Down and Unsafe

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Down and Unsafe is a gen Blake's 7 anthology published in New Zealand. There are eight issues. It is a sister zine to 7th Sector.
==Flyers==
File:downandunsafeflyer1985.jpg|a 1985 flyer
File:downandunsafeflyer1986.jpg|a 1986 flyer
File:downandunsafeflyer.jpg| a 1987 flyer
==General Reactions and Reviews==
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===1988===
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==Issue 1==
Down and Unsafe 1 was published in 1984 and contains 66 pages.
The art is by Kathy Hanson, Harvey Kong Tin, Caroline Hills, and Dave Bowden.
 
* The Eternal Game, fiction by Mary Moulden
* In the First Place, fiction by Kathy Hanson (reprinted in Interface #6)
* The Cache, fiction by Helen Pitt
* The Goddess, fiction by Karen McCutcheon 
* Down and Unsafe Looks at Roj Blake, cartoons by Kathy Hanson
* Tricky Trivia-- Quiz by Kathy Hanson
* Xmas Through the Seasons with B7 by Caroline Hills, Harvey Kong Tin, and Kathy Hanson
* Meet the Contributors 
* Wordsearch by Helen Pitt
* Ads for clubs & zines
* Enditorial by Kathy Hanson 
* Reflections, poem by Helen Pitt
* Limericks, poem by Kathy Hills
* The Ultra, poem by by Harvey Kong Tine
 
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==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Down and Unsafe 2 was published in 1984 and contains 82 pages.
The art is by Harvey Kong Tin and Kathy Hanson.
From the editorial: 
* Blackout, fiction by Mary Moulden (4)
* Only Mistaken, fiction by Karen McCutcheon (13)
* Getting to Know Your D.S.V., cartoons by Kathy Hanson (17)
* Sanctuary [Part One], fiction by Kathy Hanson (23)
* Reflections on the Past, poem by Stigter (58)
* Teleporting for Beginners by Kathy Hanson (59) 
* The Quiz by Kathy Hanson (65)
* A Moment out of Time, fiction by Susan Clarke (66)
* Under the Weather, fiction by Helen Pitt (71)
* To Cheat Fate, fiction by Moira Dahlberg (reprinted from The Star Change) (77)
* Meet the Contributors (79)
* Enditorial by Kathy Hanson (83)
 
File:downandunsafe2-2.jpg|from issue #2, Kathy Hanson
File:downandunsafe2-6.jpg|from issue #2, Harvey Kong Tin
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==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
Down and Unsafe 3 was published in 1985 and is 96 pages long.
The art is by Harvey Kong Tin (front cover), and Kathy Hanson (back cover and interior).
 
* The Further Adventures of Mary Sue, fiction by Helen Pitt (2)
* D & U Looks at the 4th Season, Part 1: The Shows, cartoons by Kathy Hanson (7)
* Promises, fiction by Sheila Paulson (13)
* Sanctuary, Part Two, fiction by Kathy Hanson (17)
* Reflections in Starlight, poem by Denise Habel (65)
* D & U Looks at the 4th Season, Part 2: Behind the Scenes, cartoons by Kathy Hanson (67) 
* Intruder, fiction by Helen Pitt (73)
* The Quiz by Kathy Hanson (79)
* The Scorpio Interview, conducted by Joanne Stone and Kathy Hanson (interview with Brian Croucher, Paul Darrow, and Michael Keating, at Scorpio #2) ("Once upon a time, in a faraway land called Chicago, there convention called Scorpio 2. Two real-life Mary Sues, wet-haired from swimming, totally unprepared and scared witless were cast through a doorway to do an interview with the guests. What then happened is detailed below, supplemented with material from ‘public' panel sessions after the wits of these Mary Sues were more or less gathered together again. For patience, tolerance and good humour in the face of bumbling amateurism, Brian Crouchor, Paul Darrow and Michael Keating deserved medals. What the Mary Sues deserved was probably a good deal less than they got.") (80)
* Trialogue, poem by Helen Pitt (90)
* Changeling, fiction by Mary Moulden (part of a trilogy in "Down and Unsafe": 1: The Changeling from issue #1), 2: Flotsam of War from issue #4), 3: The Last Invader from issue #5) (93) 
* Meet the Contributors (95)
* Answers to Quiz (96) 
* Enditorial by Kathy Hanson (97)
The interviews topics were: the close friendship between Keating and Darrow, why Keating liked the Liberator set more than the Scorpio set [he hated the seats], Darrow's costumes and how they squeaked when he moved, was Blake's 7 science fiction, was Blake's 7 for children, how did they feel about organized fandom, how did they feel about show continuity and character development, and much more.
Excerpts from the interview: 
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File:downandunsafe3-7.jpg|from issue #3, some RPF meta commentary on Vere Lorrimer, Chris Boucher, and The Picture of Dorian Gray
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File:downandunsafe3-9.jpg|from issue #3, some RPF meta commentary regarding TPTB
 
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==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
Down and Unsafe 4 was published in 1986 and is 149 pages long.
The art is by Kathy Hanson (front and back cover, all inside art) and Harvey Kong Tin (Liberators and computer graphics).
The editorial: 
* Ekalb, fiction by Bryn Lantry (3)
* Flotsam of War, fiction by Mary Moulden (part of a trilogy in "Down and Unsafe": 1: The Changeling from issue #1), 2. Flotsam of War from issue #4), 3. The Last Invader from issue #5) (7)
* Diversion, fiction by Virginia Turpin (15)
* The Hollow Crown, fiction by Sue Bursztynski (20)
* The Scorpio 3 Interviews: Gareth Thomas and Sheelagh Wells, interview conducted by Kathy Hanson (26)
* Underdog, fiction by Helen Pitt (39)
* Journey into Mystery, fiction by Yvonne Hintz (55)
* The Scorpio 3 Interviews: Jacqueline Pearce, interview conducted mostly by Kathy Hanson (97)
* D & U Looks at the 2nd Season, Part 2 and D & U Looks at the 2nd Season, Part 1: The Shows, cartoons by Kathy Hanson (104)
* A Nice, Secure Planet, fiction by Moira Dahlberg (110)
* Ensala, fiction by Kathy Hanson (129)
* The Only Reasonable Alternative, fiction by Graeme Buckley, (140)
* Letters Home, fiction by Lindsay Thomson (144)
* Meet the Contributors (148)
* Enditorial by Kathy Hanson (150)
* Ads for zines and clubs
From the interview transcript with Thomas and Wells: 
 
From the interview transcript with Pearce: 
 
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==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4==
==Issue 5==
Down and Unsafe 5 was published in 1986 and contains 136 pages.
The art is by Harvey Kong Tin and Kathy Hanson.
 
* This Ill-wresting World, fiction by Judith Seaman
* Four Pleasures, fiction by Yvonne S. Hintz
* In Search of Identity, fiction by Mary Moulden - part of a trilogy in "Down and Unsafe": 1: The Changeling (issue #1), 2. Flotsam of War (issue #4), 3. The Last Invader (issue #5)
* Margin for Error, fiction by Sheila Paulson (reprinted from Starlines #3)
* The Price of Silver, fiction by Sue Bursztynski 
* Particularly Merciful, fiction by Kathy Hanson 
* Under the Influenze, fiction by Helen Pitt
* The Heart of the Matter, fiction by Linda Terrell (also in Southern Seven #1)
* The Scorpio Interviews: Brian Croucher by Kathy Hanson
* D & U Looks at the 3rd Season, Part 1: The Shows by Kathy Hanson
* The Scorpio Interviews: Sally Knyvette by Kathy Hanson
* D & U Looks at the 3rd Season, Part 2: The Newcomers, cartoons by Kathy Hanson
* Zine ads
* Meet the Contributors 
* Enditorial by Kathy Hanson
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5==
==Issue 6==
Down and Unsafe 6 was published in July 1987 ("around 2 in the morning") and contains 148 pages.
The art is by Kathy Hanson.
 
* Payment in Kind, fiction by Jean Graham (2)
* A Few Minutes More, fiction by Rebecca Ann Brothers (19)
* Corner of the Circle, fiction by Leigh Arnold (22)
* In Passing, fiction by Virginia Turpin (34)
* D & U Looks at the 1st Season, Part 1: The Shows, cartoons by Kathy Hanson (37)
* Soul and Mind, fiction by Terri Black (43)
* Means, Motive, Opportunity, fiction by Graeme Buckley (53)
* The Froma, fiction by Sheila Paulson (part of the Jabberwocky series; reprinted in Jabberwocky Collected and Jabberwocky #1) (60)
* Interview: Scott Fredericks by Kathy Hanson (92)
* No Strings, poem by Virginia Turpin (98)
* D & U Looks at the 1st Season, Part 2: Enter Kerr Avon, cartoons by Kathy Hanson (99)
* Art of Persuasion, fiction by Jean Graham (reprinted in Dr. Bellfriar's Memorial Journal #4) (105)
* A Final Reckoning, poem by Denice Habel (110)
* The Sounds of Earth, fiction by Vanessa Kelly (111)
* Debt of Dishonor, fiction by Kathy Hanson (118)
* Meet the Contributors (147)
* Enditorial by Kathy Hanson (149) 
 
 
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==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 6==
==Issue 7==
Down and Unsafe 7 was published in August 1988 and contains 148 pages.
The art is by Samantha Hayman and Kathy Hanson.
In the editorial, Kathy Hanson mentions that she is "organizing NZ's first SF media con (pending)." This con was ConFederation.
From the editorial: 
* The Last Invader, fiction by Mary Moulden
* Phantoms, fiction by Jean Graham
* A Simple Duty, fiction by Karen Vernon and Samantha Hayman
* Backwards to the Future, fiction by Leigh Arnold
* A Rock and a Hard Place, fiction by Jeanne DeVore
* Edge of Betrayal, fiction by Kathy Hanson
* Bad for the Pitcher, fiction by Sophia R. Mulvey
 
* Interview: Janet Lees Price by Kathy Hanson (reprinted in April 1989 in Avon Club Newsletter #36)
* Blake II: The Wrath of Klyn by Kathy Hanson
* Interview: Paul Darrow by Mary Christine Mars
* Ads for zines and clubs
* Meet the Contributors 
* Enditorial by Kathy Hanson
* Smuggler's Blues, poem by Rebecca Ann Brothers
 
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File:Downunsafe-3.jpg| from issue #7 - a fan commented: "Incidentally, there are some hilarious, and very well drawn, cartoons using Klyn and Avon in "Down and Unsafe 7" 
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==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 7==
==Issue 8==
Down and Unsafe 8 was published in April 1992 and contains 117 pages. All of the art is by Kathy Hanson.
 
* Monologue for Two, fiction by Jenny Gallagher (reprinted from Centero)
* Flesh and Blood, fiction by Heather Cosh
* A Noble Gesture, fiction by Jenny Gallagher (reprinted from Centero)
* Time, fiction by Jeanne DeVore
* The Fate That Falls, fiction by Kathy Hanson
* Causes, fiction by Sue Bursztynski
* Hiatus on Gold, fiction by Margaret Lambert
* Nightmare Dreaming, fiction by Jenny Gallagher
* Legends Never Die, fiction by Sheila Paulson
* Oh, Poor Jenna!, cartoon by Kathy Hanson
* 1990 Calendar Cartoons by Kathy Hanson
* Meet the Contributors 
* Enditorial by Kathy Hanson
* A Love Song, poem by Lyn de Montalk
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 8==
==References==
Category:1980sCategory:1990s
Category:Blake's 7 Gen Zines