Galaxy Travellers

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Galaxy Travellers was a Star Wars anthology fanzine published in the UK by Suzanne Godsalve.
Twenty-six issues were published, starting in 1995. Average zine page count was around 25 pages. They contain fiction, puzzles, art, articles and LoCs.
This zine was originally titled Gutter Rag, then Force Sensitive before it was titled "Galaxy Travellers."
==Issue 1==
Galaxy Travellers 1 was published in January 1995 and contains 26 pages.
The editor mentions that she was trying to produce an issue every two months, but that this has turned into four times a year: roughly February, April, July, and October.
From the editorial: 
* End of the Year Stuff by Jason Grant (2)
* The Anoat Review by Jason Grant (reviews of other zines, pro books) (3)
* Future Events (a planned con called "RebelCon" by The Falcon Society and another Star Wars Collectors Day planned for March) (4)
* Reminiscences, fiction by Suzanne Godsalve (Star Wars) (5)
* uncredited art (8)
* Sacrifice for a Princess, fiction by Anon (9)
* Ode to My Husband, poem by Suzanne Godsalve (Star Wars) (14)
* art by L.M. - "The Leia Lemming" (15)
* One of Our Princesses is Missing, chapter one by Craig Stevens (16)
* Things We Missed in Star Wars, a top ten list (26)
File:galtrav1-1.jpg|uncredited art from issue #1
File:galtrav1-2.jpg| from issue #1, L.M.
File:galtrav1-3.jpg| from issue #1
File:galtrav1-4.jpg| from issue #1
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Galaxy Travellers 2 was published in March 1996 and contains 27 pages.
From the editorial: 
* Editorial by Suzanne Godsalve (1)
* Lines of Comment (2)
* Anoat Review by Mandy Oxton (3)
** Illustrated Star Wars Universe
** Return of the Jedi Topps Widescreen Cards
* Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fridge: A Report on the Star Wars Collectors Day, Sunday December 10, 1995, by Bob Cole (4)
* The Next Star Wars Day (info sent in by Derek Tate) (5)
* KDY's Imperial Class Star Destroyer, article (File Downloaded: Datalink x245: Baron Tagge) (6)
* newspaper clipping (11)
* The Cowl on the Bun-ie Girl, filk by Bob Cole to the tune of "The Owl and the Pussycat" (12)
* Rebel Agents, fiction by Suzanne Godsalve (Star Wars) (13)
* Things We Missed in Star Wars: Top Ten Sexually Titled Lines in Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back (a top ten list) (21)
* The First Annual Bob Cole Cissy Awards (appears to be a male fan issuing pick-up lines to female fans, something several people complained about in the next issue.) (22)
* Ood Bnar - Special Branch, fiction by Jason Grant (Star Wars) (24)
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File:galtrav2-4.jpg|from issue #2, Jason Grant
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
Galaxy Travellers 3 was published in July (?) 1996 and contains 21 pages.
From the editorial: 
* From the Editor's Chair (1)
* Lines of Comment (2)
* Book Reviews by Suzanne Godsalve (a review of the tie-n book "X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble") (3)
* Contraband: A Story of Law Enforcement in the Star Wars Universe, fiction by Jason Grant (Star Wars) (5)
* Rebel Agents, part 2, fiction by Suzanne Godsalve (Star Wars) (7)
* illo (12)
* Dealer's Heat, part 1, fiction by Jamie Spracklen (Star Wars) (13)
* Things We Missed in Star Wars: Top Ten Sexually Tilted Lines in Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi (17)
* An Admission, essay by Pamela Mackle (about being a fan of other shows that aren't Star Wars) (18)
* Doctor Who: Enemy Within, essay by Gareth Preston (Doctor Who) (19)
File:galgrav3-1.jpg|from issue #3
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==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
Galaxy Travellers 4 was published in October 1996 and contains 24 pages.
From the editorial: 
* Editorial (1)
* Lines of Comment (2)
* To Capture a Fire Minion, fiction by Jason Grant (original fiction, self-insert, written in 1991) (Star Wars) (3)
* an ad for Bounty Hunter, info about the British Star Wars Fan Club reorganization (6)
* crossword puzzle (7)
* Rebel Agents, part 3, fiction by Suzanne Godsalve (Star Wars) (8)
* illo (16)
* Galactic News (17)
* a fan's Membership Application/Profiles Sheet (18)
* Just Suppose, article by Gareth Preston (a fan's dream line-up on BBC's schedule) (19)
* Film Reviews by Joe Sales (The Godfather, How to Make an American Quilt) (22)
* A Brave New Star Trek Into the Final Frontier: Star Trek Voyager, essay by James Simmonds (23)
* Bob Cole's Top Ten Beautiful Heavenly Bodies in Science Fiction (a male fan's list of hot female characters) (24)
* the back page is a full-page flyer for Moncon (a Star Trek mini con presented by the fan club USS Monarch, on February 22, 1997)
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==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4==
==Issue 5==
Galaxy Travellers 5 was published in December 1996 and contains 23 pages.
From the editorial: 
* Editorial (1)
* Lines of Comment (2)
* Galactic News (3)
* How to Spot the Different Kids of Star Trek Fans, article by Emma Garland (4)
* Silence in Court, fiction by Bob Cole (Star Trek) (5)
* Carry On Doctor!, sexually suggestive lines in Doctor Who, complied by Gareth Preston "aged 27 going on 10" (6)
* illo by Derek Tate (6)
* Questionnaire (7)
* Dealer's Heat, part 2, fiction by Jaime Grant (Star Wars) (8)
* The Tribble with Red Shirts!!!, art (9)
* Damn That Red Shirt, fiction by Tristam Walker (Star Trek) (10)
* a publicity still from Space: 1999 (14)
* News from the Newsstand, reviews of three new Star Wars tie-in books (15)
* Ewok Village, art (16)
* Pleasure Trip, fiction by Suzanne Godsalve (Star Wars) (17)
File:galgrav5-1.jpg|from issue #5
File:galgrav5-2.jpg|from issue #5
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5==
==Issue 6==
Galaxy Travellers 6 was published in April 1997 and contains 22 pages.
From the editorial: 
* Editorial (1)
* Questionnaire Results (10 of the 27 the editor sent were returned with answers) (3)
* Going to Hell, poem by Alison M. Dobell (Babylon 5) (4)
* Dealer's Heat, part 3, fiction by Jaime Spracklen (Star Wars) (5)
* reviews and news by Emma Garland, Jamie Spraclen (8)
* 56 Reasons Why Captain Janeway is Better Than Captain Picard ("sent to us via email by Paramount, picked up off the Internet") (9)
* Lines You Will Never Hear Said on Babylon 5 by Alison M. Dobell (10)
* The Rebellion of Scar Pike, fiction by Suzanne Godsalve (Star Wars) (11)
* Something...., poem by Alison M. Dobell (Babylon 5?) (17)
* Sale Corner (things for sale by Jamie Spracklen) (18)
* Weekend Party 2 ("Bob Cole has written to me asking that I mention to you all that following the success of his January weekend party, he would like to host another gathering. At the present time, he does not know where it is going to be held, probably at his parents' home over the weekend of 31st October to 3rd November. Put these dates in your diaries and Bob will let us know final location closer to the time.") (19)
* Galactic News ("What has been sighted in the papers over the last few months. Not a lot really.") (20)
* a flyer for The Peter Cushing Association (21)
* a flyer for The Cushing Courier (21)
* a copy of Gutter Rag #4 (22)
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==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 7==
==Issue 7==
Galaxy Travellers 7 was published in (July?) 1997 and contains 33 pages.
From the editorial: 
* From the Editor's Chair (1)
* Lines of Comment (2)
* Recruiting Delamar, fiction by Jamie Spracklen (Star Wars) (3)
* Galactic News (5)
* Crossword Puzzle by Emma Garland (6)
* A Trick of the Light, fiction by Alison M. Bobell (X-Files/Babylon 5) (7)
* Review of the SW Special Editions, by Gerald Crotty (17)
* Darkened in My Eyes, poem by Mark Ward (Star Wars) (19)
* MediaWest 1997, a con report with photos, by Suzanne Godsalve (see MediaWest Convention Reports: 1997) (20)
* Glass Armour: A Tale of Boba Fett, fiction by Ralph Chilton (Star Wars) (24)
* The Promotion, poem by Alison M. Dobell (Star Wars) (31)
* Myrrk Tales, fiction by Jason Grant (Star Wars) (32)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 7==
==Issue 8==
Galaxy Travellers 8 was published in August 1997 and contains 30 pages.
From the editorial: 
* From the Editor's Chair (1)
* Lines of Comment (2)
* One Hour of Real News, essay by Bob Cole (3)
* True Story, essay by Bob Cole (4)
* Doctor Who Meets the Gun Toting Space Bitch (Previously Known as Ace), the New Adventures takes TARDIS into previously unexplored realms of space and time, article by Gareth Preston (5)
* Force Focus, poem by Jamie Spracklen (Star Wars) (8)
* Jedi Reflections, fiction by Stephen Mohammed (Star Wars) (9)
* The Dark Jedi, fiction by Mark Richards (Star Wars) (12)
* Tales of the Bounty Hunters Wordearch [sic] by Jamie Spracklen (Star Wars) (19)
* Old Debts, part 1, fiction by Alison Dobell (Star Wars) (20)
* Competition Entries (entries to "What was your favorite change in the Special Editions?", there were three entries: by Emma Garland, and James Simmonds and Mandy Oxton, with Garland as the winner. Garland and Oxton's were very short. Simmonds was called "Enhancing Legends," and was several pages long) (28)
* a flyer for the Highlander con Chronicles 98 (last page)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 8==
==Issue 9==
Galaxy Travellers 9 was published in (November?) 1997 and 35 pages.
From the editorial: 
From the zine: 
* From the Editor's Chair (1)
* Lines of Comment (2)
* Club News and Award Nomination Requests (3)
* The Outlands, fiction by Mark Richards (Star Wars) (5)
* Wordsearch Solution (from the puzzle in the previous issue) (11)
* Old Debts, part 2, fiction by Alison Dobell (Star Wars) (12)
* Member Profile: James C (24)
* Con Report for Wolf 359: The Alliance by Leona Crutcher (25)
* It's a Trap, fiction by Stephen Mohammed (Star Wars) (28)
* The Day of Q by Suzanne Godsalve, a con report for Starcon '97 (33)
==Issue 10==
Galaxy Travellers 10 was published in 1998 and contains 49 pages.
From the editor: 
* From the Editor's Chair (1)
* Queen of the Galaxy, fiction by Alison Dobell (Star Wars) (2)
* Bespin Encounter, fiction by John Montgomery (Star Wars) (29)
* Chronicles 98 - The First UK Highlander Convention, a con report (with photos) by Suzanne Godsalve (33)
* Betrayal at Fondor, fiction by Mark Richards (Star Wars) (36)
File:galgrav10-1.jpg|from issue #10, photo by Suzanne Godsalve, from Chronicles 98
File:galgrav10-2.jpg|from issue #10, photo by Suzanne Godsalve, from Chronicles 98
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 10==
==Issue 11==
Galaxy Travellers 11 was published in (June?) 1998 and contains 31 pages.
From the editorial: 
* From the Editor's Chair (1)
* Lines of Comment (2)
* Rogue Awakening, fiction by Stephen Mohammed (Star Wars) (3)
* No Disintegrations!!!, comic/graphic story by Gareth Davies (Star Wars) (20)
* The Accused, part one, fiction by Bob Cole (original science fiction) (23)
* Uproar on Ithor, fiction by Jason Grant (Star Wars) (25)
* retyped article from the Denver Post (5/1/98), The Force is now with Lego by Denise Lavoie (30)
* A New Hope, poem by Alison M. Dobell (Star Wars) (31)
File:galgrav11-1.jpg|from issue #11
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==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 11==
==Issue 12==
Galaxy Travellers 12 was published in September 1998 and contains 32 pages.
It is the first issue that has an official date of publication on it.
From the editorial: 
* From the Editor's Chair (1)
* Lines of Comment (2)
* Crystal Clear, fiction by Sean Koury (Star Wars) (3)
* Book Review ("Jedi Search" by Kevin Anderson) by Jamie Spracklen (8)
* The Princess and a Guy Like Him, fiction by Joan Montgomery (Star Wars) (9)
* proposal for a new zine: "Jamie Spracklen is trying to out together a jokey magazine entitled and needs contributors. To give you an idea the zine is going to be along the lines of the old Gutter Rag but will be longer. Offers of help have already been made by Bob Cole, Gerald Crotty and Derek Tate." (15)
* Dear Leia, parody advice column, by Gerald Crotty (16)
* News (17)
* Fair Trade, fiction by Mark Richards (Star Wars) (18)
* Moons of Yavin Ranks, members and their rank (31)
* full-page flyer for Tales of the Empire (32)
File:galgrav12-1.jpg|from issue #12
File:galgrav12-2.jpg|from issue #12
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 12==
==Issue 13==
Galaxy Travellers 13 was published in December 1998 and contains 25 pages. Aside from some screenshots and a cartoon from an unknown source, this issue contains no art.
From the editorial: 
* From the Editor's Chair (1)
* Lines of Comment (2)
* Ruling Tagish, fiction by Mark Richards (Star Wars) (3)
* The Accused, part two, fiction by Bob Cole (original science fiction) (8)
* Book Reviews by Jamie Spracklen and Suzanne Godsalve (10)
* cartoon, not credited (12)
* The Day I Met the Princess (a.k.a. The Interview), fiction by Mark Richards (Star Wars) (13)
* some X-Files comments, including a very short opinion of the movie, by Colin Smithson (17)
* Go Now, My Children, poem by Jaimie Spracklen (Star Wars) (18)
* The Star of Bethlehem, article by Bob Cole (19)
* Assignments, fiction by Suzanne Godsalve (Star Wars) (20)
* Sales Korner (25)
* ad for two new Highlander zines: Only the Good and Of Shrouds & Shadows (26)
* flyer for Dark Jedi #2 (27)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issu 13==
==Issue 14==
Galaxy Travellers 14 was published in (February?) 1999 and contains 24 pages. Aside from some clippings and screenshots, this issue contains no art.
From the editorial: 
* From the Editor's Chair (1)
* Lines of Comment (2)
* Story Competition/Challenge Proposal (3)
* New Land, New Hope, fiction by Suzanne Godsalve (Star Wars) (3)
* Sister, fiction by Tristam J. Walker (11) (The X-Files)
* The Accused, part three, fiction by Bob Cole (original science fiction) (17)
* Movie Truths, cliches and tropes (19) (multifandom) (19)
* clippings and reprinted cartoons
* an ad for Something Else, a social pen pal/fan club (24)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 14==
==Issue 15==
Galaxy Travellers 15 was published in June 1999 and contains 27 pages.
From the editorial: 
* From the Editor's Chair (1)
* Lines of Comment (2)
* Fishing in the Dark, fiction by Selinthia Avenschesca (This was the competition winner.) (Star Wars) (3)
* A Day in the Empire (a.k.a. Through the Mask of the Emperor), fiction by Mark Richards (Star Wars) (10)
* Stuff Happens, fiction by Tristram Walkes (Star Wars RPF fusion with George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino) (22)
* The Vader Tapes: Breakfast, fiction by Jason Grant (Star Wars) (26)
File:galgrav15-1.jpg|from issue #15
File:galgrav15-2.jpg|from issue #15, a commentary on then-current politics (source unknown)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 15==
==Issue 16==
Galaxy Travellers 16 was published in September 1999 and contains 37 pages. It contains no interior art.
From the editorial: 
* From the Editor's Chair (1)
* Lines of Comment (2)
* A Dawn of Shadows, fiction by Mark Richards (This story continues as "Heart of Darkness" in a latter issue.) (Star Wars) (3)
* Blockbusters, parody of a game show, in script format, by Leona Crutcher (17)
* Flashpoint, part 1, fiction by Alison Dobell (Star Wars) (19)
* , fiction by Valerie Vancollie ("A scene that could have occurred between Anakin and Luke if Anakin hadn't turned to the Dark Side.") (Star Wars) (35)
* Swap Page (37)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 16==
==Issue 17==
Galaxy Travellers 17 was published in December 1999 and contains 40 pages. This issue contains art by Sandra Scholes.
From the editorial: 
* From the Editor's Chair (1)
* Lines of Comment (2)
* Hearts of Darkness, fiction by Mark Richards (Star Wars) (3)
* Ways to Walk, fiction by Selinthia Avenchesca (Star Wars) (22)
* You're Not a Star Wars Junkie Until... by Jim Smith (from the internet?) (23)
* Flashpoint, part 2, fiction by Alison Dobell (Star Wars) (24)
* In the Blood, fiction by Selinthia Avenchesca (Star Wars) (39)
File:galgrav17-1.jpg|from issue #17
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==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 17==
==Issue 18==
Galaxy Travellers 18 was published in March 2000 and contains 37 pages. The interior art is by Sandra Scholes.
From the editorial: 
* From the Editor's Chair (1)
* Lines of Comment (2)
* Jont's Revenge, fiction by Richard Thompson (Star Wars) (3)
* When Empires Collide, fiction by Mark Richards (sequel to "Hearts of Darkness") (Star Wars) (8)
* The Phantom Menace, film review by Joe Sales (35)
File:galgrav18-1.jpg|from issue #18, Sandra Scholes
File:galgrav18-2.jpg|from issue #18, Sandra Scholes
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 18==
==Issue 19==
Galaxy Travellers 19 was published in June 2000 and contains 21 pages. It contains art by Sandra Scholes.
From the editorial: 
From the Editor's Chair (1)
* Lines of Comment (2)
* , fiction by Valerie Vancollie ("Palpatine's thoughts during Qui-Gon's funeral.") (Star Wars) (3)
* Father, fiction by Mark Richards (Star Wars) (8)
* TMS-1: Intruder on the Wraithis, Intruder, part 1, fiction by Jason Grant (Star Wars) (11)
* The Sacrifice, fiction by Alison Dobell (Star Wars) (18)
* Top Ten Rejected Titles for the New Star Wars Movie, and Top Ten Reasons Why the Star Wars Characters Would Kick Butt in the Star Trek Universe (from the internet?) (21)
File:galgrav19-1.jpg|from issue #19, Sandra Scholes
File:galgrav19-2.jpg|from issue #19
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 19==
==Issue 20==
Galaxy Travellers 20 was published in September 2000 and contains 19 pages.
From the editorial: 
* From the Editor's Chair (1)
* Lines of Comment (2)
* TMS-1: Intruder on the Wraithis, Inception of the Monster Squad, part 2, fiction by Jason Grant (Star Wars) (4)
* The Loving Force, fiction by Tim Goddard (Star Wars) (11)
* From Luke's Early Years, joke contributed by Jason Grant (Star Wars) (13)
* TMS-1: Intruder on the Wraithis, The Planet of Terror, part 3, fiction by Jason Grant (Star Wars) (14)
File:galgrav20-1.jpg|from issue #20, Jason Grant
File:galgrav20-2.jpg|from issue #20, Sandra Scholes
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 20==
==Issue 21==
Galaxy Travellers 21 was published in December 2000 and contains 51 pages.
From the editorial: 
* From the Editor's Chair (1)
* Lines of Comment (2)
* TMS-1: Intruder on the Wraithis, A Garrison Breached, part 4, fiction by Jason Grant (was also at ) (Star Wars) (3)
* For the Uniform, fiction by Mark Richards (Star Wars) (9)
* The Vaults of Hell, fiction by Alison Dobell (Star Wars) (20)
* Tunnel Turn Around, fiction by Tim Goddard (Star Wars) (37)
* TMS-1: Intruder on the Wraithis, New Rally Point Established, part 5, fiction by Jason Grant (Star Wars) (44)
File:galgrav21-1.jpg|from issue #21, Jason Grant
File:galgrav21-2.jpg|from issue #21, Sandra Scholes
File:galgrav21-3.jpg|from issue #21, Sandra Scholes
File:galgrav21-4.jpg|from issue #21, Sandra Scholes
File:galgrav21-5.jpg|from issue #21, Jason Grant
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 21==
==Issue 22==
Galaxy Travellers 22 was published in March 2001 and contains 18 pages.
From the editorial: 
* From the Editor's Chair (1)
* In My Experience..., fiction by Tim Goddard (Star Wars) (3)
* Lines of Comment (9)
* Some Thoughts on the Force, essay by Tristam Walker (10)
* After the Race: Imagined Lost Scenes from 'The Phantom Menace', fiction by Alison Dobell (The Phantom Menace) (13)
* A Dream for the Future, fiction by Suzanne Godsalve (Star Wars) (16)
File:galgrav22-1.jpg|from issue #22
File:galgrav22-2.jpg|from issue #22
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 22==
==Issue 23==
Galaxy Travellers 23 was published in June 2001 and contains 19 pages.
From the editorial: 
* From the Editor's Chair (1)
* Lines of Comment (2)
* Reacquire the Target, fiction by Tim Goddard (Star Wars) (5)
* Reflections, fiction by Mark Richards (Star Wars) (17)
File:galgrav23-1.jpg|from issue #23
File:galgrav23-2.jpg|from issue #23
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 23==
==Issue 24==
Galaxy Travellers 24 was published in September 2001 and contains 19 pages. The interior art is by Sandra Scholes.
From the editorial: 
* From the Editor's Chair (1)
* Lines of Comment (2)
* Lost in the Desert, fiction by Tim Goddard (Star Wars) (3)
* The Coming of Darkness, fiction by Suzanne Godsalve (Star Wars/Magnificent Seven) (11)
File:galgrav24-1.jpg|from issue #24, Sandra Scholes
File:galgrav24-2.jpg|from issue #24, Sandra Scholes
==Issue 25==
Galaxy Travellers 25 was published in January 2002 (though mislabeled as "December '00/January '01") and contains 22 pages. The art is by Sandra Scholes.
From the editorial: 
* From the Editor's Chair (1)
* Turning Points, fiction by Tim Goddard (Star Wars) (2)
* Allies Made, part 1, fiction by Suzanne Godsalve (Magnificent Seven/Star Wars) (5)
* Reflections, Too, fiction by Mark Richards (Star Wars) (19)
* Some Newsy Bits (21)
File:galgrav25-1.jpg|from issue #25
File:galgrav25-2.jpg|from issue #25
==Issue 26==
Galaxy Travellers 26 was published in June 2002 and contains 12 pages.
There are some screenshots, but not any fanart.
From the editorial: 
* Flax, fiction by Tim Goddard (Star Wars) (2)
* Lines of Comment (7)
* Suddenly Silent, fiction by Mark Richards (Star Wars) (8)
* Doubts of Suitability, fiction by Suzanne Godsalve (Star Wars) (13)
==References==
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