S and H (Starsky and Hutch letterzine)/Issues 26-30

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Sneak Preview: These next four issues illustrate the increasingly heated debate of whether m/m belongs in Starsky & Hutch fandom. A few more hints are offered regarding the reasons that some fans say that S/H zine publishers and writers are choosing not to publish their fiction: some say it is fear of being reported to TPTB while others say it is out of respect to the actors who might be embarrassed by the concept that their characters might be seen as homosexual. However, actual specifics of what zines were canceled remain scarce. One reader offers a rallying cry of activism in support of m/m writers.
Other topics of debate are the roles that fanzine reviews play in discouraging writers while at the same time many contributors take issue with other writer’s evaluations of stories they particularly liked -or disliked.
Other topics: Zebracon convention reports and updates from the organizers. And, one writer astutely points out that S and H is, like many other letterzines across many other fandoms, experiencing a mid-life crisis that is a natural part of the letterzine lifecycle: "…arguments get stronger and bitterer until either the zine folds or the most contentious fans leave. There’s a turnover in active fans that seems to occur over two to three years. This is so regular that at least twenty years ago, sf fandom declared a ‘new generation’ of fandom every two years; concurrently we are in 22nd Fandom." 
==S and H 26 (October 1981)==
* contains 44 pages
* there is much chat about Hill Street Blues
* art by Nancy Broll (front cover), Cheryl Newsome (back cover), Marilyn Mink, Ruth Kurz, Greg Franklin, Betty De Gabrielle, T'Vas.
* there are five proposed zines: 10-13 #2, Half You, Half Me, "Soapy Scenes," "The Marv Box Memorial Zine" (Hill Street Blues), and "Late Bloomer" #2
* there is an ad forthcoming zines, including One More Mountain: "Post S'Rev. Not S/H in theme, but age statement is required. (Because of the violence and other such considerations. God forbid we should corrupt anyone.)" 
* other forthcoming zines: The Conspiracy, Me and Thee #2, L.A. Vespers #2, Mixed Metaphors, "Gone to Texas," and "Late Bloomer" #1
* available zines: 19, none are m/m
* a fan suggest that perhaps the letterzine should come out every two months, that there isn’t so much happening in fandom in three and a half weeks that could wait. Besides, it would "give people an extra couple of weeks to think about what they want to say and sandpaper the edges off the broken bottles."
* there is a detailed update about the next Zebra Con
* there is much, much discussion about the fourth season, the ‘flawed’ characters, the anger and hostility, the right for actors to portray their characters as changing, the acceptance of this season as canon, and how all these things affect fans and fanfic.
* a fan writes of her excitement about upcoming Zebra Con: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan says: 
* a fan is impressed with the statement another has made in an earlier issue: 
* a fan questions: 
* a fan comments on Graven Images: 
* a fan also comments on Graven Images: 
* fan says: 
* a fan writes of her pseud: 
* fan gives a light scolding: 
* The author of Graven Images responds, fan by fan by name, to every mention of her zine. She also comments at length to one review in an earlier issue: 
* a fan responds to a comment in an earlier issue: 
* a fan enjoyed all three reviews of Graven Images, especially one: 
* a fan writes a lengthy, perceptive letter about how the show was a multilayered one, how different fans see different realities in what they were presented, that all fans are sincere in their emotional and intellectual readings of the characters and the fiction they choose to read and/or write. She also comments on the topic of keeping fiction underground: 
* a fan who was proposing a Hill Street Blues zine got a call from the show’s lawyer. Someone, she says, who was at MediaWest reported her intentions. The phone call turned out to be very positive. She was able to explain fandom to Bob (the lawyer) and they had a very nice chat: 
* a fan writes about the letterzine: 
* the current editor writes about censorship: 
 File:sandh26art5.jpg| from issue #26, Ruth Kurz 
 File:sandh26art4.jpg| from issue #26, Marilyn Mink 
 File:sandh26art3.jpg| from issue #26, Greg Franklin 
 File:sandh26art1.jpg| from issue #26, Marilyn Mink 
 File:sandh26art2.jpg| from issue #26, Marilyn Mink 
==S and H 27 (November 1981)==
* contains 40 pages
* art by T’vas, Jean C., Jane Bushell, Ruth Kurz, Nancy Broll, Cheryl Newsome, Marilyn Mink
* a fan writes that "I have no objection to death stories (as long as they remain together.)"
* more about Graven Images: 
* a fan responds to another’s review of Graven Images: 
* A fan talks of copyright: 
* a fan writes perceptions and love: 
* A fan responds to the response of her letter in a previous issue: 
* a fan writes her first letter to the l/z: 
* A fan says: 
* a zined writes: 
* the author of The Cost of Love writes: 
* a fan sounds off about Zebra Con: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan is furious: 
 File:sandh27disclaimer.jpg| from issue #26, a zined disclaimer 
 File:sandh27art5.jpg| from issue #26, Jane Bushell 
 File:sandh27art4.jpg| from issue #26, Jean C. 
 File:sandh27art3.jpg| from issue #26, Cheryl Newsome 
 File:sandh27art2.jpg| from issue #26, Jean C. 
 File:sandh27insideback.jpg| inside front cover of issue #27, Jean C. 
 File:sandh27art1.jpg| from issue #26, Jean C. 
==S and H 28 (December 1981)==
* contains 44 pages
* art by Connie Faddis, Marie A, T'Vas, Ruth Kurz, Cheryl Newsome, Jean C.
* a fan asks others about what they thought about the women in the show. Which ones were ‘plot devices’ and which ones were more than that? And which ones were there to "throw us off the track’?"
* it was reported that Zebra Con had 71 attendees and 33 supporting members
* a review of Zebra Three #6, see that page
* two reviews of Me and Thee #2, see that page
* two fans write detailed con reports for Zebra Con
* a zine called "Fifth Season," a S&H by Karen B was asking for submissions. She wanted "stories that deal with alternatives, with what-ifs and what-might-have-happened-after, but I'll take a look at just about anything." She wanted to have the zine ready for Zebra Con #4. The zine didn't pan out.
* one zine advertised was a professional credit list for Soul and Glaser that included interviews, special appearances, commercials, episode descriptions with a "special pull-out section" as well as credits. It was illustrated by Connie Faddis. This zine was complied by Kendra H. and is called Credit List.
* a fan writes: 
* from the editor's con report for ZebraCon: 
* a fan writes that the Max Franklin books were dreadful, but she devoured them as it was the only S and H fiction she had: 
* a fan writes of Zebra Con #3: 
* a fan writes of Zebra Con: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan responds to another’s letter: 
* the author of Graven Images writes: 
* a fan, Leslie Fish, writes: 
* a fan wonders: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan writes of her pseud: 
* about Bird of Paradise: 
* a fan explains: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan writes: 
 File:sandh28flyer.jpg| from issue #28 
 File:sandh28art4.jpg| from issue #28, Ruth Kurz 
 File:sandh28art3.jpg| from issue #28, artist unknown 
 File:Sandh28art5.jpg| from issue #28, Ruth Kurz 
 File:sandh28art1.jpg| from issue #28, Cheryl Newsome 
 File:sandh28art2.jpg| from issue #28, Cheryl Newsome 
==S and H 29 (January 1982)==
* 44 pages
* art by Ruth Kurz (front cover), Marie A (back cover), Jean C., Betty de Gabriele, Cheryl Newsome, T'Vas, Tracey Heather, Ripley
* a review of One More Mountain, see that page
* a review of Storms, see that page
* two reviews of The Conspiracy, see that page
* a review of Judge and Jury by Ima Fool, see that page
* a review of Me and Thee #2, see that page for an excerpt
* the editor apologizes to a writer for some errors in the last issue: 
* a writer apologizes to the editor: 
* a fan remembers Zebra Con and that special song: 
* a fan cringes a bit about another fan’s rallying offer to publish a m/m zine, hell or high water: 
* a fan contemplates a the nature of hurt/comfort and its relationship to m/m: 
* a fan writes about the harshness of the letterzine’s past zine reviews [and she hasn’t even seen the ones in this issue yet]: 
* a fan has a m/m offering but no zine to nest it in: 
* a number of fans respond to an earlier letter by a con organizer, the one that chided fans for not sending in supporting memberships, saying that they weren’t aware of that tradition: 
* a fan contemplates hurt/comfort and m/m: 
* about a supplement to this issue: 
* a fan is worried about the legalities of fan fiction: 
* a fan apologizes for bringing up Star Trek: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan responds to another’s offer in the previous issue to ram a m/m zine through: 
* a fan refers to an uproar in another fandom: 
* a fan tells another: 
* a fan expresses her dislike of what she felt to be an overly-militant letter in a previous issue regarding publishing m/m zines: 
* As for figuring out which fans were pro-m/m and which ones weren’t: 
* a writer comments about her zine, One More Mountain: 
* a fan writes: 
* a zined speaks up and says it isn’t censorship that stopped the production of [name of zine redacted]: 
* a fan writes of the little club” that fandom can be: 
* about the questionnaire that was included in this issue: 
* a fan writes: 
* a zined writes about another fan’s offer to openly print the first m/m zine in the United States: 
* several fans are selling all their fannish things. One example: 
* a would-be zined sells her stash: 
 File:sandh29art5.jpg|from issue #29, Ruth Kurz 
 File:sandh29art4.jpg|from issue #29, Ruth Kurz 
 File:sandh29art6.jpg|from issue #29, Jean C. 
 File:sandh29art2.jpg|from issue #29, Ruth Kurz 
 File:sandh29art3.jpg|from issue #29, Ruth Kurz 
 File:sandh29art1.jpg|from issue #29, Betty de Gabriele 
==S and H 30 (February 1982)==
* contains 31 pages
* some artwork for Graven Images is still available for sale: “These photo-quality, complete sets are $6 plus postage.” 
* a review of One More Mountain, see that page
* a fan opines that "half of this fandom was in attendance" at Zebra Con.
* a fan points out that that "there have been only two S/H zines announced and subsequently canceled. They are Code 7 and All Our World in Us. Two more, “Soapy Scenes” and “Off Duty,” were accepting S/H submissions. “Soapy Scenes” (sans adult material) is still in the works. “Off Duty” was cancelled, but the possibility of trouble was only one of the reasons."
* the listing for zines “available”: Hopscotch, My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys, Sins of the Fathers, Zebra Three #5 and #6, Judge and Jury, Me and Thee #2, Vermont Avenue, 10-13 #1 and #2, One More Mountain, The Conspiracy, S & H Minizine #3, R & I #2, A.P.B.
* the listing for zines “available soon: Trace Elements, L.A. Vespers #2, Mixed Metaphors, Gone to Texas, Bird of Paradise, Half You, Half Me #1, Decorated for Death,
* the listing for zines “accepting submissions”: S & H Minizine #4, “Fifth Season,” Strange Justice, Rerun #1, “Soapy Scenes,” “Late Bloomer” #2, “The Marv Box Memorial Zine”
* a reader disposes of the idea of the fandom as being exclusionary: 
* a fan comments on the much-commented on offer by a fan in issue #28 to force out a S/H zine: 
* a fan is intrigued by the idea of the Starsky and Hutch fandom history that may be written. 
* a fan writes that maybe SH fandom isn’t that unique: 
* A fan makes a prediction, and ruminates on “straight” Starsky and Hutch fiction: 
* a fan (who goes on toe become an extremely prolific fan fiction writer in many fandoms) confirms, despite the fact there’s only been one S/H zine published so far, the existence of an active underground, pass around culture: 
* a fan complains she doesn’t get much feedback: 
* a fan thinks about Simon and Simon and fan fiction: 
* a fan speculates [and makes the provincial assumption that the readers of this letterzine make up the entire fandom of Starsky and Hutch] that since the fandom is small, everyone has to do the work: 
* a fan suggests that if another fan hadn’t been so nice to some friends who’d produced a zine, the zine wouldn’t have been so bad: 
* a fan suggests that S/H has little to fear from lawsuits: 
* a fan says of the current state of SH fandom: 
* a fan does some math: 
* a fan bemoans what she feels is the prevalence of crappy zines being published: 
* the zined of Zebra Three explains reprints: 
* a fan writes: 
* a new subscriber writes: 
* on the subject of money and reviews: 
* for sale: video tapes of Zebra Con #3: 
 File:sandh30art1.jpg| centerfold from issue #30, Jean C. 
 File:sandh30art2.jpg| from issue #30, Debbie Sontag 
==References==
Category:Starsky & Hutch ZinesCategory:1980s