Fruit Cocktail

Fruit Cocktail is a slash anthology. There are five issues. The last issue is titled "Fruit Cocktale."
This zine has a sister zine called Fruit-of-the-Month Club Minizine.
==Descriptions from Ads==
From a description in On the Double #25: "Multi-media 'slash'. Stories, poetry, artwork need to contain at least three references to fruit. It's easy folks, just use your imagination!"
A fan in 1992 recommended them for their art: "... 2-3 Suzan Lovett plates per zine!" fan's comments on Virgule-L, quoted anonymously (October 28, 1992) 
From a description in On the Double #34: "Another collection of multi-media 'fruit stories'. Stories must contain fruit (in addition to the two-legged kind!)" 
A July 1993 ad in GAZ called it "unpretentious fun."
==Issue 1==
Fruit Cocktail 1 was published in May 1991 and is 68 pages long. Its subtitle is, "Harry and Johnny's Fruit of the Month Club." which is a nod to the food company, "Harry and David" as well as a pun on the names Harry/Johnny and a slang term for homosexuality: fruit.
The art is by Kari Masoner, Ruth Kurz, Suzie Lovett, Todd Hamilton, and DVS.
The zine's warning: 
From the editorial by Masoner: 
From the editorial by Kurz: 
* Street Hearts, poem by London Fogg	 (Professionals)	 (1)
* Fruity Memories by Robbie Starsky and Hutch (3)
* Passion Fruit by Janie Griffith (Miami Vice) (7)
* An Apple a Day by Ruth Kurz (Harry and Johnny) (9)
* Make It So by Sirena (Miami Vice) (10)
* Changeling by Crazy Cat (Star Trek: TNG) (11)
* Lemon Aide by Terri (Vas & Dex) (15)
* Forbidden Fruit, part 1 by DVS (Man from UNCLE) (17)
* Rough Travels by Merlin (Riptide) (21)
* I Left My Heart at Gulls Way by Ruth Kurz (Harry/Johnny/Hardcastle and McCormick) (25)
* Just Filling in Time by Merlin (Magnum P.I.) (27)
* Collage (ads and clippings) by various fans (28)
* Forbidden Fruit, part 1 by DVS (this story has a sequel in the next issue called "Revelation") (Man from UNCLE) (29)
* It's All in Your Mind, Judge by Pat (Hardcastle and McCormick) (37)
* Rest Period by Crazy Cat (Hill Street Blues) (40)
* Dessert First	by Prunella	 (Professionals)	 	 (42)
* Fruit & Nuts by Robbie (Simon and Simon) (44)
* Peaches & Cream by Merlin (Miami Vice) (46)
* Going For the Silver by Ruth Kurz (Harry and Johnny) (49)
* Secret Rendezvous by Crazy Cat (Riptide) (50)
* Time Out by Crazy Cat (V) (52)
* I Dreamed Last Night by Isis, has a Suzan Lovett illustration (Blake's 7) (reprinted in The Big B7 Zine) (54)
* The Ivy and the Vine, poem by Rachel Duncan (Professionals)	 (67)
 
Image:fruitcocktail1-1.jpg|from issue #1, Ruth Kurz
Image:fruitcocktail1-2.jpg|from issue #1, Ruth Kurz
Image:fruitcocktail1-3.jpg|from issue #1, Ruth Kurz
Image:fruitcocktail1-4.jpg|from issue #1, Ruth Kurz
Image:fruitcocktail1-5.jpg|from issue #1, Todd Hamilton, portrays Vas/Dex
Image:fruitcocktail1-6.jpg|from issue #1, Ruth Kurz
Image:fruitcocktail1-7.jpg|from issue #1 
Image:fruitcocktail1-8.jpg|from issue #1, Suzan Lovett
Image:fruitcocktail1-9.jpg|from issue #1, Ruth Kurz
Image:fruitcocktail1-10.jpg|from issue #1, Suzan Lovett 
==Issue 2==
Fruit Cocktail 2 was published in March 1992 and is 118 pages long. It has the subtitle: A Second Helping. It was "Another multi-media, mixed bag of fruit stories."
The art is by Ruth Kurz, Suzan Lovett, Kari Masoner, DVS, KOZ, and Terri Librande.
From Masoner: 
From Kurz: 
*Fruit Can Be Hazardous to Your Health! by Robbie (Riptide) (1)
* Fruit Salad, poem by Paula Smith (multifandom) (4)
* Enough by Misty Mayfair (Quantum Leap) (5)
 
* Aloha-Oy! by Robyn LaSalle (21 Jump Street) (9) 
* Revelations by DVS (sequel to "Forbidden Fruit" from the previous issue) (Man From U.N.C.L.E.) (14)
* A Whale of a Tale by Pat Sherman (Hardcastle & McCormick/Harry and Johnny) (51)
* Rebel Heart, poem by Rachel Duncan (The Professionals) (62)
* Sweet Sticky Ricky, or "Can You Bake a Cherry Pie, Ricky-boy?" by Robbie (Simon and Simon) (65)
* Sweet Sticky Ricky, or "Can You Bake a Cherry Pie, Ricky-boy?", poem by Kari Masoner by Robbie (Simon and Simon) (66)
* Open All Night by Misty Mayfair (Quantum Leap) (67)
* Aftermath -- Escape From New York: A New Beginning by Crazy Cat (Escape From New York) (69)
* The Last Echo of Gunfire by Doreen Tracy (Quantum Leap/Starsky & Hutch) (77)
* A Lover's Leap by Doreen Tracy (sequel to 'Last Echo') (Quantum Leap) (86)
* Under the Cherry Moon by Robyn LaSalle (Miami Vice) (94)
* Reprieve by Ruth Kurz (Harry and Johnny) (100)
* Gemini Dream, poem by Rachel Duncan (The Professionals) (102)
* Heroes by Isis (Blake's 7) (101)
* Drunken Halls by Robbie (Hardcastle and McCormick) (113)
 
Image:fruitcocktail2-1.jpg|from issue #2, Terri Librande
Image:fruitcocktail2-2.jpg|from issue #2, KOZ, reprinted in Dyad #6
Image:fruitcocktail2-3.jpg|from issue #2, KOZ
Image:fruitcocktail2-4.jpg|from issue #2, KOZ
Image:fruitcocktail2-5.jpg|from issue #2, Suzan Lovett
Image:fruitcocktail2-6.jpg|from issue #2, Terri Librande
Image:fruitcocktail2-8.jpg|from issue #2, Suzan Lovett
File:Fruitcocktail2-7.jpg|from issue #2, Ruth Kutz
Image:fruitcocktail1-7.jpg|from issue #2, sample text
 
==Issue 3==
Fruit Cocktail 3 was published in March 1993 and has 118 pages. Its subtitle is: "Fruit Cocktail Again!?" 
This issue contains art by BARAVAN, Helena Wolff, Jeanne McClure, Kate Nuernberg, and TACS.
* A Bit of the Bush by Ruth Kurz (Harry & Johnny) (1)
* A Morning in the Life by Eileen Roy (The Professionals) (4)
* Beyond the Stars by M.L. Millard (Starsky & Hutch) (7)
* Bound by Kyra Taylor (The Equalizer) Scott McCall/Harley Gage (15)
* The Fantasy Affair by Emmi Hesr Re (The Man From U.N.C.L.E.) (36)
* Florida Sunshine by DVS (The Professionals) (45)
* Four Times the Owl Called by Robbie (Twin Peaks) Dale Cooper/Harry Truman (81)
* Fruit Cake by Helena Wolff (Quantum Leap) (86)
* L.A. Stakeout by Robbie (Starsky & Hutch) (88)
* Meeting on a Street Corner by Eileen Roy (The Man From U.N.C.L.E.) (93)
* Peaches 'n' Cream by Jeannie Marie (Simon & Simon) (94)
* Proverbs One, Rhymes Five by London Fogge (poem, fandom unnamed) (100)
* Starsky’s Song by M.L. Millard (Starsky & Hutch) (101)
* The Sugar and Spice Affair by Mim (The Man From U.N.C.L.E.) (113)
* Whispers From the Shadows by Leah S. (Starsky & Hutch) (115)
Image:fruitagainart1.jpg| from issue #3, Starsky and Hutch by TACS
Image:fruitagainart2.jpg| from issue #3, McCall and Gage by Kate Nuernberg
Image:fruitagainart3.jpg| from issue #3, George Crowley by Jeanne McClure
Image:fruitagainart4.jpg| from issue #3, Cooper and Harry by Helena Wolf
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
Fruit Cocktail 4 was published in May 1994 and is 92 pages long. 
From the editorial: 
* Dessert	by	Khylara		(MacGyver)		(1)
* Fruit Cocktail		by Vonne Shepard		(multiple fandoms)		(4)
* The Domino Effect	by	Denyse Bridger		(The Equalizer)		(5)
* The Final Night Affair	by	Mary Millard		(The Man from U.N.C.L.E.)		 (reprinted in Reclassified Affairs #2) (44)
* Gentle Reminder	by	Doreen Tracy		(Quantum Leap)		(63)
* Make My Day		by Ruth Kurz		(Pros/Harry & Johnny)		(67)
* Payback is a Mother	by	Doreen Tracy		(Quantum Leap)		(72)
* Ride 'Em Cowboy	by	Mandi Kelly		(Hardcastle and McCormick)		(76)
* The Safeway Compromise	by	Leah S.		(Starsky and Hutch)		(81)
* Strawberry Blond	by	Jeannie Marie		(Simon and Simon)		(82)
* Truth Games		by Theresa Kyle		(Starsky and Hutch)		(88)
==Issue 5==
Fruit Cocktale 5 (note the title change) was published in March 2000 and contains 97 pages. 
It contains clip art of fruit, and several black and white screenshots.
From the title page: "Mostly, a Sentinel zine... Contains Non-Net Stories." 
* Stopping for Apples	by	Mikasa		(The Sentinel)		(1)
* An Angel's Kiss	by	Suzan Lynne		(The Sentinel)		(7)
* A Night in Purgatory	by	Suzan Lynne		(The Sentinel)		(19)
* My Way Home	by	Rayden Star		(The Sentinel)		(21)
* Whip Cream Dream by		Pumpkin		(The Sentinel)		(25)
* Sometimes a Banana is Just a Banana	by	Virginia Vaughn		(The Sentinel)		(31)
* Returning to Heaven	by	Suzan Lynne		(The Sentinel)		(55)
* The Season	by	Jane Mailander		(The Sentinel)		(63)
* Raspberries 'n Cream	by	Suzan Lynne		(The Sentinel)		(67)
* Yes, We Have No Bananas	by	Helmboy		(The Sentinel)		(71)
* Assistance Rendered	by	Joana Dey		(The Professionals)		(77)
* Certainties	by	Isabeau		(Star Wars (TPM))		(85)
* Kiwi	by	Isabeau		(Angel)		(91)
==References==
Category:Multimedia Slash Zines
Category:1991 Zines
Category:1990s Zines
Category:2000 Zines