All About Star Trek Fan Clubs

All About Star Trek Fan Clubs is a for-profit magazine, "made by fans for fans." Issues had a barcode, an ISBN, and were sold for $1.
Its content was a fusion of professional boosterism of Star Trek and its actors, and of fandom boosterism.
Issues contained photos of the stars taken at conventions, fan creations and much fanart, Trek news events, fanzine reviews, letters, and write-ups about fan clubs.
Despite a somewhat nebulous statement by the editors in the third issue that answered a fan's request to include fanfic and fan poetry,"We agree [that fanzines have a lot of untapped creativity]. Hope you like the great contributions to this issue by some very talented fans." the magazines do not appear to have ever included those things.
It ran for six issues, the first published in 1976.
==Reactions and Reviews==
 
==Issue 1==
All About Star Trek Fan Clubs 1
File:Allaboutfanclub.jpg|cover of issue #1, artist is Tony Tallarico
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
All About Star Trek Fan Clubs 2 was published in April 1977 and contains 67 pages.
* NASA Enterprise Poster (2, 67)
* The Communicator, letters from fans (4)
* Spock, Messiah!, book review, see that page (10)
* And I Am Not Narab Either!, An Expose of Leonard Nimoy's First Role as an Alien (about Nimoy's role in "Zombies of the Stratosphere") (the title of this article is a riff on Nimoy's book, I Am Not Spock) (13)
* NASA Names Space Shuttle the Enterprise (includes photos) (18)
* Products Prosper: Action Star Trek Toys, article by Ann Sommers (raygun, tricorder, universal translator) (22)
* Fans Sign Up (short promotional blurb about Nimoy signing his book, I Am Not Spock, includes a photo) (25)
* A Trekker's Con-Fessions, essay by Roberta Rogow (topic is being a fan and going to conventions, includes many photos of fans at cons, some fans in costume, of John Townsley (26)
* Star Trek Fan Clubs, list of titles and addresses, no descriptions (30)
* The Smithsonian Becomes Enterprising, article by Carol McGreggor (lots of photos of the exhibit, one of two fans) (36)
* A Guide to the Great Sci-Fi Films, article and filmography by Don Wigal (46)
* 2001: Reviewing the Reviews, excerpts from mainstream reviews, compiled by Don Wigal (52)
* "In Search Of...": A New Television Show, article by Charles H. Harpole (59)
* Star Trek Facts by Anthony John Tallarico (editor's son) (62)
==Issue 3==
All About Star Trek Fan Clubs 3 was published in June 1977 and contains 68 pages.
It is online here.
* Number 1 Star Trek Fan (pull out poster) (inside front and back covers)
* The Communicator, letters to the editor (The space between each letter has "chirp" written. The editor writes that "Each issue of ALL ABOUT STAR TREK FAN CLUBS we flip open the communicator and share with you the messages we receive. The "chirp" you may hear at the start of each message is the sound of our communicator being activated.") (4)
* William Shatner: Then, a filmography (8)
* Now: An Evening With William Shatner by Anthony John Tallarico (a description of Shatner's appearance at Hofstra University Playhouse on November 10, 1976: "There was a crowd of over 1,000 fans outside the doors of the Playhouse waiting to enter the second performance of "The World of William Shatner". It Was a cold night and the crowd was eager to see the famous Captain Kirk. When we finally entered we were surrounded by Trek merchandise for sale, displayed on various tables. The show opened with a short cut-version of the episode "Shore Leave". At first the film kept breaking, but the crowd took it with good humor. The film started and the crowds went wild when the simple words "Star Trek" appeared on the large ten foot screen. The applause was even louder when the name "William Shatner" appeared on the screen. Everyone enjoyed the funny and strange episode, "Shore Leave". As soon as the film came to an end, a figure walked out on the stage. This figure had dark, curly hair. He wore a dark shirt and pants with a thin gold necklace around his neck. Then the spotlight shone on this man's face. It was William Shatner!") (14)
* The Women of Star Trek: Those Fantastic Stars ("With the fantastic cooperation of Virginia Walker and the Nichelle Nichols Fan Club we are able to feature not only the two main female stars of Star Trek -- Nichelle Nichols and Majel Barrett—but we also feature young ladies who are first rate Trekkers: Connie Faddis, Joni Wagner, Elizabeth Marshall, Gee Moaven, and the "first officer" of the Nichelle Nichols Fan Club (she hates the term "president"), Virginia Walker. We will first review the two female stars of Trek with biographies and pictures. We have Nichelle's astrological chart, some candid shots, two of her poems, and a record jacket portrait. Carrying out our theme of the women of Trek, we then present a portfolio by Joni Wagner of some of the female characters of the series. Another outstanding artist featured is Elizabeth Marshall who shares here some of her Vulcan animals with us, especially her favorite Sehlet. Our third young lady artist is Gee Moaven who we hope you will see more of on these pages in the future. Finally, we present a brief biography of Virginia Walker, the first officer who put us into contact with Nichelle and all these other wonderful women of Star Trek.") (20)
** two poems by Nichols, both illustrated by Connie Faddis, one being the cover of Furaha #5. The poems are "The Lady's Alone Again Tonight" (reprinted from Furaha #3 (1975) and "Oh, The Things You Can Feel." (regarding Connie Faddis: "Connie Faddis is one of the few married ladies in the ST artists world. She said she didn't mind if we said so. She is one of the best known ST creative artists and writers in fandom. We don't mind if we say so. She publishes INTERPHASE, the famous and priceless silk screened zine. She has won many prizes in costume calls at the cons, and last year won second prize in the dance contest of the Bicentennial Con 10. Is there anything this creative lady cannot do?") (21)
** Majel Barrett (31)
* Those Fantastic Characters: 14 Women of Star Trek, art portfolio by Joni Wagner (34)
* Those Fantastic Fans
** Gee Moaven (38)
** Elizabeth Marshall (40)
** Virginia Walker (42)
* Those Fantastic Clubs: The Nichelle Nichols Fan Club (30)
* Fan Clubs List (46)
* Fanzine Facts (48)
** a review of Vulcan Reflections, see that page
** a review of Sub-Space #4, see that page
** a review of The Prime Directive #v.2 n.1
* The Players Who Made Star Trek (50)
* Index of Episode Abbreviations (57)
* The Aliens of Star Trek: A Survey of Literature (60)
* In Memoriam: Jeffrey Hunter (62)
* Great Sci-Fi Films, part two (63)
* Spock Relaxes (66)
File:Allaboutstartrekfanclubs3-2.jpg|from issue #3, a very young William Shatner, from his filmography
File:Allaboutstartrekfanclubs3-3.jpg|from issue #3, poetry by Nichelle Nichols, art by Connie Faddis
File:Allaboutstartrekfanclubs3-4.jpg|from issue #3, poetry by Nichelle Nichols
File:Allaboutstartrekfanclubs3-5.jpg|from issue #3, art by Joni Wagner
File:Allaboutstartrekfanclubs3-6.jpg|from issue #3 art by Joni Wagner
File:Allaboutstartrekfanclubs3-7.jpg|from issue #3, art by Gee Moaven
File:Allaboutstartrekfanclubs3-8.jpg|from issue #3 art by Gee Moaven
File:Allaboutstartrekfanclubs3-9.jpg|from issue #3 Sehlat art by Elizabeth Marshall
File:Allaboutstartrekfanclubs3-10.jpg|from issue #3, Sehlat art by Elizabeth Marshall
File:Allaboutstartrekfanclubs3-11.jpg|from issue #3, Virginia Walker profile
File:Allaboutstartrekfanclubs3-12.jpg|from issue #3, Virginia Walker, fan, in perfect thrall
File:Allaboutstartrekfanclubs3-13.jpg|from issue #3, Fanzine Facts
File:Allaboutstartrekfanclubs3-14.jpg|from issue #3, "Spock Relaxes"
== Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3 ==
==Issue 4==
File:Allaboutfanclub4.jpg|cover of issue #4 art by Tony Tallarico
==Issue 5==
All About Star Trek Fan Clubs 5 was published in October 1977 and contains 50 pages.
It is online here.
A fan's letter: "I would like to know how some things shown on Star Trek work. Could you send me details on the schematics of the ship, and computers. I would like to build some things that were used on the Enterprise. I am very good at electronics and I think It would be cool to build some of those things."
* Animated Star Trek Cel (front and back inside covers)
* The Communicator, letters from Trekkers (4)
* Walter Koenig: His Autobiography (it is quite irreverent - the first paragraph: "I was born in Chicago and spent the first six months of my life being carried up and down back staircases in the dead of night. We seldom had the rent money and consequently were forced to take flight during the witching hour on the last day of each month.") (8)
* Koenig Today: An Interview conducted by Susan Sackett (reprinted from an issue of Star Trektennial News) (12)
* Walter Koenig: Photo Album (18)
* Walter Koenig: His Fan Club ( 20)
* The President of The Walter Koenig Fan Club: Jack Townsend (22)
* A Fan Meets William Shatner (24)
* Leonard Nimoy: I Am Still Not Spock, review of I Am Not Spock, book by Nimoy (28)
* Nimoyans Raise Money for Charity (32)
* Gene Roddenberry: The Great Bird on Tour (36)
* "The Movie"—Meet the Screenwriters" They Quit!! (42)
* Eclipse, The Overshadowed Players of Star Trek (45)
* The Animated Star Trek: The "Cels" Are Selling (an interview with representatives of Tuttle & Bailey Galleries out of Beverly Hill, CA, a company that sold the cels from the animated Star Trek) (46)
* Stardating the Animateds (49)
* The Fans: Trekker-to-Trekker, an explanation of a pen pal service that begins in the next issue (50)
* Greetings from Walter (68)
File:Allaboutfanclub5-1.jpg|from issue #5, detail from the letters page, a photo of Connie Faddis with a copy of her zine, Interphase
File:Allaboutfanclub5-2.jpg|thumb|from All About Star Trek Fan Clubs #5, first page of an article about Jack Townsend, then the president of the Walter Koenig Fan Club
File:Allaboutfanclub5-jack.jpg|thumb|from All About Star Trek Fan Clubs #5, second page of an article about Jack Townsend, art by same
File:Allaboutfanclub5-3.jpg|from issue #5, photo of William Shatner and an unflattering photo of a fan
File:Allaboutfanclub5-4.jpg|from issue #5, photo of Gene Roddenberry
File:Allaboutfanclub5-5.jpg|from issue #5, art by Connie Faddis accompanies article
==Issue 6==
All About Star Trek Fan Clubs 6 was published December 1877 and contains 52 pages. It was the last issue.
A copy of issue #6 has been uploaded here: 
* The Communicator, letters (4)
* An Interview: Shatner Live (7)
* A Shatner Album: Backstage with Bill (16)
* Shatner's Fan Club: The United Friends of William Shatner, includes a reprint of fanart by Gee Moaven, cover of the club's annual (18)
* The Characters of Star Trek (21)
* Star Fleet Uniforms: The Well Dressed Trekker by Barbara Walker (27)
* Star Trek Fan Clubs, Official and Otherwise (32)
* Leonard Nimoy Interview: Nimoy the Risk-Taker (35)
* Nimoy on Broadway: Trekkers Review Equus, reviews by Barbara Storey, Anne Golar, Carol Hunterton, Carol Pappas) (39)
* Greetings from the Cast of Equus (44)
* Trekker-to-Trekker, Miri's Mailbox, penpals (45)
* Star Wars: Trekkers Speak Out, "several editors of Star Trek fanzines to comment on their appreciation of this great new fantasy film." (comments by Carrie Brennan, Ruth Berman, Connie Faddis, Louise Stange, Melinda Shreve, Mary Hartery, Gerald M. Williams, Sandy Yingling) (46)
* The Great Sci-Fi Films: part four, Fail Safe (49)
* William Shatner: Greetings from Bill (52)
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Non-fiction Zines
Category:Star Trek TOS Professional Works
Category: 1976 Zines
Category: 1977 Zines