The Dark Lord (Star Wars Swedish zine)

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Dark Lord is a Swedish Star Wars gen anthology published in Sweden. It is in English and ran for six issues.
A sister zine is Voice of the Emperor.
==Major Controversy!==
Not only is it one of the zines that received letters from Lucasfilm (see: Open Letter to Star Wars Zine Publishers by Maureen Garrett), rumor has it that it was one of the stories in issue #3/4 ("The True Force") that caught Lucas' interest and began the controversy. 
This rumor appears to be confirmed with a phone call between Linda Deneroff, editor of Guardian, and Maureen Garrett as reported by Deneroff in a letter to Jundland Wastes:
Issue #5 of "The Dark Lord" appears to have been published right around the time of the first of these Lucasfilm letters. This issue has this statement: 
Translation: 
==Genre==
While one story in this zine, "The True Force," includes sex between two men, the zine editor and the story's author would not have used slash to describe it. This is due to several reasons.
 
One: Not only were only a tiny handful of "slash" zines published by this time, the term "slash" itself was not in use in the 1970s or early 1980s. The virgule was. 
Two: Zines published then simply didn't categorize themselves as anything. Labels and Warnings are a much more modern activity. 
Three: The sex act depicted was not one of of desire (at least on Han's part) but an act of non-consensual violence. Fans today would probably categorize it differently, probably "Han/Vader noncon slash."
==Mentioned in 1992==
Told as a false story of fannish horror!
 
==Mentioned in 1999==
==Issue 1==
The Dark Lord 1 was published in 1979 and contains 19 pages. The front and back covers are by Jonas Soderblad.
From the editorial: 
* Table of Contents (2)
* Editorial (3)
* The Dream Within by Lisa A Kenniff (5)
* Lord Vader & Stormtrooper by Amy Cheatham (9)
* What Did We Leave Behind for You, "An anti-Star Wars column composed directly on stencil," by Anders Bellis (some topics: he doesn't like Star Wars, thinks media fans are dumb, talks about how there are only about two Star Wars fans in Sweden, about how he is a "member of One Tru Fandom, that is, the fannish part of science fiction fandom. This kind of fandom is a a lot more variated and funny, it deals with all aspects of stf "Stf" is defined by this fan as "Stockholm fandom." and fandom itself." He writes about "The Day the Mundane Stood Still," which was a fannish party held in Sverifandom to celebrate fandom. Also some info on a purposely terrible filksong called "The Filksong The Filksong." (10)
* A Column for The Dark Lord, article by Anders Bellis about Worldcon and hopes it would be in either Copenhagen or Stockholm (one reason: "For the male fans, there is however one small disadvantage [to having Worldcon in Denmark] - Swedish girls are MUCH prettier than Danish!!"), some Swedish science fiction zines, and happenings in Swedish fandom, by Anders Bellis 
* The Warrior by Lisa A Kenniff (17)
* advertisement (12)
* Last Words by Jonas Soderblad (Soderblad talks about plans for his next issue: "Next issue will be printed on Mimeograph, and will be on 30 pages, maybe more if I received material. Also I promise to try to have more illos... About arts: All arts will be electrostencilated. So you can draw on white papers, and you don't have to buy stencils for your contributions." Also, "There is one thing that I have to say about Anders articel. He said that Swedish girls are much prettier than Danish. But, he is really wrong in that. Danish girls are much more prettier!!! I know one Danish girl that is much more prettier than anyone of all girls in Sweden I ever seen.") (18)
Image:darklordswedish1-1.jpg|inside page from issue #1 (photocopy)
Image:darklordswedish1-2.jpg|inside page from issue #1 (photocopy)
Image:darklordswedish1-3.jpg|inside page from issue #1 (photocopy)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
The Dark Lord 2 was published in May 1980 and contains 50 pages. The front cover artist is Anita.
In the editorial, Soderblad apologizes for the issue being late. The reason is he didn't have the money to get it printed. He also writes about content: 
 
* Editorial (3)
* A letter from Black Falcon Ltd (4)
* SW cartoon by Samantha Blackley (6)
* Garbage from Space, or The Noble Art of How to Gnugga, sin Kacka Rokokorumpa i Morgongroten by Arvid Engholm (7)
*Words of Appreciation by Eva Albertsson (9)
* Shadow of Time-Master of Forever by Lisa Kenniff, art by Samantha Blackley (10)
* advertising column (18)
* Cosmic Zoom, letter column (19)
* SW cartoon by Samantha Blackley (21)
* Grim Design by Eva Albertson, art by Sally Ann Cortina (22)
* SW cartoon by Samantha Blackley (44) 
*Star Wars, comics by Jonas Soderblad (45)
* Phoenix, a zine advertisement (47)
* SW cartoon by Samantha Blackley (48)
*Advertising SW and TESB (49)
*What Did We Leave Behind for You? by Anders (5)
Image:darklordswedish2-1.jpg|inside issue #2
Image:darklordswedish2-2.jpg|inside issue #2
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3/4==
The Dark Lord 3/4 contains 126 pages and was published in Spring 1981. The front cover is by Amy Cheatham. The interior art is by Sam Blackley, Dot Sasscer, Tania Sinclair, Sally Ann Cortina, Ahrvid Engholm (Kraket Fran Ovan), Bettina Jonas Soderblad and Leif. 
From the editorial (Eva Andersson (writer, co-editor, and translator of Swedish material into English is "T.R."): 
* Editorial (5)
* SW cartoon by Samantha Blackley (7)
* Glossary (8)
* Questions by Doris Telford (9)
* Kessel Run by Eva Albertsson (10)
* Garbage from Space, or The Noble Art of How to Gnugga, sin Kacka Rokokorumpa i Morgongroten by Arvid Engholm (17)
* The Gift from Space, or How to Easiest Defend Yourself Agasinst Stormtrupper i Sangen (19)
*Our Fandom by Eva Albertsson (20)
* Mercy Mission by Ann Wilson, art by Dot Sasscer (Darth Vader boards Leia's cruiser in a quest for information.) (21)
* Empire, A Success Among Swedish Film Critics (30)
* Time Twist by Samantha Blackle (31)
*Come Watch Me... ! by Oscar Treptic (49)
*The Approach of the Death Star, filk to the tune of "Tonight" from West Side Story by Pammi Bowen (51)
*Darth Vader by Dot Sasscer (53)
*The True Force by Eva Albertsson, art by Tania Sinclair ("In which Vader tortures Han Solo in a very special way." This is one of the stories that generated the Open Letter to Star Wars Zine Publishers by Maureen Garrett.) (54)
*If This is Han Solo, Where's the Corellian? by Eva Albertsson (58)
* Oh, For the Touch of a Loving Hand by HannaSue McIntosh (61)
*The Final Solution by Lisa A. Kenniff, art by Bettina (The Emperor attempts to crush the growing rebellion.) (62)
* SW cartoon by Samantha Blackley (66)
*Letters of Comment (67)
* SF-Istic Information by Sune Odla (69)
*Boba Fett by Dot Sasscer (71)
* advertisements (72)
* When Loyalties Conflict by Ann Wilson (74)
* The Empire Strikes Back, press cutting part 1 (75)
* What Did We Leave Behind for You? by Anders Bellis (79)
* Dreams in a Mudhole, poem by Eva Albertsson, art by Bettina (83)
* Missing: One Falcon by Eva Albertsson (84)
* After the Golden Age by Jean Milton (96)
* Darth Vader by Dot Sasscer (100)
* Mission on Tatooine, story by Eva Albertsson and Jonas Soderblad (101)
* Last Words (126)
Image:darklordsweden3-1.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Sally Ann Cortina 
Image:darklordsweden3-2.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Dot Sasscer
Image:darklordsweden3-3.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Dot Sasscer
Image:darklordsweden3-4.jpg|inside page from issue #3, first page of The True Force
Image:darklordsweden3-5.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Tania Sinclair, from The True Force
Image:darklordsweden3-6.jpg|inside page from issue #3, poem by HannaSue McIntosh, illo by Sally Ann Cortina
Image:darklordsweden3-7.jpg|inside page from issue #3, Dot Sasscer
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3/4==
==Issue 5==
The Dark Jedi 5 was published in 1981 (late summer, early autumn? right around the time of the George Lucas Letters) and contains 112 pages. The front and back covers are by Bernie Davenport. The interior illos are by Goran Berselius and Bettina.
Most of the editorial addresses the story The True Force, explicit fan writing, and complaints from George Lucas' camp: 
This issue has this statement: 
Translation: 
* Editorial (5)
* The Final Solution by Lisa Kenniff (9)
* What Did We Leave Behind for You? by Anders Bellis (11)
* In the Forest of the Night by Alma Hedrick, art by Goran Berselius (13)
*Dark-Dreams by Sarah James (32)
* Milly by Yvonne Harrison (34)
* Letters of Comments (49)
* Archetype of the Lost Marauders by Eva Albertsson (56)
* Garbage from Space, or The Noble Art of How to Gnugga, sin Kacka Rokokorumpa i Morgongroten, pt. 2 by Arvid Engholm (59)
* Excalibur, Movie Reviews (60)
* Mission on Tatooine by Eva Albertsson and Jonas Soderblad, art by Bettina (61)
* It's a Monster of a Hit, repring form Daily Express, May 21, 1980 (81)
* The Great Little Talkparty, an interview with Sam J. Lundwall made by Anders Bellis and Ahrvid Engholm (82)
* Important Message (84)
* Sune's Informatin Corner by Sune Odla (85)
*A reprint from an unknown newspaper (87)
* Ode to Star Wars, filk by Andrea, to the tune of "Hershey Candy Bar Song" (89)
* Forcezines (90)
* Join the Official Star Wars Fan Club (93)
* fanzines (95)
* The Price of Error by Alma Hedrick, art by Goran Bereslius (96)
 
Image:darklordsweden5-1.jpg|from issue #5, Goran Berselius
Image:darklordsweden5-2.jpg|from issue #5, Bettina
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5==
==Issue 6==
The Dark Lord 6 
There were two different submission deadlines for this issue in the previous one. One date was November 1981 and the other was February 1982. It is possible that this last issue of "The Dark Lord" was never published.
==References==
 
Category:Star Wars Zines
Category:1979 ZinesCategory:1980 ZinesCategory:1981 Zines