Flip of a Coin/Issues 014-015

Flip of a Coin is a Harrison Ford zine, which includes fan fiction from Star Wars, the Indiana Jones movies, and other films starring Ford such as Witness, Blade Runner, Heroes (film), The Frisco Kid, and The Mosquito Coast. 
It is primarily gen but also includes non-explicit adult het stories.
This zine series began after a similar zine, Facets, ceased publication.
"Flip of a Coin" ran for seventeen issues between 1983-1986.
This page is for detailed information about issue #14 and #15. For information about the zine in general, see Flip of a Coin. 
For information about other issues of "Flip of a Coin," see: 
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==Issue 14==
Flip of a Coin 14 was published in October 1990 and contains 259 pages. 
The art is by Wanda Lybarger, Dianne Smith, Dani Lane, Cherie Fontyn, Rebecca Carey and Barbara Frances-Simon
* Hello! (3)
* Reviews, letters of comment (4)
* Assumed Innocent by Susan Zahn (Presumed Innocent) (8)
* Dear Junior (From Dad) by Cypher (Indiana Jones) (13)
* C.O.D. by Elaine Christiani ("A special cargo destined for the grim mining colony of Aneerom becomes a Pandora's Box for Han.") (Star Wars) (14)
* Wall Street by Cypher (Frantic) (28)
* Detour in Time by Phyllis Milby and Carlotta Vaughn ("Deckard is on the trail of a renegade replicant when he suddenly finds himself in another time, another place, and dependent upon an ex-cop with a bad attitude for survival in the Wasteland") (reprinted from Encore!) (Blade Runner) (29)
* cartoon by Goose (Indiana Jones) (73)
* Wanted: Dead or Alive by Christine Haire (Star Wars) (74)
* A Letter from Home by Paula Truelove ("John Book had used his police work to escape the memories of Lancaster until he received a letter from a small boy causing the painful emotions to return.") (Witness) (76)
* Learning by Example by Jacqueline Taero (Indiana Jones) (78)
* Warming Up by Susan Zahn ("Han is recuperating in the medicenter after rescuing Luke from the frozen landscape of Hoth when he receives an unexpected visit from a not-so-frozen Princess.") (Star Wars) (79)
* I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For by Christine Haire (Mosquito Coast) (84)
* SonRise by Ruth Radecki ("Another Utah night has fallen, taking some of the sting out of the loss of the Cross of Coronado. It is also a night for young Indiana Jones and his father to plow some emotional ground and sow a few seeds that promise to blossom into an auspicious future.") (Indiana Jones) (85)
* cartoon by Wanda Lybarger: Rick and Rachael are proud parents of a toaster (Blade Runner) (89)
* Star Witness by Carolyn Golledge ("A crossover story. While tracking an Imperial Officer accused of war crimes, General Han Solo crash lands in Pennsylvania and is mistaken for someone by the name of John Book." Another summary: "Han's ship plummets to earth where he is taken in by a strange group of people... including a woman who continues to mistake him for her husband.") (Star Wars/Witness) (90)
* Tribute to a Sometimes Carpenter, poem by Laurel Meulendyk (Harrison Ford) (129)
* River Odyssey by Karen Estabrook ("Back in Massachusetts, Charlie Fox wades through a river's tricky waters--and his mind's confused thoughts about Mosquitia. And the spirit of Allie lives on...") (Mosquito Coast) (130)
* A Matter of Monikers by Jacqueline Taero (Indiana Jones) (136)
* Echoes by Cypher ("The beautiful widow and her young son were adift in Philadelphia. At first, they were nothing more than part of John Book's job. Soon, however, they became more--much more.") (Witness) (137)
* Austrian Good-Bye, poem by Laurel Meulendyk (Indiana Jones) (147)
* Denouement on a Rainy Day by Elaine Christiani ("The new head of Tyrell Corporation has business to discuss with Captain Bryant.") (Blade Runner) (148)
* cartoon by Goose (Indiana Jones) (151)
* Reminisces by Catherine Anson (" The "other man" in Leia's life returns, bringing Han memories of those earlier days and uncertainty about his and Leia's future.") (Star Wars) (152)
* Desk Set by Cypher (Presumed Innocent) (172)
* Victim by Karen Estabrook ("After settling into a new home, Samuel Lapp discovers he and John Book share something which will haunt--and bind--them always.") (Witness) (173)
* Thoughts of an American in Paris by Cypher (Frantic) (181)
* The Last Adventure by Cypher ("His life had been filled with risks, prizes and women. Now, with his days drawing to a close and his prospects dim, he knew that he had to reach out one more time for his final chance at fortune and glory.") (Indiana Jones) (182)
* cartoon by Barbara Frances-Simon (Star Wars) (185)
* Out of Uniform by Debbie Sandage ("Luke and Lando are ecstatic after the destruction of Jabba's sail barge, but Han and Lei a disagree over a very small matter...") (Star Wars) (186)
* Long, Lean Indy Jones, poem by Laurel Meulendyk (Indiana Jones) (190)
* Island Witness by Cypher ("Badly injured in the line of duty, John Book and Martin Riggs are taken by their friend Tank Tankersley to a sleepy Caribbean island to recuperate. But their vacation takes a deadly turn when a local activist is murdered and the two big-city cops find themselves battling police corruption and the powerful owners of a local resort.") (Witness/Lethal Weapon) (191)
* cartoon by Goose (Witness) (259)
* Notices (260)
 
Image:flip14-1.jpg|from issue #14, Wanda Lybarger (Mosquito Coast)
Image:flip14-2.jpg|from issue #14, Wanda Lybarger (Blade Runner)
Image:flip14-3.jpg|from issue #14, Wanda Lybarger (Blade Runner)
Image:flip14-4.jpg|from issue #14, Dianne Smith (Star Wars)
Image:flip14-5.jpg|from issue #14, Dani (Indiana Jones)
Image:flip14-6.jpg|from issue #14, Wanda Lybarger: Rick and Rachael are proud parents of a toaster (Blade Runner)
Image:flip14-7.jpg|from issue #14, Rebecca Carey (Witness/Star Wars)
Image:flip14-8.jpg|from issue #14, Rebecca Carey (Witness/Star Wars)
Image:flip14-9.jpg|from issue #14, Barbara Frances-Simon (Witness)
Image:flip14-10.jpg|from issue #14, Barbara Frances-Simon (Indiana Jones)
Image:flip14-11.jpg|from issue #14, Rebecca Carey (Witness)
Image:flip14-12.jpg|from issue #14, Rebecca Carey (Witness)
Image:flip14-13.jpg|from issue #14, Barbara Frances-Simon (Star Wars)
Image:flip14-14.jpg|from issue #14, Dani (Witness/Lethal Weapon)
Image:flip14-15.jpg|from issue #14, Cherie Fontyn (Indiana Jones)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 14==
==Issue 15==
Flip of a Coin 15 was published in November 1992 and contains 286 pages.
 
Art by Nicola Pearce (front cover), Barbara Frances-Simon (back cover), Barbara Anderson (inside front cover), Wanda Lybarger (inside back cover).
* Hello! (2)
* Reviews (3)
* Red Sky at Morning by Susan Zahn, illustrated by Wanda Lybarger ("In their stunning Cloud City quarters, Han and Leia share their thoughts for the present and the future -- and make a date for dinner.") (Star Wars) (10)
* Fall (For Mr. Winjam) by Elaine Christiani (The Possessed) (20)
* Confessions of a Fordaholic by Karen Estabrook, illustrated by Barbara Frances-Simon ("The definitive explanation of a Ford Fan!") (20)
* cartoon by Wanda Lybarger ( 28)
* Naked Peril by Cypher/Barbara Anderson, illustrated by Wanda Lybarger ("Han didn't know where he was or how he got there, but Han knew that he was in serious trouble — the least of his problems being the fact that he was bare-assed naked. See Han as he battles various demons from his past in his fight for survival. (And see Wanda's illos!)") (29)
* Journal (For Jack) by Elaine Christiani (Frantic) (47)
* Sweet Dreams by Cat Anson, illustrated by Barbara Frances-Simon ("Daniel and Rachel appear on John Book's doorstep with the news that Samuel has been kidnapped -- and the ransom is Book.") (Witness) (48)
* cartoon by Wanda Lybarger (67)
* Just Part of the Job by Susan Deborah Smith, illustrated by Barbara Frances-Simon ("Han responds to the "occupational hazards" of parenthood when one of his and Leia's children becomes sick in the middle of the night.") (This story is part of the series in Chronicles of the House of Alderaan.) (Star Wars) (68)
* L.A. Haiku (For Deckard and Rachel) by Elaine Christiani (Blade Runner) (73)
* Shiloh Spring by Wanda Lybarger, illustrated by Barbara Frances-Simon ("An encounter with the ghost of Willie Bill Bearden at a Civil War archaeological dig brings to life an old photograph and gives Willie Bill peace to know that his friend Buck had not just left him on the field to die.") (Journey to Shiloh) (74)
* The Chalice by F. Elizabeth Gregory ("As Indy futilely grasped for the Holy Grail, he realized that he'd already won the biggest prize of all -- his father's respect,") (Indiana Jones) (98)
* The Mark of a Lady by Elaine Christiani, illustrated by Barbara Frances-Simon ("Han and Leia spend a few quiet moments in his cabin after the battle with Jabba on Tatooine - where she finally realizes that his eyesight had returned more than she first believed!") (Star Wars) (99)
* Ties That Bind by Cypher/Barbara Anderson, illustrated by Wanda Lybarger ("Tommy, shot by Comancheros, is rescued by Willie Bill, and comes face to face with his long-ago past.") (Journey to Shiloh/Frisco Kid) (103)
* Your Friend is Quite a Mercenary by Cat Anson, illustrated by Barbara Frances-Simon ("The Alliance is on the move again and an ordinary trip aboard the Falcon to the next rendezvous turns into a misadventure as Han, Leia and Luke are forced to land in Imperial territory.") (Star Wars) (133)
* Business Card by Paula Truelove and Barbara Anderson (Jack Ryan) (168)
* Trust Fund by Barbara Anderson, illustrated by Wanda Lybarger ("Severe losses in personnel and equipment lead the Alliance leaders to suspect that an Imperial "plant" has joined their ranks. Han's strange behavior, as well as his steady depletion of the Alliance treasury for extravagant modifications to the Falcon, point their suspicions in his direction.") (Star Wars) (169)
* Haute Couture by Elaine Christiani (Indiana Jones) (286)
* Notices (287)
 
 File:flip15insideback.jpg| from issue #15, Wanda Lybarger (Harrison Ford) 
 File:flip15inside.jpg| from issue #15, "conceived by" Barbara Anderson (Indiana Jones) 
Image:flip15-1.jpg|from issue #15, Wanda Lybarger (Star Wars)
Image:flip15-2.jpg|from issue #15, Barbara Frances-Simon (a "Fordaholic" tries to explain her addiction to a mundane)
Image:flip15-3.jpg|from issue #15, Wanda Lybarger (a Fordaholic falls asleep by counting Harrison Ford characters, rather than sheep)
Image:flip15-4.jpg|from issue #15, Wanda Lybarger (Star Wars)
Image:flip15-5.jpg|from issue #15, Barbara Francis-Simon (Witness)
Image:flip15-6.jpg|from issue #15, Barbara Francis-Simon (Star Wars)
Image:flip15-7.jpg|from issue #15, Barbara Francis-Simon (Journey to Shiloh)
Image:flip15-8.jpg|from issue #15, Barbara Francis-Simon (Journey to Shiloh)
Image:flip15-9.jpg|from issue #15, Wanda Lybarger (Frisco Kid/Journey to Shiloh)
Image:flip15-10.jpg|from issue #15, Wanda Lybarger (Star Wars)
Image:flip15-11.jpg|from issue #15, Wanda Lybarger (Star Wars)
Image:flip15-12.jpg|from issue #15, Wanda Lybarger (Star Wars)
Image:flip15-13.jpg|from issue #15, Wanda Lybarger (Star Wars)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 15==
==References==
Category:Harrison Ford Zines