Don't Give Up On Us

Don't Give Up On Us is a gen Starsky and Hutch and Star Trek: TOS anthology. The first issue's content contains half Star Trek: TOS content. The second issue is all S&H. A similar zine is Half You, Half Me.
There was a submission request for a third installment in in The Who Do We Trust Times #3 as well as in the second issue of "Don't Give Up On Us," but it was never published. Despite the plea for tolerance for differing points of view (S&H vs S/H just being one of them...), the third issue's submission request stated: "Now accepting submissions. All subjects will be considered, no S/H please."
==Origin of the Title==
The title of the zine is from a 1976 album by David Soul, the actor who portrayed Hutch.
==Issue 1==
Don't Give Up On Us 1 was published in 1985 and has 190 pages. Its content is half S&H and half Star Trek: TOS.
The art is by J.R. (cover), Pete Sanfacon, Sheiler Nichols, Jackie Pusillo, Brian K. Pusillo, and Becky Howard.
From the zine: "Many thanks and love to W. Blinn, Gene R., the staff, all the contributors, and especially the actors who made it real for us. And to Pete S., for giving his terrific 'toons, even though he's not involved in fandom. A special thanks to new friend Regenia Marracino, without whom this zine would have been possible, but most of you would never have known about it."
The editorial by Leah S: 
The editorial by Brian: 
* No Death Today, poem by Lucy Cribb (Starsky & Hutch) (4)
* Confusion, poem by L.L.S. (Starsky & Hutch) (4)
* Forever Friends by Leah S.—story notes say it was written December 31, 1982 (Starsky & Hutch) (5)
* Generation, poem by Sue-Anne Hartwick (Starsky & Hutch) (24)
* a reprint of Rudyard Kipling's "The Thousandth Man" (24)
* The Red Knit Cap by Regenia Marracino (Hurt/comfort wallow. Starsky loses his memory, wakes in the hospital to find Hutch holding his hand and calling him "Babe," is terrified that they are lovers. When he asks Hutch about this, they both have a good laugh, and Starsky is very relieved not to be gay. "'Listen, Starsk, put your mind at rest. We're not lovers.' He choked on another giggle and cleared his throat. 'We're best friends. Okay?' Starsky heaved a sigh and sagged back In the bed. 'Thank God!' [sniped] Hutch rose and pulled the cover up to tuck It around his partner, then reached up and brushed the dark riot of curls back.") (Guest appearance by an original character, a doctor, from the author's zine, Long Road Home.) (Starsky & Hutch) (25)
* The Starsky and Hutch List of Top Ten Lines (90)
* untitled poem (90)
* The Me Within Thee Blind by Sheiler Nichols and Becky Howard (Starsky & Hutch) (91)
* 537-ONN-Run, poem Becky Howard (Starsky & Hutch) (140)
* Tribble's Revenge (ST) Brian Pusillo (Star Trek) (142)
* Dreams Don't Mean a Thing by Vicki Swisher (Star Trek) (145)
* From Another View by Brian Pusillo (Star Trek) (151)
* Jim, poem by Gena Durrell (Star Trek) (153)
* The Ways of Life by Gena Durrell (Star Trek) (155)
* The Computerized World by Brian K. Pusillo (Star Trek play) (186)
* 537-Onn-Run Becky Howard (Starsky & Hutch) (140)
* Where No Man Has Gone Before, poem by Sue Anne Hartwick (Star Trek) (190)
File:don't-1-2.jpg|inside page from issue #1, sample text
File:don't-1-3.jpg|inside page from issue #1, Sheiler Nichols
File:don't-1-4.jpg|inside page from issue #1, Sheiler Nichols
File:don't-1-5.jpg|inside page from issue #1, Sheiler Nichols
File:don't-1-6.jpg|inside page from issue #1, Sheiler Nichols
File:don't-1-7.jpg|inside page from issue #1, Brian K. Pusillo
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Don't Give Up On Us 2 was published in 1986 and is 146 pages. While some of the content of this zine is fairly slashy, it remains gen. The content is also all Starsky & Hutch, no other fandoms.
The art is by Dani Lane, Evelyn Farris, and Brian Pusillo.
The editorial has a focus of tolerance:Despite this plea for tolerance for differing points of view, the third issue's submission request stated: "Now accepting submissions. All subjects will be considered, no S/H please." 
* Reasons by Sue-Anne Hartwick—After Terri's death, Starsky contemplates whether he wants to quit being a cop during a quiet camping trip. (3)
* Scrambled Eggs, poem by Sue-Anne Hartwick, poem (7)
* Dobey’s Dream, poem by Cathy L. Bryson (8)
* On the Dark Side by Regenia Marracino—Terri starts visiting Starsky after her death, leaving him unsure if he's genuinely haunted—or going insane. (9)
* Zebra Three, poem by Gena Durrell (51)
* After Amboy, After Shave, poem by Tabby Davis (53)
* The Mine by Catherine Raggonet—Gangsters bait Starsky and Hutch into a mine collapse, leaving the two trapped and Starsky blinded. (54)
* Brother's Keeper by Elizabeth Lowry (73) (a slash version of this story was printed in Timeless #1)
* Limericks by Becky Howard, poem (112)
* Snow Dream by Sandy Barrett (113)
* Tower of Strength, poem by Sue-Anne Hartwick (126)
* Familiar Stranger by Leah S. (127)
File:dont2-1.jpg|inside page from issue #2, illo by Dani Lane
File:dont2-2.jpg|inside page from issue #2, illo by Evelyn Farris
File:dont2-3.jpg|inside page from issue #2, illo by Evelyn Farris
File:dont2-4.jpg|inside page from issue #2, sample text
File:dont2-5.jpg|inside page from issue #2, illo by Dani Lane
File:dont2-6.jpg|inside page from issue #2, illo by Dani Lane
File:dont2-7.jpg|inside page from issue #2, illo by Dani Lane
File:dont2-8.jpg|inside page from issue #2, illo by Dani Lane
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
The comments below are from a five-page single-spaced typed publication that was sent by the editor to those who requested it. From the zine's second issue: "Thank you to all those who sent LOC's - let's hear from you again. NOTE: Anyone who would like to read all the LOC's received on #1, a copy of them can be had by sending 50¢ and an SASE. Contributors automatically receive them, once a certain number has been collected."
==References==
Category:Starsky & Hutch Gen Zines
Category:Star Trek TOS Gen and Het Anthology Zines
Category:1985 Zines
Category:1986 Zines