Shadowstar/Issues 1-5

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==Issue 1==
Shadowstar 1 was published in Winter 1980 and contains 70 pages.
From the editor: "This first issue is dedicated to Joy Harrison for renewing my urge to see it done, and to George Lucas, for providing me with so colorful a universe and cast of characters with which to first try my hand at derivative fiction."
From the editorial: 
* From the Editor (1)
* Shady Thoughts: Who is the Other? Theories I've Encountered by Mary Jean Holmes (2)
* Don't Ask!, story by Karen Pauli, art by Mary Wood (original fiction) (5)
* Soulmates, story by Bill Roper, art by C.H. Burnett (original fiction) (10)
* The WindyCon Blues, con report in filk form, by Kyym Kimpel (See Con Reports:1980.) (13)
* Who Seeks Retribution, story by Mary Wood, art by Wood and Mary Jean Holmes (original fantasy) (14)
* An Introduction to Elvish Script, article by Thindlas of Edhelond (27)
* Mating Flight, story by Judy and Todd Voros, art by Mary Jean Holmes ("Note: This is a story written in a parallel universe, wherin Canth flew Wirenth. At Ista Weyr (in this universe), there are several women who have impressed fighting dragons.) (Editor's note: The enclave of Pern fans that calls itself Ista Weyr is, in a way, similar to the Lost Weyr idea. Ista is based in New Orleans; this story appeared simultaneously in its publication, with different art, and appears here with the kind per mission of both author and editor. Because the story was handled by two different editors, it's quite likely that our editing may differ. Sorry, Judy and Todd.") (Dragonriders of Pern) (30)
* Starflight to Faerie, poem by Leah Fisher, art by C.H. Burnett (38)
* Meet Chrysophyr, Interstellar Agent, idea by Joy Harrison, art by Marge Ihssen (39)
* Double Paradox, part one of a Star Wars novel, story by Mary Jean Holmes, art by Joan Zweber and Holmes (40)
File:starshadow1-1.jpg|from issue #1, Mary Jean Holmes
File:starshadow1-2.jpg|from issue #1, C.H. Burnett
File:starshadow1-3.jpg|from issue #1, Mary Wood
File:starshadow1-4.jpg|from issue #1, Mary Jean Holmes
File:starshadow1-5.jpg|from issue #1, Joan Zweber
File:starshadow1-6.jpg|from issue #1, filk
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
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==Issue 2==
Shadowstar 2 was published in Spring 1981 and contains 70 pages.
From the editorial: 
From the editor, comments on the fannish politics, differing ideas and control, and disappointment: 
* Letter from the Editor (1)
* Shady Thoughts, an editorial column by Mary Jean Holmes (two topics: trying to discern who is "The Other" by Tarot cards, numerology, and the I Ching, and the ugliness of fannish politics (specifically as they relate to an unnamed convention that has just occurred) (2)
* Munday: a do-it-yourself participatory memoir by E. Michael Blake (4)
* Transfer Student by Kathryn Sullivan (original science fiction) (7)
* The Gofer's Lament by Bernadette Krebs (20)
* A Night on the Town (from the Misadventures of Luke Skywalker) ("an episode from a Star Wars based Traveller game") transcribed by Mary Jean Holmes, with the artistic assistance of Scott Paulson and Pete Miller (21)
* Dragonflight? by Karen Pauli (27)
* The Cult of Diomedes by Larry S. Juliano (The Shadow) (30)
* Double Paradox, part two by Mary Jean Holmes (Star Wars) (39)
* art by Mary Jean Holmes (front cover, with Larry S. Juliano), Anne Davenport, Mary Wood and Bernadette Krebs
File:shadowstar2-1.jpg|from issue #2, Larry S. Juliano
File:shadowstar2-2.jpg|from issue #2, Mary Jean Holmes
File:shadowstar2-3.jpg|from issue #2, Larry S. Juliano
File:shadowstar2-4.jpg|from issue #2, Mary Jean Holmes
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
Shadowstar 3 was published in Summer 1981 and contains 69 pages.
From the editorial: 
* A Letter from the Editor (1)
* Shady Thoughts: Terrans Will Be Terrans by Jean Danielsen (addresses the editorial in the previous issue regarding the ugliness of fannish politics (specifically as they relate to an unnamed convention that has just occurred) (2)
* Seran by Joy Harrison (Dragonriders of Pern) (5)
* Picking Nits in Fan Fiction, article by Karen Pauli (10)
* Doctor Who and the Energy Beam, part one, by Paul Gadzikowski (Doctor Who) (13)
* Goodbye, Jenny by Kathryn Sullivan (original science fiction) (25)
* The Empire Plot by Larry Juliano (The Shadow) (28)
* That Elegant Scruffy Look, article by C.R. Illinois Jones (39)
* Double Paradox, part three of a Star Wars novel by Mary Jean Holmes (Star Wars) (41)
* ads (69)
* art by Steve Casey, Jean Danielsen (interior back cover), Anne Davenport (interior front cover), Paul Gadzikowski, Mary Jean Holmes, L.J. Juliano (back cover), Kyym Kimpel, Mary Wood
File:shadowstar3-2.jpg|from issue #3, detail from a page, Anne Davenport
File:shadowstar3-1.jpg|from issue #3, Steve Case
File:shadowstar3-3.jpg|from issue #3, Mary Jean Holmes
File:shadowstar3-4.jpg|from issue #3, Paul Gadzikowski
File:shadowstar3-5.jpg|from issue #3, detail from a page, Mary Jean Holmes
File:shadowstar3-6.jpg|from issue #3, Larry J. Juliano
File:shadowstar3-7.jpg|from issue #3, Mary Jean Holmes
File:shadowstar3-8.jpg|from issue #3, Kyym Kimpel
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
Shadowstar 4 was published in Autumn 1981 and contains 79 pages.
From the editorial: 
* Letter from the Editor (1)
* Remembrance by Bernadette Krebs (Star Wars) (2)
* An Insignificant Gift by Mary Jean Holmes (Star Wars) (6)
* A Promise Made by Judith Ann Gaskins (Logan's Run) (14)
* Vicious Circles by Kenneth Goltz (original science fiction) (24)
* A City on Its Knees by Larry Juliano (The Shadow) (27)
* Free Verse by Kyym Kimpel (Star Wars) (38)
* Doctor Who and the Energy Beam, conclusion by Paul Gadzikowski (Doctor Who) (40)
* Lonely by Kathryn Sullivan (original fiction) (50)
* Double Paradox, conclusion of the Star Wars novel by Mary Jean Holmes (Star Wars) (52)
* Ads (79)
* art by Jean Danielsen (interior back cover), Ann Davenport (interior front cover), Paul Gadsikowski, Mary Jean Holmes (front and back cover), L.J. Juliano (front cover with MJH), Kyym Kimpel, Mary Wood
File:starshadow4-1.jpg|from issue #4, Kyym Kimpel
File:starshadow4-2.jpg|from issue #4, Jean Danielsen
File:starshadow4-3.jpg|from issue #4, Mary Jean Holmes (Logans' Run art)
File:starshadow4-4.jpg|from issue #4, Mary Jean Holmes
File:starshadow4-5.jpg|from issue #4, Mary Jean Holmes
File:starshadow4-6.jpg|from issue #4, Mary Jean Holmes
File:starshadow4-7.jpg|from issue #4, Mary Jean Holmes
File:starshadow4-8.jpg|from issue #4, Mary Jean Holmes
==Issue 5==
Shadowstar 5 was published in Winter 1982 and contains 67 pages.
It is dedicated to "all my fellow editors of fiction fanzines, with sympathy." The editor also gives thanks "once again to J. Kimpel for loan of her typewriter while the infamous Black Hole was on the blink."
* Letter from the Editor (1)
* Shady Thoughts: In Defense of Media Science Fiction and Fan Fiction by Mary Jean Holmes (2)
* Penumbra, Letters from Readers (3)
* Homecoming by Joy Harrison (Dragonriders (7)
* Shadows, Gremlins and Murphy's Law by Karen Pauli (original science fiction) (15)
* Hot Stuff by J. Robert Holmes (original science fiction) (27)
* Damon's Legacy by Mary Wood (original fantasy) (30)
* The Shadow Strikes by Larry J. Juliano (The Shadow) (36)
* A Chance to Live, part one of a Star Wars novel by Mary Jean Holmes (Star Wars) (45)
* Ads (67)
* Art by Steven Casey, Jean Danielsen, Anne Davenport (interior front cover), Mary Jean Holmes (front and back covers), L.J. Juliano (interior back cover, also interior), Kyym Kimpel, Karen Pauli, Carol Paulson, Mary Wood
File:shadowstar5-1.jpg|from issue #5, Steven Casey
File:shadowstar5-2.jpg|from issue #5, L.J. Juliano
File:shadowstar5-6.jpg|from issue #5, L.J. Juliano
File:shadowstar5-4.jpg|from issue #5, Mary Jean Holmes
File:shadowstar5-5.jpg|from issue #5, Mary Jean Holmes
File:shadowstar5-3.jpg|from issue #5, Mary Jean Holmes
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5==
==References==
Category:Star Wars Zines
Category:Multimedia Gen and Het Zines
Category:1980s