Outlands Chronicles

Outlands Chronicles is a gen Star Wars zine. It ran for four issues and had a difficult start.
This zine was the successor to Hydrospanner Zero.
==Submissions==
There was an ad asking for submissions in the May 1981 issue of Jundland Wastes. Then, there was a notice in the May 1982 issue of "Jundland Wastes" explaining the zine's status: 
 
==Issue 1==
Outlands Chronicles 1 was published in June 1983 and is 130 pages long. It contains 12 stories and poems. The art is by Cathye Faraci (front cover), Wendy Ikeguchi (back cover), Wanda Lybarger, Martynn, Lin Stack, and Gennie Summers. The calligraphy is why Allyson Whitfield. 
From the editorial: 
* Chase to Karmark by Charles Garofalo 5 (Han figured his troubles were over when he escaped from Jabba the Hutt. He was wrong.)
* Millenium Falcon by Kathryn Agel (39) 
* A Spark of Darkness in the Light by Scheherazade (41) (Set after the revolution, written from Han's point of view, in the middle of Alliance political maneuvers against those who prospered under the empire. The author identifies and characterizes the Empire supporters.)
* Search by Christine Jeffords (47) (What were Han's other friends doing while he was preserved in carbonite? A "Brighter Universe" story. A Mari Sevenstars story, part of the Brightstar Universe universe).
* Search Suite by Christine Jeffords (67) 
* Where No Corellian Has Gone Before by Karen Miller (71) (A "mind dialogue" wherein Ben contacts Han, who's still in carbon freeze and who fights to the end against the 'old man's' craziness and leads Han's mind to Luke.)
* Don't Cry for Me, Princess Leia by Jeannie Webster 77) 
* An Interview with Harrison Ford by Editor (80) (transcribed from a radio talk show)
* Smugglin' by Kathryn Agel (83) 
* A Visit to Corell by Helen Montgomery (85) (an article about Han's world, has descriptions of the climate and various vicious beasts that live there. This is reprinted (and slightly revised and expanded) from Galactic Flight #2 with permission, and is the universe that Christine Jeffords borrowed with permission for her Brightstar Universe.)
* Year of the Dragon by Eva Albertsson (89) (You always knew Han was a devil with the ladies. But did you ever wonder about his very first experience? It is a story about 13-year old Han Solo and his 6-year old sister, Bethi, on a summer visit to their country kin, one of whom is 14-year old Zera, who becomes Han's first love.)
* Risman Mountain Song, filk to the tune of a John Denver song, by Christine Jeffords (117)
 
Image:outlandschron1-1.jpg|from issue #1, Gennie Summers
Image:outlandschron1-2.jpg|from issue #1, Wanda Lybarger
Image:outlandschron1-3.jpg|from issue #1, Wanda Lybarger
Image:outlandschron1-4.jpg|from issue #1, Wendy Ikeguchi
Image:outlandschron1-5.jpg|from issue #1, Lin Stack
Image:outlandschron1-6.jpg|from issue #1, Wendy Ikeguchi
Image:outlandschron1-7.jpg|from issue #1, Wendy Ikeguchi
Image:outlandschron1-8.jpg|from issue #1, Wendy Ikeguchi
Image:outlandschron1-9.jpg|from issue #1, Gennie Summers
Image:outlandschron1-10.jpg|from issue #1, Gennie Summers
Image:outlandschron1-11.jpg|from issue #1, map of Corell
Image:outlandschron1-12.jpg|from issue #1 
Image:outlandschron1-13.jpg|from issue #1, Martynn
Image:outlandschron1-14.jpg|from issue #1, Martynn
Image:outlandschron1-15.jpg|from issue #1, calligraphy by Allyson Whitfield
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
Outlands Chronicles 2 was published in March 1984 and contains 178 pages. The front cover is by Wanda Lybarger.
* The Mailbox	by 	D. Readers		(3)
* Chase to Dagobah	by 	Charles Garofalo		(10)
* Have You Seen...?	by	Funky Winkerbean		(48)
* SW Saga Quiz	by	Marci Erwin		(50)
* This Princes Has to Learn	by	Jeannie Webster		(53)
* Corellia	by	Kathryn Agel	(55)
* The Turning	by	C.S. Armitage		(57)
* Perditus	by	Jenni		(61)
* The Match	by	Ann Wortham		(64)
* A Planetful of Smugglers	by	Martie Benedict		(69) (poem)
* Personal Business	by	Kathryn Agel	(part of Starbird's Children Universe) 	(71) 
* Starting to Drift	Darkly by	L.A. Carr	(87) (poem)
* SW Crosswhiz	by	Marci Erwin		(91)
* Left Hand Jedi	by	Susan Matthews		(95)
* Alderaan	by	Katheryn Agel		(112)
* While We're Apart	by	Eva Albertsson & Christine Jeffords	 (Brightstar Universe)	(114)
* Word Search Puzzles	by	Lynda Vandiver		(153)
* Brightstar Collected, The Initiation	by	Christine Jeffords		(155) (the first installment in the chronological "Brightstar Collected" reprints) (Brightstar Universe)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
Outlands Chronicles 3 was published in 1986 and is 186 pages long. 
From an ad in in Far Realms #6: 
* The Mailbox	by 	D. Readers		(2)
* The Brightstar Universe Scorecard	by 	Christine Jeffords	(Brightstar Universe)	(8)
* The Race	by 	Ann Wortham		("Second in the "In Laws" series.") (9)
* Alderaani Wind	by 	Kathryn Agel		(15)
* The Collection	by 	Kelly Hill		("Young Han Solo figured that a continent ruled by women would suit him just fine. He soon learned better.") (16)
* Word Search Puzzle	by 	Lynda Vandiver		(27)
* Luke's Dilemma		by Roberta Rogow		(29)
* Blind Justice	by 	Lynn Garcia		("The last stand of one Jedi Knight against Darth Vader.") (31)
* Song of Corellia	by 	Kathryn Agel		(35)
* Dah	by 	L.A. Carr		("Suppose Vader had managed to kidnap his infant son soon after Luke's birth..?") (37)
* Dark Lord's Lament	by 	L.A. Carr		(49)
* Refugee	by 	Liz S.		("Trev Leggett, Corellian pilot, confronts a loss.") (51)
* Pre-Nuptial Jitters, Corellian Style	by 	Jacqueline Taero		(61)
* Star Wars Crossword Puzzle	by 	Marci Erwin		(62)
* A Trip to Chansie	by 	Linda Ruth Pfonner		(64) (A rebel mission to negotiate for a new base turns unexpectedly dangerous. "It was just going to be a simple in-and-out mission for Han Solo: deliver the Princess and the Alliance Council to Chansie...Sure it was!")
* Justice	by 	Linda Knights	("A series of vignettes tracing the Turning of Anakin Skywalker.") 	(82)
* Along the Road	by 	Kathryn Agel		(91)
* Jedi Scrambler	by 	Marci Erwin		(92)
* A Parting of Friends	by 	Karin L. Zygowicz		(97)
* Heavy Mettle	by 	Martie Benedict		("Going back to Jerook after his encounter with a jealous husband on his last visit was definitely not one of the best ideas Han ever had.") (98)
* Change of Ownership	by 	Jacqueline Taero		(106)
* Encounter & Questions by 	Patricia D'Orazio		("Two encounters of Luke Skywalker, Jedi-in-training, and Arokelth Fett, younger sister of Boba.") (109)
* Saucy Spacer Lad	by 	Mary Teel		(114)
* Gambit	by 	Carol Hines-Stroede		("Sequel to "Pas de Deux" (SKYWALKER-6), In which Rownin and Darth Vader finally cross sabers.") (117)
* Two Poems		by Gail Small		(131)
* Vacation	by 	Kate Birkel		("What if Han hadn't been there when Hoth was attacked?") (132)
* The Kessel Run: a Smuggler's Song	by 	Roberta Rogow		(140)
* Midnight	by 	Mary Teel		(141)
* Trick or Treat	by 	Virginia Tully	("You saw Darth Vader walking down the streets of your town on Halloween night, what would you think? This story tells what Darth thought about it."	(142)
* Jubiliee's Daughter	by 	Christine Jeffords		("Flying aboard Lonnat Hovan's Thun derbolt, 18-year-old Solo becomes involved in a one-night stand that gets slightly out of hand...Second in the "BRIGHTSTAR COLLECTED" Reprints.") (Brightstar Universe) (169)
* art by Shayne McCormack (back cover) and Nancy Stasulis		(front cover)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==Issue 4==
Outlands Chronicles 4 was published in May 1987 and contains 166 pages. 
* The Briar Patch	by 	Roberta Rogow		(2)
* Dead Bothan Blues	by 	Jacqueline Taero		(10)
* To Turn Aside the Woman	by 	CarolMel Ambassador		(11)
* Questions	by 	Patricia D'Orazio		(15)
* Word Search Puzzles	by 	Lynda Vandiver		(23)
* His Corellian Majesty	by 	Ronda Henderson		(25)
* One P'Han's P'Hantasy	by 	Robin White		(26)
* In at the Kill	by 	Kathleen Birkel		(30)
* My Sweet Leia	by 	Kathryn Agel		(50)
* Tangled Web	by 	Robin White		(51)
* Lost Dreams		by Sarah Macht-DeWitt		(54)
* Wormie	by	L.A. Carr		(59)
* Two Poems	by	Sarah Macht-DeWitt		(65)
* Like Pieces on a Gameboard	by	Virginia Tully		(66)
* The Littlest Bounty Hunter	by	Tim Eldred		(75)
* Sibling Rivalry	by	Linda Ruth Pfonner		(105)
* Old Comrades' Children	by	Christine Jeffords	(part of the Brightstar Universe universe)	(130)
* Imperial Charter	by	Christine Jeffords	 (part of the Brightstar Universe universe)	(139)
* Day of Reckoning	by	Jacqueline Taero		(164)
* Flying on Home to You	by 	Kathryn Agel		(168)
* art by Denise Habel (back cover) and Martynn (front cover)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4==
==References==
 
Category:Star Wars Zines
Category:1980s