The Star Trek Historical Calendar

The Star Trek Historical Calendar was a monthly calendar annotated with various dates associated with the people and events related to the production of the Star Trek series and movies, supplemented with dates from history, science and technology as they related to Star Trek. 
There were cartoons interspersed throughout the calendar. It was staple-bound with stiff paper covers.
The first calendar was published in 1984 (for 1985) and available at several cons. This first calendar, however, was a proto-type of sorts, and not the calendar that most fans are familiar with. During late summer, early fall 1984, the fan club that published it made an agreement with the editors of Datazine to reissue it in a more polished form. 
Starting in 1987, the name changed to 'The Star Trek Hysterical Calendar'. 
In 1988, a separate Star Trek: TNG calendar was published, and the Star Trek: TOS calendars were renamed to "Classic Trek".
==Cartoonists==
1984/1985: unknown
1985: Tim Farley and Don Harden
1986: Don Harden
1987: Don Harden
1988: Michael C. Goodwin
1989: Michael C. Goodwin
1990: Michael C. Goodwin (ST: TOS and ST: TNG), Michael Fisher (science fiction movies)
==Its Origins==
==From the Back of the 1985 Issue==
"This calendar is the result of many months of research and effort on the part of members of the Atlanta Star Trek Rediscovery Association (ASTRA), Atlanta's finest and fastest growing Star Trek organization.... This calendar is our latest project. The material in this calendar was researched and the pages laid out by Tim Farley, with thanks to Don Harden, Randy Landers, Alex Rosen, and Ruth Breisinger for material and ideas. The cartoons were drawn by ASTRA's own Don Harden, with thanks to Tim Farley, Randy Landers, Alex Rosen, Anson Kennedy, Tony Gray and the correspondents of Interstat for idea and material... The information in this calendar is not intended as an exhaustive history of the Star Trek phenomenon. We concentrated on people and events closely related to the production of the Star Trek series and movies, but even some of these dates were less than simple to track down. These were supplemented with dates from world history and the history of science and technology which were considered significant to Star Trek."
==Looking Back: The 1985 Issue==
From one of its creators, Tim Farley: 
==1984/85==
Image:astracalendar.png|1984-85 issue
==1985==
Image:1985calendarversion1.jpg| front cover 1985 
Image:1985calendarversion2.jpg|inside page from 1985, a Muppet moment
Image:1985calendarversion3.jpg|inside page from 1985
Image:1985calendarversion4.jpg|inside page from 1985, commentary on a scene in the last movie that many fans found offensive and out-of-character
Image:1985calendarversion5.jpg|inside page from 1985, a very tasteless joke regarding the Space Shuttle Challenger; it was Scotty who removed the O-rings from the shuttle
Image:1985calendarversion6.jpg|inside page from 1985, another commentary on a scene in the last movie that many fans found offensive and out-of-character
Image:datazinecalendar1985inside2.jpg|inside page from 1985 
Image:datazinecalendar1985back.jpg|back of 1985 
==1986==
Image:startrekcalendar.jpg|front of 1986 issue
Image:startrekcalendar1986-1.jpg|inside page from 1986
Image:startrekcalendar1986-2.jpg|inside page from 1986, Han Solo requires a nametag in this cartoon, just in case the Trek fans were unsure who the character was
Image:startrekcalendar1986-3.jpg|inside page from 1986
Image:startrekcalendar1986-4.jpg|inside page from 1986, commentary on the rumor that Eddie Murphy was going to be in the next Star Trek movie
Image:startrekcalendar1986-5.jpg|inside page from 1986
Image:startrekcalendar1986-6.jpg|inside page from 1986
 
==1987==
Image:Datazine_CA009.jpg|1987 issue (front)
Image:ST_Hysterical_Calendar_2.jpg|1987 issue (back)
Image:ST_Hysterical_Calendar_3.jpg|1987 issue 
Image:ST_Hysterical_Calendar_4.jpg|1987 issue 
Image:ST Hysterical Calendar 5.jpg|1987 issue
Image:ST Hysterical Calendar 6.jpg|1987 issue
Image:ST Hysterical Calendar 7.jpg|1987 issue
==1988==
File:1988sthystericalcalendar.jpg |1988 issue, front cover
File:1988sthystericalcalendar1.jpg |1988 issue
File:1988sthystericalcalendar2.jpg |1988 issue
File:1988sthystericalcalendar3.jpg |1988 issue
File:1988sthystericalcalendar4.jpg |1988 issue
File:1988sthystericalcalendar6.jpg |1988 issue, back cover
==1989 (TOS)==
Image:Datazine_CA010.jpg|1989 issue, the Star Trek: TOS version
==1989 (TNG)==
Image:Datazine_CA013.jpg|1989, the Star Trek: TNG version, cover
Image:1989tngcalendar-1.jpg|1989, the Star Trek: TNG version, inside
Image:1989tngcalendar-2.jpg|1989, the Star Trek: TNG version, inside
Image:1989tngcalendar-3.jpg|1989, the Star Trek: TNG version, inside, "She's a nice Beta, but I think VHS is a little better." This cartoon was reprinted in 1994 without permission in Critical Mass, and to add insult to injury, the caption was slightly altered.
Image:1989tngcalendar-4.jpg|1989, the Star Trek: TNG version, inside, poor Wesley Crusher
 
Image:1989tngcalendar-6.jpg|1989, the Star Trek: TNG version, inside
Image:1989tngcalendar-7.jpg|1989, the Star Trek: TNG version, back cover
==1990 (TOS)==
Image:Datazine_CA011.jpg|1990 issue, TOS version, front cover
Image:1990toscalendar1.jpg|1990 issue, TOS version, inside
Image:1990toscalendar2.jpg|1990 issue, TOS version, inside
Image:1990toscalendar3.jpg|1990 issue, TOS version, inside
Image:1990toscalendar4.jpg|1990 issue, TOS version, inside
Image:1990toscalendar5.jpg|1990 issue, TOS version, inside
Image:1990toscalendar6.jpg|1990 issue, TOS version, inside
Image:Datazine_CA011back.jpg|1990 issue, TOS version, back cover
==1990 (TNG)==
Image:Datazine_CA014.jpg|1990 ST:TNG issue, front cover
Image:1990tngcalendar1.jpg|1990 ST:TNG issue
Image:1990tngcalendar2.jpg|1990 ST:TNG issue
Image:1990tngcalendar3.jpg|1990 ST:TNG issue
Image:1990tngcalendar4.jpg|1990 ST:TNG issue
Image:1990tngcalendar5.jpg|1990 ST:TNG issue
Image:1990tngcalendar6.jpg|1990 ST:TNG issue
Image:1990tngcalendar7.jpg|1990 ST:TNG issue, back cover
==1990 (science fiction movies)==
Image:Datazine_CA006.jpg|1990 science fiction movie issue, front cover
Image:1990scificalendar1.jpg|1990 science fiction movie issue 
Image:1990scificalendar2.jpg|1990 science fiction movie issue 
Image:1990scificalendar3.jpg|1990 science fiction movie issue 
 
Image:1990scificalendar5.jpg|1990 science fiction movie issue 
 
Image:1990scificalendarback.jpg|1990 science fiction movie issue, back cover
==References==
Category:Star Trek Calendars
Category:Star Trek TNG
Category:Star Trek TOS Calendars
Category:1985 Calendars
Category:1980s Calendars
Category:1990 Calendars