ComLoC

ComLoC is a Space 1999 letterzine published out of Mobile, Alabama. It was created by Chuck Raue, one of the founders of the The International Space: 1999 Alliance and edited by Raue and Carl Lamb. All known issues have been scanned in here.
From a January 1977 ad: "ComLoc is a Space: 1999 discussion fanzine featuring letters of comment from fans discussing various topics relating to the science fiction series Space: 1999. The first issue will be out in late November and is available for 24¢ or two 13¢ postage stamps. Besides letters there are fanzine reviews and a free ad section in each issue. Space: 1999 is a new & innovative science fiction television show that is now drawing its own fan following. ComLoc is a zine which gives these fans a place to express their feelings about the show and a place to openly talk with others. from The Clipper Trade Ship #13 
An eBay seller in 2010 described it as: "An open forum discussion 'zine in which fans of the show would submit letters talking about different aspects of Space: 1999 and debate topics from one issue to the next as well as comments on new episodes as they were being aired. Also featured a review section of other fanzines, 1999 fandom news." 
By the time the zine ceased publication in 1979, there were 1,100 subscribers. 
==Issue 1==
ComLoC 1 was published in December 1976 and contains 12 pages. Cover: 'Victor Bergman' by Marty Siegrist. Contributing commentary in this issue: Burt Libe, Patti Cullen, George Perkins, Christine McWilliams, Vivian Stanley, Pam Beckett, Mona Delitsky, Carl Lamb.
It has been scanned online here.
The cover is printed offset, the interior pages are photocopied.
* this issue contains a review of Alpha Newsletter #5, see that page
* this issue contains a review of Cosmoconnection #1, see that page
* this issue contains a review of "Afterwords" #3, a professional publication (this issue spotlights Space: 1999)
* the first letterzine is one filled with disgruntlement: 
* another fan writes of her slow conversion: 
* the new character of Maya is not a popular one: 
* more on the character Maya: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan wants other fans to give the show a chance: 
* a fan who says he is a fan of the first season, not the second, writes: 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
==Issue 2==
ComLoC 2 was published in March 1977 and contains 20 pages. Cover: "Maya" by Carl Lamb. 
Contributing commentary in this issue: * Kathy Stear, Richard Robinson, Pam Beckett, Patti Cullen, Virginia Walker, Ted Hruschak, Mona Delitsky, Kathi Lynn Higley, Gerry Anderson.
It has been scanned online here.
* this issue contains a reprint of a letter written by Gerry Anderson to a fan on March 7, 1977
* the editor tells fans that the show has been canceled and urges them to write letters to the network; he has many details and hints on how to write such letters, illustrating what fans had learned when they had been instructed to write similar letters to Star Trek executives
* this issue has many fans debating which season of the show was better: season 1 or season 2
* this issue has a review of Cosmoconnection #2, see that page
* this issue has a review of Alpha Newsletter #6, see that page
* this issue has a review of The Loner, see that page
* a fan writes: 
* a fan writes about Space:1999 as unexplored territory: 
* a fan says "no threat to Trek": 
* a fan says SF are smarter than non-SF fans: 
 
* a fan writes of the Spockies and of knowing characters: 
* a fan writes of fan types, and of organization: 
* a fan is curious: 
* a fan writes of IDIC: 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2==
==Issue 3==
ComLoC 3 was published in June 1977 and contains 22 pages. Edited by Chuck Raue & Pam Beckett. Cover: 'The Many Faces of Nick Tate' by Kathi Lynn Higley.
Contributing commentary in this issue: J. L. Shevlowitz, Ted Hruschak, Sandi Neechi, Ingrid Maack, Pam Beckett, Rose Stanley, Donna Lotze, Lisa Putman, Mona Delitsky, Kathy Stear, Phyl Proctor, Eileen Skidmore, Tom Chafin.
It has been scanned online here.
* a fan scolds: 
* a fan says the character of Maya needs no rationalization: 
* a fan explains why he watches the show despite his long letter complaining about the science inaccuracies: 
* a fan finds the show's cancellation a relief: 
* a fan is a fan of a character: 
* a fan is puzzled by a character: 
* a "non-SF fan" is puzzled by a letter in an earlier issue: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan takes another to task: 
* a ST fan writes: 
* a fan writes of the need for fanfic: 
* more on fandom's power: 
* more on conflict: 
* a fan writes about IDIC: 
* more on IDIC: 
==Issue 4==
ComLoC 4' was published in October 1977 and contains 27 pages. It was edited by Chuck Raue & Pam Beckett. Cover: 'Space:1999 Collage' by James D Denney.
Contributing commentary in this issue: Judy Shevlowitz, Ted Hruschak, Kathy Stear, Anthony Allen, Jeff Jones, Vivian Stanley, Patti Cullen, Ingrid Maack, John Canfield, Chuck Raue, Burke Wiggins, Kathi Lynn Higley, Richard Robinson, Matt Butts, Debbie Walsh, Mona Delitsky.
It has been scanned online here.
* a fan writes: 
* a fan speculates on the feud among fans: 
* a fan is a fan of Maya: 
* a fan cries foul: 
* a fan asks for tolerance: 
* a fan (who, because of he is a "prospective TV writer and has a natural affinity for arousing controversy" and says he is this "magazine's answer to Harlan Ellison") takes on the fans who took issue with his letter in the previous issue: 
* a fan postulates, after a long lecture on symbolism and stuff, that: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan writes of speculation: 
* regarding "feuding": 
 
* there is some discussion over what Space:1999 fans should be called, with one fan writing: 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4==
==Issue 5==
ComLoC 5 was published in March 1978 and edited by Chuck Raue & Pam Beckett. Cover: Maya/Catherine Schell by M. J. Fisher.
Contributing commentary in this issue:
* Todd Ellsworth, Jolinda A Mattison, Mary Bloemker, M.J. Fisher, Lloyd R Jones, Donna Lotze, Scott Warner, Sandi Neechi, Ingrid Maack, Pat Jenkins, Patrice Cullen, Kathi Lynn Higley, Dragon Wieler, White Matt Butts, Kathi Lynn Higley, Mona Delitsky.
It has been scanned online here.
 
* a review of Moonbeam #1/2, see that page
* a review of Cosmoconnection #3, see that page
* a review of Catch the Final Sunrise!, see that page
* this issue has a reprint of a letter by Michael Butterworth about the book adaptations
* a fan describes her trip to visit the Space:1999 set in England in August 1977, a full report is in her zine Cosmoconnection
* a fan writes a long letter saying she found no name calling in issue #3, and that ComLoC is not a "scientific journal" but a letterzine and that by definition, fans respond to each other's letters and views
* artist M.J. Fisher writes about this issue's cover: 
 
==Issue 6==
ComLoC 6 was published in May 1978 and contains 10 pages. Edited by Chuck Raue & Pam Beckett. Cover: "Mentor" by Kathi Lynn Higley.
Contributing commentary in this issue: David Anderson, John Hedstrom, Mona Delitsky, Bobbie Smith, Donna Lotze, Jolinda A. Mattison, Virginia Walker, Susann Molnar, and James M Hebert.
It has been scanned online here.
* a fan writes at great length about the show Quark
* a fan urges others to write their congressmen about the "desire to see our civilization to expand off-planet," the expanded space program and supporting the funding of the Satellite Solar Power Station (SSPS) prototype, the restoration of all funds for Space Shuttle Program, and funding for a permanent space station
* this issue has a "1999 con" update which has a lot of details about logistics and money: "This financial report is printed to satisfy a number of people who seem to doubt our intentions for doing this convention."
* the editor writes of lateness, and his mom: 
* a former editor writes of her mom who had recently passed away: 
* a fan writes of her pleasure at a lack of conflict: 
* a fan proposes a fan project: rewriting the problematic episodes: 
* a fan is unhappy with some promotional fannish plans: 
==Issue 7==
ComLoC 7 was published in June 1978 and contains 25 pages. It was edited by Chuck Raue & Pam Beckett. Cover: Helena Russell by Joni Wagner.
Contributing commentary in this issue: Rose Marie Badgett, David Barnes, Jeff Booker, Matthew P Butts, Todd Ellsworth, Dean Godin, James M Hebert, Virginia Walker, Adriana Gomez, David Hirsch, Mary Bloemker, Mike Hooker, Lloyd R. Jones, Terry Lemons, Chuck Raue, J. L. Shevlowitz, J. David Lubitsch, Bobbie M Smith, Deborah M. Walsh, Sandra Necchi, Steve Eramo, Maggie Brookline, Liz Therkildsen, Kathi Lynn Higley.
It has been scanned online pdf here.
* contains a review of Alpha Chronicle #5, see that page
* contains a review of The Loner, see that page
* contains a review of Fesarius, see that page
* many fans write of their opinions of Fred Freiberger; most of them negative
* a fan writes of fandom: 
* a fan writes of the psychology of control and compares it to Star Trek, a show where the characters chose space travel: 
* a fan is a fan of argumentative letters: 
* a fan counts up the dead: 
* a fan is glad to be in the loop: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan gives some tips to Space:1999 fans about discussing the show with a Trek fan: 
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 7==
==Issue 8==
ComLoC 8 was published in July 1979 and contains 20 pages. It was edited by Chuck Raue. Cover: John & Helena by Kathi Lynn Higley.
Contributing commentary in this issue: Susan Molnar, Sandra Necchi, Terry Lemons, Steve Griffin, Donna Lotze, Judy Moore, Chris Landry, Jeff Trowbridge, Mare Fitzgerald, Patti Cullen-Heyes, James M Hebert, Judy Shevlowitz.
It has been scanned online . 
*a review of Moonbeam #3, see that page
*a review of Alderaan #2, see that page
* a review of Time Trap, see that page
*a review of Jihad!, see that page
*the editor apologizes for this issue being more than a year late, cites many reasons
* a fan comments on the character of Maya, a popular topic: 
== References==
Category:Space:1999 Zines
Category:1976 Zines
Category:1970s Zines
Category:Newsletters & Letterzines