Stardate (Star Trek: TOS zine edited by Randall Landers)

Stardate is a gen (and sometimes fairly explicit het) Star Trek: TOS fanzine published by Orion Press.
 
The 1983 "Best Of" issue called "Stardate Logs" contains fiction from issue #1 through #7.
 
From the Orion Press website: 
==Science Fiction, Stardate, and Male Fans==
From Boldly Writing: 
==A Dispute, and a Title Change==
It was first published in 1979 and ran for 21 issues under the title "Stardate" and then was renamed Orion due to a 1985 legal dispute with FASA Gaming Corporation.
This 1985 legal dispute was also likely the reason "Stardate Press" became "Orion Press."Issue #13 of the zine "Stardate" in 1982 was listed in an ad in Riders to the Stars #1 as being published by "Stardate Press."
There is a letter from the editor in Datazine #35 that says that Stardate under Stardate Press, will no longer be published because FSA Gaming Corporation (a Paramount company that makes a Star Trek role-playing game) has used their title and format for a magazine of their own. Landers has contacted his lawyer but was advised he really could do nothing. He expresses his extreme regret at having to give up a zine he's worked on for six years and hopes that fans will support his new zine Orion.
From Sensor Readings: 
==Issue 1==
Stardate 1 was published in June 1979 and contains 28 pages. 
On the cover: "A NEW ZINE FROM GEORGIA." 
The publisher describes in in 1988: "[The first issue of] 'Stardate' was a piece of crap. I know it, and so does everyone else who has read it." from his LoC in Comlink #37
* Plague! by Randall Landers ("The Enterprise crew is dying of a strange disease after shore-leave on a peaceful planet. And even though McCoy knows the cause, he's helpless to stop it. But why?") (16 pages)
* The Salos Sellout by Thomas Harden ("The crew of the Enterprise has been ordered to Axanar to collect a status report from the mining colony there. But instead, they unearth a secret which could lead to war.") (9 pages)
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1===
 
==Issue 2==
Stardate 2 was published in November 1979 and contains 38 pages. On the cover: "A NEW ZINE FROM GEORGIA." 
The artwork is by Don Harden, Randall Landers, and Richard Pollet.
* From the Editor by Randall Landers (2)
* The Captain is Always Right #2, cartoon by Randall Landers (2)
* Next Issue "Assassin and "Star Trip" (2)
* Stardate Unknown, poem by Richard G. Pollet (3)
* Writing Contest Rules (3)
* Of All the LoC (4)
* The War Mongers, story by Thomas C. Harden and Randall Landers ("Once again the Enterprise is serving as a diplomatic courier as it transports the ambassador of a warring planet to a station for peace talks. But once again, someone is out to prevent the truce, and it's not the Klingons or Orions.") (5)
* Star Trek Trivia, The Man Trap (20)
* To Die Or Not To Die, story by Richard G. Pollet ("One by one the members of Spook's landing party are killing themselves, and soon, only Spock is left. Can Kirk keep his friend from committing suicide?") (21)
* Star Trek Trivia, The Naked Time and Charlie X (28)
* Attack from the Beyond, story by Randall Landers ("An amusing tale of a mad scientist's attempt to solve the 20th century energy crisis by tapping energy from another universe. Problem: The Enterprise is in that other universe.") (29)
* Mirror, Mirror, a poem by Richard G. Pollet (37)
 
 
Image:stardatelanders2-1.jpg|from issue #2, Randall Landers
Image:stardatelanders2-2.jpg|from issue #2, Richard Pollett
Image:stardatelanders2-3.jpg|from issue #2, Don Harden
File:stardate2inside.jpg| from issue #2, Randall Landers
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2===
==Issue 3==
Stardate 3 was published in March 1980 and contains 42 pages. 
The art is by Mitchell B. Craig, Amy Crews, Rick Endres, Don Harden, Randall Landers and Richard G. Pollet. Poem by Pollet, and cartoons by Craig, Harden and Landers.
* Assassin by Randall Landers ("Someone is out to kill Kirk and Spock takes it upon himself to keep his captain alive. But who's taking care of the Vulcan?") (7 pages)
* Star Trek Trivia: The Cage, The Doomsday Machine and Obsession) (3 pages)
* A Time To Cry by Thomas Harden (Parody. "Captain Kirk finds himself aboard the Seaview with Admiral Nelson, Captain Crane and Mr. Pem. Can he escape the horrors of that universe before he finds himself totally insane like them?") (9 pages)
* Star Trek Trivia: Spock's Brain (1 page)
* Meeting at Xanadu by Alex Rosen ("The crew of the Enterprise encounter a former Starfleet Academy history teacher whose love for the past may endanger the peace of the present.") (21 pages)
* Three Strikes, Yer Out by Richard G. Pollet ("Once again, Scotty is forced into action during a shore-leave on Disneymoon. The hilarious winning entry in the writing contest.") (9 pages)
* Star Trek Trivia: Devil In The Dark (2 pages)
* The Last Survivor by Rick Endres ("A post V-ger story set on the planet Neural. Can the precarious balance of power be maintained there? A Federation observation team has disappeared while seeking the answer." A sequel to "A Private Little War.") (17 pages)
* A Review of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (2 pages)
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 3===
==Issue 4==
Stardate 4 was published in August 1980 and contains 38 pages. On the cover: "THE HUMAN ADVENTURES CONTINUE." 
The front cover is by Rick Endres. Other artwork by Mitchell B. Craig, Don Harden, Tim Farley, Randall Landers, and Rick Pollet.
* From the Editor (2)
* Of All the LoC, letters of comment (3)
* End of the Line by Mitchell B. Craig ("On a planet slated for terraforming, the crew of the Enterprise encounter a life-form. But will the Masada mining company representative stop this sole inhabitant of the planet from interfering with his mission by killing the intelligent being?") (5)
* Star Trek Trivia (21)
* Writing Contest Rules (22)
* The Starfleet Manual: Navigation Coordinates In Star Trek by Tim Farley (23)
* The Lady and the Gorn, poem by Mitchell B. Craig (26)
* A Question of Sanity by Randall Landers ("Kirk and the captain of the U.S.S. Mediator are en route to a distant star. But has Jonathan Spencer gone mad? - Some mature scenes." Lander's comments: "It's the tale of a man who becomes convinced that his wife is dying while he's having sex with another woman. Not explicitly written, of course. After all, this is s genzine. But I'm sure that you'll find it interesting, and a little like "One Step Beyond.") (27)
* Star Trek Trivia, correction (34)
* Star Trip, comic by Don Harden (35)
* Zine Listings (37)
* The Last Word by Randall Landers (40)
 
 
 
Image:stardatelanders4-2.jpg|from issue #4, Mitchell B. Craig
Image:stardatelanders4-3.jpg|from issue #4, Randall Landers
Image:stardatelanders4-4.jpg|from issue #4, Don Harden
Image:stardatelanders4-5.jpg|from issue #4, Don Harden 
Image:stardatelanders4-6.jpg|from issue #4, Randall Landers, self portrait
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 4===
==Issue 5==
Stardate 5 was published in October 1980 and contains 62 pages.
* The Captain is Always Right (Cartoon) (1 page)
* The Wages of Vengeance (first of a trilogy: "The Wages of Vengeance," "Oath of Vengeance" and "The Cost of Freedom") On the planet Serenadid, Captain Kirk murders the ruler during a ceremony for the signing of a treaty between the planet and the Federation) (25 pages)
* Star Trek Trivia: Bread and Circuses (1 page)
* An Analysis Of: (The Corbomite Maneuver and The Man Trap) (1 page)
* Star Trek Trivia: The Enemy Within (1 page)
* First Mission by Richard Pollet (As the new captain, Jim Kirk has his hands full with his science officer, Spock, who has left the ship to join up with a telepathic killer and has taken all the ship's dilithium with him. A tale of revenge and more.) (7 pages)
* Star Trek Trivia: Specter Of The Gun (1 page)
* Star Trek Myths by Don Harden (Article) (2 pages)
* Star Trek Trivia: The Slaver Weapon (1 page)
* A Funny Thing Happened… (A group of practical jokers aboard the Enterprise) (9 pages)
* A Review of Star Trek Maps (1 page)
* Star Trek Trivia: The Motion Picture (1 page)
* First Impressions, article by Randall Landers 
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5===
==Issue 6==
Stardate 6 was published in November 1980 and contains 68 pages. 
The art is by Donna C. Clark and Rick Endres.
From "The Last Word" by Landers: 
* From the Editor (2)
* Star Trek Trivia from the episode "The Gamesters of Triskelion" (2)
* Of All the LoC, letters of comment (3)
* Writing Contest Announcement (6)
* Resurrection, novel by Randall Landers (It features Gary Mitchell. "On a barren, little world at the edge of the galaxy, Kirk finds what is apparently a ghost. The horror unfolds as Kirk's old friend has now become a threat to the galaxy." A post-ST:TMP sequel to "Where No Man Has Gone Before.") (7)
 
* Mother, poem by Donna C. Clark (65)
* Zine Listings (66)
* The Last Word (68)
 
Image:stardatelanders6-1.jpg|from issue #6, Rick Endres
Image:stardatelanders6-2.jpg|from issue #6, Rick Endres
Image:stardatelanders6-3.jpg|from issue #6, Rick Endres
Image:stardatelanders6-4.jpg|from issue #6, Rick Endres
 
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 6===
==Issue 7==
Stardate 7 was published in December 1980 and contains 87 pages. 
The art is by Donna C. Clark, Amy Crews, Rick Endres, Don Harden, Randall Landers, and Melody Rondeau.
From "The Last Word" by Landers, some comments on editing and feedback: 
* From the Editor (2)
* Of All the LoC, letters of comment (3)
* Writing Contest Announcement (6)
* Until Judgment, fiction by Rick Endres, Randall Landers and Tom Harden ("On a prehistoric planet, Kirk and his landing party are sentenced to death for breaking a local taboo." A post:ST:TMP story.) (7)
* Star Trek Trivia, based on the episode "The Tholian Web" (42)
* A Close Encounter Of The Worst Kind by Randall Landers (a Star Trek/Space: 1999 parody illustrated by Melody Rondeau -- "A sequel to Thomas Harden's "A Time to Cry" has Trelayne encountering a runaway natural satellite with a compliment of Humans and an alien living there. What he does to them could cost them their lives. Will they escape their curse?") (43)
* Star Trek Episode Poll Announcement (46)
* Star Trek Trivia: More Tribbles, More Troubles (46)
* The Outer Limits Connection, article by Don Harden (47) 
* untitled poem by Linda Kay Williams (50)
* Future?, poem by Linda Kay Williams (50)
* To Catch a Unicorn, story by Donna C. Clark ("Kirk and a landing party beam down with Ambassador Kitt to establish diplomatic relations with the inhabitants of a planet. But they have an unusual condition that must be met first.") (51)
* Star Trek Trivia: Let That Be Your Last Battlefield and The Eye of the Beholder (62)
* The Starfleet Manual—The Warp Drive and Other Hyperlight Technologies In Star Trek Part I: “Warp Factor Cubed”, article by Tim Farley (63)
* review by Debbie Bryant of Star Canticle #3, see that page (65)
* My Friend, I'Chaya, poem by Donna C. Clark (66)
* Completion, fiction by Linda McIinnis ("Kirk's wife is pregnant, and he's only seventeen! And his mother and the rest of the city are totally exuberant at the prospect with one exception. But you might just be surprised at just what's going on in this short story.") (67)
* The Adventure of the Vulcan Detective, fiction by Terry Endres ("While on shore-leave, Spock and Scotty are sequestered by the police to help solve a crime. Can the Scot stand the strain?") (70)
* The Sound of Death, fiction by Randall Landers ("The Enterprise is on a first contact mission to a newly discovered planet. But the crew had never been prepared for the kind of reception they received.") (78)
* Craig's Corner, cartoons by Mitchell B. Craig (81)
* review by Debbie Bryant of Sun and Shadow, see that page (82)
* review by Debbie Bryant of In a Different Reality #9, see that page (82)
* Zine Listings (83)
* The Last Word by Randall Landers (85)
 
Image:stardatelanders7-1.jpg|from issue #7, Rick Endres
Image:stardatelanders7-2.jpg|from issue #7, Rick Endres
Image:stardatelanders7-3.jpg|from issue #7, Rick Endres
Image:stardatelanders7-4.jpg|from issue #7, Melody Rondeau
Image:stardatelanders7-5.jpg|from issue #7, Donna C. Clark
Image:stardatelanders7-6.jpg|from issue #7, Don Harden
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 7===
==Issue 8==
Stardate 8 was published in February 1981 and contains 117 pages. 
The art is by Donna C. Clark, Rick Endres, Don Harden, Vel Jaeger (back cover), Randall Landers, and Blake Sims.
From "The Last Word" by Landers: 
* From the Editor (2)
* Of all the LoC, letters of comment (3)
* The Captain is Always Right, cartoon strip by Randall Landers (9)
* Story Contest Announcement (10)
* Oath of Vengeance (second of a trilogy: "The Wages of Vengeance," "Oath of Vengeance" and "The Cost of Freedom") by Rick Endres, sequel to The Wages of Vengeance in issue #5 ("On peaceful Serenidad, the Klingons have returned. Will the crew of the Enterprise save Princess Teresa and Carlos from a horrible fate? Some mature and violent scenes.") (11)
* Star Trek Trivia: The Motion Picture (2 pages)
* Star Trip (cartoon serial) by Don Harden (73)
* The Anniversary Gift by Donna C. Clark ("Leonard McCoy was one of Atlanta's best surgeons, but he wasn't the world's best husband. Find out how McCoy joined the service in the prequel to Star Trek.") (75)
* The Trek Trivia: The Conscience of the King (84)
* Variable Velocities in Subspace by Tim Farley (85)
* The Balance of Nature by Jeffrey Woytach ("While on a mission to investigate the loss of two research vessels, James Kirk comes across a cloud creature which is a threat to the safety of the galaxy.") (89)
* Mainviewer, review of Enter-comm #3 (115)
* Zine Listings (115)
* The Last Word (117)
File:stardate8-1.jpg| from issue #8, Rick Endres
File:stardate8-2.jpg| from issue #8, Rick Endres
File:stardate8-3.jpg| from issue #8, Rick Endres
File:stardate8-4.jpg| from issue #8, Don Harden
 
File:stardate8-5.jpg| from issue #8, Don Harden
File:stardate8-6.jpg| from issue #8, Rick Endres
 
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 8===
==Issue 9==
Stardate 9 was published in March 1981 and contains 95 pages.
The art is by Don Harden, Vel Jaeger, Rick Endres, and Randal Landers.
* From the Editor (2)
* Of All the LoC, letters of comment (3)
* Mark of the Beast, fiction by Rick Endres ("An inhuman killer stalks the corridors of the Enterprise in search of human prey; can Uhura escape this werewolf?") (7)
* Star Trek Trivia - Star Trek: The Motion Picture (50)
* The Star Trek Myths: First Season Production Staff, article by Don Harden (51)
* Star Trek Trivia: Errand of Mercy (52)
* A Matter of Trust, fiction by Tom Harden, Randall Landers, and Kevin Morgan ("While investigating the loss of a science expedition, the landing party is marooned on the surface of a planet with a contingent of Romulans nearby.") (53)
* Star Trek Trivia: Operation—Annihilate (66)
* To Say Goodbye, fiction by Linda McInnis ("After the loss of Spock and McCoy, Kirk takes a long vacation.") (67)
* Mainviewer, fanzine review by Debbie Bryant of Enter-comm #4, see that page (93)
* Zine Listings (94)
* The Last Word by Randall Landers (96)
 
 
Image:stardatelanders9-1.jpg|from issue #9, Rick Endres
Image:stardatelanders9-2.jpg|from issue #9, Rick Endres
Image:stardatelanders9-3.jpg|from issue #9, Rick Endres
Image:stardatelanders9-4.jpg|from issue #9, Rick Endres
Image:stardatelanders9-5.jpg|from issue #9, Rick Endres
Image:stardatelanders9-6.jpg|from issue #9, Don Harden
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 9===
 
==Issue 10==
Stardate 10 was published in May 1981 and is 52 pages long. 
The art is by Donna C. Clark, Rick Endres, Tim Farley, Don Harden, and Evallou Richardson (ERIC).
From "The Last Word," this one by Linda McInnis: 
* From the Editor (2)
* Of All the LoC, letters of comment (3)
* Homecoming, fiction by Rick Endres ("Spock is in pon farr after the V'ger encounter. And there is no T'Pring. Who will he mate with or will he die?" Another summary: ". After his mind-meld with V'ger, and after re-examining his own philosophies, Spock finds himself carried up in the mating drive, pon farr. And this time, he faces death without T'pring to bond with. How can he say goodbye to Kirk, McCoy and his parents?") (5)
* Edith, poem by Donna C. Clark (24)
* A View from the Helmsman Position, fiction by Pamela Rose ("a very short story, an AU of sorts, where Sulu speaks out on a variety of topics") (25)
* Star Trek Trivia: Obsession (26)
* The Starfleet Manual—The Warp Drive and Other Hyperlight Technologies In Star Trek Part III: Some Possible Velocity Formulae, article by Tim Farley (27)
* Star Trek Trivia: The Original Episode titles by Randall Landers with Don Harden and Dave Eversole (28)
* Something That Happened Long Ago, poem by Donna C. Clark (29)
* The Once and Future Kirk, fiction by Rick Endres ("James Kirk has reached the maximum retirement age of 80. Can he bear to retire? Or will he even live long enough with the alien marauder attacking his ship?") (30)
* Star Trek Trivia: The Motion Picture (45)
* Star Trip, cartoon serial by Don Harden (47)
* Mainviewer, zine review by Debbie Bryant of Nome #4, see that page (49)
* Zine Listings (50)
* The Last Word by Linda McInnis (52)
 
Image:stardatelanders10-1.jpg|from issue #10, Rick Endres
Image:stardatelanders10-2.jpg|from issue #10, Rick Endres
Image:stardatelanders10-3.jpg|from issue #10, Donna C. Clark 
Image:stardatelanders10-4.jpg|from issue #10, Don Harden
 
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 10===
==Issue 11==
Stardate 11 was published in June 1981 and contains 60 pages. 
The art is by Rick Endres and Tim Farley. 
 
* From the editor (2)
* The Captain is Always Right #6, cartoon strip by Don Harden and Randall Landers (2)
* Of All the LoC, letters of comment (3)
* Shattered Mirror, fiction by Rick Endres ("STTMP story of first getting the Enterprise back, but with a twist—the mirror crew.") (53)
* Star Trek Trivia: The Motion Picture (53)
* Star Trek Episode Poll Results and Analysis, compiled by Randall Landers and Don Harden (54)
* Mainviewer, fanzine review by Debbie Bryant, Saurian Brandy Digest #27, see that page (56)
* Zine Listings (57)
* Zine Auction (58)
* Coming Soon (58)
* The Last Word by Randall Landers (60)
 
 
Image:stardatelanders11-1.jpg|from issue #11, Rick Endres
Image:stardatelanders11-2.jpg|from issue #11, Rick Endres
Image:stardatelanders11-3.jpg|from issue #11, Rick Endres
Image:stardatelanders11-4.jpg|from issue #11, Rick Endres
 
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 11===
==Issue 12==
Stardate 12 was published in August 1981 and contains 56 pages.
The art is by Bonnie Reitz, Vel Jaeger, Don Harden, and Donna C. Clark.
* From the Editor (2)
* Of All the LoC, letters of comment (3)
* To Weather a Storm, a story by Jody Crouse ("Kirk and McCoy must locate Spock who has been taken from the bridge by an alien transporter. But why has the Vulcan been kidnapped?" Another summary: "While en route to a starbase, Spock has disappeared from the bridge. Kirk and McCoy must trace the alien transporter beam, but the ship is literally falling apart under them. Can they find him before the ship must return to Starbase, or will everyone be marooned on an alien planet?") (5)
* Star Trek: The Fandom, essay by Randall Landers (an essay about the fandom and the differences among types of fans: Trekkies, Trekkers, Trekfen, Trekists, BNFs, Goddenberrys...) (21)
* Only the Sound Remains, a story by Linda McInnis ("Spock apparently has been beguiled into leaving the Enterprise to join a race of true telepaths. But can he give up James T. Kirk?" Another summary: "Will Spock's curiosity and esper capabilities lead him to abandon his life aboard the Enterprise? What IS the secret of the strange, underwater civilization of telepaths? What will Kirk do to keep his first officer and friend?") (23)
* The Captain Is Always Right #7, cartoon by Don Harden and Randall Landers (50)
* Zine Listing (51)
* Clubs (51)
* The Last Word by Randall Landers (56)
File:Stardatelanders12-1.jpg|from issue #12, Don Harden
File:Stardatelanders12-2.jpg|from issue #12, a Venn Diagram of fans by Randall Landers
File:Stardatelanders12-3.jpg|from issue #12, Rick Endres
File:Stardatelanders12-4.jpg|from issue #12, sample text
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 12===
==Issue 13==
Stardate 13 was published in December 1981 and contains 88 pages. Rick Endres, editor.
* From the Editor (2)
* Of All the LoC (3)
* ad (6)
* A Collection of Lines, a story by Linda McInnis (An alternate communications officer must deal with her husband's promotion to security under Lt. Chekov. With his new job, how can she bear the nights alone?) (7)
* an ad (18)
* Star Trek: The Animateds (Part One) An Indepth Analysis Of The Series by Randall Landers (19)
* Chess Partners, a story by Donna Clark (Lt. Joanna McCoy has been transfered to the Enterprise. But can she bear to be subjected to her father's continual scrutiny?) (25)
* The Star Trek Myths—Reflections On The Second Season Production Staff by Don Harden (Article) (47)
* an ad (49)
* Star Trip by Don Harden (Cartoon) (51)
* The Star Fleet Manual—The Warp Drive and Other Hyperlight Technologies In Star Trek Part IV by Tim Farley (53)
* The Human Equation, a story by Rick Endres, illos by Rick Endres (Lt. Xon learns about what makes human beings live and die, and learns about how he will adapt to the Enterprise mainly human crew.) (nominated for a TrekStar Award) (55)
* an ad (84)
* Mainviewer, a review by Debbie Bryant (85)
* zine listings (86)
* an ad (87)
* The Last Word, an editorial by Rick Endres (88)
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 13===
==Issue 14==
Stardate 14 was published in March 1982 and contains 72 pages. It was guest edited by Linda McInnis.
The art is by Bobbie Hawkins, Donna C. Clark, Rick Endres, Randall Landers, and Bonnie Rietz.
* From the Editor
* Art Credits
* Of All the LoC
* No Place Like Home, fiction by Rick Endres ("Gap-bridging story, set between the end of the five year mission and the start of the new one, explains what was happening during that time with Kirk and Lori Ciani and more. Nudity, mature language and scenes.") (contains a nude illustration of Lori) (26 pages)
* Easier Said Than Done, fiction by Jane Wesenberg ("Spock readjusting to emotions after his mind-meld with V’ger. Who can he turn to for help, and who can he turn to for love?") (11 pages)
* Star Trip, cartoon by Don Harden (2 pages)
* The Star Trek Myths: A Look At The Third Season Production Staff, article by Don Harden (7 pages)
* untitled poem by Linda McInnis
* No Beach To Walk On, fiction by Linda McInnis ("The walls are closing in on Janice Rand and James Kirk, but how can this be happening aboard their own starship?") (4 pages)
* Listen, poem by Donna C. Clark
* Star Trek: The Animateds, part two, article by Randall Landers
* The Decision, fiction by Donna Clark (Young Spock has to make a choice of career. But how will the decision affect Sarek and Amanda and himself?) (6 pages)
* The Starfleet Manual: The Warp Drive and Other Hyperlight Technologies In Star Trek Part V: The Impulse Drive and Time Warps, article by Tim Farley (2 pages)
* The Captain is Always Right #9, cartoons by Randall Landers
* And The Children Shall Sue, fiction by Kiel Stuart ("A parody of the worst episode of Star Trek. Can Captain Jerk defend himself against charges of child molestation? Can Schmuck?") (8 pages)
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 14===
==Issue 15==
Stardate 15 was published in April 1982 and is 118 pages long. 
The art is by Rick Endres, SKD, Don Harden, Bonnie Reitz, Gennie Summers, Bobbie Hawkins, Donna C. Clark, and Evallou "ERIC" Richardson.
* Masks by Bonnie Reitz ("A post ST:TMP action-packed mystery. A group of aliens, a religious artifact, a Romulan peace envoy, and a murderous entity are all present.") (26 pages)
* Star Trip by Don Harden (6 pages)
* Dream for Help by Sgt. Stephen W. Clark and Donna C. Clark (siblings) ("This story has Kirk haunted by dreams of a young woman. Post St:TMP and very much like 'One Step Beyond."") (11 pages)
* Spectres Within the Shadows by Randall Landers ("Kirk and company encounter Orions on a mission of destruction. Unfortunately, Mr. Spock and McCoy are found dead in a turbolift. Or are they?") (8 pages) 
* Incident On Xantharus by Rick Endres ("Captain Pike and his crew deliver a new secret weapon (known as a 'phaser') to Starfleet, but unfortunately those nasty Orions pop up again.")
File:stardate15-1.jpg| from issue #15, Bonnie Rietz
File:stardate15-2.jpg| from issue #15, Donna C. Clark
File:stardate15-4.jpg| from issue #15, Bobbie Hawkins
File:stardate15-5.jpg| from issue #15, SKD
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 15===
==Issue 16==
Stardate 16 was published in October 1982 and contains 126 pages. 
The art is by Donna C. Clark (back cover), Ann Crouch (front cover), Bev Clark, Rick Endres, Don Harden, Bonnie Reitz, Gennie Summers, and Sherry Veltkamp. 
From the zine: 
About "The Wrath of Dhon": 
At the end of the zine, Landers included "an excerpt from a letter I have written to Harve Bennett" and gave him some unsolicited advice: 
* From the Editor, by Randall Landers (2)
* Art Credits (3)
* Of All the LoC (4)
* Klingons, a trilogy by Randall Landers and Rick Endres
** Prologue by Randall Landers (7)
** To Capture God by Randall Landers (12)
** Assassin in Our Midsts [sic] by Randal Landers (50)
** to Deny All Truth by Rick Endres and Randall Landers (69)
** Epilogue by Rick Endres (93)
* Rayna, poem by Patricia Demetri (95)
* Star Trek: The Novels, reviews by Randall Landers (96)
* Flowers of Remembrance, poem by Patrica Demetri (101)
* Star Trek: The Wrath of Dhon, cartoon spoof by Don Harden (103)
* Over Night, poem by Sue Ann Sarick (118)
* The Starfleet Manual: The Warp Drive and Other Hyperlight Technologies in Star Trek, article by Tim Farley (Power for the Warp Drive) (119)
*Dilemma, poem by Patricia Demetri (124)
* Happiness is Fleeting, poem by Patricia Demetri (125)
* The Star Trek Myths: The Fourth Season That Might Have Been, article by Don Harden (126)
* Through Time and Tears by Terry Shank (introduces Lieutenant Gaea Stark who has come aboard to assist the medical department in holistic medicine, later reprinted as part of a longer novel, Gaea.) (129)
* Mainviewer, review by Debbie Bryant of TREKisM at Length #2, see that page (186)
* Editor's Choice (186)
* Zine Listings (187)
* The Last Word, editorial by Randall Landers (188) 
 
Image:stardatelanders16-1.jpg|from issue #16, Sherry Veltkamp 
Image:stardatelanders16-2.jpg|from issue #16, Sherry Veltkamp
Image:stardatelanders16-3.jpg|from issue #16, Sherry Veltkamp
Image:stardatelanders16-4.jpg|from issue #16, Gennie Summers
Image:stardatelanders16-5.jpg|from issue #16, Reitz
Image:stardatelanders16-6.jpg|from issue #16, Rick Endres
Image:stardatelanders16-7.jpg|from issue #16, Bonnie Reitz
Image:stardatelanders16-8.jpg|from issue #16, Rick Endres
Image:stardatelanders16-9.jpg|from issue #16, Don Harden (drawn by), written by Teri Myer,
Image:stardatelanders16-10.jpg|from issue #16, Gennie Summers, some Trekkie commentary [[File:Stardatelanders16-10.jpg|thumb|left|artist is Gennie Summers -- "How can you sit there so unconcerned? THEY'VE KILLED MR. SPOCK!!" -- a female Trekkie is hysterical about the fate of Spock in the movie The Wrath of Khan, a male mundane concerns himself with "reality" 
Image:stardatelanders16-11.jpg|from issue #16, Rick Endres
Image:stardatelanders16-12.jpg|from issue #16, Rick Endres
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 16===
==Issue 17==
thumb|cover of issue #17
Stardate 17 was published in October 1982 and contains 124 pages. 
It contains some art by Mel White.
* A Crystal Clear Problem by Rowena G. Warner (A tale of the adventures of a landing party on an ice-bound world) (14 pages)
* Brain, Brain, Who's Got Spock's Brain, by Randall Landers, Alex Rosen, Tom Harden, & Don Harden (a parody and spoof of one of Trek’s most infamous episodes) (22 pages)
* First Best Destinies by Rowena G. Warner (How Kirk and Spock met at the academy) (8 pages)
* The Black and White Cookie Episode, a poof by Kiel Stuart (spoof) (9 pages)
* ”Wrath” Reviewed by Kiel Stuart(2 pages)
* Letter From Home by William Kropfhauser (a letter Scotty wrote home and the response he gets) (2 pages)
* Star Trek the Motion Picture Satire by Kiel Stuart (spoof) (18 pages)
* The Presence by Randall Landers (A sequel to “Spectres Within The Shadows”) (12 pages)
* An Evening With... by Rowena G. Warner (Setting Kirk and Spock on a talk show) (16 pages)
* The Changes in the Technology of Star Trek by Tim Farley (article) (4 pages)
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 17===
==Issue 18==
Stardate 18 was published in March 1983 and contains 98 pages. It contains a 13-page art portfolio.
* From the Editor (2)
* Art Credits (3)
* Of All the LoC (4)
* Next Issue (7)
* What We Are, poem by Patricia Demetri (8)
* The Tribbles with Troubles, by Thomas Gray and Randall Landers (What if tribbles were predatory?) (9)
* Bigotry, a poem by Paticia Demetri (24)
* The First Parting, story by Donna C. Oakes (25)
* A 1983 Interview with Robert Bloch and David Gerrold transcribed by Don Harden (27)
* art portfolio, based on an idea by Terry Shank (43)
* poetry by Jane Yambe (61)
* Inertial Dampening Systems on the Enterprise, or "Why Do People Fall Out of Their Chairs?" by Tim Farley (article) (63)
* No Peace, a poem by Patricia Demetri (67)
* Ghosts, a poem by Patricia Demetri (68)
* Animated Star Trek: Production Notes on the Fourth and Fifth Seasons by Tim Farley (69)
* You Held My Hand, a poem by Patricia Demetri (71)
* Choice, a poem by Patricia Demetri (71)
* The Fire Bringer, a story by Jane Yambe (73)
* Vulcan Humor, a poem by Patricia Demetri (86)
File:stardate18inside1.jpg| from issue #18, Gennie Summers
File:stardate18inside2.jpg| from issue #18, Brown
File:stardate18inside3.jpg| from issue #18, ?
File:stardate18inside4.jpg| from issue #18, Bobbie Hawkins
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 18===
==Issue 19==
Stardate 19 was published in September 1983 and contains about 150 pages. 
* fiction by Marracino, Bonnie Reitz, Warner
* satire by Stuart
* poetry by Demetri, Oakes, Warner
* artwork by Farley, Nancy Gervais, Don Harden and others
==Issue 20==
Stardate 20 was published in January 1984 and is 110 pages long. 
* Victory by Mark C. Henrie (Pre-Star Trek era) (9 pages)
* Interlude by Rowena G. Warner (Set between STTMP and STII) (18 pages)
* Scotty’s Vacation (Set during the original five year mission) (24 pages)
* The Starfleet Manual (“Technical ‘Errors’ in Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan”, an article in a series) by Tim Farley (5 pages)
* Star Trip 3: Return To Genesis II (Based almost entirely on Harve Bennett’s outline) (22 pages)
===Reactions and Reviews:Issue 20===
==Issue 21==
Stardate 21 was published in June 1984 and contains 101 pages. 
 
* From the Editor (2)
* Of All the LoC (4)
* Cost of Freedom (third of a trilogy: "The Wages of Vengeance," "Oath of Vengeance" and "The Cost of Freedom") story by Rick Endres (8)
* Seventy Percent Discount, vignette by Adela Peterson (25)
* To Coin a Phrase, a vignette by Randall Landers (27)
* No Margin for Error, story by Linda Goodman (29)
* Klingonese, poem by loan sloane delerius (32)
* Reflections of Two Romulans , poem by Mikki Reynard (33)
* Peregrine, poem by Gloria DeLeon (34)
* Remembrances, poem by Cathy Palmer (34)
* Encounter, a vignette by Esther Lemay (35)
* Child of the Enterprise, story by Regenia Marracino (39)
* His Was the Most Human, a vignette by Rick Endres (67)
* Salt, story by Linda Goodman (deals with the events leading up to Kirk meeting Carol Marcus, and continuing through the birth of their son David and their eventual separation) (71)
* Star Trip: Improvise a la Carte, written by Becky Franklin, Randy Landers, Kevin Morgan and David Newton (89)
* Mainviewer, reviews of "Sapreidon 1" and "From Hell's Heart" (95)
===Reactions and Reviews: Issue 21===
==Best of Issue: Stardate Logs==
Stardate Logs was published in May 1983 and contains 226 pages.
It contains reprints of fiction from the first seven issues of "Stardate."
The editorial: 
* Editorially Speaking (2)
* Meeting at Xanadu by Alex Rosen (reprinted from issue #3) (3)
* Plague! by Randall Landers (reprinted from issue #1) (25)
* Completion by Linda McInnis (reprinted from issue #7) (37)
* The Adventure of the Vulcan Detective by Terry Endres (reprinted from issue #7) (40)
* A Time to Cry by Thomas Harden (reprinted from issue #3) (50)
* A Close Encounter of the Worst Kind by Randall Landers (reprinted from issue #7) (65)
* The Last Survivor by Rick Endres (reprinted from issue #3) (69)
* The Wages of Vengeance by Rick Endres (reprinted from issue #5) (89)
* Resurrection by Rick Endres (reprinted from issue #6) (119)
* Until Judgement by Rick Endres, Thomas Harden, and Randall Landers (reprinted from issue #7) (184)
* The Sound of Death by Randall Landers (reprinted from issue #7) (220)
==Notes==
 
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Gen and Het Anthology Zines
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