Lifestar (Star Trek: TOS zine)

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Lifestar is a gen Star Trek: TOS anthology of fiction. It was edited by Diana Jenkins and Shirley Herndon. 
This is a sister zine to Likely Impossibilities.
==Issue 1==
Lifestar 1 was published in 1984 and is 158 pages long. The cover is by Carlotta Vaughan, and the interior art is by Ellisa M. Schob.
The story's authors are all from Texas and Arkansas.
* In The Twentieth Century by Shirley Herndon (1) 
* In the Beginning, poem by Shirley Herndon (2)
* Leila by Shirley Herndon and Diana Jenkins (3) 
* Couplet, poem by Shirley Herndon (9)
* The Friend Within by Shirley Herndon and Diana Jenkins (What happens when the Mirror Universe's Captain Kirk is split into his two halves?) (10)
* Heaven's Tear, poem by Carolyn Rogers (20)
* Currents Of Time by Shirley Herndon (How does Captain Kirk repair the damage done when a young woman accidently alters the past, and the changes affect Spock's life?) (21)
* Backwash by Shirley Herndon (65) 
* Ode to Fan Writers, poem by Shirley Herndon (75)
* Edith by Shirley Herndon and Diana Jenkins (Who was Edith, really?) (76)
* untitled poem by Shirley Herndon (78)
* Dream House by B.J. Mikita (79)
* A Letter from Home, folksong by Cindy Goodman and Jan Riddling (101) 
* Shore Leave by Diana Jenkins (102) 
* A Matter Of Privacy by Diana Jenkins (How does the Enterprise evacuate an endangered planet whose culture forbids the asking of questions?) (105)
* Zarabeth by Shirley Herndon (152)
* The Final Truth by Carolyn Rogers (156)
Image:lifestar1art1.jpg|interior art from issue #1 
Image:lifestar1art2.jpg|interior art from issue #1
Image:lifestar1art3.jpg|interior art from issue #1 
Image:lifestar1art4.jpg|interior art from issue #1 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Lifestar 2 was published in 1986 and is 102 pages long. It contains a single story, "Exodus," by Shirley Herndon and Diana Jenkins and is a sequel to the movie, "The Search for Spock." It is illustrated by Tom Howard.
Summary: "In the aftermath of fal tor pan, Spock and McCoy struggle to understand their new relationship. Kirk and company follow renegade Klingons to a remote planet to save Carol Marcus and the planet's colonists." from Datazine #43 
Another summary: "Carol Markus [sic] has been abducted by Klingons and Kirk has taken his crew, with the exception of McCoy, to attempt her rescue. McCoy has remained on Vulcan to help with Spock's recovery, a process that brings them very close." from The McCoy List 
Image:lifestar2art1.jpg|interior art from issue #2 
Image:lifestar2art2.jpg|interior art from issue #2 
Image:lifestar2art3.jpg|interior art from issue #2 
Image:lifestar2art4.jpg|interior art from issue #2 
==Issue 3==
Lifestar 3 was published in January 1987 and contains 170 pages.
The art is by Tom Howard, Shellie Whild, Fiona Graves, Brian Worthington, Sue Hudson, Kathleen Walks in Rain, Perry Wright, Mary Caldwell, David Marks, Nancy A. Miller, David Bratton, and Betsy Fisher.
Summary: "Romance and adventure, insights into an intriguing alien culture. 'Rescue Missions': Spock and a fellow telepath lead the four-armed natives of Denebola III in a fight against the Klingons. Story by Anne Burns, art by Fiona Graves. LifeStar #3 contains short stories and an art gallery amounting to 20 pages in all." from Datazine #46 
There are two entries generated from the contest held at Space Trek IV, St. Louis, 1986. The prize-winner, "You Left What On Board?" was read on stage by con guests, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley.
*Journal of UFO Sightings: 1986, non-fiction by Shirley Herndon (1) 
* Epilogue by Tom Howard (5)
* First Encounter of the Close Kind, poem by Betsy Fisher (28)
* A Mother's Legacy by Sue Wilson (30)
* Just Another Typical Voyage by David Marks (35)
* Joanna's Song by Nancy E. Bagnasco (54)
* Michael's Messenger by Kathleen Walks in Rain ("A spunky young girl aids the crew in finding their contact in a Klingon-invaded world.") (64)
* Rescue Missions by Anne Burns ("Spock and Zyanya, a fellow telepath, are stranded and make a life for themselves among the natives as war with the Klingons prevents the return of the Enterprise.") (77)
* Sailor's Luck, poem by Betsy Fisher (130)
*You Left WHAT on Board, script form, contest winner by Cheryl Hendry (132)
* Rescue Party by Sue Hudson (137)
* Interval by Gloria DeLeon and Sue Wilson (144)
* Let's Do the Time Warp Again, script form, contest entry by Tom Howard (Describes the mass confusion which overwhelms the Enterprise as it hits a time storm.) (150)
* The Last Farewell by Betsy Fisher ("The last medical log of Leonard McCoy. Injured and waiting for death, McCoy records the events that led to the destruction of the Enterprise and the deaths of Kirk and Spock.") (156)
* Dragonbreath by Matt Billie (160)
* Bio Pages by Tom Howard (165)
 
 
Image:lifestar3-1.jpg|from issue #3, Tom Howard
Image:lifestar3-2.jpg|from issue #3, Tom Howard
Image:lifestar3-3.jpg|from issue #3, Tom Howard
Image:lifestar3-4.jpg|from issue #3, Mary Caldwell
Image:lifestar3-5.jpg|from issue #3, Brian Worthington
Image:lifestar3-6.jpg|from issue #3, Kathleen Walks in Rain
Image:lifestar3-7.jpg|from issue #3, Fiona Graves
Image:lifestar3-8.jpg|from issue #3, Fiona Graves
Image:lifestar3-9.jpg|from issue #3, Fiona Graves
Image:lifestar3-10.jpg|from issue #3, Tom Howard
Image:lifestar3-11.jpg|from issue #3, Sue Hudson
Image:lifestar3-12.jpg|from issue #3, Nancy A. Miller, portrays David Marcus and Saavik
Image:lifestar3-13.jpg|from issue #3, Fiona Graves
Image:lifestar3-15.jpg|from issue #3, Tom Howard, portrays Joanna McCoy
Image:lifestar3-14.jpg|from issue #3, Tom Howard, portrays the zine's contributors
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==References==
 Category:Star Trek TOS Gen and Het Anthology Zines
Category:1980s