Mates (Professionals zine)

Mates is a primarily slash Professionals anthology zine with a little gen content.
From the submission request in Media Monitor #34: 
==Issue 1==
Mates 1 was published in 1988 and contains 111 pages.
* Merry Christmas, Bodie by Daria Littlejohn (4 pages)
* Body in the Bog by Gena Fisher ("A conversation while on a stake-out.") (2 pages)
* Motherly Love by Daria Littlejohn ("An accident almost kills Doyle, but Bodie discovers he has more strength than he imagined.") (3 pages)
* Many Happy Returns by Gena Fisher ("Bodie celebrates a birthday.") (2 pages)
* Only a Dream? by Daria Littlejohn ("Doyle is having nightmares about Bodie dying.") (5 pages)
* Thoughts in a Storm by Laine Beck ("A few revelations as the boys wait out a storm.") (3 pages)
* Ears to You by Gena Fisher ("Some good old fashioned tongue in cheek fun...") (6 pages)
* Hospital Chat-up by Daria Littlejohn ("Doyle sits a bedside vigil on Bodie.") (1 page)
* Marketable Assets by Vicki Martin ("A fantasy/action AU story. Bodie's not sure why he bought the slave Doyle, who was up for auction, but he gets more then he counted on.") (24 pages)
* Merry Christmas, Bodie by Daria Littlejohn ("The boys celebrate the holidays.") (4 pages)
* A Hard Day's Night or Bodie the Beatle (by Gena Fisher ("Bodie and Doyle are assigned to guard Paul McCartney.") (8 pages)
* First Prize by Gypsy ("Murphy discovers that he was the one who brought Bodie and Doyle together and they have a great way of paying back a debt of gratitude.") (7 pages)
* Turning A Page by Daria Littlejohn (gen) ("A conversation over tea.") (3 pages) 
* Anniversary by H. Ann Walton ("A look into the relationship between Murphy and Tommy McKay.") (9 pages)
* The Key (by Gypsy and Helena Wolff ("A crossover with Lovejoy. Mix an auction, lots of money, thieves, antique dealers, Bodie, Doyle, and sex of course and shake. Result: a romp with mystery, action and romance!") (20 pages)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
 
==Issue 2==
Mates 2 was published in 1992 and contains 122 pages. The front cover is by H. Ann Walton, illos by Anja Gruber, Baravan, H. Ann Walton, and Karen Eaton.
* Opposites by [V.S.] (3 pages)
* Doubts by Gena Fisher ("A dip for Bodie leads to some unexpected complications.") (10 pages)
* One Good Turn Deserves... by Daria Littlejohn) ("Inactivity was a golly's worst enemy, and 4.5 ought to know...") (7 pages)
* Broken Dawn by Vicki Martin & H. Ann Walton) ("A serial killer is on the loose and Bodie has to go undercover as bait.") (21 pages)
* The Initiation by Ruby) ("Bodie's been accepted by CI5, but he has a few obstacles to overcome first...") (7 pages)
* Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep by Daria Littlejohn) ("Bodie wakes up in a hospital.") (2 pages)
* Why Do You Hate Them? by Setter) ("Bodie has to explain his feelings on a touchy subject.") (3 pages)
* Lost, But Not Alone by Daria Littlejohn) ("A day off and an unexpected visitor leads to some unexpected revelations.") (7 pages)
* Commiseration by Gypsy) ("An explosion triggers thoughts of revenge for Cowley, but Murphy is there to help.") (10 pages)
* After WORDS by Londa Pfeffer) ("Cowley wants to know how Doyle is dealing with the Coogan matter.") (7 pages)
* Memories in Music by Daria Littlejohn) ("An evening with Bodie and Doyle.") (5 pages)
* Command Performance by Gypsy) ("Cowley has an unusual order for Bodie and Doyle.") (2 pages)
* Shattered Memories by Londa Pfeffer) ("Doyle is sick, but Bodie is his angel of mercy.") (25 pages)
* poetry by Shepard and Littlejohn
==Issue 3==
Mates 3 was published in May 1994 and contains 101 pages. 
It has a front cover by Lana Claussen and interior illos by Jana Claussen (different artist than the cover artist), Anja Gruber, KOZ, Cat Anestopoulo, and H. Ann Walton.
* Tight Jeans and Pants, poem by Vonne Shepard (4 pages)
* Return of Ann Holly by Gena Fisher ("Ann's return threatens to tear Bodie and Doyle apart once and for all.") (5 pages)
* Murphy and McCabe, poem by Vonne Shepard (14 pages)
* Sweet Charity by Daria Littlejohn ("Doyle agrees to run in a charity race, and he ends up flat on his back.") (15 pages)
* All in a Day's Work by Jatona P. Walker ("Doyle wakes up, but then he makes his dreams come true.") (gen) (23 pages)
* Murphy, poem by Vonne Shepard (32 pages)
* The Whole Story by Mirenna ("A psychological evaluation reveals some interesting facts about Bodie and Doyle.") (33 pages)
* The Raw Recruit by Daria Littlejohn ("A new rookie rubs Bodie the wrong way, but he's been stuck with the man.") (43 pages)
* George Cowley, poem by Vonne Shepard (58 pages)
* Bodie's 9th Life by Gena Fisher ("Bodie must lick his 9th life.) (59 pages)
* Reflections in an Empty Glass by Londa Pfeffer ("Doyle faces the aftermath of June Cook's death.") (65 pages)
* Paperwork by Daria Littlejohn ("Bodie wonders what Doyle is thinking as they work on some much-hated paperwork.") (79 pages)
* cartoon by Karen Eaton (82 pages)
* A Vital Piece of Information by Setter ("Murphy runs into a old friend.") (83 pages)
* Spike's Place by Gena Fisher ("Bodie and Doyle drop by Spike's.") (89 pages)
* cartoon by Karen Eaton (94 pages)
* The Best Medicine by Baravan ("Bodie and Doyle are fighting - again - but it can't last for too long.") (95 pages)
 
Image:matespros3-1.jpg| from issue #3, Ana Gruber
Image:matespros3-2.jpg| from issue #3, H. Ann Walton
Image:matespros3-3.jpg| from issue #3, KOZ
Image:matespros3-4.jpg| from issue #3, Karen Eaton
Image:matespros3-5.jpg| from issue #3, Jana Claussen 
==Issue 4==
Mates 4 was published in July 1996 (14 months after its projected flyer date) and contains 77 pages. The front cover is by Lana Claussen. The inside illos are by Anja Gruber, KOZ, H. Ann Walton, Jana Claussen, and Jane Edgeworth. 
The flyer printed in issue #3 said: 
* Jax, poem by Vonne Shepard (4 pages)
* Trouble With Murphy by Gena Fisher ("Bodie and Doyle have killed off Murphy, so, how do they tell Cowley?") (sequel to "Weekend at Murphy's" which was in Holiday Shrieks. In that zine, there was this blurb about this sequel: "Join our defunct hero as he visits London's major crime scenes in pursuit of a resting place. Will he ever find it? Will his fellow agents quit shooting him? Will Cowley have to explain to Betty why she found a pair of undershorts in the boss's bathroom with 6.2 marked on the label? These and other questions you couldn't care less about will be answered next time around. Until then, keep a stiff upper lip -Murphy is.") (5 pages) 
* Holiday in London by Cambria ("Doyle visits Ann at her home.") (15 pages) 
* Pairs, poem by Vonne Shepard (26 pages) 
* The Touch by Daria Littlejohn ("A touch can say oh so much.") (27 pages) 
* From Embers by Gena Fisher ("Bodie shows up at Doyle's door, because he had nowhere else to go.") (31 pages) 
* Tall and Handsome, poem by Vonne Shepard (38 pages) 
* Changing of the Guard by H. Ann Walton ("Everything changes when Cowley is shot.") (reprinted from Murphy's Law) (39 pages) 
 
Image:matespros4-1.jpg| from issue #4, page from the zine shows the anti-piracy example from this zine, the "red queen" 
Image:matespros4-2.jpg| from issue #4, Jana Claussen
Image:matespros4-3.jpg| from issue #4, Anja Gruber
Image:matespros4-4.jpg| from issue #4, Anja Gruber
Image:matespros4-5.jpg| from issue #4, Jana Claussen
Image:matespros4-6.jpg| from issue #4, Jane Edgeworth
Image:matespros4-7.jpg| from issue #4, H. Ann Walton
Image:matespros4-8.jpg| from issue #4, KOZ, also in Murphy's Law
 
==References==
 
 Category:The Professionals Slash Zines
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