The Bizarro Zine

The Bizarro Zine is a gen Blake's 7 anthology. The covers are by Leah Rosenthal. 
It has a sister zine called The Bizarro Coloring Book.
NOTE: This page is about the zine series. For more information about this fan-created 'verse, see Bizarro Universe.
==Summary==
Summary from a distributor, Agent With Style: 
==Slight Variations==
From the editorial in issue #3, first printing: 
==General Reactions and Reviews==
===Unknown Date===
===1990===
===1992===
===1996===
===2003===
===2016===
==Issue 1==
The Bizarro Zine 1 is a compilation of cartoons from other zines and 59 pages long. It was published in January 1988.
 
 
All illustrations by Leah Rosenthal unless otherwise credited. The back cover is by Lucy Carr.
The zine is online here.
* Editorial (2)
*Interest Deferred, fiction by by Leah Rosenthal ("Vila pays a visit to a Federation bank -- and changes the destiny of the entire galaxy.") (reprinted from Prime Time #1) (4)
*Deductions, fiction by by Leah Rosenthal ("It's tax time on the Liberator and Fearless Leader is having a little trouble coping.") (6)
* The 12 Days of Christmas, filk by Cindy Henry and Kathy Coy (reprinted from Shadowstar #21/22) (9)
*Sundae Bloody Sundae, fiction by by Leah Rosenthal ("Avon is in a bad way and Blake and crew make a horrifying discovery about the computer expert's sick compulsion.") (reprinted from Magnificent Seven #3) (11)
* Take Me Out of This Series, filk by Celeste Hotling and Leah Rosenthal (14)
* Salvaged from the Liberator, illo by Leah Rosenthal (15)
*Wiener Take All, fiction by by Leah Rosenthal ("Horror reigns as Blake is bitten by a were-dachshund and Avon must seek a cure before Fearless Leader seriously embarrasses the Rebellion by eating his crew.") (new to this zine) (16)
* Yule Be Sorry, filk by Celeste Hoatling (36)
*Dancin' in the Streets, fiction by by Leah Rosenthal ("An 'innocent stop at a bar' with Vila is an oxymoron.") (reprinted from Southern Lights #2) (39)
* Salvaged from the Liberator, illo by Leah Rosenthal (In some issues/editions? At least one has "Avon Operations Manual" instead, see image below) (46)
*Trick or Treat, fiction by by Leah Rosenthal ("Blake has a plan to steal a vital piece of secret information from Space Commander Travis. Unfortunately, it's in Travis' apartment.") (reprinted from Scenario #2) (47)
* Salvaged from the Liberator, illo by Leah Rosenthal (56)
*Return to Whoopie Three, fiction by Ann Wortham, Leah Rosenthal, and Michele Rosenberg ("Break out the bright tropical shirts and pack your suitcases! An epic excursion jaunt to the vacation spot of the galaxy offers lots of fun for our rebel heroes. It also throws them into a bizarre series of misadventures.") (reprinted from Fantazy #3) (57)
*Private Eyes, fiction by by Leah Rosenthal ("That vital piece of secret information surfaces again to dramatic consequences!") (reprinted from Scenario #2) (84)
* Salvaged from the Liberator, illo by Leah Rosenthal (85)
* Story Hitlist (list of Leah and Annie's fiction and non-fiction published, and submitted, to zines) (86)
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===The Writers' Comments Regarding Specific Stories: Issue 1===
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1===
==Issue 2== 
 
The Bizarro Zine 2 is subtitled "Nova." It was published in January 1989 and is 122 pages long. This is a collection of 7 stories interspersed with 7 cartoons.
The zine is online here.
From the editorial: 
*Editorial (2)
*Letters of Comment (4)
*One Alpha to Go ("Avon is abducted. Unless Blake and company can rescue him, he is doomed to be the main attraction and chief bon-bon at Madam Kat's House of Alpha Delights.") (5)
*Intergalactic Velvet ("Blake isn't going to miss this famous annual horse race, and he isn't going to lose--even if it means Avon has to ride his nemesis, Homicide the horse.") (From the editorial: "A small bit of trivia: the cartoon at the end of INTERGALACTIC VELVET was the very first BIZARRO 7 illustration I ever did, back in October 1985. It actually predates BIZARRO itself and was an experimental piece.") (16)
* Galactic News (30)
*Relativity ("Blake and company meet one of the principal reasons why Kerr Avon is screwed up; his brother Terrick, who seems to have arrived to finish the job.") (32)
*White Noise, filks by Roxie Ray and Cathy Boudreau (46)
*Bonk the Seven ("Get-um stories are great -- but what happens when everybody's hurt and there's nobody left to comfort?") (47)
*Rebel Radio ("Blake believes that music hath the charm to make the masses rebel, and sets out to assemble a massive pop concert to broadcast across the Federation…with the Liberator as the stage.") (50)
* Absence Report by Michele Rosenberg (68)
*The Bizarro Zone ("An ancient evil returns from the mists of time and invades the Liberator. Orac grows legs. Giant demons lurk the corridors of the ship. Can Zen be exorcised in time?") (69)
* Galactic News (83)
* Galactic News (84)
*Voice From The Pest ("Rebellion or no rebellion, Blake's most terrifying arch nemesis -- his ex wife -- insists that he take the kids this weekend. This gives Space Commander Travis a brilliant idea.") (85)
* Galactic News (122)
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Image:bizarro2-1.jpg|inside issue #2 -- From the editorial: "A small bit of trivia: the cartoon at the end of INTERGALACTIC VELVET was the very first BIZARRO 7 illustration I ever did, back in October 1985. It actually predates BIZARRO itself and was an experimental piece."
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===The Writers' Comments Regarding Specific Stories: Issue 2===
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2===
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==Issue 3==
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The Bizarro Zine 3 was published in 1990 and contains 122 pages of reduced print. 
The color cover is by Leah Rosenthal. All the stories are by Leah Rosenthal and Anne Collins Smith unless otherwise indicated.
The zine is online here.
From the editorial: 
*Editorial (2)
* Letters of Comment (4)
*A New Leaf, story (7)
*Little Orphan Alpha, story ("In a concert of bad timing, Blake mindwipes and retrogresses back to his youth as a street thug, just as Avon is abducted by a bounty hunter and ends up back in Madam Kat's. Total mayhem ensues.") (8)
* Kerr Maverick, filk by Leah Rosenthal (27)
*Duped Again, story ("Some of Liberator's crew are laid up at the Clonemasters hospital. Their physician is a madman with half his face in a mask and their candy-striper is a madman with one of his eyes in a patch.") (28)
*Detour, story ("It was only a scratch--or so Avon thought. (46)
*Throwing It All Away, story ("Depressed over the death of Gan, Blake runs away to Spitworld. There, completely soused, he and Travis set off on a series of drunken adventures together.") (48)
* Put Down the Duckie, filk by Anne Collins Smith (65)
*Sweet, Savage Soma, story ("Nobody really understands Jenna's fondness for lurid romantic literature. Nobody, that is, but one other member of the crew.") (66)
* Silver Alpha, filk by Mary Orwig (69)
*Head Over Heels, story ("The annual Avon family dinner and glix hunt proves to be almost too much for Blake and his followers. Will Vila be eaten by the carnivorous glix? Will Homicide finally even an old score with Kerr Avon? Will Supreme Commander Servalan finally get her hooks into Avon, for that matter? Or is she more interested in Vila...? And then there's… Daddy. Bizarro 7 all the way.") (70)
* Homicide, filk by Kim Wigmore (91)
*Against All Odds, story (92)
* Send Me the Bill, collage (98)
*Kind of a Drag, story ("Another brilliant plan by the intrepid hero of the rebellion involves lots of make-up and a lovely number from the Liberator's wardrobe room. And Avon.") (reprinted from Southern Lights #3) (100)
* 5th Season Openers, article (112)
* Hit List 1990 (115)
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===The Writers' Comments Regarding Specific Stories: Issue 3===
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3===
==Issue 4==
The Bizarro Zine 4 was published in 1992 and contains 116 pages. 
* Editorial (2)
* Letters of Comment (6)
*Serving Under Servalan, filk by Jane Mailander (8) 
*The Heat Is On, fiction ("The Shatae slavers were once only a legend, but Blake and his crew, not to mention Servalan and Travis, soon have reason to believe in them when they are all taken prisoner. Will Avon survive being "mated" to Peggy Sue Servalan? More importantly, will the crew survive having to eat Servalan's cooking??") (9)
*Good To The Last Drop (33)
*Vila Don't Lose My Number, fiction ("Crockett and Tubbs pick up an odd, shady little character on the streets of Miami.") (35)
*Mutual Policy, fiction ("After two years with a crew like his, you'd think Blake would have taken out some insurance.") (44)
*Un-zine (list of zines that do not exist) (46)
*Cash On Deliverance, fiction ("Vila's addiction to the Dome Shopping Club channel may be the Liberator's ruination--or it's salvation.") (49)
* All I Need is a Miracle, fiction (54)
*On the Flight Deck, filk by Leah Rosenthal (to the tune of 'I'm Too Sexy' by Right Said Fred) (57)
*Still the Dead, fiction ("A blood-sucking horror haunts the house where a stranded Blake and his crew are spending the night. To make matters worse, Avon's got a cold. Hey, we've got a sense of priorities, here!") (58) 
* Passing the Quakers (64)
*Suit Yourself, fiction ("Vila has destroyed the contents of the wardrobe room on Liberator. He and Avon are sent to Pennyworld, an enormous planet-sized mall with a credit card and a mission….") (66)
*Dancin' With My Duck, filk by Leah Rosenthal and MR (to the tune of Bruce Springsteen's Dancing in the Dark) (75)
*Hernia, fiction ("Destiny comes calling for Blake in the depths of the forest--and he mindwipes.") (76)
*Bizarro!, filk by Anne Collins Smith (to the TV theme song of "Zorro") (79)
*Bad Bad Rebel Scum, filk by Jane Mailander (to the tune of "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" by Jim Croce) (80)
*Gumbit, fiction ("A secret recipe for Time Lord brownies, Reptilian clean freaks, Orac as Tupperware and homicidal chairs. The Bizarro 7 version of what happened on the Rink.") (81)
*"The Place Where Blake Is", filk by Anne Collins Smith (to the tune of "My Fair Lady") (97)
*Duckie To Quack, filk by Anne Collins Smith (to the tune of "Ticket To Ride') (99)
*Seems Like Old Times, fiction ("It was only going to be an innocent evening of fine dining at Woodyfroom's Place. That was before Tarrant went berserk with the cocktail umbrellas and Dayna started stealing the silverware and stuffing it down her cleavage.") (100)
*In the Hair Tonight, filk by Anne Collins Smith (to the tune of Phil Collins "In The Air Tonight") (110)
*Stray Thoughts, fiction ("What if Spock recaptured the wrong katra atop Mount Sileya on Vulcan?") (111)
*Can't Compute, filk by Leah Rosenthal (to the tune of Phil Collins "I Can't Dance") (114)
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4===
== References ==
Category:Blake's 7 Fanart
Category:Blake's 7 Gen Zines
Category:1988 Zines
Category:1980s Zines
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