Combining Forces

Combining Forces is a gen Star Wars anthology.
==Issue 1==
Combining Forces 1 was published in January 1981 and contains 114 pages.
From the editorial by DeLaurentis: 
 
* Conflictions, poem by Clara Testa (4)
* Blood Ties, An Episode In the Continuing Saga Darth Vader, The True Story by Kim Gianna (5)
* Boy Meets Girl, or A Jedi to the Rescue, An Episode In the Continuing Saga Darth Vader, The True Story by Kim Gianna (10) (Luke's father meets up with a member of the Lars family)
* The Dream by Kim Gianna (37)
* At Friendship's End by Kim Gianna (38)
* untitled poem by Clara Testa (45)
* Ode to Millennium Falcon by Linda DeLaurentis (46)
* S.P.O.D.V.D.L.O.S., two letters by Kim Gianna (48)
* untitled poem by Clara Testa (50)
* Nell's Story, or May the Farce Be With You by Linda DeLaurentis and Kim Gianna (script) (51)
* Advertisement by Jamie Gianna (72)
* Nell's Poem by Clara Testa (74)
* Echoes from the Past by Linda DeLaurentis (Takes up where TESB left off, what happens when a SW fan wishes herself into the SW universe?) (75)
 
Image:combiningforces1-1.jpg|from issue #1, Kim Gianna 
Image:combiningforces1-2.jpg|from issue #1, Kim Gianna 
Image:combiningforces1-3.jpg|from issue #1, Kim Gianna 
Image:combiningforces1-4.jpg|from issue #1, Donna 
Image:combiningforces1-5.jpg|from issue #1, Kim Gianna 
Image:combiningforces1-6.jpg|from issue #1, Kim Gianna 
Image:combiningforces1-7.jpg|from issue #1, Kim Gianna 
Image:combiningforces1-8.jpg|from issue #1, Kim Gianna 
 
==Issue 2==
Combining Forces 2 was published in August 1981 and contains 90 pages. The inside art is by Kim Gianna.
The first issue said there would be a story called "Nightmare" published in this second issue. It was not included. The description: 
The editorial by DeLaurentis: 
* editorials (2)
* The Strangest Thing Ever, metafic about writing, by Clara Testa (4)
* More Important Things by Linda DeLaurentis (5)
* And They Returned by Linda DeLaurentis (11)
* Meraja, a Vision of Loveliness by Clara Testa (14)
* untitled poem (20)
* An Alternate Universe, The Dark Side by Kim Gianna (21)
* Boy Meets Girl, part II by Kim Gianna (22)
* A Serpent's Tale by Kim Gianna (37)
* Pawns by Linda DeLaurentis (58)
* Welcome to the Blue Squad, or This Isn't What I Signed Up For, another script from CF Productions by Kim Gianna and Linda DeLaurentis (71)
* S.P.O.D.V.D.L.O.S. Presents by Jamie Gianna (90)
 
Image:combiningforces2-1.jpg|from issue #2 
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Image:combiningforces2-3.jpg|from issue #2 
Image:combiningforces2-4.jpg|from issue #2 
 
 
==Issue 3==
Combining Forces 3 was published in May 1982 and contains 100 pages. It contains Star Wars (mostly) and Star Trek: TOS.
 
* Editorials (3)
* Gone Tomorrow by Linda DeLaurentis (a short short, "Oh, to be 15, shy and in love with Luke Skywalker!") (5)
* Grieving by Kim Gianna (9)
* Little Mary Alice by Kim Gianna ("For all of you fans of Land Calrissian and that means you, Mom! Han is dead. Can Lando win the grieving princess for himself?") (13)
* Stardust by Valerie Lesley ("A continuing search for our roots.") (Star Trek: TOS (15)
* To Spock, An Apology, poem by Clara Testa (21)
* True Love by Kim Gianna (22)
* Precious Cargo by Linda DeLaurentis (23)
* All's Fair by Kim Gianna ("Ranel could have mentioned Luke's name to just about anyone, but did it have to be HIM!") (24)
* Dragon, Dragon by Linda DeLaurentis (42)
* Darkness Versus Light by Valerie Lesley (44)
* Civilities by Kim Giana (45)
* I Am the Ego-Boo by Kim Giana (filk to the tune of "I Am the Walrus") (47)
* Biting the Apple by Kim Gianna (48)
* Sidetracked by Linda DeLaurentis ("Han and Luke's mission is slightly altered by a bad deal and a tall female.") (49)
* The Revenge Countdown Calendar (58)
* Mater by Kim Gianna (61)
* A Leave Taking by Gianna ("An episode from the series Darth Vader, The True Story.") (62)
* Cheetah Chrome's Scrapbook (71)
* The 497th Running, or Murphy was a Genius, a Star Wars story by Gianna and DeLaurentis in script form ("It’s the 497th running of the Intergalactic Ord Mantell Yacht Race Oh no! But oh yes! Han and Luke attend. ) (75)
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File:combiningforces3-6.jpg| from issue #3, art by Kim Gianna (this must be from a photo references; similar illo by Karen River is in Pegasus #5
File:combiningforces3-7.jpg| from issue #3
File:combiningforces3-8.jpg| from issue #3, filk to the tune of "I Am the Walrus"
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==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3==
==References==
Category:Star Wars Zines
Category:1981 ZinesCategory:1982 Zines