Odyssey (Star Trek: TOS zine)

Odyssey is a gen Star Trek: TOS anthology edited by Ingrid Cross and others. 
It ran ten issues from 1977 to 1986.
==From the Editor==
From the editor: 
==General Reviews and Reactions==
==Issue 1==
Odyssey 1 was published in May 1977 and is 29 pages long. 
It was written by Ingrid Cross.
The covers and illustrations are by Marty Siegrist. The illustrations on pages 11 and 12 are reprinted from Interphase #3 and Warped Space #12. 
Original cost was $1 in person, $1.56 in the mail.
From the editorial: 
* Invitation (2)
* Editorial (3)
* Thy Glory Like a Shooting Star by Ingrid Cross ("McCoy death vignette, his life linked to a shooting star.") (with art, reprinted from Interphase #3; also appears in Vault of Tomorrow #2)
* Requiem by Ingrid Cross ("The thoughts of a physician who cannot always win against death.") (10)
* We, the Wind in the Trees (12)
*Not All of Your Laughter, Not All of Your Tears by Ingrid Cross ("McCoy is attending a medical conference when an unexpected" meeting with his ex-wife leads to a conflict with an old enemy.") (15)
Image:odyssey1art.jpg|from issue #1, Marty Siegrist, reprinted from Interphase
Image:odart1.jpg|from issue #1, Marty Siegrist
Image:odart2.jpg|from issue #1, Marty Siegrist
Image:odysseyflyer.jpg|flyer for issue #1 from Warped Space #24
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1===
==Issue 2==
Odyssey 2 was published in February 1978 (second printing: January 1980) and is 66 pages long. 
It contains the novel "A Deeper Shade of Darkness" written and edited by Ingrid Cross. 
This zine was illustrated by Mei-Moi Lee. 
The first printing was 300 copies, the second was 200 copies.
The zine contains both "Darkness in My Soul" and "A Deeper Shade of Darkness," and takes place ten years after the events in the story 'Darkness in My Soul,' in Probe #12.
Summary for "Darkness in My Soul": "The Enterprise is returning at the end of the 5 year mission when it becomes involved in combat with a Klingon war cruiser. Mr.Spock is one of 62 crew members killed in the battle and Kirk is injured. Due to the injury, Kirk will be grounded and McCoy asks to be assigned to his staff." from The McCoy List 
Summary for "A Deeper Shade of Darkness: "Eleven years have passed since Spock's death and now there is a Klingon-Romulan alliance and war is approaching. Jim Kirk finds that he can do something to prevent this war and McCoy must stand by and watch his friend sacrifice his life to save the Federation." from The McCoy List 
From the editorial: 
Image:odyssey2-1.jpg| from issue #2 
Image:odyssey2-2.jpg| from issue #2 
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2===
==Issue 3==
Odyssey 3 was published in January 1979 and is 66 pages long. It was edited by Ingrid Cross. 
The art is by Dawn Singer, Jeff Nelson, Carol Walske, Amy Harlib, and Connie Faddis. 
The zine's print run was 400.
From the editorial: 
From the "How Free to Speak?", some of Joel Davis' comments on what he sees as too much porn in Treklit:
* Introduction (1)
* Kate by Patricia White, art by Dawn Singer ("Dr. Kathryn Kennedy: is she the new Head of Medical Research on the Enterprise and the woman that Dr. McCoy loves, or is she the product of his delirium while ill?") (3) 
* Duet by Ingrid Cross (14)
* Con Report for Oddy-Con by Ingrid Cross, see that page (16)
* Dear Dad (MASH) by Joel Davis (17)
* Poetry Collection ("Lover's Call," "Glory," and "Longing" by Debra Sara Greenblatt, art by Dawn Singer and Jeff Nelson) (34)
* We Called It… Meatball Surgery (MASH) by Joel Davis, art by Carol Walske (37)
* Commensal by Jeanne Powers, art by Amy Harlib (41) 
* The Things to Be (guest editorial) by Joel Davis (In this essay, Davis objects to fans "turning pro" and accepting fees at cons just like the guests, and he feels it is ruining the sub-culture of fandom. "We've destroyed ourselves and now all we can do is lie back and give the appearance of a living, breathing sub-culture, while all around us, the death knell sounds. And we wait for the final bell to be sounded. Mark my words, friends. It's coming. And there's nothing you can do to stop it." See that page for more.) (43)
* Buddies by Jocelyn Feaster, art by Connie Faddis ("McCoy introduces us to his new pet Twefd who he describes as a 'fluffy little fellow' and who Spock describes as 'undisciplined, sexually overactive and physically aggressive'.") (46) 
* How Free to Speak? by Joel Davis (guest editorial) (In this essay, Davis states that although he isn't in favor of censorship, he thinks there is too much explicit sex (specifically Kirk/Spock (TOS) slash) in Star Trek fanfic, and that a lot of it isn't very good. Davis urges authors and editors to voluntarily cut back on it.) (48) 
* Goodnight, You Moonlight Ladies by Cheryl Rice, art by Carol Walske (This is a story of Jim Kirk at 12 years of age. It was reprinted from Rising Star) (51)
* Farewell Embrace by Ingrid Cross (64) 
Image:odyssey3inside.jpg|from issue #3, Hawkeye Pierce by Carol Walske
Image:od3art2.jpg| from issue #3, Dawn Singer
Image:od3art3.jpg| from issue #3, Dawn Singer
Image:od3art4.jpg| from issue #3, Carol Walske, Hawkeye Pierce
Image:od3art5.jpg| from issue #3, Amy Harlib
Image:od3art6.jpg|a from issue #3, Connie Faddis (The story it accompanies was "inspired by the illo on page 87 by Connie Faddis in Interphase #3.")
Image:od3art9.jpg| from issue #3, Carol Walske
Image:od3art8.png| from issue #3, Jeff Nelson, inside back cover
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3===
==Issue 4==
Odyssey 4 was published in May 1980 and is 60 pages long. Cover: Carol Walske. Other art by Barbara P. Gordon, Sheila Hallman, Jeff Nelson, Gloria-Ann Rovelstad, Marty Siegrist, Teri Thorowood and Carol Walske. It was edited by Ingrid Cross.
The editor thanks a a co-editor, David Goodine, for his work on this issue. She also asks for works that illustrate why fans like McCoy before the movie, and why they like him better than Spock or Kirk.
From the editorial: 
* Journey's End by Ingrid Cross ("Spock was killed long ago and now Jim Kirk has been killed preventing a Klingon-Romuian alliance from destroying Starfleet. McCoy must face life without his friends. He is going home, but first there is a parting conversation with Uhura.") (2)
* Encounter by David Goodine and Ingrid Cross ("After the death of Jim Kirk, McCoy has returned to Georgia and is staying with his brother's family. He cannot shake his depression and when Joanna arrives, her efforts to help lead to a confrontation that brings on a heart attack. McCoy is perfectly willing to give up life until he meets Kirk and is persuaded to return to his family.") (5)
* Songs for a Kinsman, poem by Ingrid Cross (24)
* Lullaby by Lorraine Beatty ("We share with Dr. McCoy a nighttime feeding of his infant daughter.") (26)
* Forum: Continuing Feature by Gail Zehner and Joel Davis (29)
* After Images by Ingrid Cross ("The mind rape of Spock's counterpart in the mirror universe has badly shaken McCoy and effected [sic] his feelings for the Spock of his own universe.") (31)
* Signposts by Lorraine Beatty (35)
* No Time for Past Regrets by David Goodine and Ingrid Cross (38)
* Child of Circumstances by/and or collected by Lorraine Beatty and David Goodine (54)
* Dying Memories by Joel Davis, (56)
* ads (60)
 
Image:od4art1.jpg| from issue #4, Sheila Hallman
Image:od4art2.jpg| from issue #4, Teri Thorowood 
Image:od4art3.jpg| from issue #4, B.P. Gordon
Image:od4art4.jpg| from issue #4, Gloria-Ann Rovelstad
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4===
==Issue 5==
Odyssey 5 was published in January 1981 and is 149 pages long. 
It was edited by Ingrid Cross and David Goodine. Cover: Marilyn Johansen; back cover: Marty Siegrist. Other art by Cathi Brown, Ann Crouch, Nancy Gervais, Barbara P. Gordon, Sheila Hallman, Toni Hardeman, Becky Morton, Pat O'Neill, Robyn Provee, Teri Thorogood and Susan Wyllie.
In the zine, Ingrid Cross writes: 
* Editor's Corner (1)
* The Natchez Switch by Lorraine Beatty ("McCoy was crossing the bridge to the science station when the communications panel blew up. When he regained consciousness he was in Natchez, Mississippi during the 1850's with no memory of his true identity. Apparently he was Lance Beaumont, a man with an unsavory reputation as a gambler. Back on the Enterprise the real Lance Beaumont was thought to be Dr. McCoy.") (2)
* All My Life's A Circle by Ingrid Cross and David Goodine ("It has been 12 years since McCoy served on the Enterprise. Now he is returning to active service on the first constellation-class starship, the Orion. Her young Captain, Karin Simmons, reminds him so much of Jim Kirk.") (30)
* The One, The Only by Ingrid Cross and David Goodine (54)
* The Doctor's Eyes by Fern Marder (60)
* Forum ("Train of Thought"?) by Gail Zehner (61)
* Reporting for Duty by Sue Keenan ("This is an account of M'Benga's introduction to the Enterprise and to Dr. McCoy. M'Benga has done every thing possible to be assigned to work uith McCoy, but a series of misinterpreted events leave him with the impression that McCoy is a drunken, womanizing coward and bigot. It takes a time of shared danger to show M'Benga the true character of McCoy.") (62)
* Interview with DeForest Kelley by Ingrid Cross from Star TreKon '80 (75)
* Promises to Keep by Lorraine Beatty ("A childhood experience reinforces McCoy's desire to become a doctor.") (76)
* Natural Selection by Joan Marie Verba (87)
* Friends in Need by Jeanie Humphrey ("After 2 months aboard the Enterprise following the V'Ger mission, McCoy finds he has become so involved with Spock and Kirk as they adjust to their return, that he is neglecting his duties to the rest of the crew. He feels he cannot practice medicine on the Enterprise and resigns, but Jim Kirk is not about to accept the resignation without a fight to keep the doctor on board.") (105)
* Guardian Angel by Robyn Provee (109)
* Ads (111)
* Communion by Joyce Tullock ("The diagnosis has been made: Xenopolycythemia. M'Benga seeks out McCoy to try to 'share the hurt'. As he does he wonders: How do you comfort the comforter?") (112)
* Natira's Lament by Lorraine Beatty (119)
* Sweet Refrain by Lorraine Beatty ("After the 5 year mission, McCoy has returned to New Yonada. Natira, still loving McCoy but believing he has no interest in her, is about to marry Ledon. With McCoy's return, Ledon sees his chance for Natira and the power he craves slipping away. McCoy must be killed.") (120)
* A Bird of a Different Color by Nancy Gervais (142)
* Reoruse by Susan Wyllie (145)
Image:odyssey5inside1.jpg| from issue #5, Ann Crouch
Image:odyssey5inside2.jpg| from issue #5, Toni Hardeman
Image:od5art3.jpg| from issue #5, Robin Provee
Image:od5art4.jpg| from issue #5, Sheila Hallman
Image:od5art5.jpg| from issue #5, Barbara P. Gordon
Image:od5art6.jpg| from issue #5, Suzan Lovett (DeForest Kelley at Star TreKon '80. The majority of media fanart at the time focused on the characters; however, on occasion a fan artist would draw the actors as themselves. For a more recent example of actor fanart see Joey Rodrigues's Patrick Stewart portrait.)
Image:od5art7.jpg| from issue #5, Terri Thorowgood
Image:od5art8.jpg| from issue #5, Cathi Brown
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5===
 
==Issue 6==
Odyssey 6 was published in December 1981 and is 151 pages long. 
It has a cover by Suzan Lovett. The other art is by Ann Crouch, Shona Jackson, Vel Jaeger, Sue Keenan, Suzan Lovett and Sherry Veltkamp. 
It was edited by Ingrid Corss, Tess Thomas and Joyce Tullock. 
* For Dixie by Joyce Tullock ("While testing a new time-travel devise, McCoy and Uhura become separated from the rest of the crew. They are exploring Southwestern Illinois in the time just after the Civil War and as they return to the beam-up point are attacked by a group of wandering northern soldiers. McCoy is seriously injured and is sheltered by an elderly black woman as Uhura goes for help.") (1)
* The Circle Unbroken by Marion McChesney (13)
* Nightmare Reflection by Tess Thomas ("A comparison of the gentle, caring Leonard McCoy of the Enterprise uith his savage, sadistic counterpart of the mirror universe.") (14)
* Crosswords by Arjamond Bishop (37)
* Friends, Lovers and Strangers by Jeanie Humphrey ("Dr. Diane Hendricks, a friend of McCoy's ex-wife is part of a scientific team traveling on the Enterprise. She wants to hurt McCoy and uses trickery and deceit to drive a wedge betueen McCoy and Kirk that may put an end to their friendship.") (39)
* Quest by Suzan Lovett, art (56)
* Story Contest (61)
* Valley of Shadow by Sue Keenan (also see the novellas Valley of Shadow and Fear No Evil) ("Jim Kirk is worried about McCoy. The doctor is distant and quiet after two weeks of fighting a deadly epidemic. A survey team is to be placed on the beautiful planet Vogel II and Kirk adds McCoy to the team being led by Spock, thinking a few days on the peaceful planet will help the doctor. On Vogel, McCoy turns to Spock for understanding but receives only cold logic. The resulting argument is bitter but before it can be resolved McCoy is captured and tortured by Klingons who have infiltrated the planet. Spock tries to care for a dying McCoy until the Enterprise returns.") (93)
* Courtmartial Musings by Sharon F. (94)
*A Physician's Nemesis by Linda Neel (94)
* Deja-Vu on Deneva by Sharon F. (95)
* To Carry and Contain by Jeanne Noga ("Kirk has been felled by a mysterious illness and McCoy, with his staff, works to find the cure as Spock commands the Enterprise.") (96)
* Margaret McCoy, art by Shona Jackson (107)
* The Man Who Only Visited by Joyce Tullock ("Admiral Kirk has come to Georgia to see Leonard McCoy who is staying with Horatio, his Great Grandfather. Kirk wants to mend the breech that developed between them after the 5 year mission and to try to persuade McCoy to return to the service. After a short time with Horatio and McCoy, Kirk realizes that the doctor is very much his own man and has no need for Kirk or Starfleet.") (108)
* A Subject of Dispute by Lorraine Beatty ("McCoy travels back in time and meets the feuding Hatfields and McCoys. The women of Midland make sex an adventure to be shared by the two partners. McCoy's adventure places him in West Virginia in 1887 and right in the middle of the HatfieId-McCoy feud.") (123)
* Ads (152)
* 1981 Open Letter Regarding DeForest Kelley and His Movie Role (153)
Image:odyssey6art1.jpg| from issue #6, Suzan Lovett, the artist portrays both canon and OMC characters of color, an all too rare choice of artistic subjects in fandom
Image:odyssey6art2.jpg| from issue #6, Sue Keenan
Image:odyssey6art3.jpg| from issue #6, Vel Jaeger
Image:odyssey6art4.jpg| from issue #6, Ann Crouch
Image:odyssey6art5.jpg| from issue #6, Suzan Lovett; the artist seldom illustrated a full-title page. This one uses large lettering with a lot of action/energy and shows a really different 'look and feel' than most of Lovett's work 
Image:odyssey6art6.jpg| from issue #6, Suzan Lovett, aside from being probably the known only Hatfield-McCoy fanart, Suzan piece echoes the style of period photography from the 1800s
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 6===
==Issue 6.5==
Odyssey 6.5 was published in January 1983 (second printing July 1983) and is 52 pages long. 
It was edited by Ingrid Cross & Joyce Tullock.
It is an adult issue, subtitled "the stories they wouldn't print in ODYSSEY." 
It has a cover and a centerfold by Suzan Lovett. 
The other art is by Richard Pollet, Sue Keenan, Marty Sigrist, and Suzan Lovett. 
In the issue's editorial, Ingrid wrote: 
* Sad One, poem by Joyce Tullock (1) 
* Love's Guidance by Lorraine Beatty, art by Richard Pollet ("The wedding night of McCoy and Natira.") (2)
* The Teacher by Sue Keenan, art by Keenan ("McCoy, Kirk and Spock are summoned to a mysterious planet claiming interest in joining the Federation. What they find are the Vians with Gem and her people. Gem and McCoy share a night of gentle love that turns to bitterness far McCoy as he realizes there is no way he can remain with Gem, who he loves, nor was it ever intended that he do so.") (8)
* Between the Lines (editorials) by Ingrid Cross & Joyce Tullock (28)
* CENTERFOLD by Lovett
* Some Planets Are Like Home by Joyce Tullock, art by Marty Siegrist ("A shore leave spent in a bitter-sweet affair uith 'the only innocent call girl in the whole damn perverted galaxy'. A time that brings back memories of his marriage and the need to be really loved by someone.") (30)
* There Is One Alone by Ingrid Cross, art by Suzan Lovett ("Among other things, a rape recovery story: On a shore leave McCoy becomes the victim of a brutal rape. The doctor is helped in his recovery from the shattering experience by the loving care of Uhura and the concern of Kirk and Spock.") (42)
* I Am With You, poem by Joyce Tullock (69) 
Image:od65art1.jpg| from issue #6.5, Richard Pollet
Image:Od65art.jpg| from issue #6.5, Suzan Lovett; the artist often took on subjects that other fans didn't -- this one is of Uhura comforting McCoy in a emotional way -- from the story "There is One Alone," a rape recovery story
Image:od65art2.jpg| from issue #6.5, Sue Keenan
Image:od65art3.jpg| from issue #6.5, Marty Siegrist. McCoy and a female character in an intimate pose -- something fairly uncommon in fanart
Image:Od65art10.jpg| from issue #6.5, Suzan Lovett
Image:Od65art11.jpg| from issue #6.5, Suzan Lovett
Image:Od65art12.jpg| from issue #6.5, Suzan Lovett
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 6.5===
==Issue 7==
Odyssey 7 was published in July 1983 and is 143 pages long. 
It was edited by Ingrid Cross & Joyce Tullock.
It has a cover and a centerfold by Suzan Lovett. The other art is by Kate Maynard (also a centerfold), Marty Siegrist, Lydia Moon, Sherry Veltkamp, Barbara P. Gordon, Ann Crouch, Vel Jaeger, Sue Keenan, Marilyn Johansen, and Bev Zuk. The calligraphy is by Allyson Whitfield-Dyar.
From the editorial by Ingrid: 
From the editorial by Joyce: 
* Editors' Corner by Ingrid Cross & Joyce Tullock (2)
* The Healers by Jeanne Powers ("An assignment early in McCoy's Starfleet career brings him to a reptilian planet where he meets one of the Great Healers. They are a nomadic group of Vulcans who travel about the planet and have the ability to cure emotional ills. When McCoy finds the healers are a dying race, he tries to persuade one of the mysterious women healers to leave the planet in order to preserve her life. She refuses, but gives McCoy a gift that he will treasure for the rest of his life.") (4)
* The Twilight Man by Tess Thomas ("McCoy slips away from a party being held at his home in Georgia following the V'Ger mission. He sits on the old yard swing to relive memories of his youth and to wonder about the future.") (22)
* Still Waters by Suzan Lovett ("The Enterprise is transporting several entertainers to ceremonies welcoming a new member of the Federation. The Captain has plans for one of these entertainers, the intriguing, beautiful Fern. Fern, however, has plans of her own and they involve McCoy, not Kirk.") (also in Antinomy) (26)
* Transition: We Are Children...We Seek Something More, poem by Ingrid Cross (38)
* Jim, We've Got a Problem by Jeanie Humphrey ("McCoy comes to the rescue of a Klingon child being mistreated by a slave dealer and finds himself and the Federation involved in a serious diplomatic incident.") (48)
* Remember by Sharon F ("In a Personal Log entry, McCoy pours out his feelings following the death of Spock.") (69)
* For in that Sleep of Death, poem by Sherry Veltkamp (74)
* HBS revealed by the editors ("HBS is 'How Bones Suffers'") (76)
* Puzzles and art on the theme of How Bones Suffers
* Meet Me in St. Louis - interview with Deforest Kelley by Joyce Tullock, Ingrid Cross, Lorraine Beatty (78)
* Idylls of a Gentle Healer, poem by Vel Jaeger (86)
* Delivery, or Mysteries of the Dragon Slayer by Joyce Tullock ("A lazy shore leave day on the beach turns to terror as McCoy finds a small child trapped in the pit of a ferocious lizard-like creature.") (90)
* For Services Rendered by Jane Mailander ("McCoy recounts one of his adventures in which he assisted a unicorn-life creature give birth to her child and received a precious gift for his help.") (101)
* Leonard McCoy - Captain by Sue Keenan ("The Enterprise is in orbit around Earth while the life support systems are overhauled. McCoy has returned to the ship to pick up a book when a mistake by the repair crew engages impulse engines. The doctor finds himself on the bridge and responsible for returning the ship to orbit.") (109)
* The Doctor's Plea, poem by Joyce Tullock (114)
* Lagniappe Noel by Lorraine Beatty ("To please McCoy, Captain Kirk has arranged a Christmas shore leave for the two of them on the planet Asphodel. McCoy, however, is not pleased. There is a secret on Asphodel that he does not want to share with his friend.") (116)
Image:od7art.jpg| from issue #7, Barbara P. Gordon
Image:od7art12.jpg| from issue #7, one of the two centerfolds, this one by Suzan Lovett
Image:od7art3.jpg| from issue #7, Lydia Moon
Image:od7art4.jpg| from issue #7, Sherry Veltkamp
Image:od7art5.jpg| from issue #7, Ann Crouch
Image:od7art8.jpg| from issue #7, Sue Keenan, "Push the red button, Doctor."
Image:od7art13.jpg| from issue #7, detail from "Push the red button, Doctor." -- the editors had to go through every issue and color the button on this illo red. It is the only color in the zine. 
Image:od7art9.jpg| from issue #7, Vel Jaeger
Image:od7art10.jpg| from issue #7, Marty Siegrist
Image:od7art12.jpg| from issue #7, Sherry Veltkamp
 Image:od7art7.jpg| from issue #7, one of the two centerfolds, this one by Kate Maynard 
Image:od7art14.jpg| from issue #7, poem by Ingrid Cross, calligraphy by Allyson Whitfield-Dyar 
Image:od7art15.jpg| from issue #7, Sherry Veltkamp
Image:od7art16.jpg| from issue #7, Kate Maynard
Image:od7art17.jpg| from issue #7, Sherry Veltkamp
Image:od7art18.jpg| from issue #7, Kate Maynard
Image:od7art19.jpg| from issue #7, Suzan Lovett
Image:od7art20.jpg| from issue #7, Suzan Lovett
Image:od7art21.jpg| from issue #7, Kate Maynard
Image:od7art22.jpg| from issue #7, Marilyn Johansen
Image:od7art23.jpg| from issue #7, Sherry Veltkamp
Image:od7art24.jpg| from issue #7, Marty Siegrist, also used as the back cover of issue #5, as well as the back cover of the Best of Issue of I'm a Doctor, Not a...
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 7===
==Issue 7.5==
 
Odyssey 7.5 was published in August 1987 and contains 52 pages.
It is an adult issue and edited by Ingrid Cross and Joyce Tullock. 
It was printed offset and stapled.
 
The art is by Bev Zuk, Kate Maynard, and Sherry Veltkamp. 
* First Meeting by Madge Longhurst (1)
* To Look at Stars by Sue Keenan ("McCoy's ex-wife returns to his life when she and her current husband are given transport aboard the Enterprise. The doctor relives all the pain of his marriage and realizes that he still loves, and always will love Ariana. Her presence strengthens the unending loneliness with which he lives and he thinks of trying to win her back, but he is haunted by what he did on the last night they spent together.") (2)
* Ladies' Choice by Florence Butler ("Identical twin sisters, newly assigned to the Enterprise, share the attentions of Dr. McCoy.") (18)
* Centerfold by Bev Zuk
* Soft, Southern Nights by Cathy Brooks ("We share the thoughts of McCoy's ex-wife as she attends the doctor's funeral.") (26)
* Bride of Darkness by Sarah Macht DeWitt ("A female assassin uses an unsuspecting McCoy as a pawn in her efforts to kill a doctor attending a top secret conference.") (28)
* Portrait by Sherry Veltkamp
* A Small Diversion by Sandra Middleton, art by Kate Maynard ("There is a party scheduled on the Enterprise and scuttlebutt from Engineering indicates that someone will slip an aphrodisiac into the drink of the very attractive Lieutenant Elana Peterson and competition will take place to see who will take advantage of the situation. McCoy is concerned, but his plans to protect the lady are disrupted when he accidentally becomes the victim of the love potion.") (41)
Image:od7-5art1.jpg| from issue #7.5, centerfold by Bev Zuk
Image:od7-5art2.jpg| from issue #7.5, Sherry Veltkamp
Image:od7-5art3.jpg| from issue #7.5, Kate Maynard
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 7.5===
==Issue 8==
Odyssey 8 was published in April 1986 and is 104 pages long. 
It was edited by Ingrid Cross and Joyce Tullock.
The art is by Kate Maynard, Barbara P. Gordon, Suzan Lovett, Sherry Veltkamp, Pat Kilner, Bev Zuk, and Lydia Moon.
* Starting Point by Sue Keenan, art by Kate Maynard ("James Kirk is the new Captain of the Enterprise and Dr. Mark Piper is his only friend and trusted adviser. After Piper suffers a massive coronary, the Enterprise heads for the medical facilities on Rigel, but is ordered to divert to pick up a new CMO. Kirk is unhappy about the delay and the replacement, Leonard McCoy, is unhappy about being taken away from his current assignment where he was close to finding the formula that would stop a devastating epidemic. Kirk immediately dislikes this unmilitary doctor who appears to have little concern for Piper's welfare, but events soon show Kirk and Piper the true merit of Leonard McCoy.") (1)
* two poems by Linda Slusher, one of which is called Sol III; Vulcan (2)
* A Night to Remember by Cathy Brooks, art by Barbara P. Gordon ("Feeling the peace and comfort of the Enterprise slipping away, McCoy is helped by a short, chance meeting uith Tonia Barrows.") (22) 
* Rage Against the Dying of the Light, poem by Sherry Veltkamp (26) 
* The Draftee by Rosemarie Eierman, art by Kate Maynard ("We follow McCoy through the first few hours of his reluctant return to the Enterprise.") (29)
* Home by Ingrid Cross, art by Suzan Lovett (32)
* Journey Home by Linda Neel ("Following V'Ger, McCoy finally has the time to reflect on his lite. What of Leonard McCoy? Where does he fit in and where is his home?") (36)
* A Handful of Time by Florence Butler, art by Pat Kilner ("Uhura has suffered a personal tragedy and McCoy as friend and physician comes to help.") (39)
* crossword puzzle by Amelia Hefferlin
* The Staff by Sue Keenan (45)
* Gifts Freely Given by Diane Mikiewiecz & Cindy Deren, art by Bev Zuk ("McCoy is captured by the natives of a semi-arid planet uhen they believe him guilty of stealing food. He is thrown to the Fire Needles as punishment. The vicious, stinging insects inflict much damage before Spock and Kirk can rescue him. While waiting for the return of the Enterprise, Spock uses a heretofore unrevealed Vulcan techinque to relieve McCoy's pain and fear.") (46)
* Eternal Flames, Forever Pain by Jeanie Humphrey, art by Suzan Lovett (60)
* [unreadable] the M.T. (the Alien) (65)
* Filk: McCoy's Dilemma ("With Her Head Tucked ...") by Karen Mitchell, art by Kate Maynard (66)
* [unreadable] by Sandra Middleton, art by Lydia Moon (68)
* Return to Genesis by L. Jeanne Powers, art by Kate Maynard ("A macabre post ST:TWOK story. Kirk cannot accept Spock's death and returns to Genesis to find his friend.") (70)
* Another Piece of the Puzzle by Richard Pollet, art by Kate Maynard (77)
* The Gift of Love, Too by Jeanne Noga ("Lisa Jarmane, Medical Technologist on the Enterprise, means a great deal to Leonard McCoy. He selects Lisa to accompany him on a 3 week assignment at a research station, but the routine assignment turns into a tragedy and shattering experiences that could separate Lisa and the doctor.") (79)
* [Country?] Doctor by Teresa Sarick (78)
* The Gift of Love, Too by Jeanne Noga, art by Suzan Lovett (79)
Image:Odyssey8inside.jpg| from issue #8, Lydia Moon. McCoy's uniform is pulled from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan; most fan artists chose to illustrate McCoy in clothing from the TV series. This may have more to do with greater availability of TV footage for references sources vs. the movies
Image:od8art2.jpg| from issue #8, Kate Maynard
Image:od8art3.jpg| from issue #8, Bev Zuk
Image:od8art4.jpg| from issue #8, Pat Kilner
Image:od8art6.jpg| from issue #8, Barbara P. Gordon
Image:od8art7.jpg| from issue #8, Suzan Lovett. McCoy's uniform is pulled from Star Trek I: The Motion Picture; most fan artists chose to illustrate McCoy in clothing from the TV series (see Bev Zuk's illo this same issue). The layout of the drawing is stylized (McCoy's upper body floating against planets) and has more of the 'look and feel' of a studio publicity still than Lovett's more dynamic fanart.
Image:od8art8.jpg| from issue #8, Suzan Lovett -- the artist appears to be experimenting with her style -- this piece is unique in that it incorporates, at least with McCoy's face, a woodcut appearance; the geometric flavor of the entire work is similar to Teegar's art
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 8===
==References==
 
Category:Star Trek TOS Gen and Het Anthology Zines
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