Alderaan/Issues 01-05

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==Issue 1==
Alderaan 1 was published in February 1978 and is six pages long. It had nine letters.
* the first thing, after the editorial, is a review of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, a movie the editor enjoyed very much
* another fan compares Close Encounters and Star Wars: "... Star Wars was good but Close Encounters makes it look childish and insignificant."
* a fan writes: "What can be written about Star Wars besides sequel after sequel? Why don't you just spend you time and money on a Close Encounters zine?" If he means a fan-created Close Encounters zine, there was only one published.
* the editor talks about cost and art: 
* while the letterzine wasn't published until February 1978, the first letter in it is dated September 1977: 
* one fan is not impressed with most of the movie: 
* the character of Ben Kenobi is discussed: 
* a comment about Star Trek and Star Wars, the first long one of many to come in this letterzine: 
* about Star Wars' future as a fandom?: 
==Issue 2==
Alderaan 2 was published in June 1978 and contains 10 pages.
* the editor writes that he'd love to have a co-editor and asks for volunteers
* there is much fannish discussion about Close Encounters of the Third Kind and what the government's "real" response would have been to UFOs landing on Earth
* a fan writes a long letter on what she felt to be the crappy special effects in Close Encounters and comments: "Close Encounters got so pompous and tied up in itself that it lost out. Explain to me: Why is a major in charge of that operation? When did they move Devil's Tower? Why are they following that French twit? Why are the people in India chanting?"
* the editor writes an essay called "And which version did you see?" in which he explains the differences in the Star Wars shown in the theater and the scenes that were left out
* the editor writes: 
* from one enthusiastic fan: 
* a fan has acquired some Star Wars movies she can watch at home: 
* a fan comments about Leia and Uhura: 
* a fan comments about the violence and militarism in Star Wars: 
* Leia continues to invoke discussion: 
* a fan is tired of the SW/ST debate: 
* a fan comments: 
* while many fans talk today of the tensions between Star Trek and Star Wars, the tensions between Star Wars and Close Encounters was just as lively: 
* a fan chides another: 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
Alderaan 3 was issued in September 1978 and contains 8 pages. This issue is reduced, as the postal rates have gone up. This issue is also the first with the co-editor, Allyson, who volunteered to work with the LoCs. It also contains the first zine reviews.
* a fan writes: 
* about Leia: 
* a fan wants to know what's so bad about being derivative: 
* a fan, even this early, has read some SW fan fiction: 
* this fan doesn't agree that SW was only a male movie: 
* more on the ST/SW controversy: 
* a fan writes: 
* more about ST and SW: 
* a fan comments on Leia: 
* a fan, perhaps, thinks ahead to some stimulating fan fiction: 
* there is a review of Hyperspace, see that page
* there is a review of Star Wars Filksongs, see that page
* there is a review of Skywalker, see that page
* there is a review of Against the Sith, see that page
==Issue 4==
Alderaan 4 was issued in February 1979 and contains 8 pages.
* a fan picks apart the pro novel, "Splinter of the Mind's Eye," and is one of a long line of fans to do so
* two fans write of her opinions on Close Encounters of the Third Kind; one of them says she has seen over 2000 films, 400 of them "sci-fi" and neither Star Wars (which she has seen 25 times) or CETK were the best—she's optimistically saving that slot for something in the future
* a fan says while she liked the movie, she noticed that George Lucas "borrowed" imagery and characters from all sort of other science fiction, fantasy, and literature sources: "Mr. Lucas should have listed in the credits those authors from whom he borrowed heavily." Then again, all the examples she listed were authors who'd probably borrowed from someone else...
* another fan writes a letter in which she points out a number of filming bloopers
* even this early on, Darth Vader is getting some sympathy: 
* a fan speculates: 
* there is a review of Skywalker #1, see that page
* there is a review of Elan Vital, see that page
* there is a review of Pegasus, see that page
* there is a review of The Mos Eisley Tribune, see that page
==Issue 5==
Alderaan 5 was issued in July 1979 and contains 8 pages.
* fans discuss the role of violence in Star Wars
* a fan says it is unfair to compare SW and CETK as they were entirely two different sort of movies
* this issue has a long article about Star Wars fandom and eofandom by Jeff Johnston called "Who Comes With Summer, see that page
* the zine ed of Galactic Flight asks for a submission to her zine that explains Han Solo's chin scar
* the editors ask for more participation: 
* there are enough SW zines to warrant this announcement: 
* a fan speaks of derivation: 
* a fan comments on the new show on the horizon: 
* a fan compliments Alderaan's LoCers on their politeness and civility: 
* a fan is concerned that Leia is too much of a bitch: 
* as to the SW/ST war: 
* a taste of the beginning of the Luke Han Wars and at least one faulty prediction: 
* one fan complains about the art: 
* a fan asks about the Star Wars Holiday Special and brings up the subject of the trees and Chewbacca's house, certainly the least of this show's problems: 
* more on BG: 
* there is a review of The Mos Eisley Tribune #2, see that page
* there is a review of Galactic Flight #1, see that page
* there is a review of Falcon's Flight #2, see that page
==References==
Category:Star Wars Non-fiction ZinesCategory:1978 ZinesCategory:1979 Zines