Beauty and The Beast: The Newsletter/Issues 001-002

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Beauty and The Beast: The Newsletter is a Beauty and the Beast fanclub newsletter and letterzine published out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
It was published four times a year: March, June, September, and December.
The first issue was published in March 1988 and ended in June 1990. The newsletter spanned from the end of the first season to two months before the show was cancelled. As a result, the letters, fan discussion, and translation of information doled out to fans by TPTB reflected a cycle of excitement and optimism, fear and anxiety about characterizations and show cancellation, fervent mobilization to keep what they loved, and finally, for many fans, the crushing defeat and sense of betrayal that fractured the fandom. 
This zine series was informally continued in Passages, which began the month "Beauty and the Beast: The Newsletter" ceased.
== v.1 n.1 (March 1988)==
Beauty and The Beast: The Newsletter v.1 n.1 was published in March 1988.
The art is by Beth Adams and Deb Hense.
Editorial and layout staff: Beth Adams, Patricia Adams, Rita Adams, Mark Hammons, Eileen Hartwig, Deb Hense, Kevin Lair, Barbara Sargent, and Janet Schmidt.
"This issue is dedicated to Richard "Kip" Carpenter — a man who appreciates his fans and responds to them wholeheartedly."
 
* Introduction to the Club Vice President, Janet Schmidt: Figurehead (or "How I Fell for a Staircase") (3)
* Contest 1: Name That Fan Club (4)
* Contest 2: Name That Newsletter (4)
* Introduction to the Club President: Deb Hense (5)
* Interview with George R.R. Martin (conducted at the February 1988 Wiscon, includes bibliography) (7)
* Letters of Comment ("For those new to fandom - letters of comment are discussions (in writing) about a particular aspect of the story/character/society as presented in the series. Letters of Comment (LOC) are not letters filled with praise for the show, or its actors (although one or two lines or a paragraph or two is appreciated). But are instead a personal comment backed by carefully though out reasoning on what you particularly liked or disliked about a character, a single aspect of a character, a storyline, or the setting, or the character development as presented in the series. Here are a few ideas to help you get started...How do you explain Vincent?...Does he need to be explained? How to explain the tunnel people/society...the evolution of the society of the tunnel people... Is the love affair ever going to be consummated and should it be? Can it be?" Hense's description of a letter of comment is somewhat unique (and narrow). Hense's explanation that they are about the show only is incomplete as LOCs were also about many other things, often comments on fanworks. Hense's insistence on positivity is a personal comment, rather than a common requirement. In fact, Hense's description of a LOC in this zine is much more in alignment to the common fan activity called Topic of the Month or "TOTM." ) (15)
* Bits and Pieces (15)
* Illustration of Catherine by Beth Adams (16)
* Merchandise List (17)
* Episode Guide (19)
* reprint from The New York Times: "A Commentary by John J. O'Connor" (The last paragraph: "We are not talking here, let me hasten to add, about a TV series for the ages. "Beauty and the Beast" can at times be as predictable or silly as any other show on the grueling weekly production line. But by attempting to be a little different, it has edged forward a bit beyond conventional formulas. With Hamilton and Perlman contributing not only top-notch peformances but also some splendid mutual chemistry, the show can certainly lay claim to the season's most unusual and compelling love affair. In a medium devoted to images, especially those of standard beauties and hunks, here is a show saying, week after week, that looks can deceive.") (21)
* Contest 3: Identify a Poem (22)
* Advertisements and Penpals (25)
* Standard Policy and Addresses to Write (28)
===v.1 n.1: Excerpts from the Martin Interview===
===v.1 n.1: Excerpts from Fan Letters===
From Janet Schmidt's self-description: 
From Deb Hense's introduction: 
===v.1 n.1: Sample Interior===
 Image:beautybeasthense1-1-1.jpg|from v.1 n.1 
 Image:beautybeasthense1-1-2.jpg|from v.1 n.1 
 Image:beautybeasthense1-1-3.jpg|detail from v.1 n.1 
 
== v.1 n.2 (June 1988)==
Beauty and The Beast: The Newsletter v.1 n.2 was published in June 1988 and contains 28 pages.
The art is by J. Bishop, L.J. Clayton, Beth Evans, D. Hense, and H. Rulon. 
Editorial and Layout Staff: Beth Adams, Patricia Adams, Rita Adams, Mark Hammons, Eileen Hartwig, Deb Hense, Kevin Lair, Barbara Sargent, and Janet Schmidt. 
* Introduction to the Club Correspondence Secretary and Artist, Patricia Adams (3)
* Contest 1: Name That Fan Club (4)
* New Contest (4)
* How Your Club Works (5)
* Chamber Musings: Interview with Roy Dotrice ("Roy very kindly granted us this interview while he was in hospital recovering from hip surgery. Read on and enjoy!") (7)
* Illustration: Roy Dotrice by Nancy Miller (8)
* Episode Guide (13)
* Member Contributions (16)
** Uncommon Face, poem by Kathryn M. Cox
** The Beholder, poem by Lois J. Clayton
* Candleglow: Letters of Comment (17)
* Fanclubs and Letterzines (23)
* Do you really want to be a "FAN"?, essay by Lisa S. Knopp (24)
* Bits and Pieces: Heard it through the pipeline, meta essay, not credited (25)
* Standard Policy and Addresses to Write (26)
===v.1 n.2: Excerpts from Fan Letters=== 
===v.1 n.2: Sample Interior===
 Image:batbnewsletter1-2-1.jpg| from v.1 n.2 
 Image:batbnewsletter1-2-2.jpg| from v.1 n.2 
==References==