Cosmoconnection

Cosmoconnection is a gen anthology of stories and articles about Star Trek: TOS, Space: 1999 and The Prisoner. It was the first Space: 1999-related fanzine published.
==Issue 1==
Cosmoconnection 1 was published in July of 1976 and contains 52 pages. The method of reproduction was ditto and offset. Cover by Rodney Allen; interior art by Mona Delitsky, Rodney Allen, Nelson Brown, Marty Siegrist and Aaron McClellan. 
Contents:
* "Unshielded" by Mona Delitsky. Alpha has entered a field of space which is causing madness among the Alphans. (Space: 1999)
* "A Perfectly Reasonable Solution" by John Petty. Alpha is due to be destroyed, though unintentionally. The aliens behind it do not consider the Alphans worth sparing, preferring to let them perish. (Space: 1999)
* "A Different Way of Thinking", by Mona Delitsky. A new kind of "love" between McCoy and Natira (originally appeared in Warped Space #13). (Star Trek: TOS)
* Commentary on Space: 1999 by Sharon Ferraro. (originally appeared in Turnabout #1)
* Article on meeting of Leonard Nimoy after seeing the Sherlock Holmes play, by Mona Delitsky.
* several humorous Star Trek: TOS and original science fiction stories.
* Space: 1999 quiz.
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Cosmoconnection 2 was published in January 1977. Editor: Mona Delitsky. Cover by Rodney Allen; interior art by Rodney Allen, Lynn McCreight, Ray Lamb, Carl Lamb, Aaron McClellan, Marty Siegrist, and Kathy Stear. 
Contents: 
* "Rescue", by Thomas De Beduewe - a rescue ship contacting Alpha for the purpose of rescuing the Alphans and taking then back to the Earth of the year 2371. (Space: 1999)
* The Day John Koenig Fell Down" by Ed Salmon - a Space: 1999 story written in a Monty Python vein. (Space: 1999/Monty Python)
* "The Great God Kano" by Mona Delitsky - Koenig reacts to what seems to be a base wide mutiny during an alien attack. (Space: 1999)
* "A Dream Called Earth", by Mona Delitsky - Victor Bergman's thoughts and feelings as he thinks back about his days on Earth. (Space: 1999)
* "Earthbound" by Ted Kruschak - a fan adaptation of the Space: 1999 episode. Part 1.
* "The Alpha Tapes", by Ted Hruschak - the first in a series of interviews with various Alpha crew members done by a visiting alien. (Space: 1999)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
Cosmoconnection 3 was published summer of 1977 and contains 52 pages. Editor: Mona Delitsky. Cover art by Rodney Allen; interior art by Aaron McClellen, Rodney Allen and Kathi Lynn Higley.
* An account of Mona's trip to England and meeting several of the cast of Space: 1999, plus photos.
* "A Bond Beyond" by Mona Delitsky - an astronaut fights to stay alive and return to Earth after having survived  a near fatal collision with  a meteor which has killed the rest of the ship's crew (original science fiction) 
* "Earthbound" by Ted Kruschak - a fan adaptation of the Space: 1999 episode. Part 2.
 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4== 
 Cosmoconnection 4 was published fall of 1978. Editor: Mona Delitsky. Cover art by Rodney Allen (Space:1999's Voyager 1 and NASA's Voyager 1); interior art by Rodney Allen and Aaron McClellen. 
* Editor's note
* Article on The Prisoner
* A convention report about the first Space: 1999 fan convention, SpaceCon I.
* "Fun With Maya" by Eddie Salmon - a Space: 1999 humor story
* Article on Carl Sagan (to whom this issue was dedicated)
* Article on Battlestar Galactica and other TV
* Star Wars review
* John and Helena poem and art
==Issue 5==
Cosmoconnection 5 was published March 1980. Editor: Mona Delitsky. Cover art by Aaron McClellan (The Prisoner) 
* articles about The Prisoner 
* featured fan art by Aaron McClellen
* profiles of Patrick McGoohan, Roy Dotrice, the planet Jupiter and The Two Ronnies!
==References==
Category:Non-fiction Zines
Category:Multimedia Gen and Het Zines
Category:Space:1999 Zines
Category:1976 Zines
Category:1970s ZinesCategory:1980 Zines