Flip of a Coin/Issues 006-007

Flip of a Coin is a Harrison Ford zine, which includes fan fiction from Star Wars, the Indiana Jones movies, and other films starring Ford such as Witness, Blade Runner, Heroes (film), The Frisco Kid, and The Mosquito Coast. 
It is primarily gen but also includes non-explicit adult het stories.
This zine series began after a similar zine, Facets, ceased publication.
"Flip of a Coin" ran for seventeen issues between 1983-1986.
This page is for detailed information about issue #6 and #7. For information about the zine in general, see Flip of a Coin. 
For information about other issues of "Flip of a Coin," see: 
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==Issue 6==
	
	
Flip of a Coin 6 was published in February 1985 and contains 254 pages
The art is by Laura Virgil, Wendy Ikeguchi (back cover), Wanda Lybarger, Dani Lane, Scott Lerner, Suzy Sansom, Yvonne Zan, SMAP, and Dave Garcia.
* Congratulations, Harrison! (1)
* cartoon by Dave Garcia (3)
* Hello! (4)
* cartoon by Wanda Lybarger ( 4)
* reviews (4)
* Adventures in Dining by Jacqueline Taero (Indiana Jones) (11)
* "Remington" Solo by Joan B. Shumsky (Han Solo) (12)
* Leave it to Solo, or . . . Beaver Joins the Alliance, also here by Randy/T.S. Weddell (Star Wars/Leave It To Beaver] (Star Wars/Leave it to Beaver crossover. "Han and Chewie find themselves shipwrecked on a strange primitive planet—their only hope, a small boy named Beaver.") (13)
* Marion by Elaine Christiani (Indiana Jones) (26)
* Corellian Fantasy by Marcia Brin ("A rather mundane day at the office turns into one fanwriter's version of RETURN OF THE JEDI. (Eat your heart out, George!)" Author's note: "Those of you familiar with my stories know that I've never used, as a main character, someone who is not in or at least mentioned (like Bail Organa), in the Saga. However, I finally decided I should have one story in which I had some of the fun, too! None of that namby-pamby hiding behind someone with a name like Mary Sue Tough Cookies for me, though; if I was going to be in this, I was going to be in it. And since it's my fantasy, if I want to be tall and skinny, I'll be tall and skinny. And I'll get anyone I want, too! So there, George.") (Star Wars) (27)
* Just Passin' Through by Barbara Anderson ("When the ladies of the evening gather the next morning, their topic of conversation turns to the gentlemanly scoundrel, Tommy Lillard.") (Frisco Kid) (53)
* Exercise in Nostalgia by Jacqueline Taero (American Graffiti) (56)
* Introspective on a Black Chevrolet by Linda Pfonner ("Falfa's musings before, during, and after the Paradise Road race.") (American Graffiti) (57)
* Solo? by Tonya Cox (Star Wars) (59)
* First Snow by Barbara Brayton (Blade Runner) (60)
* Karma by L.A. Adolf ("This Story is a sequel, prequel, and in-between-quel to "Kismet," which appeared in FLIP OF A COIN 2. "Karma" marks the fanwriting retirement of L.A. Adolf.") ("Marcus Ravenwood Jones is forced to face his feelings and confront his father, Indiana Jones. This is the follow-up to "Kismet" which appeared in FLIP #2 and is a chilling, but beautiful tale.") (Indiana Jones) (61)
* cartoon by Suzy Sansom (85)
* Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye by Patricia J.D. Kyle ("While visiting the Wall in Washington, Kenny meets the sister of a vet, who makes him realize that the war caused pain for civilians as well as the men who fought") (Heroes) (86)
* Renewer's Wind by Martie Benedict ("It is the time of his first festival and the young Voolan, Solonai, ponders what advice his Corellian father might give him.") ("Author's Note: The Talathi of Voola were a winged race whose menfolk were killed off by a plague, leaving only the women and female children. For nearly 500 years, species survival was achieved by seasonal matings with males of a non-Talathi but interfertile race of humans, the Darss, also natives of Voola. This produced off spring, but only females, and, after a time, there was noted a rising incidence of Talathi born with wings but incapable of flight. As is recounted in the story "The Corellian Mutation" (FLIP OF A COIN 3), the chance intermingling of a Corellian genetic structure with that of a young Talathi woman's produced the first male offspring since the ancient plague. And, what is more, this extraordinary child could fly. His mother named him Solonai, after his father, and, owing to a different metabolic rate common to Talathi (the male appellation is Talathian), which causes rapid maturation while allowing an extended period of adult life, the child grew swiftly to young manhood ...") (Star Wars) (91)
* Thoughts on the Air by Martie Benedict (Star Wars) (96)
* I Don't Believe I Saw That! by Sherry Magee ("Sherry takes us on a "tour" through all the wonderful scenes that were shown in the notorious blooper reel from RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM that was presented at WorldCon.") (Indiana Jones) (98)
* Just Askin' by P.A. Barilla (Harrison Ford) (102)
* Once a Scoundrel, Always a Scoundrel by Barbara Anderson ("It's eighteen years later and Han Solo is reunited with his Rebel friends, and he is presented with the surprise of a lifetime.") (Star Wars) (103)
* cartoon by Peggy Dixon and Diane Pitman (131)
* Echoes of a Conversation by Marcia Brin (The Conversation) (132)
* How Hard Can It Be? by Martie Benedict ("This is the one you've all been waiting for. The tale of Indiana's 'misunderstanding' with the Sultan of Madagascar.") (Indiana Jones) (133)
* The Cowboy and the Christians by Michelle Worley ("Tommy Lillard rode into town and the citizens of Walnut Grove will never be quite the same.") (Frisco Kid/Little House on the Prairie) (160)
* For the Love of a Friend J.A. Berger Posted ("Han is captured by Darth Vader and must fight off a mental attack with Luke's help through the Force." Also, "Chewie returns to base in a damaged Falcon and without Han. Is Luke's use of the Force powerful enough to free Han from Vader's grasp?") (Star Wars) ( (164)
* cartoon by Yvonne Zan (185)
* 20 Seconds by Ruth Radecki (Force 10 from Navarone) (186)
* Simply Indiana by Jacqueline Taero (Indiana Jones) (188)
* The Doppleganger, part two by Christine Jeffords ("Conclusion. How much damage does Han Solo inflict on the Rebel Alliance due to the indoctrination by the Empire?") (part of the Brightstar Universe) (Star Wars) (189)
* Legacies (part one) by Pat Nussman and Liz S. (Set post-Return of the Jedi. "Senate President Mon Mothma, claiming fear of the Vader heritage, has outlawed Luke, Leia, and Han, leaving the way clear for her own secret plans for the New Republic. But not everyone in the new regime believes Mon Mothma's story: General Rieekan and his wife, General Kayka Amnnssu, play a dangerous middle ground, protecting their outlawed friends under Mon Mothma's increasingly suspicious eye." Another description: "The war is over, the princess and pirate wed, but 'happily ever after' still seems far away. Outlawed by the new government because of her dark heritage, Leia must help her husband face newly-awakened powers he neither understands nor wants, powers that warn of danger to Leia's childhood mentor. General Roberryl Rieekan." Another description: " For the curious, the RimWorlds Cycle is a direct descendant of my Lady of the Rebellion series, and references may be tracked back to those stories, rather than to happenings in Liz Sharpe's universe. Doctor Lianne Sherrac is on semi-permanent loan from her original creator, Anne Elizabeth Zeek. (Again, for the curious, you'll find Doctor Sherrac in Anne's chilling tale, "Revenant".) Anne is not responsible for the various desecrations of the character. And, finally, I'd like to apologize to any Mon Mothma fans out there. I'm not starting a Mon Mothma Defamation League...she just makes a great villain." Part of a series of which "Firefall" in Shadowstar #24 is another one.) (Star Wars) (209)
* Notices (249)
* Guidelines for Submissions (252)
* cartoon by Suzy Sansom (252)
 
Image:flip6-1.jpg|from issue #6, Wanda Lybarger (Star Wars)
Image:flip6-2.jpg|from issue #6, Wanda Lybarger (Witness)
Image:flip6-3.jpg|from issue #6, Wanda Lybarger (Indiana Jones)
Image:flip6-4.jpg|from issue #6, Wanda Lybarger (Star Wars)
Image:flip6-5.jpg|from issue #6, Scott Lerner (Indiana Jones)
Image:flip6-6.jpg|from issue #6, Dani Lane (Star Wars)
Image:flip6-7.jpg|from issue #6, Dani Lane (Star Wars)
Image:flip6-8.jpg|from issue #6, Dani Lane (Star Wars)
Image:flip6-9.jpg|from issue #6, Suzy Sansom (American Graffiti) 
Image:flip6-0.jpg|from issue #6, Yvonne Zan (Indiana Jones)
Image:flip6-11.jpg|from issue #6, Yvonne Zan (Indiana Jones)
Image:flip6-12.jpg|from issue #6, Yvonne Zan (Indiana Jones)
Image:flip6-13.jpg|from issue #6, Wanda Lybarger (Star Wars)
Image:flip6-14.jpg|from issue #6, Dani Lane (Star Wars)
Image:flip6-15.jpg|from issue #6, Dani Lane (Frisco Kid/Little House on the Prairie)
Image:flip6-16.jpg|from issue #6, Dave Garcia (Star Wars)
Image:flip6-17.jpg|from issue #6, Dave Garcia (Star Wars)
Image:flip6-18.jpg|from issue #6, Sharon Palmer (Force 10 from Navarone)
Image:flip6-19.jpg|from issue #6, Wanda Lybarger (Star Wars)
Image:flip6-20.jpg|from issue #6, Wanda Lybarger (Star Wars)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 6==
==Issue 7==
Flip of a Coin 7 was published in August 1985 and contains 214 pages 
The art is by Wanda Lybarger (front cover), Martynn, Barbara Frances-Simon, Yvonne Zan, Suzy Sansom, Dave Garcia, D.C. Wickes, Rebecca Carey, Dani Lane (back cover) and Phyllis Milby.
From a flyer: 
* Hello! (3)
* Reviews (4)
* The Better Idea by Cypher (Harrison Ford) (9)
* A Moment Stolen by Paula Truelove ("Han and Leia have a few tender moments before Vader seals Han's fate.") (reprinted from Landspeeder #18/19) (Star Wars) (11)
* Far Away in Lancaster County by Donna Oakes (Witness) (12)
* Tea for One by Barbara Anderson (" David Halloran, honorably discharged from the service for five years, newly married and beginning to settle down for a new life in Chicago, receives a letter from Paul Sellinger—with news of Margaret.") (Hanover Street) (13)
* Blade Runners Aren't Supposed to Have Feelings by Ruth Radecki ("After witnessing Batty's valiant battle for life, feelings are awakened in Deckard that he'd felt were long buried.") (Blade Runner) (19)
* Leia Has the Last Laugh by Diane Pitman and Peggy Dixon ("Han hasn't felt at all well lately—tired, pale, prone to headaches, dizziness, and is developing strange cravings.") (Star Wars) (24)
* Book Thoughts: Storm Without—Storm Within by Barbara Anderson ("After spending the day working with the Amish constructing a barn, John Book sits in a porch swing reflecting on his satisfaction of a job well done—and his feelings for Rachel.") (Witness) (28)
* Transitions by Jacqueline Taero ("It's after the Ewok celebration and Han, Leia and Luke contemplate their futures.") (Star Wars) (31)
* cartoon by Yvonne Zan (37)
* Thoughts of Indy: The Palls of Academe by Cypher, Fortune and Glory by Jacqueline Taero, Dressing for Success by Cypher (38)
* No More Killing by Margeurite O'Rourke (Blade Runner) (40)
* Bellboy by Cypher ("He may have started as a fresh-faced bellboy, but his destiny took him West") (Dead Heat on a Merry Go Round/The Conversation) (41)
* An Evening Out by Elaine Christiani (Indiana Jones) (49)
* Carol for a Lonely Night by Wanda Lybarger ("Han faces ghosts of his past, as well as a bounty hunter, when the Falcon is forced to land for repairs on Ord Mantell during the Corellian festival Turn of the Axis.") (Star Wars) (50)
* cartoon by Sharon Palmer (71)
* New Farmhand by Jacqueline Taero (Witness) (72)
* Reunion by T.S. Weddell (" Before accepting Indy's marriage proposal, Marion must take him home and face someone of her past.") (Indiana Jones) (73)
* cartoon by Suzy Sansom (84)
* The Final Jump by Kathi Barnes ("Many years have passed since the Rebellion and Han finally joins his friends Chewie, Leia and Luke.") (Star Wars) (85)
* Tom Foolery by Cypher (Frisco Kid) (92)
* A Pumpkin Tale by Sherry Magee ("Kenny and Annie are back! Kenny spends the entire afternoon carving Jack 0' Lanterns for Annie and Sandy, and all he wants in return is a homemade pumpkin pie...") (Heroes) (93)
* Vigil by Jacqueline by Taero (Witness) (96)
* It's Not Over Yet by Barbara Anderson ("A willing Imperial Colonel, ready to give vital information to the Rebels, may destroy Han's relationship with Leia, as well as the Rebellion.") (Star Wars) (97)
* Warm Beer and Tea by Jacqueline Taero (Hanover Street) (128)
* Turning Time lyrics by Martie Benedict ("Sixteen pages of lyrics devoted to WITNESS, composed and written by Martie and accompanied by Wanda's artwork." What I Know, I Am the Sentinel, Lay Me Down, Hold on in the Dark, Radio Lady, Reflections, Woodwork, Sunsets, Feelin' Hard, Giving, Years Away, Turning Time, Fate, Stand Up and Be Counted, Where is the Heartbreak? (Witness) (129)
* Spring Thaw by Sally A. Syrjala ("Maggie, visiting the cemetery, bitterly reflects that the war has taken far more from her than it ever gave...and then the sun begins to shine.") (Hanover Street) (145)
* The Bibliophilic Society, Critics Corner, Book Review by Barbara Anderson ("The Bibliophilic Society's resident critic reviews the latest best-selling edition of John Book.") (Witness) (148)
* cartoon by Yvonne Zan (150)
* Apocalypse Then by Robin White ("A television station's helicopter makes an emergency landing on the Boyd farm which brings back haunting images of Kenny's reoccurring nightmares.") (Heroes) (151)
* Yankee Doodle Wookiee by Phyllis Milby (155)
* Holding Out for a Hero by Barbara Anderson (multifandom) (156)
* A Cold, Dark Night in Nepal by Ruth Radecki (Indiana Jones) (157)
* My Two Friends by Sherry Magee ("A comparison by Samuel between his Amish and English friends, and the toys given to him by both.") (Witness) (158)
* Hey, Kids, the Reviews are In by Jacqueline Taero (Harrison Ford) (160)
* From Inside Wishing Out by Linda Ruth Pfonner (Star Wars) (161)
* Epitaph by Jacqueline Taeiro (The Possessed) (162)
* Legacies (part two) by Pat Nussman and Liz S. (Set post-Return of the Jedi. One summary: "Senate President Mon Mothma, claiming fear of the Vader heritage, has outlawed Luke, Leia, and Han, leaving the way clear for her own secret plans for the New Republic. But not everyone in the new regime believes Mon Mothma's story: General Rieekan and his wife, General Kayka Amnnssu, play a dangerous middle ground, protecting their outlawed friends under Mon Mothma's increasingly suspicious eye." Another summary: "Leia launch a daring plan to rescue Ganeral Rieekan and his wife, Kayka Amnnssu, from the bloodthirsty sanarks, and attempt to bring about the downfall of Mon Mothma. Don't miss this exciting conclusion to the story started in FLIP #6!") (Star Wars) (163)
* Notices (204)
 
Image:flip7-2.jpg|from issue #7, Martynn (Hanover Street)
	 	
Image:flip7-3.jpg|from issue #7, Barbara Francis-Simon (Blade Runner)
	 
 
Image:flip7-4.jpg|from issue #7, Yvonne Zan (Star Wars)
	 
 
Image:flip7-5.jpg|from issue #7, Wanda Lybarger (Star Wars)
	 
Image:flip7-6.jpg|from issue #7, Suzy Sansom (Indiana Jones)
 
Image:flip7-7.jpg|from issue #7, Martynn (Dead Heat on a Merry Go Round/The Conversation)
	 
 
Image:flip7-8.jpg|from issue #7, Wanda Lybarger (Star Wars)
	 
 
Image:flip7-9.jpg|from issue #7, Dani Lane (Witness)
	 
 
Image:flip7-10.jpg|from issue #7, D.C. Wickes (Heroes)
	 
 
Image:flip7-11.jpg|from issue #7, Wanda Lybarger (Witness)
	 
 
Image:flip7-12.jpg|from issue #7, Yvonne Zan (Star Wars)
	 
 
Image:flip7-13.jpg|from issue #7, Wanda Lybarger (Witness)
	 
 	
Image:flip7-14.jpg|from issue #7, sample text
	 
 
Image:flip7-15.jpg|from issue #7, Rebecca Carey (Heroes)
	 
 
Image:flip7-16.jpg|from issue #7, filk
	 
 
Image:flip7-17.jpg|from issue #7, Wanda Lybarger (Star Wars)
 
Image:flip7-18.jpg|from issue #7, Wanda Lybarger (Star Wars)
	 
 
Image:flip7-19.jpg|from issue #7, Marytnn (ET/Heroes)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 7==
==References==
Category:Harrison Ford Zines