S and H (Starsky and Hutch letterzine)/Issues 31-38

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Sneak Preview: The last seven issues may offer some insight into the abrupt cancellation of the letterzine when it finally returns to its original editors. Multiple letters contain bitter and caustic references to the ever present battles over zine reviewers and m/m fan fiction. Anti-slashers are called "witch hunters" while at the other end of the spectrum one writer sends a public letter of outrage when her work appears in a zine that contained a single m/m story. Fans that support critical zine reviews are called "unnecessarily unkind and cruel." In their defense, zine reviewers talk about how ‘honest’ zine reviews protect readers from wasting their hard earned dollars. The three zines that seem to be the major topics of discussion: Trace Elements, Decorated for Death and 10-13.
Oddly enough, there seems to be little support for fans who want to tackle the issue of homophobia and internal/external censorship in fandom head on. In fact, several zine publishers deny that the slash debate has influenced any of their zine publications, a fact that is directly contradicted by the underground publication of the first Code 7 just a year earlier. The secret publication of Code 7 may also explain those letterzine contributors who vehemently argue with one another over whether there is an "inner circle" of fans who are privy to receive select publications of fan fiction. There was, both in terms of m/m fiction (the first Code 7) and Starsky & Hutch RPS (the Purple Pages). Eventually m/m fan fiction would become more widely available as more zine publishers stuck to their guns and offered their zines to a wider audience. RPS would remain underground until 2007 when a new generation of fans would start writing and posting small quantities to their Livejournals and RPS would be formally accepted as a subject matter for the first Starsky & Hutch Big Bang of 2011. (See the RPS tag in the starsky_hutch Livejournal community).
Towards the end of its publication run the letterzine begins offering a series of well-written and informative essays on zine editing, creating artwork for zines, and zine production methods. This makes sense given that the number of new zines being published or being planned has increased exponentially.
And then, without warning, the letterzine ends. As Kendra explains a few years later in a letter submitted to the Between Friends letterzine: "When [S and H] returned to us, the contents were such that both Diana and I felt the only action that would remove the problem was the death of the letterzine. This was not an easy decision, but one we felt was right, and we still feel—after all this time--that it was the only possible solution."
==S and H 31 (March 1982)==
* contains 32 pages
* contains a flyer for Zebra Con #4
* there are no zine reviews
* there is a report on TomatOZ
* there is much discussion about the “Question of the Month: What episodes do the guys look their physical best in?” Two fans send in graphs, and one sends in a very humorous letter written in the style of a scientist’s dissertation
* a new fans says she sees "no signs of an “elite” or “inner circle."
* a fan writes of another fandom: 
* a fan comments on the separation of actor and character: 
* a fan encourages new fans to write to the letterzine: 
* a fan offers her support of the zine reviews: 
* a fan writes of the reviews: 
* a fan snipes: 
* fan weighs in on the quality of fanzines: 
* a fan tried to explain to a man why she was attracted to S/H: 
* fan complains about being labeled: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan thanks others for a new experience: 
* a fan wants to cut her ties with a zine in which she was published: 
 File:sandh31art2.jpg| from issue #31, graph by Amy, describing the fluctuating attractiveness of the two cops based on their hair length 
 File:sandh31art1.jpg|from issue #31, Cheryl Newsome 
==S and H 32 (April 1982)==
* contains 44 pages
* the letterzine will be edited from now on by the original creators
* the results of the survey on Hutch's mustache: 6 like it, 11 hate it, 5 can't decide
* the letterzine is taking bets on the gender and birthdate of the "Princess of Wales child due in June." The prize is a pick of these zines: Dirtball Dispatch, Blond Blintz Bulletin or Forever Autumn. The bids are $1 a piece and all proceeds go to the fan fund to get Tabby to Zebra Con #4
* many fans wrote up lengthy "biographies" of Starsky and Hutch
* there is some fannish discussion about Huggy Bear - "I’m beginning to have Machiavellian suspicions about Huggy Bear" is one comment.
* Bird of Paradise and Trace Elements are two zines listed in the "available soon" section
* a review of 10-13 #2, see that page
* a review of Decorated for Death, see that page
* contains a Dobeycon #3 con report
* the editor of the would-be zine, “Soapy Scenes,” has put it on hold indefinitely, and "there’s a good chance I’ll have to cancel it altogether." She says she has written most of her tribbers, but if there’s anyone she’s missed, she apologizes.
* a fan comments on the good old days: 
* a fan writes about this fandom: 
* a writer comments on a fan’s letter in the last issue regarding disassociating herself with Ten Thirteen due to the very non-explicit slash story, The Boxer, printed in it: 
* a fan writes that it seems that the: 
* a fan comments about a zine tribber's rights: 
* a fan pokes fun at format: 
* a fan comments on Ten Thirteen and the subtle m/m in it: 
* a fan pleads for there to be a video room at Zebra Con #4 and says that the shows are not being rerun in her area, and that: 
* a fan who wrote the very subtle m/m story in the first issue of Ten Thirteen #1 writes: 
* a fan works hard to keep the actors and the characters they play separate, and is sure the actors do the same thing: 
* a fan takes another to task for a previous letter complaining about the content of a zine in which she had a story: 
* Again, money paid out dictates a level of enjoyment in fiction: 
* the editors of Ten Thirteen respond to the writer that wishes to be disassociated with the zine due to the m/m material. There is much about dates on letters, people making assumptions about each other and general miscommunication on both party’s part, and editorial right: 
* a reader responds to the m/m story, “The Boxer” in Ten Thirteen #2: 
* another fan agrees about "The Boxer": 
* a new writer explodes over the issue of white space in zines: 
* a fan says about the slash/censorship issue: 
* a fan writes about writing and has these rules: 
 File:sandh32art2.jpg| from issue #32, BAS 
 File:sandh32art3.jpg| from issue #32, Jane Bushnell
 File:sandh32art1.jpg| from issue #32, Cheryl Newsome 
==S and H 33/34 (June 1982)==
* contains 60 pages
* Bird of Paradise and Trace Elements are two zines listed in the "available soon" section
* art by Jane Bushnell, Jean C., Tabby Davis, Ruth Kurz, Kay McElvain, Debbie Sontag, Barbara Stanton, T'Vas
* auction items for the Fan Fund are listed, Fan Fund Recipient is Tabby Davis, two items are an original Forever Autumn (starting bid $20) and Graven Images (starting bid $50)
* an essay called "How to Produce a Reproducible Picture" by Jean C.
* an essay called "The Art of Editing" by Karen B
* a reprint of an article from The Arizona Times Union by Dick Dabney entitled: "As Manhood Image, are Wimps the Rage?"
* two reviews of 10-13 #2, see that page
* three reviews of L.A. Vespers #2 (one which has the disclaimer: "Truth in Package Disclaimer: I have a story in Vespers, not discussed above for obvious reasons, and Dotty is my good friend. Which is, of course, why I'd be the first to tell her if she'd fucked up."), see that page
* two reviews for Decorated for Death, see that page
* several fans write that a zine called "Pushing the Odds” (to have been published by D D, and not the same as Pushin' the Odds) and “Off Duty” (the zine to have been published by F M K) were not cancelled due to anti-slash fans threatening to send the zines to the actors, but by lack of submissions AND that because “most fen who are soft-pedaling ‘/’ writing are doing so to avoid embarrassing the actors, not out of fear of any ‘Spel-Gol Monster.’"
* a fan writes to complain she’s gotten no flak in the form of personal letters for her aggressive post (her very first letter) in the last issue: 
* a fan comments on Decorated for Death: 
* a fan writes to another fan: 
* a fan complains of a reviewer’s choice of word for to describe poetry: 
* a fan writes of reviews: 
* a fan writes: 
* a zined writes: 
* a fan has some advice for reviewers: 
* a fan takes another to task for what she feels are harsh zine reviews: 
* a fan speculates: 
* a fan thinks: 
* an essay called "Why Review" by Paula Smith It starts with: '
* an essay called "Publishing: Choice of Medium" by Barbara Green Deer. The opening paragraph: 
* an essay called Writing for Fans (a very special genre) by Marian Kelly that starts with: 
* a fan writes: 
 File:sandh3334art1.jpg| from issue #33/34, Debbie Sontag 
 File:sandh3334art2.jpg| from issue #33/34, Kay McElvain 
 File:sandh3344art4.jpg| from issue #33/34, Kay McElvain 
 File:sandh3344art5.jpg| from issue #33/34, Debbie Sontag 
 File:Sandh3344art3.jpg| from issue #33/34, Tabby Davis 
==S and H 35 (September 1982)==
* contains 44 pages
* art by Jane Bushnell, Jean C., Lucy Cribb, Freda Hyatt and Debbie Sontag
* the editors of Ten-Thirteen say there will be no issue three, that it will be replaced by Three-Eleven and that zine will contain both gen and /
* there is an announcement that a fan, Anne Lewis, has passed away
* the editors note that the "First Mention of S/H, or How the Term [slash] Was Coined" was by Lizabeth Tucker in issue #2 of the letterzine back in September 1979. Tucker's comment in "S and H" #2 utilizes the term "/" as it relates to m/m in a published SH zine: "S/H? I'm not sure if I approve, but I will read it/them, simply because I will read anything on the two men. I have read some excellent K/S stories, yet I still don't concede the premise of a sexual relationship between them." But she did not use the word "slash." K.S. Langley has noted that the first use of the actual word was in issue #18 when a fan wrote: "Actually, my main complaint about S/H is the term 'Starsky *stroke* Hutch.' It is just too coy. I like *slash*. It sounds so masculine, like passion in the night and lust that strikes like lightning. *Stroke* sounds so cutesy. *Slash* sounds dynamic, dominant, daring, and exciting." She goes on to suggest, tongue-in-cheek” some other terminology: “SxH (Starsky loves Hutch), S!H (Starsky finds Hutch exciting), S$H (Starsky would buy Hutch anything), S?H (who knows and how cares?), S:H (it’s really none of my business), S#H (I don’t know how close they are, but if they are happy, what business is it of mine… or simply S=H or SH." 
* a BNF has learned that another BNF has sent out, what she believes, form letters using her name soliciting material for a new zine, and she says the fan did not have her permission to do so
* many fans take issue with another fan who has gone pro and written an extremely dismissive letter to all of fandom as a part of her gafiate
* Bird of Paradise (first advertised in issue #1 back in June 1979) is still on the forthcoming zine list, but Trace Elements has disappeared. While it is not listed in "available," one must assume it is now for sale/sold out
* contains an essay called "How to Review" by Paula Smith
* contains an article called "Offset Printing" by Barbara Green Deer
* contains an article called "Illustrating a Story" by Jean C.
* contains a tongue-in-cheek/satirical review of The Pits #3, an issue that doesn't exist. The "review" riffs on well-known story titles and BNFs.
* there is a blurb added by the editors asking "whatever happened to Beth Patton and "Late Bloomer'?'"
* a fan wants to know: 
* a fan writes about “good writing” and “fan writing”: 
* a fan writes of Decorated for Death: 
* a fan writes that she thinks that: 
* a fan tells an author: 
* a fan takes issue with another’s description of S&H fandom as “small and basically non-hostile": 
* a fan has visualizes Decorated for Death and Graven Images going up against each other or “best zine”: 
* a fan says of her trip to Great Britain last week: 
* an zined writes that: 
* a fan says: 
 File:sandh35art1.jpg| from issue #35, Debbie Sontag 
 File:sandh35art6.jpg| from issue #35, Freda Hyatt 
 File:sandh35art5.jpg| from issue #35, Jane Bushnell 
 File:sandh35art2.jpg| from issue #35, Jane Bushnell 
 File:sandh35art3.jpg| from issue #35, Debbie Sontag 
 File:sandh35art7.jpg| from issue #35, Jean C. 
 File:sandh35art4.jpg| from issue #35, Jane Bushnell 
==S and H 36 (October 1982)==
* contains 36 pages
* art by Jane Bushnell, Freda Hyatt, Debbie Sontag, Tabby Davis and Ruth Kurz
* contains no ads as it hadn't received any by the time it had to go to press in time to be printed to send to Tabby in England
* a fan notes that others should figure out from this letterzine is "that nobody ever changes anybody’s mind about anything."
* contains an essay called What and Whom to Review by Paula Smith
* contains an essay called Writing for Fandom (Plot is a Four Letter Word) by Marian Kelly
* contains an article called "Paste-Up" by Barbara Green Deer
* contains an essay called Art for Yerself, Or: What to Do With It After It's Printed by Jean C.. The first sentence is "Sell it."
* contains an essay called "Editing, Chapter II" by Karen B
* contains a tongue-in-cheek essay by M. Rauch called A Lecture Upon the Canon which proclaims that Starsky and Hutch are both virgins, a statement on what we "see on the screen" as not being the entire picture. The essay is ultimately a sly support of the Starsky/Hutch sexual relationship.
* there are no zine reviews in this issue
* a fan writes of another: 
* another fan agrees and writes: 
* a fan admits that her controversial [and trollish] letters are meant to stir things up: 
* a fan warns others: 
* a fan writes about what she feels to be a fabled underground fiction paradise: 
* a fan takes another fan to task: 
* a fan asks another: 
* a fan writes of “choosing” artists for her fiction: 
* a fan speculates: 
 File:sandh36art3.jpg| from issue #36, Jane Bushnell 
 File:sandh36art4.jpg| from issue #36, Jane Bushnell 
 File:sandh36art1.jpg| from issue #36, Jane Bushnell 
 File:sandh36art2.jpg| from issue #36, Freda Hyatt 
==S and H 37 (December 1982)==
* contains 40 pages
* the editors reiterate that they print every letter sent, every letter unedited, though plead guilty to the occasional typo for which they apologize
* there are a number of letters discussing the difference between sexuality and sensuality and whether S/H is pornographic
* a zined says she is canceling “Fifth Season” as she only got two usable stories, and that her heart is not in straight S&H anymore, but only in m/m
* Karen B.'s Zebra Con con report #4: (69 people in attendance, 34 supporting members, that the well-attended panel was a S/H one, comments that nobody was around on Saturday with the editor commenting they were all upstairs watching song tapes, there was a banquet, some awards for trivia and fiction contests, and folks read aloud from zines, a reminder that an 8-hour videotape of the con was made and is for sale, comments that there are three Starsky and Hutch cons, Z-Con, CopCon and doesn't name the other one.)
* there is a list of fiction and art Huggy Award winners
* there are several con reports for Zebra Con
* reports by some fans that there was a lot of self-censorship in the fandom regarding m/m stories
* two reviews of Strokes, see that page
* two reviews of Code 7 #2, see that page
* two reviews of Gunther's Revenge, see that page
* two reviews of Half You, Half Me, see that page
* two reviews of Strange Justice, see that page
* three reviews of Trace Elements, see that page
* a fan comments on The Cost of Love, see that page
* a filk, "How Doth Our Little Zebra Con OR or Look Back In Confusion or Look Forward In Confusion"
* Did Casa Cabrillo have too much unintended m/m? A fan suggest that its editor thought that some people thought it did and that because of the "The Big Scare," there'd be no second issue (note: 'The Big Scare’ was the supposed ‘outing’ of m/m zines to the producers)
* from the editorial: 
* the editors say: 
* the editor suggest the show itself has been talked to death, so how about focusing on the stories: 
* there is a letter talking of the term wallow: 
* a letter from a fan talks about why there is a lack of lesbian stories in fanfic: 
* a fan writes about h/c and its relationship to m/m: 
* a fan would like to clarify: 
* a fan complains about the Huggy Award categories for “best of” in zines, particularly that underground fiction is not included. She thinks that a category called “Fiction: Limited Publication” would be good: 
* a fan complains about favoritism: 
* a fan takes on another fan: 
* fan warns: 
==S and H 38 (January 1983)==
* contains 32 pages
* the editors of Ten Thirteen say the second issue has been out for eleven months and it’s gotten a total of seven LoCs
* the editors say the next issue would be out in March 1983. But this was the last one.
* available zines: A.P.B., A to Zine, Catchin' the Blues, Frak #1, #2, #3, Credit List, Forum, Half You, Half Me, Judge and Jury, 10-13 #1 (two leftover copies), #2, The Conspiracy, Vermont Avenue, Just the Two of Us, My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys, One More Mountain, R and I #2, Strange Justice, Strokes
* forthcoming zines: Bird of Paradise, Pushin' the Odds, Scales of Justice, 3-11, "The Marv Box Memorial Zine"
* proposed zines: Amare, Frak #4, Who You Know, What You Know & How You Know It, ("emphasis is on romance. The "/" relationship is understood to be present, but the stories may or may not contain explicit sex scenes. We also like hurt/comfort. Conceived at Z-Con 4, the tentative birth date is July 1, 1983") and Magnetism
* a review of Mixed Metaphors, see that page
* there is a review of Surrender, the main story in Strokes, see that page
* a review of Strange Justice, see that page
* the fan who runs the Huggys asks for input from other fans, mainly do they want to see zines divided into S&H and S/H?
* an essay called "Editing, Chapter III" by Karen B
* an article called "Paste-Up" by Barbara Green Deer
* a fan writes that she is: 
* there is information about how many copies of the elusive Code 7 #1 were sold, the editor is surprised to find a fan considered it an underground zine: 
* a fan defends the writer of the letter that ‘criticized’ the Huggys: 
* a fan tells the editors: 
* about the Huggy Awards and participation: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan yearns for a library: 
* some Huggy Award history: 
* some more Huggy Award history: 
* a fan writes of the last Huggy Awards: 
* fan has an opinion about the label “Limited Run” for S/H: 
* and finally, one fan dismisses another fan: 
File:sandh38art2.jpg| from issue #38, Cheryl Newsome
File:sandh38art1.jpg| from issue #38, Cheryl Newsome 
==References==
Category:Starsky & Hutch ZinesCategory:1980s