Look Before You Leap

Look Before You Leap is a gen Quantum Leap fanzine. 
==Issue 1==
Look Before You Leap 1 was published in 1991 and contains 130 pages.
It has 14 illustrations by Doranna Shiner, Anne Muscarella, Yvonne Bowhay, Carol Salemi, and Juanne Michaud.
This zine was a FanQ nominee for Best QL Zine.
From an ad in Zine Scene: 
* The Trial of Tommy Kinneson by S.L. Schneider (3)
* Outside the Imaging Chamber by Louann Qualls (17)
* And So It Goes by Louann Qualls (19)
* Vacation by Rebecca Reeves (25)
* Renaissance Man by Anne Muscarella (35)
* Attila by Sheila "Autumn Lee" Schneider (49)
* St. Norma by Michael Ruff (59)
* What Dreams May Come by Sara Arnold (75)
* The Psychic II by Sheila Paulson (91)
Image:lookbefore1-1.jpg|from issue #1, Anne Muscarella
Image:lookbefore1-2.jpg|from issue #1, Anne Muscarella
Image:lookbefore1-3.jpg|from issue #1, Carol Salemi
Image:lookbefore1-4.jpg|from issue #1, Anne Muscarella
Image:lookbefore1-5.jpg|from issue #1, Anne Muscarella
Image:lookbefore1-6.jpg|from issue #1, Juanne Michaud
Image:lookbefore1-7.jpg|from issue #1, Juanne Michaud
Image:lookbefore1-8.jpg|from issue #1, Yvonne Bowhay
Image:lookbefore1-9.jpg|from issue #1, Carol Salemi
Image:lookbefore1-10.jpg|from issue #1, sample text
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Look Before You Leap 2 was published in 1992 and has 140 pages. 
The art is by Kate Nuernberg, Anne Muscarella, David Lawrence, Juanne Michaud, Cindy Barnard, Doranna Shiner, and Nola Frame-Gray. 
From an ad in FYI Adzine: 
From the editorial: 
Also from the editorial: 
* Editorial by Mike (2)
* Letters of Comment (3)
* Rooms and Pictures by Scott Tilson (7)
* A Promise Kept by Shari Ramseur (25)
* Windmills by Heidi Sanchez (31)
* Orange Blossom Special" by Sheila Schneider (38)
* A Lesson Learned by Paul Coppini (50)
* Dreams of Substance by Shannon O'Connor (61)
* Genie With the Light Brown Hair by Anne Muscarella (This is an RPF that includes Jonathan Frakes of Star Trek: THG) (74)
* Killer by Michael Ruff (86)
* A Man With a Porpoise or Swims with Dolphins by Donna Hull (98)
* Straight and Narrow by Michael Ruff (This story deals with Sam leaping into a gay man, one topic is AIDS.) (1993 FanQ nominee - Favorite QL story) (110)
* The Kingford Dynasty by Rebecca Reeves (1993 FanQ nominee - Favorite QL story) (127)
Image:lookbefore2-1.jpg|from issue #2, Nola Frame-Gray
Image:lookbefore2-2.jpg|from issue #2, Anne Muscarella
Image:lookbefore2-3.jpg|from issue #2, David Lawrence
Image:lookbefore2-4.jpg|from issue #2, Juanne Michaud
Image:lookbefore2-5.jpg|from issue #2, Cindy Barnard
Image:lookbefore2-6.jpg|from issue #2, Doranna Shiner
Image:lookbefore2-7.jpg|from issue #2, Doranna Shiner
 
 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
Look Before You Leap 3 was published in 1993 and contains 140 pages .
The art is by Juanne Michaud, Mel Vararoutsos, David Lawrence, and Michael Ruff.
 
* Kindred Spirits by Gary Himes ("Sam leaps into a nun at the same orphanage Al grew up in, at Christmas time. Both Al and Sam discover the 'true meaning' of Christmas.") (5)
* A Little Miracle - Part 2 by Lynn Hill ("Lonely during the holidays, Sam arrives to comfort him. But Al can touch him!") (22)
* Forget by Scott Tilson ("After leaping into a southern, female police officer, Sam struggles to forget the powerful trauma he experienced during the leap.") (26)
* The Leap Back: Donna (37)
* Tom-Cattin' Around by Sheila Schneider ("Sam leaps into a Broadway actor in a very feline musical and into a very 'catty' love triangle.") (39)
* Remembering Beth (45)
* The Wall by Tracey E. Finifter ("A sentimental Al visits the Vietnam Memorial.") (46)
* Leap To Destiny by Rick St. Clair ("A story about Sam leaping into an incest victim. (49)
* Crossed Computers by Michael Ruff ("Sam leaps into a familiar futuristic computer and wonders if he'll ever get his body back.") (69)
* An Illogical Leap of Faith by Juanne Michaud ([[RPF, includes NBC executive Stanley Freedman - "Sam has to make sure a network executive cancels a popular t.v. show to preserve science fiction history.") (80)
* Life Is But A Dream by Michael Ruff ("When Sam wakes up in his own bed, he tries to discover if all his leaps were dreams.") (84)
* It's About Time by Rebecca Reeves ("Sam meets up with a very mysterious old man who possibly has the power to send Sam home.") (88)
* Someone To Watch Over Me by Shari Ramseur ("After Al's death, Sam tries to cope with the loss of his friend. Luckily, he will get some help.") (97)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
 
Look Before You Leap 4 was published in 1994 and contains 172 pages. 
* Reforging the Dream by Lynn Hill. Consequences of meeting Albert the bartender multiply, and Sam and Al must deal with them, including a hit and run accident involving Al's daughter. (4)
* Double Trouble by Linda McCoskey. Sam leaps home, but as a sixteen year old, and the Sam in the past is shot. What happens if he dies? (19)
* Amazing Woman, poem by Melissa Mastoris (30)
* All Things Considered by Sheila Schneider. Divorce questions arise when Sam leaps into a single woman trying to help her married friend. (32)
* Two Lives, poem by Melissa Mastoris (38)
* The Leap In Between by Jeanne Bianco. The entity guiding Sam's leaps takes the time to help Sam deal with his adventures, while saving a young woman from destroying herself. But why can she hear Al? (40)
* A Special Visit by Martha Pepelinski. Did Sam die and go to heaven? If not, why can he speak to a departed loved one? (54)
* Hide and Seek by Patricia Poole. A curious former leapee shows up at the doorstep of Project Quantum Leap, and sneaks in, determined to know the truth. (56) 
* To Right the Unrightable Wrong by Martha Pepelinski with Tamara Stone. A young woman who idolizes scientist Sam Beckett will be killed unless Sam, in her sister's body, can prevent the murder. But what happens when he has to meet up with Dr. Beckett? (71)
* Missing Link by Aimee Marie Helton. Sam and Al take a camping trip to help relieve the pressure of a stalled Project Quantum Leap. (86)
* Prisoner by Cheryl Belluci. Sam leaps into a man bound and gagged. Will Al be there to help keep Sam sane? (93)
* Last Walk, poem by Melissa Mastoris (96)
* Leaping Back From the Dead by Michael Ruff. Sam leaps into a corpse -- but is there more to being dead? (98)
* Briefcase Blues by Patricia Poole. A female divorce attorney's life presents Sam with the dilemma of how to deal with one of her distraught clients. (106)
* Titus & the Laws of Physics by Aimee Marie Helton. A young rich girl, with lots and spunk and charm, turns Sam's life upside down, until he realizes he knows her... from the future. (130)
 
* Epilogue by Rick St. Clair (168)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4==
==Issue 5==
Look Before You Leap 5 was published in 1995 and contains 188 pages. 
It has sparse interior art by Michael Ruff. The cover is by Kate Nuernberg. 
This issue contains a separate section of crossovers with Star Trek.
 
* The Only Words, poem by Melissa Mastoris (2)
* Teacher’s Aid, fiction by Linda McCoskey (4)
* Crossed Leap, fiction by Heidi Manzone (26)
* Helpless, poem by Melissa Mastoris (28)
* Operator’s Standing By, fiction by Tracy E. Finifter and Cheryl A. Bellucci (30)
* Wheel of Fate, fiction by Leah S (36)
* Haunted Eyes, poem by Melissa Mastoris (44)
* Déjà Vu, fiction by Linda McCoskey (46) 
* The Captain’s Time by Dawn Schlosser (crossover with Star Trek: TNG) (50)
* Leap Space Nine by Michael Ruff (crossover with Star Trek: DS9) (63)
* No Escape From Reality by Terri Librande (crossover with Star Trek: TNG) (74)
* The Fire In Which We Burn Timothy Gerard (crossover with Star Trek: TNG) (110)
Image:lookbefore5-1.jpg|from issue #5, Michael Ruff
Image:lookbefore5-2.jpg|from issue #5 
Image:lookbefore5-3.jpg|from issue #5, Michael Ruff 
 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5==
==Issue 6==
Look Before You Leap 6 was published in 1996 and contains 246 pages. It is a novel by by Michele Plourde-Barker called "Rosemary for Remembrance." 
The cover is by Kate Nuernberg.
==References==
Category:Quantum Leap Zines
Category:Star Trek TNG Zines
Category:1990s