Alpha Continuum

Alpha Continuum was a Star Trek: TOS fanzine edited by Marty Siegrist, Signe Jesson, and Tina Henry.
There were four issues published between 1976 to 1980.
==Issue 1==
Alpha Continuum 1 was published in 1976 (reprinted in 1981) and contains 92 pages. 
The front cover is not credited, nor is the back cover, but they are both by Marty Siegrist.
The inside art is by Paula Block, Ingrid Cross, Connie Faddis, Kathi Lynn Higley, Marty Siegrist, Gee Moaven, Laurraine Tutihasi, Signe Landon, and Thetis "Mother Rock."
It was edited by Marty Siegrist.
From the editorial by Marty: 
From the editorial by Tina Henry: 
* Conspiratorials (editorial) (2)
* No Time for Past Regrets by Ingrid Cross (As Leonard McCoy is about to board the Enterprise for the 5 year mission, he looks back on the life he is leaving and meets Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock for the first time.) (4)
* Wings of Wonder by Valerie McLean (21)
* Caison Occurence by Signe Jesson (a crossover with Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern) (The Enterprise officers are negotiating with the dragonrider planet when a rogue queen dragon creates havoc in the province—and traps Kirk in a cavern collapse. Best bit is actually the alternate farce ending provided by the editors - in which McCoy nabs the unconscious Kirk's little black book.) (26)
* Encounter by Ingrid Cross (Internal Kirk/Spock dialog as they engage in their first mind-meld.) (41)
* Dancer by Ingrid Cross (Vignette - Uhura indulging improbably in romantic daydreams on the bridge.) (45)
* The Sight of Kollos by Leslie Fish (47)
* Night Creatures by Mandi Schultz (Part of the Diamonds and Rust series) (51)
* Apres un Reve by Cheryl Rice (64)
* The Fear of You by Anne Laurie Logan (65)
* Never Enough Dark by Cheryl Rice (79)
File:Alphacont1-1.jpg|from issue #1, Signe Landon
File:Alphacont1-2.jpg|from issue #1, Marty Siegrist
File:Alphacont1-3.jpg|from issue #1, Laurraine Tutihasi
File:Alphacont1-4.jpg|from issue #1, Marty Siegrist
File:Alphacont1-5.jpg|from issue #1, Connie Faddis
File:Alphacont1-6.jpg|from issue #1, Signe Landon
File:Alphacont1-7.jpg|from issue #1, Gee Moaven
File:Alphacont1-8.jpg|from issue #1, Gee Moaven
File:Alphacont1-9.jpg|from issue #1, Marty Siegrist
File:Alphacont1-13.jpg|from issue #1, Marty Siegrist
File:Alphacont1-10.jpg|from issue #1, Marty Siegrist
File:Alphacont1-11.jpg|from issue #1, Marty Siegrist
File:Alphacont1-12.jpg|from issue #1, Paula Block
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Alpha Continuum 2 was published in March 1977 and contains 154 pages, offset, reduced (the first edition was 120 pages, offset, reduced). It is a "McCoy issue." Cover & back cover: Marty Siegrist. It has the subtitle, "... In Wonderland."
It was edited by Marty Siegrist.
The extraordinary amount of art is by Paula Block, Gerry Downes, Connie Faddis, Amy Falkowitz, M.J. Fisher, Kathi Lynn Higley, Signe Landon, Gee Moaven, Richard Schultz, and Marty Siegrist.
The typists were Mary B. Least, M. Siegrist, T. Henry, and Ingrid Cross.
Original cost was $5.60 first class.
* Editorial (3)
* Souvenir by L. Jeanne Powers (5)
* Raison du partie by J. Jeanne Powers (7)
* When the Good is Gone from Goodbye by Karen Fleming (The confrontation that led to the break-up of McCoy's marriage.) (9)
* Change of Habit by Meg Hogue (Christine Chapel is going through a difficult time in her personal life and as Leonard McCoy tries to find some way to help her he finds, to his surprise, that Christine is very important to him.) (11)
* Any Time But This, Any Place But Now by Cheryl Rice (The Zinedex says: "Vignette. One of McCoy’s techs, whining about how boring life is and dreaming of other times.") (23)
* To the Edge by Mona Delitsky (While on a planet, the Captain and Spock are injured in an explosion. The Enterprise will not return for many hours and McCoy, injured himself, struggles to stay awake and alert to care for his two friends until help arrives.) (26)
* The Naked Time by Gerry Downes (33)
* Prisoners in a Cold Cell: A Matched Set by J. Feaster (34)
* No Child of Man by Anne Laurie Logan (A conversation between McCoy and his daughter reveals a very bizarre family background they share.) (37)
* The Southern Surgeon’s Nightmare by Paula Block (Illo interp: Civil War. McCoy wonders what sins have landed him in a purgatory of endless Civil War surgery.) (42)
* Night by Leslie Hobart (p. 44)
* Ain’t No Virgins by Paula Block (Illo interp: McCoy dozing with a unicorn nearby. Pretty entertaining stream-of-consciousness from McCoy, suffering the mother of all hangovers and trying to make sense of the unicorn checking him out.) (46)
* Mad Dogs and Earthmen by C.R. Faddis (McCoy has an encounter with a Phoenix on a planet that has no animal life.) (48)
* The Real McCoy (Or, "What's a Nice Girl Like You...?) by Leslie Hobart (Our kindly doctor has been called 'seducer, thief, barbarian, and temple desecrator' by the people of the planet Alard. They will sell their Dilithium crystals to the Klingons if he is not punished. A case of mistaken identity, of course, but McCoy will be held in prison until it is all straightened out. Or will he?) (52)
* De-Funitions (63)
* Sonnets by L. Jeanne Powers (69)
* Epilogue by Signe Jesson (71)
* To Each His Own by Mandi Schultz & Cheryl Rice [Diamonds & Rust series, Chapter 3] (One of two 'Diamonds and Rust' stories in this zine. McCoy becomes involved in a very unfortunate situation with his daughter that leaves him emotionally shattered.) (72)
* Idols I Have Loved by Mandi Schultz & Cheryl Rice [Diamonds & Rust series, Chapter 4] (Second of 'Diamonds and Rust' stories in which Chantel, the mysterious new Security Chief on the Enterprise, tries to help McCoy recover his mental health.) (100)
* Logjam by April Pentland (McCoy feels he has been wronged by a less than complimentary entry in the Captain's Log. Their friendship is threatened until McCoy, with Spock's guidance, finds a means of 'revenge'.) (145)
* Bones by Leslie Fish ("This song was originally recorded on Folksongs for Folks Who Ain't Even Been Yet, an album that has got to be one of the best examples of fannish creative endeavor going today. The words to "Bones" and the other songs on the record have been previously printed in PEGASUS (edited by Melissa Bayard and Jan Rigby), SOL PLUS III (edited by Jackie Bielowicz), and THE OTHER SIDE OF PARADISE (edited by Signe Landon and Amy Falkowitz).") (151)
* Star Trek Slurpie Cup #3 by Paula Block (157)
File:Alphacont2-1.jpg|from issue #2, Marty Siegrist
File:Alphacont2-2.jpg|from issue #2, Signe Landon
File:Alphacont2-3.jpg|from issue #2
File:Alphacont2-4.jpg|from issue #2, M.J. Fisher
File:Alphacont2-5.jpg|from issue #2, Marty Siegrist
File:Alphacont2-6.jpg|from issue #2, Amy Falkowitz
File:Alphacont2-8.jpg|from issue #2, Marty Siegrist
File:Alphacont2-9.jpg|from issue #2, Marty Siegrist
File:Alphacont2-11.jpg|from issue #2, Marty Siegrist
File:Alphacont2-12.jpg|from issue #2, Marty Siegrist
File:Alphacont2-13.jpg|from issue #2, Gee Moaven
File:Alphacont2-14.jpg|from issue #2, Gee Moaven
File:Alphacont2-21.jpg|from issue #2, Gee Moaven
File:Alphacont2southernsurgeon.jpg|from issue #2, Marty Siegrist
File:Alphacont2-16.jpg|from issue #2, Marty Siegrist
File:Alphacont2-17.jpg|from issue #2, Richard Schulz
File:Alphacont2-18.jpg|from issue #2, M.J. Fisher
File:Alphacont2-19.jpg|from issue #2, Marty Siegrist
File:Alphacont2-20.jpg|from issue #2, Connie Faddis 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
Alpha Continuum 3 is an all Spock issue. It was published in May 1981 (printed offset) and contains 82 pages. 
It was edited by Tina Henry. 
NOTE: It says #4 on the cover, but it's actually #3. The editor offers an explanation for this printing error in the zine and also explains that the issue #3 (this issue) was published after the actual #4. 
The art is by Lisa Agostinelli, Shona Jackson, Vel Jaeger, Marty Siegrist, Laura Virgil, and Allyson Whitfield.
* Editorial (3)
* Hostage of Fortune by Anne Laurie Logan (Spock befriends Joanna McCoy and her child who are not very likable and whom Leonard McCoy has rejected.) (5)
* Gentle Healer by Frankie Jemison (17)
* Specified Explanation by L. Jeanne Powers (18)
* The Challenge by L. Jeanne Powers (21)
* Human Dream, Vulcan Reality by Garol A. Taddeo (22)
* Sarpeidon Apogee by Jocelyn Feaster (Alternate ending to Spock and McCoy's trip to Sarpeidon.) (27)
* A Warrior's Death by Ingrid Cross (Spock helps McCoy come to terms with the impending death of Jim Kirk.) (30)
* Visions: Omens by Laurie Shanahan (36)
* Making Plans by Cheryl Rice (38)
* The Dream by Ginna LaCroix (42) (also in Trek Encore #3)
* Untitled by Ingrid Cross (44)
* Beggars Would Ride by Cheryl Rice (47)
* The Final Voyage by Jeanne Cavalos (50)
* Beta Niobe Poem by L. Jeanne Powers (56)
* Amulet by Toni Cardinal-Price (McCoy accompanies Spock on a trip to Vulcan for the celebration of Amanda's birthday. When their air car crashes in the desert, they go through a mystical adventure before rescue.) (57)
* The Dancer by Jocelyn Feaster (81)
File:Alphacont3-1.jpg|inside front cover from issue #3, Shona Jackson
File:Alphacont3-2.jpg| from issue #3, Laura Virgil
File:Alphacont3-3.jpg| from issue #3, Vel Jaeger, portrays Zarabeth
File:Alphacont3-4.jpg| from issue #3, Vel Jaeger 
File:Alphacont3-5.jpg| from issue #3, Marty Siegrist
File:Alphacont3-6.jpg| from issue #3, Marty Siegrist
File:Alphacont3-7.jpg| from issue #3, Marty Siegrist
File:Alphacont3-8.jpg| from issue #3, Marty Siegrist, an example of art imitation, see The Sleeping Gypsy
File:Alphacont3-9.jpg| from issue #3, Laura Virgil portrays Zarabeth, calligraphy by Allyson Whitfield
Image:Alphacont3-11.jpg|from issue #3, Marty Siegrist, some Star Wars and The Muppets
Image:Alphacont3-12.jpg|from issue #3, Marty Siegrist
Image:Alphacont3-13.jpg|from issue #3, Marty Siegrist
File:Alphacont3-10.jpg|inside back cover from issue #3, Marty Siegrist
==Issue 4==
Alpha Continuum 4 was published in 1980 (yes, before issue #3) and contains 98 pages.
This issue emphasizes Kirk. Cover: Marty Siegrist. Other art by Randy Ash, Amy Falkowitz, Kathi Lynn Higley, Signe Landon, Joni Wagner (back cover), Allyson Whitfield, and Marty Siegrist.
This issue was edited by Marty Siegrist and Signe Jesson. 
* Editorial (2)
* Year of the Cat by Cheryl Rice & Mandi Schultz (Diamonds & Rust series) (3)
* Made for Each Other by Anne Laurie Logan [reprinted from Warped Space #6] (8)
* Wide Open Spaces by Vicky Edgerton (19)
* K/S by Dayle Palko (22)
* Visions, interpretations (23)
**Sea Change by Cheryl Rice (illo interpretation)
** Girl of My Dreams by Donna Toutant (illo interpretation)
** Sunflower by Cheryl Rice
** Untitled by Daphne Hamilton (illo interpretation)
** Spell Sword by Ingrid Cross (illo interpretation) (34)
** Where Sirens Sing by Mandi Schultz
** Untitled by April Pentland (illo interpretation)
** Responsibility by Anne Laurie Logan
* Home Leave by L. Jeanne Powers (51)
* Song of the Jellicles by April Pentland (52)
* Reunion by Rusty Hancock (73)
* No Special Hurry by Cheryl Rice & Mandi Schultz [Diamonds & Rust series. Editorial notes that Diamonds & Rust was supposed to be a multivolume series. Volume 1 was published, but volume 2 was never completed. In this story, the authors wrap up loose ends and summarize where the tale was intended to go.] (80)
* Memento Mori by Cheryl Rice [Reprinted from Guardian #2] (92)
File:Alphacont4-1.jpg|inside front cover from issue #4, Amy Falkowitz: "Sheltering the Hatchling"
File:Alphacont4-2.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Marty Siegrist for "Year of the Cat"
File:Alphacont4-3.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Marty Siegrist for "Year of the Cat"
File:Alphacont4-4.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Marty Siegrist
File:Alphacont4-5.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Signe Landon for "Girl of My Dreams"
File:Alphacont4-6.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Marty Siegrist for "Sunflower"
File:Alphacont4-7.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Marty Siegrist
File:Alphacont4-8.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Marty Siegrist, illo that the cover is based upon
File:Alphacont4-9.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Marty Siegrist for "Responsibility"
File:Alphacont4-10.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Marty Siegrist for "Responsibility"
File:Alphacont4-11.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Marty Siegrist for "Song of the Jellicles"
File:Alphacont4-12.jpg|inside page from issue #4, Marty Siegrist for "No Special Hurry"
File:Alphacont4-13.jpg|inside back cover from issue #4, Amy Falkowitz
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4==
== References ==
Category:Star Trek TOS Gen and Het Anthology Zines
Category:1976 Zines
Category:1977 Zines
Category:1980 Zines
Category:1981 Zines