Alpha-Omega (Star Trek: TOS zine)

For fanworks with similar titles, see Alpha and Omega. For the kink trope, see Alpha/Beta/Omega.
Alpha-Omega is a gen Star Trek: TOS, with some science fiction topics, anthology edited by Tina & Angel Bennett. It contains con reports, fanfiction, articles, and fanart. The editors write in issue three that the plan was to publish an issue every two to five months.
==Issue 1==
Alpha-Omega 1 was published in December 1975 and contains 26 pages. It was printed ditto. It has a single illo by Angelique Bennett, a cartoon commentary on Gene Roddenberry and the movie Jaws, which had just been released in US theaters.
From Bennett: 
* Greetings and Salutations (3)
* Critic's Corner, reviews of the episodes "The Trouble With Tribbles" and "The Doomsday Machine" (4)
* The Victorian Affair, part 1 by Tina Bennett (9)
* Concluding Pages (26)
 
Image:alom1-1.jpg|from issue #1
Image:alom1-2.jpg|from issue #1
 
==Issue 2==
Alpha-Omega 2 was published in summer 1976 was offset, as was the next issue. It contains 8 pages. The cover is by Angel Bennett.
The editor talks about seeing an interview on public television in the Louisville, KY area with Leonard Nimoy. This interview is discussed: here]. 
* Editorial (1)
* Con Report for Derby-Con, see that page (2)
* Critic's Corner, a review of Star Trek: The New Voyages #1, see that page (3)
* Seek and Find/Matching, wordsearch puzzle (the words to be found were all words or phrases from chapter two of The Making of Star Trek) (5)
* Ads, Announcements (7)
 
Image:alom2-1.jpg|from issue #2
Image:alom2-2.jpg|from issue #2
==Issue 3==
Alpha-Omega 3 was published in 1977 and contains 20 pages.
* The Enterprise Flies Again by Kevin O'Brien (1) (article and a hand-drawn map of the Air and Space Museum, first floor)
* The Victorian Affair, part two by Tina Bennett (2)
* Current Star Trek Movie news (18)
* Articles on "Enterprise" Shuttle (18)
* Important Bulletin from Paramount (19)
File:Alphaomega3.jpg|cover of issue, #3, Angel M. Bennett
File:Alphaomegamap.jpg|map and article about the Air and Space Museum, from issue #3
File:Alphaomega3-1.jpg|inside page sample from issue #3
==Issue 4==
Alpha-Omega 4 was published in July 1977 and contains 15 pages. It contains no fiction.
* Critic's Corner ("Spectre" gets four stars, "Quark" gets one star, (1)
* Star Trek Gossip by Marilyn Beck (4)
* New "Star Trek" Planned (AP clipping) (5)
* Astronauts Fly Space Shuttle, clipping (5)
* Was Move on "Star Trek" a Blunder by Jerry Beck, clipping from Associated Press (6)
* An Opinion on "Star Trek" Movie ("Alpha-Omega believes it is time for another [[letter writing campaign to shake the renowned movie studio and let them know we are sick and tired of these delays and we want some action. Paramount should get off its behind and get something done or leave us with our beloved reruns of the old show.") (6)
* Paramount TV News: For Immediate Release, official news release about the once-planned new Star Trek television series by Gene Roddenberry (7)
* "Star Wars"—A Review by Laura O'Brien (8)
* Special Announcement (9)
* Answer to Volume #2 Puzzles (10)
* Space Shuttle Passes First Test Flight by John N. Wilford, clipping (11)
* Ads, Announcements, etc. (12)
==Issue 5==
Alpha-Omega 5 was published in December 1977 and contains 24 pages.
* Space Shuttle Info, clipping (1)
* The Victorian Affair, part three, fiction by Tina Bennett (2)
* Sci*Fi Entertainment Notes, clippings (15)
* Family Tree for "The Victorian Affair" by Tina Bennett ("'Haven't you, at one time or another, simply felt like stopping in the middle of something and screaming, "To hell with it.'" Uhura's eyes widened and she nodded. 'Are you joking. Your Grace? I seem to think that every day and then some. You would not believe how many times I'd just like to...' and she lowered her voice so no one else could hear, 'shove my communications panel up the Captain's nose.' The Princess laughed.") (16)
* Star Trek Jumble, puzzle (17)
* Microcomputers and the Games People Play, clipping by John Finley, courtesy of the "Courier-Journal & Times" (19)
* Shuttles Shuttles Everywhere (19)
* Omegalaneous (20)
* Answers to the Star Trek Jumble (20)
* Did You Know? (21)
* Ads, Announcement (22)
 
Image:alom5-1.jpg|from issue #5
Image:alom5-2.jpg|from issue #5
Image:alom5-3.jpg|from issue #5
==Issue 6==
Alpha-Omega 6 was published in 1978.
* includes art, a portrait of Joanna McCoy by Shelley Block 
* other unknown content
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Gen and Het Anthology Zines
Category:Non-fiction Zines
Category:1970s Zines
Category:1975 Zines