Adult Situations

Adult Situations is a slash and explicit het multifandom anthology. 
It is "the adult companion," a sister zine to Everything But the Kitchen Sink.
==Issue 1==
Adult Situations 1 was published in January 1986 and contains 189 pages. 
It has art by TACS, Pat Cash, Karen S. Eaton, and Ruth Kurz .
From the editorial: 
* Suss It, poem by Teresa Sarick (Professionals) (1)
* Reflections by Windy (Professionals) (3)
* Fun and Games by Windy (Professionals) (13)
* First Christmas by Windy (Professionals) (19)
* Relatively Speaking by Karen S. Eaton	(Star Trek) (26)
* Autoerotica by Clotilda Willard	(Man From U.N.C.L.E.) (3)
* Mysterious Unnamed Plane by	Coyote	(Blake's 7) (38)
* Nightmare by	Christine Jeffords	(reprinted in The Brothers File) (Simon and Simon) (50)
* Second Son, poem by Teresa Sarick	(Simon and Simon) (97)
* War Hero by Jackie Edwards	("Hannibal & Maggie story. "What happens when a blinded Hannibal stays at Maggie's, and a group of bank robbers hole up in her house as well.") (A-Team) (100)
* The Unexpected Choice by Gloria R. Burritt (Professionals) (120)
File:Adultsituations1-1.jpg|from issue #1, Pat Cash
File:Adultsituations1-2.jpg|from issue #1, TACS
File:Adultsituations1-3.jpg|from issue #1, TACS
File:Adultsituations1-4.jpg|from issue #1, Karen S. Eaton
File:Adultsituations1-5.jpg|from issue #1, Ruth Kurz
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Adult Situations 2 was published in January 1987 and has 154 pages. 
The editors were Mary Jo B., Karen S. E., and J.E.W. with associate editor Tim B. 
The art is by Jean C., TACS and Ruth Kurz. 
It contained ads for Bernay's Cafe, Who Rides for Justice?, Back-To-Back, McCormick, Take Two, and the (then) proposed zines My Vice, I Did a No-No a Few Years Ago, and Who Says Truth is Stranger Than Fiction?.
* Female Trouble by Linda Knights (Black Sheep Squadron) (1)
* Human Spirit, poem by Teresa Sarick (Battlestar Galactica (1978)) (23)
* The Butcher, poem by Karen S. Eaton (Robin of Sherwood, pairing is Philip Mark and "Sarak, my Saracen") (25)
* Rebirth by Karen S. Eaton ("Cost of Redemption" by Debra Hicks is a sequel in #4.) (Robin of Sherwood, the pairing is "Grey [Greymon], the bastard son of the Lord of Greyshunt and the manor's upstairs chambermaid Slobhan") (27)
* No Box of Candy by Rosemary C (This story is notable for being Crockett/Tubbs rather than the later ubiquitous Crockett/Castillo.) (reprinted in Miami Vice Collected Stories) (Miami Vice) (35)
* The Silent, Soundless, Bloodless Years, poem by Teresa Sarick (Science Fiction) (48)
* A Peak in Darien by Sheila Paulson (Miami Vice) (49)
* Skidmarks, poem by The Pit Crew (Hardcastle & McCormick) (51)
* Somewhere in the Night, poem by Jean Chabot (Starsky and Hutch) (53)
* Forbidden by K.S. Fidelius (Star Trek: TOS) (54)
* But Not Know Why, poem by Jean Chabot (Star Trek: TOS) (55)
* Paid in Full by Jatona P. Walker ("Before Spockʼs katra is returned to his body, McCoy is shown scenes from a previous life they shared with Kirk and learns why he was chosen to carry Spockʼs katra and what he must do in order to atone for past actions.") (also in Between Friends) (Star Trek: TOS) (56)
* Epilogue by Jackie Edwards (The Equalizer) (67)
* When the Heart Rules the Mind by Leah Rosenthal & Ann Wortham (Blake's 7) (also in Resistance #6) (80) 
* C'est la Vie by Windy (The Professionals) (85)
* Black Silk, poem by Sue-Anne Hartwick (The Professionals) (89)
* Transformation, and Bodie, two poems by Judy Darnell (The Professionals) (90)
* Family Matters by Jane of Australia (The Professionals) (part of the Rainy Days Universe) (92)
* Satyr, poem by Sue-Anne Hartwick (The Professionals) (138)
* My Russian Soul Burns, poem by Joan Enright (The Man from UNCLE) (139)
* Blue Movies and Blond Men by Clotilda Willard (The Man from UNCLE) (140)
File:Adultsituations2-1.jpg|from issue #2, Jean C., portrays Philip Mark from Robin Hood
File:Adultsituations2-2.jpg|from issue #2, TACS, portrays Philip Mark from Robin Hood
File:Adultsituations2-3.jpg|from issue #2, TACS, titled "David Michael"
File:Adultsituations2-4.jpg|from issue #2, Ruth Kurz
File:Adultsituations2-6.jpg|from issue #2, Ruth Kurz
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
Adult Situations 3 was published in 1988 and contains 120 pages. Art by Ruth Kurz and Anonymous. It contained ads for Mach-1 Plus, Mach-1 Plus 2, Airwolf Episode Guide (all by the same editor), Subject: Airwolf 10, Gallery 1, Subject: Adventure 1 (by the same editor), Tuesday Night, Steele Files 2, Steele, Would You Be Me Darlin'? (by Margaret Basta), and The Pilot's Prayer.
* It'll be Our Little Secret by L. Wrice (Airwolf) (1)
* The Ultimate Nightmare by Jatona P. Walker ("Kirk is kept in the dark about something Spock feels he needs to find out on his own.") (Star Trek (TOS)) (13)
* T.P. by Jatona P. Walker (Amanda leads the crew in ʻredecoratingʼ Sarekʼs ancestral home.) (Star Trek (TOS) (13)
* Knight Heat by Teresa Sarick (Wizards & Warriors) (16)
* Pleasure Purchase by Lily Fulford & Cath A. Rien (The Professionals) (17)
* Night by Jane of Australia (The Professionals) (27)
* On Hold by Lily Fulford (The Professionals) (31)
* Kidnapped by Sue-Anne Hartwick (The Professionals) (33)
* Celtic Frost by Rachel Duncan (The Professionals) (34)
* Without You by Sue-Anne Hartwick (The Professionals) (36)
* Adieu, Dark Knight by David Gordon (Batman) (37)
* Night of the Fine Wine by Debra Hicks (Wild Wild West) (57)
* Spectres of Dark and Light by Barb Lewis (Sonny/Castillo, Miami Vice) (reprinted in Vice Dreams) (59)
* Shadows in the Rain by Quale (Blake's 7) (also in The Other Side #6) (72)
==Issue 4==
Adult Situations 4 was published in 1990 and has 150 pages. Art by Pat Cash.
* The Night of the Night by Meg Carruthers (Wild Wild West) (Jim/Artie) (1)
* In a Different Reality by Debra Hicks (Wizards & Warriors) (Erik/Dirk) (26)
* My Wild Heart by Rachel Duncan (The Professionals) (32)
* Dancing in a Whirlpool by Debra Hicks (Lethal Weapon 2/The Professionals) (Bodie/Riggs) (33)
* Aries/Virgo by Constance Collins (Starsky and Hutch) (39)
* Candle in the Wind by Jean Chabot (Starsky and Hutch) (58)
* Break in the Storm by Atira Kei (Miami Vice) (Rico/Castillo) (60)
* Whispers in the Night by L. Wrice (Airwolf) (Hawke/Michael) (64)
* Reunion by Carol Lance (Star Trek (TOS)) (70)
* Party Girl by Rita Ractcliffe ("What happens when Valley Girl, yuppie Non-Comm. officer meets the A-Team!") (The A-Team) (71)
* The Vacation by Jackie Edwards (Knight Rider) (Devon/Bonnie) (76)
* Jade Almonds by Sue-Anne Hartwick (The Professionals) (94)
* Rebirth by Karen S. Eaton (Robin of Sherwood) (Grey/Phillip) (95)
* Blueberry Eyes by Sue-Anne Hartwick (The Professionals) (103)
* Cost of Redemption by Debra Hicks (sequel to "Rebirth" by Karen S. Eaton in issue #2) (Robin of Sherwood) (Grey/Phillip) (104)
* Trilogy by Robbie Sturm (Miami Vice) (Rico/Sonny) (108)
* Lovers and Friends by Linda Knights (V: The Series) (Kyle/Tyler) (111)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4==
==Issue 5==
Adult Situations 5 was published in May 1992 and contains 134 pages. 
It contains ads for Safehouse, Dyad 11, a proposed fifth case file of The Eyes Have It!, Bring Me the Head of Frisky Business, The Wrath of Frisky Business, and The Day the Friskys Stood Still.
It opens with editors' notes mentioning the hiatus between zines and some enduring fandom woes like a lack of feedback: 
* Something More by Tropical Paradise (Hawaii 5-0) (1)
* Private Lessons, Secret Places by Merlin (Robin of Sherwood) (19)
* What Price Honor? by Debra Hicks (The A-Team) (23)
* Songs of Innocence I/Songs of Experience I by Rachel Duncan (Blake's 7) (34)
* An Unusual Place of Business by Velvet Shadow (Miami Vice) (35)
* When Yin and Yang Meet by Velvet Shadow (Miami Vice) (46)
* Moonlight by Windy (War of the Worlds) (48)
* A Private Episode by Natasha Barry (Thirtysomething) (55)
* Songs of Innocence II/Songs of Experience II by Rachel Duncan (Blake's 7) (66)
* Free Fallin'...Safe Landing by Rosemary C (Miami Vice) (67)
* Young Love by Robyn LaSalle (reprinted in Interludes #3) (Young Guns) (94)
* First Step by Sue-Anne Hartwick (Lethal Weapon) (105)
* Kegels and Locks by Al Chenoweth (The Professionals) (109)
* Lovesong by Jackie Edwards (Mancuso FBI) (112)
==Issue 6==
	
Adult Situations 6 was published in 1994 and contains 118 pages
* Tiny Bubbles by Windy (War of the Worlds) (1)
* Absolution by Meg Carruthers (Dark Justice) (8)
* Echoes by TLC (Man from U.N.C.L.E) (20)
* Under the Stars by Khylara (Man from U.N.C.L.E.) (23)
* Old Wine Like Memories by Debra Hicks (Wizards & Warriors) (24)
* Writer's Block by Al Chenoweth (The Professionals) (51)
* As You Sleep by Khylara (Miami Vice) (54)
* Ironhorse by Windy (War of the Worlds) (55)
* A Beginning by Tropical Paradise (Hawaii 5-0) (87)
* From the Dark Sea by Debra Hicks (Wizards & Warriors) (93)
==References==
Category:Multimedia Slash Zines
Category:Multimedia Gen and Het Zines
Category:1986 Zines
Category:1980s Zines
Category:1990s Zines