Grip/Issues 1-5

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Grip is a gen multimedia anthology of fiction, art, poetry, and commentary edited by Roberta Rogow.
There were 51 issues published.
The series had an emphasis on Star Trek and Star Wars.
Rogow created this zine series to encourage and highlight fans who did not have a lot of previous experience creating fanworks.
Rogow was very out-spoken in her her mission to keep "Grip's" material G, or mildly PG, rated, and the title, "Grip," was a poke at Grup, a sexually explicit Trek zine. 
Some regular features were the editorial ("The Editor Shoots Her Mouth Off"), fanzine ads ("Backscratching Department"), and letters of comment ("Air-LoC"), the last two spelled a variety of ways.
==Issue 1==
Grip 1 was published in February 1978 and contains 25 pages.
The art is by Amy Harlib, Nancy Brown, Caroline Hedge, Mark Quiles, P.J. Venino, Eric Van Der Velden, and Roberta Rogow.
From the editorial: 
* Editorial Comments by Roberta Rogow (2)
* Trek Stop, cartoon by Eric Van Der Velden (3)
* Close Encounter at the Welfare Office, fiction by Carolyn Venino and Roberta Rogow (Roy Landon's wife is frantic and desperate after he disappears.) (Close Encounters of the Third Kind) (4)
* The Affirmation of Nellie Gray, fiction by Roberta Rogow (Star Trek) (7)
* A Neutral by Any Other Name, poem by Ellen Rowe (Star Trek) (12)
* A Ballad Explaining the Misinformation of the Star on High, poem by Anthony Citro (original science fiction) (13)
* Four Days in the Monkey House, or, What I Did at Star Trek America, a con report by Miriam Rogow (15)
* A Fiasco to Forget, review by Anthony Citro and Miriam Rogwo (topic: Fifth Annual Sci-Fi, Horror and Fantasy Film Awards, telecast on Saturday, January 21, 1978) (15)
* A Lament to the Station Manager, filk to the tune of "Last Time I Saw Paris," by Miriam Rogow (reprinted in Rec-Room Rhymes #1, where it had the title "A Complaint to the Station Manager") (19)
* Song for a Closely Encountered Person, filk to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star," by Miriam Rogow (reprinted in Rec-Room Rhymes #2) (19)
* Star Wars Promo, filk to the tune of "The Sunday School" by Roberta Rogow (reprinted in Rec-Room Rhymes #2) (20)
* Puzzle Page (word find and maze) by Carmine Tierri (21)
* Shaggy Dagger Joke, cartoon by Nancy Brown (22)
* Star Tracks, a sweater pattern to knit, by Brunswick Yarns, Inc. (23)
* I am Curious (Green), vignette by Carolyn Venino (25)
* Max, cartoons by Caroline Hedge (26)
 
Image:grip1-1.jpg|from issue #1, Amy Harlib
Image:grip1-2.jpg|from issue #1, Caroline Hedge
Image:grip1-3.jpg|from issue #1 
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1===
 
==Issue 2==
Grip 2 was published in July 1978 and contains 28 pages.
 
The art is by Amy Harlib, David Jones, John Gonzales, Mark Quiles, Ellen Rowe, and P.J. Venino.
* Some Words from the Editor (2)
* Air-LoC, letters of comment (4)
* White Elephant, fiction by Gloria Tookmanian (Finnegan gives a gift to Kirk.) (Star Trek: TOS) (7)
* As You Wish, Captain Chekov by Steven Stark (Star Trek: TOS) (12)
* Letters to Luke by Anthony Citro (Star Wars) (16)
* Song for a Closely Encountered Person, poem by Roberta Rogow (Close Encounters of the Third Kind) (18)
* A Fire in the Mind, poem by Arawa Kreish (Star Trek: TOS) (19)
* The Vanishing Speck, fiction by Ellen Rowe (Star Trek: TOS) (20)
* I'll Never Check Into a Hospital Again, review of the movie "Coma," by Anthony Citro and Miriam Rogow (26)
* Fanzine Ads (27)
* Max, cartoons by Caroline Hedge (28)
 
Image:grip2-1.jpg|from issue #2, Caroline Hedge
Image:grip2-2.jpg|from issue #2, John Gonzales
Image:grip2-3.jpg|from issue #2, Mark Quiles
Image:grip2-4.jpg|from issue #2, unknown artist
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2===
==Issue 3==
Grip 3 was published in November 1978 and is 61 pages long.
The front and back cover are by Chris Cominetto, other art by Anthony Citro, Juan Gonzalez, Amy Harlib, Caroline Hedge, S.L. Kaiafah, Terry Lapanovich, Allan Parker, Richard G. Pollet, Mark Quiles and Ellen Rowe.
From the editorial: 
* Getting a Word in Edgewise (1)
* Air LOC (3)
* Sittin' in the Dealer's Bay, filk by Allan Parker (5)
* Con-Versations, self-insertion meta fiction in script form that is also a con report, by Dennis Chien and others (a reminiscence of Star Trek Atlanta) (6)
* Drag-Con by Mirian Rogow (con report for Star Trek Atlanta) (6)
* Lament of an Under-Age Trekker, filk by Miriam Rogow (12)
* Lament of a Garden State Trekker by Miriam Rogow (12)
* They are Not Pigs! by Allan Parker (subject: Tellarites) (Star Trek: TOS)(13)
* The Stranger, poem by Anna Marie Kulina (Star Trek: TOS) (14)
* Why Space?, poem by Ellen Rowe (16)
* Eye of the Beholder, fiction by Ellen Rowe (Star Trek: TOS) (17)
* You Call This Clean???, fiction by Steven Stark (Star Trek: TOS)(25)
* Starship Portfolio (31)
* Luke Faces the Black Death, fiction by Anthony Citro and Roberta Rogow (Star Wars) (37)
* Who Am I?, poem by Richard Pollet (Star Trek: TOS) (42)
* Trekkin' Through the Kitchen by Carol Kengeter (article about Star Trek cookbooks, both fan and pro produced) (Star Trek: TOS) (43)
* That Bad, Huh? by Anthony Citro and Miriam Rogow (review of "Starship Invastions") (44)
* A Sting at Four Bucks by Anthony Citro (review of "The Swarm") (44)
* Battlestar: Disasterca by Anthony Citro (review) (46)
* Mork and Mindy: Yorkh! by Anthony Citro (review) (46)
* An Opposing View by Roberta Rogow (some comments on the preceding reviews) (47)
* Fanzines You Might Like, Or, You Scratch My Back, I'll Scratch Yours (48)
* Tooting My Own Horn, ads (49)
 
 
Image:grip3-1.jpg|from issue #3, Caro Hedge: "Aw, Max... I don't think you look like a scrod at all!"
Image:grip3-2.jpg|from issue #3, Anthony Citro
Image:grip3-3.jpg|from issue #3, filk by Miriam Rogow (age: about 14), "Lament of an Under-Age Trekker" 
Image:grip3-4.jpg|from issue #3, Terry Lapanovich
Image:grip3-5.jpg|from issue #3, Terry Lapanovich
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3===
==Issue 4==
Grip 4 is 52 pages long and was published in February 1979.
From the editorial: 
* Some Words from the Editor (1)
* Air-LoC, a LetterCol (3)
* Bombs Away by Steve Stark (4)
* The Immovable Object and the Irresistible Force by Roberta Rogow (a Dirty Nellie meets Dirty Harry story, "The notes at the end of that tale explain what happens when a writer has stories published in several fanzines at once-, and one of them runs into legal difficulties.") (17)
* No Beach to Walk On by Richard Pollet (32)
* Spectres Within the Shadows by Randall Landers (Star Trek: TOS) (33)
* Contemplations by Cheri Tripp (43)
* Jawa Song, filk to the tune of "The Indians," by Roberta Rogow (reprinted in Rec-Room Rhymes #2) (45)
* Science Fiction Writers Deal with the Problems of Interstellar Flight by Allyson Johnson (46)
* How to Make a Flying Car by Thunder Rowe, age 7 (48)
* Technical Implications of Mork and Mindy... I'm Serious by Allen J. Parker (49)
* Review: Invasion of the Bodysnatchers by Anthony Citro and Miriam Rogow (51)
* Max by Caroline Hedge (53)
* front cover by S.L. Kaiafah, back cover by Richard Pollet, other art by Anthony Citro, Caroline Hedge, Shona Jackson, Randall Landers, Terry Lipanovich, Cheryl Newsome and Leah Rosenthal
File:grip4-1.jpg| from issue #4, Cheryl Newsome
File:grip4-2.jpg| from issue #4, Amy Harlib
File:grip4-3.jpg| from issue #4, Leah Rosenthal
File:grip4-4.jpg| from issue #4, Leah Rosenthal (Dirty Nellie and Dirty Harry)
File:grip4-5.jpg| from issue #4, Terry Lipanovich, Richard G. Pollet
File:grip4-6.jpg| from issue #4, Shona Jackson
File:grip4-7.jpg| from issue #4, Randall Landers
File:grip4-8.jpg| from issue #4, Anthony Citro
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4===
==Issue 5==
Grip 5 was published in September 1979 and is 58 pages long. 
The art is by S.L. Kaiafah (front cover), Juan Gonzalez (back cover), Bob Cochran, Nancy Duncan, Caroline Hedge, Abbie Herrick, Shona Jackson, Randall Landers, Teri Lipanovich, Cheryl Newsone, Richard Pollet, and Leah Rosenthal.
From the editorial: 
* The Editor Shoots Her Mouth Off (1)
* Air-Loc, the letter column (3)
* The More Things Change, poem by Richard Pollet (7)
* Reversal by Richard Pollet (8)
* Day by Day on the Big E, cartoon by Leah Rosenthal (21)
* Romulan Zone Rescue by Ellen Rowe (23)
* Star Trudge (parody) by Any Other Name (29)
* On Shore Leave Planet, filk by I Abro Cini (33)
* Luke's Dilemma by Abbie Herrick (34)
* Three Medals Each by Thunder Rowe (age 8) (37)
* Exodus, Ch. 13, poem by S.L, Kaiafah (39)
* Kobol, poem by Ellen Rowe (40)
* A Star, poem by Mark Billson (age 7) (41)
* All Too Human by Steve Stark (43)
* The Collator's Hymn, filk by Roberta Rogow (46)
* Technical Implications of Mork and Mindy by Allen L. Parker (48)
* The Star Trek Novels, reviews by Randall Landers (50)
* Roberta's Rebuttal by Roberta Rogow (53)
* Alien (review of movie) by Anthony Citro (55)
* An Examination of UFO Phenomenon by Bob Cochran (56)
* What's New at Other Words Books (ads) (58)
* Backscratching Department (fanzine listings) (59)
File:grip5-1.jpg| from issue #5, Cheryl Newsome
File:grip5-2.jpg| from issue #5, Richard Pollet
File:grip5-3.jpg| from issue #5, Shona Jackson
File:grip5-4.jpg| from issue #5, Abbie Herrick
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5===
==References==