A Matter of Time (Quantum Leap zine)

A Matter of Time is a gen Quantum Leap anthology that has 5 issues. They focus on character background.
It was first issued in print, then later on a CD.
==Issue 1==
A Matter of Time 1 was published in 1991 and is 115 pages long. It has a few illos which are not credited, as well as some black and white photos taken from a television screen.
It was a 1992 FanQ nominee - Best QL Zine.
From the editorial by Julie Barrett: 
From the editorial by Louann Qualls: 
* From the Editor (2)
* From the Other Editor (3)
* Genesis by Louann Qualls (4)
* So Why Haven't I Leaped, poem by Julie Barrett (9)
* To Thine Own Self Be True, by Sheila Paulson (10)
* Biographical Data: Dr. Samuel Beckett (30)
* Biographical Data: Admiral Albert Calavicci (33)
* One of Those Days, by Julie Barrett (37)
* QL Episode Guide (75)
* Shipwrecked by Sylvia Colston and Louann Qualls (77)
* Leaps We'd Like To See (92)
* The Leap Forward, by Louann Qualls and Julie Barrett (94)
* An Unknown Force by Louann Qualls (112)
* About the Contributors (115)
Image:amatteroftime1-1..jpg|from issue #1
Image:amatteroftime1-2.jpg|from issue #1
Image:amatteroftime1-3.jpg|from issue #1
Image:amatteroftime1-4.jpg|from issue #1
 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
 
A Matter of Time 2 contains 9 stories, is 120 pages long and was published in 1991. It was a 1992 Fan Q nominee for Best QL Zine.
The editors were Louann Qualls and Julie Barrett. There are several small illos by Sheila Paulson, Jeannie Graham, and Joy Riddle.
From the editorial by Julie: 
From the editorial by Louann: 
* From Jute (2)
* From Louann (3)
* Where Unicorns Come to Die by Mary Robertson. 1992 FanQ nominee - Best QL story (4)
* Borrowed Time by Julie Barrett (16)
* Flash Forward by Louann Qualls (37)
* The Story So Far, Episode Guide (41)
* Pod People by Sheila Paulson (45)
* Waiting for Gooshie (66)
* Amazon Fever by Patricia Dunn and Diana Smith (67)
* Warming the Core by Louann Qualls (91)
* Pillow Talk by Phyllis Arrondeiger (99)
* Baby, Oh, Baby by Julie Barrett (101)
* About the Contributors (118)
Image:matteroftime2-1.jpg|from issue #2, Joy Riddle
Image:matteroftime2-2.jpg|from issue #2, Sheila Paulson
Image:matteroftime2-3.jpg|from issue #2, Sheila Paulson
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
A Matter of Time 3 was published in 1992 and contains 130 pages.
This issue has only one editor, Julie Barrett. There is no mention of the other one.
"This zine was produced on a PC clone using Microsoft Word for Windows, Halo Imager, CorelDraw! and FotoTouch software. The final output was on an HP DeskJet 500C."
From the editor: 
* From the Editor (2)
* Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive by Roxanne Longstreet ("When Sam finds himself held as a P.O.W. in a cage in the Highlands, he thinks he's there to give Al a second shot at freedom. Instead he finds he must stop an escape attempt by another prisoner, and keep Al from looking like a collaborator in the process.") (4)
* Quantum Puzzler by Heidi Sanchez (16)
* Brooklyn Roads by Mindy Peterman ("Anna Moscovitz is not about to let go of her dear son Stanley now that he's moved back home — especially to run of with that shiksa Maxie Maganno. What Anna doesn't know is that dear Stanley is now Sam Becket, and it's his mission to patch things up between mother and her bubleh. Oy, veh!") (18)
* Biographical Data: Dr. Samuel Beckett (58)
* Biographical Data: Admiral Albert Calavicci (61)
* Inquiring Time Travelers Want To Know by Julie Barrett ("Sam hates the word "disappear." But that's just what is going to happen, when, as a tabloid reporter, he goes to investigate a UFO landing. His escort is an odd little man claiming to be a time traveler. Will he end up as the ultimate headline in his own paper?") (64)
* If Only In My Dreams by Sheila Paulson ("Sam's back on the farm as a worker who had originally neglected his duties. Plus he has a rather depressed observer on his hands.") (91)
* The Story So Far, A QL Episode Guide (98)
* Quantum Daddy by Anne and Elaine Batterby ("Poopy diapers are only the beginning when Sam finds he has several major repair jobs ahead of him, including a marriage on the rocks.") (103)
* Virus by Ann Raymont ("Somehow, despite all their precautions, the unthinkable has happened: Ziggy has been infected. One by one, all systems fail until one last visit to the Imaging Chamber is possible before a total shutdown. Intriguing excerpts from Al's Project Log."(114)
* About the Contributors (129)
Image:matteroftime3-1.jpg|from issue #3, illo by "Cat"
Image:matteroftime3-2.jpg|from issue #3, a George Bush the First ping
Image:matteroftime3-3.jpg|from issue #3, a Dan Quayle ping
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
A Matter of Time 4 was published in May 1993 and is 119 pages long. Its subtitle is, "'How Radio Waves Will Send Us Through Time' by Thomas Covington Beckett."
It has a few illos by Joy Riddle, Terri Librande, and TACS. The editor is Julie Barrett.
From the editorial: 
* From the Editor (4)
* The Road to the Blue Moon, by Mindy Peterman - The teenage heir to a pharmaceutical empire has been kidnapped, and Sam has leaped into the boy. Bound and drugged, he has to free himself before the kidnappers turn murderous. (4)
* Rookie, by Elaine M. and Anne E. Batterby - It's the first day on the job for a cop, and Sam finds himself walking the beat. Can he keep from making a rookie mistake that costs the officer his career, and possibly his life? (41)
* Quantum Leap Cross Stitch Pattern by Debbie Jacobs (52)
* Murder One, by Julie Barrett - A lot of people have a reason to hate Kate Dalhart. After all, she's a witch with a capital "B." But is that a reason for murder? As doctors at the Project work to keep her alive, Sam fills her high-heeled pumps in a race against time to find the killer. (54)
* Biographical Profile: Dr. Samuel Beckett (73)
* Biographical Profile: Admiral Albert Calavicci (76)
* Irondequoit, by Jason E. Dzembo—Sam finds himself as a 16-year-old on summer vacation at the family-owned camp. It's no picnic, however, when he finds out he has to stop a shady real estate dealer who wants to get his hands on the property - no matter what the cost. (80)
* Twist Of Fate by Lorraine Anderson—Leaping into a college co-ed, Sam must worry about classes, life in the dorm, and a smelly O&O freak who just won't stop hanging around. To top it off, his roommate is receiving poison pen letters from a writer bent on murder. Can Sam manage to survive dorm life and help his roommate do the same? (18 pages)
* A Twist of Fate by Lorraine Anderson (99) 
* The Story So Far (A QL Episode Guide) (93)
* A Late Summer Night’s Dream by Shari Ramseur (117)
* About the Contributors (118)
Image:amatteroftime4-1.jpg| from issue #4, illo by Terri Librande
Image:amatteroftime4-2.jpg| from issue #4, sample text
Image:amatteroftime4-3.jpg| from issue #4, illo by Joy Riddle
Image:amatteroftime4-4.jpg| from issue #4, illo by TACS
Image:amatteroftime4-5.jpg| from issue #4, cross-stitch pattern
Image:amatteroftime4-6.jpg| from issue #4, illo by Joy Riddle
==Issue 5==
A Matter of Time 5 was published in December 1994 and contains 104 pages. 
It has a 3-D trick cover.
 
It contains several small illustrations by Douglas Vandiver.
From the editorial: 
* From the Editor (3)
* The Reunion by Nora Driscoll (“Sam leaps into a doctor treating a dying cancer patient whose last wish is to be reconciled with her son - Al.”) (4)
* Heroism, poem by Robin C. Kwong (15)
* The Cave by Jill Eldridge: (“So close...yet so far. Sam finds himself trapped in a cave in New Mexico, a short drive away from the Project.”) (16)
* News at Eleven by Shari Ramseur (humorous vignette) (22)
* QL Episode Guide (26)
* In Arms, poem by Robin C. Kwong (31)
* Reprise by Julie Barrett (“Al is in front of the Committee again, only this time they want to put him out to pasture. Al must work with St. John to find out who is really controlling the Senators, and is trying to get rid of Sam Beckett at the same time...”) (32)
* A Little Princess by Ruth Calkins (Sam left behind a legacy of his night home with Donna. Will Al tell Sam about this one? Can he?”) (60)
* After Images: On a Friend's Leaving, poem by Robin C. Kwong (76)
* Canyon by Carol Zara ("Sam hiking in the Grand Canyon, looking for a woman Ziggy says he's supposed to rescue. The tables may turn, as Sam's fear of heights gets him into trouble.") (77)
* Green by Gail M. Feldman ("Having leaped into a woman whose husband has just died from AIDS complications, Sam finds he has several mysteries to grapple, not all of which are related to the disease.") (82)
* My Destiny Calls by Shari Ramseur (“Sam has finally made it home, but the reunion is marred when Al’s past catches up with him.”) (97)
* Send in the Clones by Shari Ramseur (humorous vignette) (100)
Image:matteroftime5-1.jpg|from issue #5, illo by Douglas Vandiver
Image:matteroftime5-2.jpg|from issue #5, instructions about the front cover
Image:matteroftime5-3.jpg|from issue #5, regarding the front cover
 
==References==
Category:Quantum Leap Zines
Category:1990s