Above & Below (Beauty and the Beast zine)

Above and Below is a gen full-sized Beauty and the Beast (TV) anthology. 
It has a sister zine, Above and Below's Dreamscapes.
==Piracy and the First Issue==
From the editorial of issue #1 (in later reprints: 1990): 
The editor also writes of zine piracy in 1992: 
==Issue 1==
Above & Below 1 was published in 1988 (reprinted June 1990) and contains 150 pages. It was edited by Lorraine Bartlett. Art information: Cover by Ann Larimer, interior art by Ann Larimer, Rhonda Reece, Doranna Shirer, Frank Solomon, N.A. Stasulis. It contains three stories, crossword puzzles, cartoons and poetry.
* Above...Below by P.L. Heyes
* Editorial by Lorraine Bartlett (3)
* In Gratitude by Jackie Paciello (5)
* Until Now by Glenda Young (6)
* Wintertide by Lorraine Bartlett. (Vincent and Catherine take their trip to Connecticut against Father's wishes. Remember how much fun new-fallen snow can be? Catherine does and if she has her way, so will Vincent. Think of it as an adventure, that turns deadly) (8)
* A Beauty of a Crossword by Karen L. Mitchell (54)
* Father by P.L. Heyes (56)
* If There Be Unicorns by Susan M. Garrett. (When a long-time Helper commits a crime, Catherine has to resolve the situation. A series of thefts of antiquities stops when a suspect is arrested, but the man gets away and hides in the tunnels, and Father refuses to help bring the man to justice.) (58)
* A Beast of a Crossword by Jackie Paciello (92)
* The Hands of Time by Karen L. Mitchell (94)
* Dreams and Fables by Jackie Paciello. (An exhausted Catherine agrees to spend a week Below with Vincent to rest, only to be caught in a deadly epidemic that sweeps through the underground society.) (96)
File:abovebelow1flyer.jpg|a flyer
File:bbabove1-1.jpg|inside art from issue #1, Rhonda Reece
File:bbabove1-2.jpg|inside art from issue #1, Doranna Shirer
File:bbabove1-3.jpg|inside art from issue #1, Frank Solomon
File:bbabove1-4.jpg|inside art from issue #1, N.A. Stasulis
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Above & Below 2 was published in October 1989 and contains 160 pages. Art Information: Cover by Karen River, art by Emily Penfield, M.A. Smith, Frank Solomon, Rita Terrell.
From a 1992 ad in Zine Scene: "Winner of 1989 Fan Q award -- best B&B fanzine." Not listed at the Fan Q Award site.
A publisher's flyer stated that: "This issue will not be sold at conventions." This was due to the bootleg problems from which the first issue suffered. From the editorial: 
The editor felt the initial submissions to this zine were not of high quality and solicited fiction from two friends: 
The editor's comments regarding a third issue: 
* Just A Few Words by Lorraine Bartlett (3)
* Letters of Comment by The Loyal Readers (5)
* Portraits by Marcia Brin (17)
* No Spill Blood by Susan M. Garrett. (A file belonging to Catherine's father leads her to a meeting with someone who may know the secret of Vincent's ancestry: the last survivor of the island of Doctor Moreau.) (18)
* Catherine by Sue-Anne Hartwick (50)
* Noble Rapture by Susan M. Garrett (52)
* Where the Heart Is by Lorraine Bartlett. (After twenty years, Mouse's parents have found him...but Mouse doesn't want to be found, and for good reason.) (54)
* Terribly Tacky Episode Guide by Justa Twitte (104)
* Winter Under Ground by Susan M. Garrett (105)
* Shadows by Marcia Brin (106)
* Checkmate by Laurie Haldeman (108)
* The Quality of Mercy by Jackie Paciello. (Lucy of "No Way Down" reappears, dying of AIDS. She seeks shelter in the Tunnel world, and Vincent, Catherine, and another new arrival must fight the Council on her behalf. A story about AIDS, compassion and facing death with dignity.) (110)
* The Pipe Song by Susan M. Garrett (158)
File:abovebelow2-1.jpg|inside issue #2, Rita Terrell
File:abovebelow2-2.jpg|inside issue #2, Emily Penfield
File:abovebelow2-3.jpg|inside issue #2, Emily Penfield
File:abovebelow2-4.jpg|inside issue #2, sample text
File:abovebelow2-5.jpg|inside issue #2, Emily Penfield
File:abovebelow2-6.jpg|inside issue #2, Rita Terrell
File:abovebelow2-7.jpg|inside issue #2, Frank Solomon, "Beastly Comics"
File:abovebelow2-8.jpg|inside issue #2, Emily Penfield
File:abovebelow2-9.jpg|inside issue #2, Frank Solomon, "Beastly Comics"
File:abovebelow2-10.jpg|inside issue #2, You Are Receiving This Zine Because
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==References==
Category:Beauty and the Beast Anthology Zines
Category:1988 ZinesCategory:1989 Zines