Stardate (Star Trek news zine)

Stardate has the subtitle: "The Fan-Produced Star Trek News Magazine." The newsletters are packed with letters/opinion/editorials, fanzine reviews, book reviews, Star Trek & SF & convention & club & NASA news, trivia, humor, artwork, ads, etc.
==Its Publisher==
It was published by the Sacramento Valley Chapter of S.T.A.R. (the Star Trek Association for Revival). S.T.A.R. was formed in 1972 and published its own national newsletter Star-Borne. It eventually disbanded in 1974, however a few local chapters were still active years later, including the Sacramento Valley chapter that published this fanzine.
==General Reviews==
===One 1976 Exchange===
This review was printed in The Neutral Zone #4 in July 1976.
In November of that year, "Stardate" published returned the favor and wasn't nearly so kind in their review of "The Neutral Zone", writing that: 
===1976===
==Its Editor Steps Down==
==A Zine That Appeared to Have a Number of Financial and Leadership Challenges==
Regarding issue #7:
An interesting aside: as per a letter to a fan, the club did not anticipate publishing any issues after #7. From image below: 
In issue #10, from an open letter which was enclosed: 
In issue #11, an enclosed letter: 
In issue #12, the president writes of the financial loss of, Star Con, the convention the fan club sponsored: 
==Issue 1==
Stardate 1 was published in 1972.
==Issue 2==
Stardate 2
==Issue 3==
Stardate 3
==Issue 4==
Stardate 4
==Issue 5==
Stardate 5 The print-run was 1000 copies.
==Issue 6==
Stardate 6. The print-run was 1000 copies.
==Issue 7==
Stardate 7 was published in January 1976 and contains 14 pages. The print-run was 1200 copies.
* Sci-Fi Introduction by T. Whittier 
* Fanzine Etiquette by T. Whittier
* other unknown content
==Issue 8==
Stardate 8 was published in April 1976 and contains 30 pages. The print-run was 1500 copies.
* Colophon (1)
* Table of Contents (2)
* Star Trek News (3)
* Club News (4)
* Local News (5)
* Conventions (5)
* Miscellaneous (6)
* Not-a-Star Trek Trivia Contest (7)
* What They Say About STARDATE (8)
* Starship Grapevine, editorial (9)
* Fanzine Reviews (13)
** Sol Plus #2, see that page
** Interphase v.3 now 5-7, see that page
** Bellerophon v.2 n.1, see that page
** Star Base Log, v.1 n.8
** Trekin' v.2 n.14 (Americans for Star Trek, 1977, the newsletter of S.T.A.R. Base 37, a fan club in San Jose, CA
**Trek #4, see that page
**f Probe #5, see that page
** Spectrum #23, see that page
** Phaser #2, see that page
** Star Trek This Month v.6 n.5, see that page
** Star Trek Adventure, see that page
** Klingon Empire Appointment Calendar, see that page
** Menagerie #7 and #8, see that page
* a review of Compass, #6
* Letters of Comment (25)
* Ad Rates (30)
* the editor apologizes for some poor zine reviews: 
* from a long letter by M.J. Fisher, the editor of Spectrum, in response to a letter the editor of this zine sent him regarding zine reviews and how to do them correctly: 
==Issue 9==
 
Stardate 9 was published in June 1976 and contains 24 pages. The print run for this issue was 1500.
From this issue, regarding a change in leadership of the fan club which issued this zine: 
* there are many letters that speak to the internal political strife this fan club is having
* Colophon (1)
* Table of Contents (2)
* Star Trek News (3)
* Club News (5)
* Local News (5)
*Conventions (5)
* Miscellaneous (6)
* Science Fiction books (7)
* What They Say About STARDATE (8)
* Starship Grapevine, editorial (9)
* Fanzine Reviews (11)
** a review of Chekov's Station, see that page
** a review of Warped Space #15, see that page
** a review of Introduction to Star Trek Fanzines, see that page
** a review of Assignment: Star Trek #2, see that page
** a review of Viewscreen, see that page
** a review of STI Communicator 
** a review of Compass v.1 n.10 
** a review of Hartlines, #1, #2, #3, see that page
** a review of SF Booklog #8
** a review of Archives Log v.3 now. 2 and 3, see that page
** a review of S.T.A.R. Base Akron’s Log v.2 n.1, see that page
** a review of Spectrum v.4 n.3, see that page
** a review of The Starfleet Handbook #10, see that page
** a review of Bellerophon v.2 n.2, see that page
** a review of Subspace Chatter #7, see that page
* Letters of Comment (18)
* Ad Rages (22)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 9==
==Issue 10==
Stardate 10 was published in August 1976 and contains 51 pages. It was edited by Terry Whittier. 
It has the subtitle: "Special Star Trek Anniversary Issue." 
The art is by Joni Wagner, Marty Siegrist, V.M. Wyman (misspelled as "V.W. Wyman" at one point), Jane Clinkenbeard, Anita Nordstrom, and Debra McWilliams. 
The art by Wyman is also in Sub-Space #5.
The print run for this issue was 2000.
"Star Trek News" contains much commentary criticizing fandom and profit. Ironically, this zine's content is nearly 30 percent ads (at least fourteen full-page ads for both fan-created products as well as for-profit stores such as Federation Trading Post.
* Star Trek News (3)
** Space Shuttle might be named "Enterprise"
** info about "The First Star Trek Day" -- a fan gathering to be held on September 18, 1976 hosted by Sylvan Theater and Star Fleet Academy on the grounds of the Washington Monument 
** is the Star Trek movie script accepted?
** The Greatest Show Since Earth, a proposed con, has folded, "Perhaps this spells the beginning of the end for the profit-oriented professional conventions." 
** a legal update about Lisa Boynton
** negative comments about cons run by Summation Associates, a "small promoting company formed of a handful of ex-S.T.A.R. Sacramento officers, see that page
** commentary on various rip-offs, and thoughts about fans and profit
** some descriptions on what the actors are up to professionally 
* Letter from NASA, signed by Jesco von Puttkamer (8)
* How to Write an Effective Letter by Bjo Trimble (instructions for fans and letter campaigns) (9)
* Nichelle in Chicago by Nichelle Nichols (speaking informally to the assembled fans at the August ' 75 con, the topic is Star Trek's appeal and significance) (12) 
* Stardate: Calculations and Forms by John Bradbury (16)
* small art portfolio by V.M. Wyman (18)
* Reports from the Pacific Northwest, fan testimonial by Jim Bullinger (about his experience being a Trek fan in the Pacific Northwest: "I am again rejoined with the fans and the world of STAR TREK. SEVIL KERT RATS is all I can really say.") (19)
* Review by Cleveland Amory, a reprint of a review of Star Trek, reprinted from TV Guide (20)
* Why Star Trek?, essay by Leslie Fish (21)
* Fanzine Reviews (28)
** Dreadnought Explorations #1, #2, see those pages
** Probe #7, see that page
** Interphase v.3 n.9, see that page
** a very long review of a science fiction zine called, "Knights" (formally "Knights of the Paper Spaceship") (edited by Mike Bracken)
** Star-Wave v.4, n. 15, see that page
** Warped Space #15, #16, #17, see that page
** Spectrum #26, see that page
** More Deadly Than the Male, see that page
** SF Booklog #19
** a very poor review of "The Galactic Review" #3
** The Clipper Trade Ship #10, see that page
** Menagerie #9, see that page
** S.T.A.R. Base Akron’s Log v.2 n.3, see that page
** The Communicator #4/5, see that page
** Enterprise Incidents, see that page
** Furaha, see that page
* Letters to the Editor (46)
* Club Info, Submissions (51)
 
Image:stardatesacre10-1.jpg|from issue #10, Joni Wagner 
Image:stardatesacre10-2.jpg|from issue #10, Jane Clinkenbeard
Image:stardatesacre10-3.jpg|from issue #10, Debra McWilliams 
Image:stardatesacre10-4.jpg|from issue #10, V.M. Wyman 
Image:stardatesacre10-5.jpg|from issue #10, V.M. Wyman 
Image:stardatesacre10-6.jpg|from issue #10, from the essay 
Image:stardatesacre10-7.jpg|from issue #10, Marty Siegrist 
Image:stardatesacre10-8.jpg|from issue #10, not credited
 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 10==
==Issue 11==
Stardate 11 was published in November 1976 and contains 29 pages. It was edited by Caroline Long and Don Jarmaillo. 1000 copies of this issue were printed. John McLaughlin is artist of the inside front cover.
* Table of Contents (1)
* Colophon (2)
* Star Trek News (3)
* Club News (5)
* Shore Leave (6)
* Starship Grapevine (10)
* The Future of Star Trek (12)
* Film Reviews (21)
* Fanzine Reviews (21) 
** "Clavius" #10
** The Neutral Zone, see that page 
** Star Trek Today v.2 n.1, see that page
** Portal #1, see that page
** All My Crewmen #1, see that page
** Star Trek Prospers #14, #16, #17, see that page 
* Book Reviews (Spock Messiah!) (24) 
* from an enclosed letter: 
Image:stardateunknowninside1.jpg|inside page from #11
Image:stardateunknowninside2.jpg|inside page from #11
Image:stardateunknowninside3.jpg|thumb|inside page from #11, an ad for Berengaria
Image:stardateunknowninside6.jpg|inside page from #11
==Issue 12==
Stardate 12 was published in January 1977 and contains 10 pages. 
* a review of The STrekfan's Glossary of Abbreviations and Slanguage, see that page
* a review of Fuhura #3 and #4, see that page
* a long letter from the fan club's president about Star Con and how that con created much debt and strife
* several flyers for zines
* Star Trek News
==Issue 13/14==
Stardate 13/14 was published in May 1977 and contains 12 pages.
==Issue 15==
Stardate 15 was published in 1977 and contains 22 pages There is some Star Wars content starting with this issue. The editor was Kenneth W. Montgomery.
==Issue 16==
Stardate 16 was published in 1977 and contains 19 pages. The editor was Kenneth W. Montgomery.
==Issue 17==
Stardate 17 was published in 1977 and contains 23 pages. The editor was Kenneth W. Montgomery.
==Issue 18==
Stardate 18 was published in 1978 and contains 15 pages. The editor was Kenneth W. Montgomery.
==Issue 19==
Stardate 19 was published in June 1978 and contains 19 pages. The editor was Kenneth W. Montgomery. 
* book reviews
* Star Trek News
* The Star Trek-SF Book Beat, "If You Liked That Episode, You'll Love This Book" (part 5) by Terry Wittier
* publicity still for Battlestar Galactica
* The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind
* Club News
* Space Science: Shaping Tomorrow Today, an article about the Space Shuttle Program
== References ==
Category:Club Zines
Category:Star Trek TOS Non-fiction Zines
Category:1972 Zines
Category:1970s Zines