Oh Boy (Quantum Leap zine)

Oh Boy is a gen Quantum Leap anthology.
=="The Waiting Room"==
The "Waiting Room" feature was described in the second issue: 
==General Reactions and Reviews==
==Issue 1==
Oh Boy 1 was published in May 1991 and contains 198 pages.
The cover and interior artwork is by <=minds-i-view=>, Nola Frame Gray, Vicki Brinkmeier, and Tamy Erickson. 
The zine was a 1992 FanQ nominee for Best QL Zine. 
The pair of poems entitled "April 1, 1969", by Melissa Mastoris, were nominated for the QL poetry FanQ award. Sandy and Sharon were also nominated for the Best Editor FanQ, and the cover artist <=minds-i-view=> was nominated as well.
From the editorial: 
* The Waiting Room: Young Sam by Crystal Olson (1)
*The Flying Trapeze, poem by Melissa Mastoris (17)
*High Road Home by Sheila Paulson (crossover with Blake's 7) (18)
*A Lesson Learned by Sandy Hall (1992 FanQ nominee - Best QL story) (74)
*Sweet Survivor by Kristen Hunter (89)
*The Last Yesterday by Sharon Wisdom (1992 FanQ nominee - Best QL story) (104)
*April 1, 1969: Sam, poem by Melissa Mastoris (170)
*April 1, 1969: Al, poem by Melissa Mastoris (171)
*Second Circle by Sharon Wisdom (1992 Fan Q nominee - Best QL story) (The story is continued in the novel "The Best of Two Worlds.") (172)
 
Image:ohboy1-1.jpg|from issue #1, Nola Frame-Gray, touches upon Murder She Wrote 
Image:ohboy1-2.jpg|from issue #1, Nola Frame-Gray, commentary on the show Blake's 7, the widely-panned pro book by Paul Darrow called Avon: A Terrible Aspect, and the organization Viewers for Quality Television
Image:ohboy1-3.jpg|from issue #1, Tamy Erickson
Image:ohboy1-4.jpg|from issue #1, <=minds-i-view=>
Image:ohboy1-5.jpg|from issue #1, <=minds-i-view=>
Image:ohboy1-6.jpg|from issue #1, <=minds-i-view=>
Image:ohboy1-7.jpg|from issue #1, Vicki Brinkmeier
Image:ohboy1-8.jpg|from issue #1, <=minds-i-view=>, portrays Al and Beth
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Oh Boy 2 was published in October 1991 and contains 236 pages.
It was a FanQ nominee for Best QL Zine. The covers are by <=minds-i-view=>, and the other art is by Sheila Paulson, Vicki Brinkmeier, Richard Jackson, Terri Librande, Todd Parrish, Esther Reese, and Nola Frame-Gray (cartoons).
This issue contains some authors' notes and/or short bios at the end.
From the editorial: "All of the stories and poems in this zine (except the last poem) were written before the series premiere this year, so please take that in consideration when you read them."
The poetry includes two more FanQ nominated poems, "Pulitzer Prize for Photography, 1970" (the FanQ winner) and "9 April 1970", both by Jane Mailander. 
 
From the editorial: 
Author's notes for "Say It": 
Author's notes for Troubled Waters: 
Author's notes for "Reunion": 
Author's notes for "Do You Remember?": 
 
* Oh, Boy by Sharon Wisdom & Sandy Hall ("Inspired by real life experiences, Sam leaps into a body of a waiter being harassed by a group of tipsy women.") (1)
* Prelude by Jennifer Smallwood ("Could there have been something more than a simple threat to his project's funding that forced Sam into the Accelerator?") (12)
*The Link: Sam, poem by Mary Lozinski (22)
*The Link: Al, poem by Mary Lozinski (23)
* The Waiting Room: Joshua Ray by Sharon Wisdom (24)
*Do You Remember? by <=minds-i-view=> (1992 Fan Q nominee - Best QL story) (40)
* The Promise by Melissa Mastoris (43)
*Greatest America Leaper by Elaine & Anne Batterby (Crossover with Greatest American Hero) (44)
*Leap into Knight by Elaine & Anne Batterby (A Knight Rider crossover) (59)
*Pulitzer Prize for Photography by Jane Mailander (74)
*9 April, 1970, poem by Jane Mailander (76)
* Reunion by D.J. Walters ("Having leapt home, Sam encourages Al to attend his 35th reunion for old times sake, but it ends far differently than either of them expected.") (78)
*Troubled Waters by Terri Librande & Crystal Olson ("Leaping into the body of an AIDS patient, Sam must deal with prejudice and fear.") (96)
*Role Reversal [offline] by Sheila Paulson ("Trapped in New York City's 1990 by the Real Ghostbuster's neutron streams, All must fend off ghosts and accept help from a holographic Sam.") (Real Ghostbusters crossover). 1992 Fan Q nominee - Best QL story (109)
*Say It by Janna Stockinger ("This story is a missing scene from Shock Theatre between Al and Dr. Beeks. How does an observer come to be convinced that he must talk Sam into repeating shock therapy?") (146)
* Meditation, poem by Barbara Leflar Jackson (152)
*What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? by Rebecca Reeves ("Sam leaps into a chilling future within his lifetime and faces a moral dilemma.") (153)
* Detour into the Night by Barbara Leflar Jackson ("Picking up where Shock Theatre left off, Sam and Al take an electronic detour into an alternate dimension where Sam is trapped in a vampire's body.") (175)
*Mark of Sinanju by Sandy Hall (209)
*It Isn't Fair, poem by Sandy Hall (230)
*Letters of Comment by Various (231)
*Project Personnel Profiles Various (235)
 
Image:ohboy2-1.jpg|from issue #2, Nola Frame-Gray
Image:ohboy2-2.jpg|from issue #2, Nola Frame-Gray
Image:ohboy2-3.jpg|from issue #2, Nola Frame-Gray
Image:ohboy2-4.jpg|from issue #2, <=minds-i-view=>
Image:ohboy2-5.jpg|from issue #2, <=minds-i-view=>
Image:ohboy2-6.jpg|from issue #2, sample text
Image:ohboy2-7.jpg|from issue #2 
Image:ohboy2-8.jpg|from issue #2, Sheila Paulson
Image:ohboy2-9.jpg|from issue #2, Terri Librande
Image:ohboy2-10.jpg|from issue #2, Todd Parrish
Image:ohboy2-11.jpg|from issue #2 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
 
==Issue 3==
 
Oh Boy 3 was published in May 1992 and contains 264 pages. It was edited by Sandy Hall and Sharon Wisdom. 
The artwork is by <=minds-i-view=>, Barb Johnson, Margie Banks, Terri Librande, Vicki Brinkmeier, Todd Parrish, Richard Jackson, Natalie Wisdom, Crystal Hall, Nola Frame-Gray, and Jane Mailander. 
It premiered at the 1992 MediaWest*Con.
It was a FanQ winner for Best QL Zine, and it includes 3 FanQ-nominated stories, LOCs for issue #2, art by the winning artist <=minds-i-view=>>, cartoons by Nola Frame-Gray and Jane Mailander, poetry and 5 "Waiting Room" stories. 
This issue contains death stories. 
From Media Monitor: "Sam investigates a suicide, Sam's a bride on his wedding day kidnapped by a former lover; Sam leaps into a violent situation on a New York subway; a missing scene from 'The Leap Back.'"
From the editorial: 
*The Right Man by Becky Cope ("Sam's a bride on her wedding day who is kidnapped by her former lover. He has to chose between the groom and the lover.") (1)
*A Little Help by Sandy Hall ("Sam leaps into a woman being raped and Al must help the emotionally devastated time traveller deal with the trauma and change history.") (rape fic) (27)
* The Waiting Room: Jesse Tyler by Rebecca Reeves (45)
*Maggie's Angel by Melissa Mastoris (52)
* Through the Imaging Chamber by Miriam Ferziger ("What happens after Al returns to the project after STARCROSSED?") (53)
*Fragile Memory by Pat Woodhouse (58)
*This One's For Al by Elaine and Anne Batterby ("Ray comes asking for a favor and it's Sam who has to deliver.") (Stingray crossover) (59)
* The Waiting Room: Darlene Monte by Jennifer Adams Kelley (Author's notes: "One of my favorite episodes is MISS DEEP SOUTH. The expressions on Darlene's mirror image (which we saw a lot of in the episode) I figured weren't all Sam's... That got me thinking. What kind of 1950's woman would use her prize money for med school, yet still bring a teddy bear to the pageant? The story answers that question.") (68)
*Only You Can See by M.J. Frank (73)
*Watchman, What of the Night? by Gary E. Himes ("A thriller murder mystery set at Project Quantum Leap. Who will die next?") (Author's notes: "Watchman, What of the Night?" came out of a comment Sam made in "The Leap Back": "Leaping isn't like observing; it may be more than Al can handle." Well, excuse me Dr. Beckett, but when did you get so damn perfect? If anything, Al seems better equipped to the adventurous life than Sam is. I wrote this story to show that our favorite lech is quite capable of handling anything Sam can, even the most dangerous adversary Sam ever faced. Don't get cocky, leap boy!") (1993 FanQ nominee - Favorite QL story) (85)
* Adversaries by Pat Woodhouse (112)
* The Waiting Room: Jimmy by Janna Stockinger (113)
*Waiting by Patricia Dunn (From the zine: "'Waiting' was written to present Al's side of things discussed in Diana Smith's story 'The Decision'.") (123)
* Decision by Diana Smith (Author's notes: "I accepted Tina until the fourth season opener, and after we "saw" Tina, I told Pat that Al deserved better than that. Yes, she was the kind he'd have a fling witty, but certainly not worth all the agony he'd experience over the years. Al deserved a more mature, more adoring lady in his life. But what would he do if this lady was a mother? Thus Jessica was "born". Hopefully she'll find acceptance among the Al fans.") (125)
*Last Leap by Jane Mailander ("Sam leaps into a violent situation on a NY subway.") (1993 FanQ nominee - Favorite QL story) (127)
* Star Light, Star Bright by Melissa Mastoris (137)
*By Leaps and Bounders by Barbara Mater ("Sam as Sherlock Holmes, need we say more?") (138)
* The Waiting Room: Joey Denardo by Ann Raymont (151)
*Over the River by Jennifer Smallwood (160)
*Barriers by Sheila Paulson ("As a college student at his old alma mater, Sam's job is to keep his roommate and her boyfriend together.") (166)
*Dreams by Sharon Wisdom ("A missing scene from THE LEAP BACK.") (188)
* The Waiting Room: Kenny Sharp by Jane Mailander (195)
*Leaping to Conclusions by Diana Smith and Pat Dunn ("Sam as a detective, investigates a suicide. The victim's wife claims it's murder and Al knows much more than he's telling.") (From the zine: "We wrote "Leaping to Conclusions" together primarily because we dislike the Tina we saw in the episode THE LEAP BACK, and wanted to give him a more deserving girlfriend.") (1993 FanQ nominee - Favorite QL story) (197)
*The One He Left Behind by Crystal Nauyokas (223)
*The Way Home by Todd Parrish (224)
*Musings to Cigar Smoke by Elaine Batterby (225)
*Road Stop by Rebecca Reeves ("On a leap into the future, Sam is a hermit in a desolate road stop called upon to help a confused young boy.") (226)
*Disney by Sharon Wisdom ("A brother taking his sister to Disney World, Sam has to prevent a kidnapping.") (243)
*Leaping Into the Next Generation by Amanda Hall and Kate Wisdom (256)
 
Image:ohboy3-1.jpg|from issue #3, Barb Johnson
Image:ohboy3-2.jpg|from issue #3, <=minds-i-view=>
Image:ohboy3-3.jpg|from issue #3, Margie Banks
Image:ohboy3-4.jpg|from issue #3, Terri LeBrande
Image:ohboy3-5.jpg|from issue #3, Vicki Brinkmeier
Image:ohboy3-6.jpg|from issue #3, Todd Parrish
Image:ohboy3-7.jpg|from issue #3, Todd Parrish
Image:ohboy3-8.jpg|from issue #3, Todd Parrish
Image:ohboy3-9.jpg|from issue #3, <=minds-i-view=>
Image:ohboy3-10.jpg|from issue #3, <=minds-i-view=>
Image:ohboy3-11.jpg|from issue #3, Nola Frame-Gray, some commentary on Sam Beckett's "swiss cheese brain"
Image:ohboy3-12.jpg|from issue #3, Nola Frame-Gray, some meta commentary on MediaWest*Con's door decoration contest
Image:ohboy3-13.jpg|from issue #3, Richard Jackson
Image:ohboy3-14.jpg|from issue #3, <=minds-i-view=>. The author the story this accompanies wrote in the author's notes: "Disney" is a just-for-fun story that has absolutely nothing to do with the personal histories (or futures) of Sam and Al. That's why I wrote it! I stalled midway through, then M-I-V did the wonderful illo of Sam in ears and I was inspired, no, compelled to finish it."
Image:ohboy3-15.jpg|from issue #3, Todd Parrish
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
Oh Boy 4 was published in May 1993. It is a 487-page novel called "Love and Glory" by Sandy Hall, Sharon Wisdom and Michelle Agnew. It was based in part on "Bookends," a short story by Terri Librande that was written just after the second season. See that story here. 
The story follows Sam and Al through their first meeting through the end of Sam's leaping (although it does not take into account the fifth season and the series finale).
The cover and interior artwork is by <=minds-i-view=>. 
 
Image:ohboy4interior.jpg| from issue #4
Image:ohboy4interior2.jpg| from issue #4
Image:ohboy4interior3.jpg| from issue #4
Image:ohboy4interior4.jpg| from issue #4
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4==
==Issue 5==
Oh Boy 5 was published in May 1994 and contains 225 pages.
The art by <=minds-i-view=> won a 1995 FanQ. 
 
* Sandy Hall
*Terri Librande
*Todd Parrish
* Sandy Hall
*Terri Librande
*Todd Parrish
* Panache by Jacklyn M. Egolf (1)
*Quantum Leap by Frances Smith (10)
*Sound of Winter by Sharon Wisdom (won a 1995 FanQ) (11)
*The Leap Not Taken by Gary Himes (38)
*Phantasms by Todd Parrish (45)
*Death of a Wingman by Jane Freitag (46)
*The Bunny Leap by Elaine & Anne Batterby (49)
*Absent Without Leave by Kim Round (56)
*Security Clearence by Pat Dunn & Diana Smith (73)
* The Waiting Room: Nigel Covington by Sharon Wisdom (85)
*An Orchid for Al by Lorraine Anderson (87)
* Circles by Jane Mailander (won a 1995 FanQ) (97)
*Island by Jennifer Smallwood (106)
*A Twist in Time by Cheryl A. Bellucci (108)
*Nightmare Revisited by Kim Round (122)
* Choices by Jane Mailander (131)
*A Brief History of Time by Patricia Poole (132)
* The Love of My Life by Patricia Poole (141)
*Sam by Frances Smith (165)
*The Best Man for the Job by T. Good (166)
*Interlude by Pat Woodhouse (175)
* Full Circle by Robin K. (178)
*Rewind by Jane Freitag (188)
*A Leap of Relative Importance by M.J. Frank & Crystal Nauyokas (197)
*Mirror Image by Gary Himes (211)
*Letters of Comment by Various (218)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5==
==Issue 6==
Oh Boy 6 was published in May 1997 and contains 296 pages.
The art is by <=minds-i-view=>, Sandy Hall, and Brian Davison.
Two fans must have gotten something worked out...: 
* Tornado by Terri Librande (1)
* Rainbows by M.J. Frank (8)
* Time's Edge by Melissa Mastoris (40)
*Your Mama, Alice by Lorraine Anderson (41)
* The Pyramid of Honor by Michelle Agnew (46)
*Brotherly Love by Michelle Mastoris (56)
*The Importance of Being Roy by Sandy Hall (57)
*My Adversary's Cross by John Hall (76)
*Handlink Inventory by Dr. R. Gushman (77)
*Days of Future Past by Sharon Wisdom (79)
*Waiting Room: Black Magic by Patricia Poole
*Final Moments by Melissa Mastoris (99)
* Leaping into the Next Generation:
** Sam's Great Adventure by Chris Fullerton (124)
**Green Eggs and Sam by Crystal Hall (124)
** H.G. Wells by Jonathan Cardwell (125)
**Susan and Ray by Christina Harris (126)
**Harry's Drugstore by Tahna Henson (127)
*Ode to Al by Mandi Hall (134)
*Fed Up by Freda Whaley (135)
*Playgal Stats on Your Two Favorite Hunks by Various and Sundry Personnel (168)
* Shake Down by Patricia Poole (172)
*Harmonious Noise by Janice Bilby (291)
*Project Personnel Profiles by Some Unscrupulous Person (284)
 
==References==
 
Category:Quantum Leap Zines
Category:1991 Zines
Category:1990s Zines