Beauty and The Beast: The Newsletter/Issues 003-004

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Beauty and The Beast: The Newsletter is a Beauty and the Beast fanclub newsletter and letterzine published out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
It was published four times a year: March, June, September, and December.
The first issue was published in March 1988 and ended in June 1990. The newsletter spanned from the end of the first season to two months before the show was cancelled. As a result, the letters, fan discussion, and translation of information doled out to fans by TPTB reflected a cycle of excitement and optimism, fear and anxiety about characterizations and show cancellation, fervent mobilization to keep what they loved, and finally, for many fans, the crushing defeat and sense of betrayal that fractured the fandom. 
This zine series was informally continued in Passages, which began the month "Beauty and the Beast: The Newsletter" ceased.
 
== v.1 n.3 (September 1988)==
Beauty and The Beast: The Newsletter v.1 n.3 was published in September 1988 and contains 30 pages.
Editorial and Layout Staff: Patricia Adams, Rita Adams, Eileen Hartwig, Deb Hense, Linda Palmer, and Janet Schmidt.
The art is by S. Wolfe, Joy, Bonnie Hansen, W. Sang, and Deb Hense.
This issue contains "An Apology to Roy Dotrice for mis-spelling his name in the last issue." In the previous issue, "Dotrice" was spelled "Doltrice." 
The zine notes that club membership as of August 18, 1988 is 1250 members.
One bit of news: "The writer's strike is over!!! The writer's strike is over!!! The writer's strike is over!! I B&tB will start Hlming Oct 3rd, with the first episode scheduled to air Nov 18th. The season will be 22 episodes long!!!"
George R.R. Martin had an idea and expressed it via the editors: 
From the editorial: "Ron Perlman's spoken word album is also due out in September from Arista Records. Shakespeare's Sonnets will be included. The lavish Beauty and the Beast theme will also be on the album, with lyrics specially written for the occasion. The theme, however, will not be sung by Ron." In the June 1988 issue: "The spoken word album as mentioned here in the last issue had been delayed. The latest word is that it will now come out on Capital, and will be released for Valentine's Day. This is fairly well firmed up, but not set in stone. As the album has not yet been recorded, anything can happen to delay the release date." In the March 1989 issue: "The spoken word album by Ron Perlman, is making headway. I know that it has been recorded. Or at least most of it. I've heard several rumors that it should be out in late March, but then I just heard it won't be until May. The only confirmation I do have is that it will be out on the Capital label sometime this year. So keep checking the stores." 
* Editorial (3)
* Whispering Gallery (4)
* Beauty and the Beast Double Crosstix (5)
* Chamber Musings: An Interview with Ron Perlman (conducted at Space Trek V) (7)
* a full page ad for "Portraits of His Children" by George R.R. Martin (13)
* Candleglow: Letter of Comment (14)
* Beauty and the Beast Word Search (16) 
* A Leonine Ballad, filk by Cicatrice du Veritas to the tune of "Frankie and Johnnie" (16)
* Tunnel Visions, episode descriptions (introduced with: "These are the last eight episodes of the first season. This column will hopefully reappear in our March 89 issue. I sincerely doubt that there will be any new episodes aired in time for the next issue of this newsletter. I'm begin[ning] to really hate unions - when is this writer's strike ever going to end?") (17)
* The Dream in the Mirror, poem by Kay Simon(19)
* Sponsor Address (20)
* More Candleglow: Letter of COmment (21)
* A Leonine Complaint Song, filk by M.J. Lowrey and Cicatrice du Veritas to the tune of "Mary Ellen Carter" by Stan Rogers (22)
* Heard It Through the Pipeline, penpals (23)
* Con Report: Space Trek V, see that page (25)
* Pascal's Pipeline (adverts) (26)
* full page ad for Beauty and the Beast Concordance (""The first volume is expected to be out in early 1989; with the delay in the 1988-89 season, this should still not put us too far behind schedule." Note: this publication ended up being released in December 1991.) (27)
* Standard Policies and Procedures (28)
===v.1 n.3: Excerpts from Interviews===
From the interview with Ron Perlman: 
===v.1 n.3: Excerpts from Fan Letters=== 
 
===v.1 n.3: Sample Interior===
Image:beautyhense1-3-5.jpg|from v.1 n.3, a filk
Image:beautyhense1-3-1.jpg|from v.1 n.3, W. Sang
Image:beautyhense1-3-2.jpg|from v.1 n.3, S. Wolfe
Image:beautyhense1-3-3.jpg|from v.1 n.3, Kathy Ross
Image:beautyhense1-3-4.jpg|from v.1 n.3, photos of Ron Perlman at Space Trek #5
== v.1 n.4 (December 1988)==
Beauty and The Beast: The Newsletter v.1 n.4 was published in December 1988 and contains 36 pages.
 
Editorial and Layout Staff: Patricia Adams, Rita Adams, Scott Coppenoll, Eileen Hartwig, Deb Hense, Chris Janovitz, and Linda Palm.
The art is by L. Curry, D. Hense, N. Miller, M. Skelly, H. Smith, and P. Yagodinski.
From the editor: 
Also from the editor: 
* Whispering Gallery (3)
* Chamber Musings: Interview with Jay Acovone (5)
* Double Crosstix (answers for the puzzle in the previous issue) (11)
* Fan Quality Awards, description, history, ballot, list of eligible BatB fan publications (12)
* Candleglow: Letters of Comment (16)
* My Phantom Lover, poem by Rae Barackman (20)
* Ever a Dream, poem by Kathryn Kaye (21)
* To Vincent, poem by Deborah Sargent (21)
* Season's Greeting from the B&B Cast (22)
* Chamber Musings: Interview with Linda Hamilton (23)
* Mid-Winter's Song and Story (28)
* Filksongs (29)
** Mid-Winter Feast Ballad, filk by M.J. Lowrey to the tune of "Here We Come a Wassailing"
** A Mid-Winter Night's Dream, filk by M.J. Lowrey and Cicatrice du Veritas
** Now and Then, filk O.M. MeMenomy, K. Wittke, K. Nelson, and C. Jones
** A Do Ron Ron, filk by O.M. McMenomy
** A Wee Irish Tune, filk by O.M. McMenomy 
* Jean Cocteaus's Beauty and the Beast, film reivew by Kathy Jentz (30)
* Double Crosstix for December (31)
* Heard It Through the Pipeline (33)
* The September Mailing Party, photos (34)
* Poll Results (35)
* Standard Procedures/Addresses to Write (36)
===v.1 n.4: Excerpts from Interviews=== 
From the interview with Jay Acovone: 
From the interview with Linda Hamilton: 
===v.1 n.4: Excerpts from Fan Letters=== 
===v.1 n.4: Sample Interior===
Image:beautyhense4-1.jpg|from v.1 n.4, N. Miller
Image:beautyhense4-2.jpg|from v.1 n.4, unclear
Image:beautyhense4-3.jpg|from v.1 n.4, season's greetings from TPTB
Image:beautyhense4-4.jpg|from v.1 n.4, mailing out the newsletter
Image:beautyhense4-5.jpg|from v.1 n.4, unclear
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