporter, Spock dreams of what could have happened if it had been him instead.") (52)
* Traces by Ellen Kobrin (64)
* Interlude by Toni Cardinal-Price (65)
* Tryst by Dayle S. Barker (67)
* We Do It All For You by Devery Helm ("On shoreleave, Kirk goes with Spock to the menʼs room, happily graffitting on the walls in the stall they share.") (68)
* I Need You by A. T. Bush (71)
* Budding Awareness by A. T. Bush (72)
* A Day of Celebration by Sharon F (Kirk writes a letter to his sleeping bondmate on his and Spockʼs 10th anniversary.) (74)
* Reunion by Sharon F and Linda Neel (79)
* A Universe of Thee by Jimmye Galli (80)
* Once is Never Enough by Jean Chabot (81)
* More Stately Mansions by Ellen Kobrin (82)
* A Thin Flame by Cynthia Drake (also in Golden Oldies and New Delights) (23 pages) ("The Kirk of the M/U exchanges Spocks in order to force a bond on this Spock, that will carry over to his own...and this Spockʼs to this Kirk." Sequel: Bonded.) (83)
* Indeed by T'Rhys (108)
* If I Had Never Met You by Della Van Hise (inside back cover)
* assorted nursery rhymes by H.H.K. and proposed zines (satirical, pokes fun at popular zines of the time) by Pamela Rose and Lezlie Shell (various places around zine)
Image:cheap2-1.jpg|inside page from issue #2, insert by Gayle F, "Dreams Are Meant to Be Shared"
Image:cheap2-2.jpg|inside page from issue #2, art interpretation by Jean Chabot
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
Cheap Thrills 3 was published in February 1982 and is 100 pages long. 
The editorial: 
* Captain Kink by Bobbie Hawkins (Kirk and Spock go to the Shoreleave planet where Kirk sets up a pirate fantasy for his lover.) (3)
*Where are You? by Ann Smith (10)
* Thou Art by Ann Smith (11)
*Echoes by Jeanne Cloud (12)
* The Quiet Hours by Elaine W. (12)
* It’s Not Nice To Tease by Crystal Ann Taylor ("Spock gets his revenge on Kirkʼs seduction of him in the turbolift by reciprocating on the bridge.") (13)
* All I Ever Need by Sharon Decker (16)
* @#$%^&*! Strikes Again by A.T. Bush ("The computer starts to address Kirk in a vulgar manner and he has no idea who the culprit is who programmed it.") (17)
* Practice Makes Perfect by Liz Ellen Snyder (26)
* The Gift by Elaine W. (27)
* Warmth by Dagmar Bodendorf (28)
* A Point of Law by Ray Newton ("Spock goes into pon farr while he and Kirk are negotiating with a new planet, where, unaware of their status as bondmates, he is arrested for Kirkʼs rape when a native doctor goes to their room instead of McCoy to aid Kirk.") (29)
* The Wine-Dark Sea Revisited by Sadie Jameson (46)
* Some Time Beyond Place, or Place Beyond Time by Jeannette Paris (51)
* Do You? by Jeanne Cloud (61)
* Someday by Ellen L. Kobrin (61)
* Up The Tubes by Deverly Helm ("Kirk catches his bondmate working in a jeffries tube and proceed to give Spock something to remember.") (62)
* Regeneration by Ellen L. Kobrin (65)
* The Well-Kept Secret by Mary A. Smith (66)
* Evensong by Jean Chabot (69)
* Where Will I Be Tomorrow? by Jean Chabot (70)
* Dawning Recognition by Jean Chabot (71) 
* T’hy’la by Trisha Gallagher ("Back together after VʼGer, Kirk and Spock finally admit to their feelings for one another.") (72)
* Beside You by Ann Smith (75)
* Lethe's Waters by Ellen L. Kobrin (76)
* A Child Shall Lead by Billie Phillips ("Jimʼs mind is damaged during an experiment in brain research and itʼs up to Spock to help the now child-like Kirk regain his memories and mental faculties." Sequel: Call Home The Child.) (77)
*Reality by Jeanne Cloud (100)
* Sweet Seduction by Ellen L. Kobrin (inside back cover)
Image:cheap3-1.jpg|inside issue #3
Image:cheap3-2.jpg|inside issue #3
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
Cheap Thrills 4 was published in September 1982 and contains 100 pages.
* Return to Genesis by Ellen L. Kobrin (inside front cover)
* Goodbye to All That by Patricia Frazer Lamb (3)
* Call Home the Child	by K.S. T'Lan ("Now lovers, Spockʼs care and love help Kirk overcome the brain trauma that left him afraid and child-like Prequel: A Child Shall Lead" in Cheap Thrills #3) (5)
* Dark Dominion by Judy Darnell (13)
* Declaration by Susan Meinecke (14)
* A Birthday Celebration 	by Toni Cardinal-Price (a non K/S story) (15)
* A Promise of Tomorrow by Dagmar Bodendorf Buse (24)
* Undercurrents by Susan Meinecke (26)
* Incident One by K.L. Fidelius (27)
* Three Views on Boredom
** Interlude	by J. Stumbo ("Spock sets up a tryst with his bondmate to help relieve Kirkʼs boredom.") (35)
** Elasticated Incidents by D. Scott (38)
** When Your Thoughts Wander by R. McLeod (42)
* Logic's Counterpart by Sharon F (43)
* Midnight Dawn	by Deverly Helm ("Kirk awakens in Spockʼs embrace after being knocked out and finds they are huddled together for warmth waiting out a storm, giving Kirk the time to decide what he feels for Spock and what he plans to do about it.")
* Revelations by Susan Meinecke (48)
* One of Those Days by Dagmar Bodendorf Buse (50)
* Incidents of Drowning	by A.T. Bush ("While on vacation together, Spock pretends heʼs drowning as a prank on McCoy and Jim when McCoy asks for 'bizarre' entertainment from Spock after Kirk hints at his bondmateʼs ability to have fun.") (51)
* Chiaroscuro by Gene S. Delapenia (63)
* Together by Sharon A. Carter (64)
* A Change of Mind 	by Toni Cardinal-Price (On shoreleave together, Spock is dismayed when Kirk elects to go off with a former girlfriend. Prequel: The Essential Seed Sequel: Some Time Beyond Place, or Place Beyond Time.) (reprinted from Companion #1 and in Nome #12) (66)
*Two Views of Reality by D. Booker (79)
* Out of the Closet	by Penelope Name ("Kirk and Spock go undercover to spy on Gary Seven and end up hiding in a closet where the beers Spock drank causes an expected problem.") (81)
* The Endless Gift by D. Booker (89)
* Aldebaran Roses by Susan Wyllie (90)
* Nocturnal by Gene S. Delapenia (92)
* Night Music by Gene S. Delapenia (92)
* Bare, Ruined Choirs	by Ellen L. Kobrin ("As the Enterprise speeds toward Regula 1, Kirk and Spock talk over Kirkʼs mid-life crisis and the child Spock never knew Kirk had.") (93)
* Twilight by Ellen L. Kobrin (99)
* Descent by Ellen L. Kobrin (100)
* The Night Before Grace by Ellen L. Kobrin (inside back cover)
 
Image:cheap4-1.jpg|inside issue #4
Image:cheap4-2.jpg|inside issue #4
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4==
==References==
 
Category:Star Trek TOS Slash Zines
Category:1981 ZinesCategory:1982 Zines