Interstat/Issues 041-050

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==Issue 41==
Interstat 41 was published in March 1981 and contains 18 pages.
* art by: Vel Jaeger, Ann Crouch and Melinda Shreve-Reynolds
* the Dodge/Fish debate is "Is Science Fiction Overrated?" (Dodge)/"Who's Overrated?" (Fish)
* Roberta R writes: 
* Kathy L tells others what kind of Treklit she likes to read: 
* Crystal Ann T comments on the use of "Vulcan" in fanfiction to refer to Spock: 
* Kay B writes of preference and allegiance: 
* Joan V offers up a history lesson and some perspective: 
* G.M. C sees a physical resemblance and it gives her a RPF feeling: 
* Leslie Fish addresses Ken G: 
* Judith H has some words for T'Yenta: 
* Leslie Fish also has some words for T'Yenta, as well as hopes for some more exciting conflict: 
* Linda Mc is starting to "question the validity of fandom itself": 
* Caro H addresses Damon H: 
* Kathy L comments on a fan's earlier thoughts on the movie Flash Gordon: 
* Jeanne C has just bought a copy of Cheap Thrills, and it causes her to bring up the cost of zines: 
* Susan R. Matthews's A Personal Statement from Susan Matthews on the future of Ragnarok
* Dixie O proposes a new award: 
* Mary Lou Dodge posits in her regular debate column: 
* Leslie Fish answers Mary Lou Dodge and posits in her regular debate column: 
==Issue 42==
Interstat 42 was published in April 1981 and contains 22 pages.
 
 
* amid a number of letters discussing Vel Jaeger's letter in the previous issue regarding Mensa, Vel explains that she meant no offense
* Ann Crouch is no longer the book reviewer, Sylvia Kleeman is taking over
* art by: Gordon Carleton, Heather Firth, Mike Brown, and Sat Nam Kaur Keahey
* this issue has a letter by Harve Bennett addressed to Interstat in which Bennett confirms that he reads Interstat, intends to give personal updates to its readers, and that he hopes for "your support and friendship": 
* Claudia C is unimpressed by pro books in general, and cites the latest offering: 
* Lynda C describes her experience at a con: 
* Barbara P. Gordon isn't willing to forgo art in zines: 
* Bev C comments on high zine prices and cites access to machines, the high cost of postage, and lastly mentions a difference in culture and expectation between ST and SF zines: 
* regarding the current topic of creating a new award for just Trek zines, Bev C cautions others: 
* Vel Jaeger likes the idea of separate Trek zine awards: 
* Lori Chapek-Carleton is supportive of a separate Trek fan award: 
 
* Claudia C is a fan of zines, and she wants more: 
* Beth C comments on zine expense and art: 
* Lynda C is feeling a bit threatened after counting the zine for sale in the Mar/April issue of Universal Translator: 
* Joan V writes an long, excellent rebuttal to Mary Lou Dodge's comments (the Dodge/Fish debate) regarding the value of science fiction works, it begins with: 
* D. Booker comments on terminology: 
* Susan C theorizes why women find Star Trek so appealing, and why the first movie didn't strike the same chords: 
* Mary L defends fandom, pointing out that it doesn't ever need to become something "bigger," a reference to a letter in an earlier issue about ST fans becoming more active in promoting the space program and politics: 
* Sonni C comments on a speculation from the previous issue that Shatner was related to Jimmy Swaggart: 
* D. Booker also comments on Shatner's supposed relativity: 
==Issue 43==
Interstat 43 was published in May 1981 and contains 24 pages.
* art by: Vel Jaeger, Sat Nam Kaur Keahey, and Jude Jackson
* there is an announcement for the first TrekStar Award, see that page
* there are many positive comments about M*A*S*H and Hill Street Blues, one fan suggests that fans of Kirk-Spock give Starsky & Hutch a try as it is a fine portrayal of male friendship
 
* the editor announces that "Interstat" will sponsor a zine award called TrekStar Award. She said Dixie Owen originally had the idea when she noticed the FanQ nominations ballots only a few Star Trek entries. The ballot for this award was printed in August, and winners were announced in October.
* Joyce T encourages fans to not be passive consumers: 
* Barbara P. Gordon blasts ST pro books: 
* Cheryl N attempts to analyze why being a fan of Star Trek makes other people dismissive: 
* Damon H addresses Caro H regarding the gender gap in Trek fandom: 
* Kathy L shares a bit of philosophy: 
* a letter by Harve Bennett was printed in the previous issue proves to fans that Interstat has Bennett's ear; for the first time in this letterzine, fans directly addresses Bennett: 
* B.J. Peters also addresses Harve Bennett and has a LONG list of suggestions of what NOT to do in the next movie: 
* Ingrid C encourages fans to write Paramount to ensure that the character of McCoy appears in the next movie; she says she has gotten a letter from DeForest Kelley in which he wrote: 
* Nadya E says there is room for all fiction views: 
* Rosemarie E doesn't want to see less art in zines, and in fact, thinks this wouldn't be fair to fans whose talent lies in that field: 
* Shirley Maiewski plugs a new pro book, written by a fan: 
* Randall L, like many fans, has strong opinions about the pro books: 
* Jean Lorrah writes a detailed letter explaining postage decisions when mailing zines, the pros and cons of print reduction, and of the challenges of mimeo, and why most fans don't use it: 
* Rosalie B comments on art in zines: 
* Jean C also comments on art in zines: 
* Lori Chapek-Carleton writes of zine art: 
* Damon H does not have positive feelings about Star Trek fandom: 
* Judi H comments, in somewhat of a erratic manner, on complaints from fans about the rising number of other fans of other fandoms: 
* Deborah L. B also comments on the wider variety of fandoms available and addresses Bev C: 
* Barbara P. Gordon complains about the Fan Q awards, proposing that "The time has come to disassociate Trek fandom from media fandom": 
* Joan V comments on awards: 
==Issue 44==
Interstat 44 was published in June 1981 and contains 22 pages.
* art by: one teeny piece by Ann Crouch, cover by Mike Brown
* Vel Jaeger comments on art in zines: 
* Sonni Cooper lets fans know she is in-the-know: 
* Michele A addresses Damon H and his complaints that ST fans aren't fannish in the right way: 
* Beth C also addresses Damon H, suggesting he is going to give himself an ulcer: 
* Linda I has this to say to Damon H: 
* Nadya E tells Damon H what she thinks about his statement about fans only concerned with looking at Kirk's butt: 
* Jimmye G addresses Damon H: 
* Maggie Nowakowska agrees with Damon H, and so far appears to be his only supporter: 
* Jeanne C isn't a fan of multimedia zines: 
* Vel Jaeger on the current fan campaign: 
* Randall L on the current fan campaign: 
* Randall L comments on zines and cost: 
* Leslie Fish writes of women and attitudes in the SF community and of ST's part: 
* B.J. P has this to say about "genre" writing: 
* knowing now that Interstat has the ear of Paramount, Beth C addresses Harve Bennett: 
* Jimmye G addresses Barbara P. Gordon about her comments in a previous issue about a recent pro book: 
* Ann T. D enjoyed the recent pro book: 
* Leslie Fish comments on the ST pro books: 
* Maggie Nowakowska comments on fiction awards: 
* a fan, Susan C, writes a complaint/warning of a chain letter that has been circulating, one which Susan Sackett, Kay Brown and some other fans were involved in; Susan Sackett writes a response, one which illustrates the fine line between fannish involvement with TPTB and the bleed-over in Interstat -- an excerpt from Sackett's response: 
* Marilyn P speculates: 
* Crystal Ann T also comments on the subject of ST and multi-media fandom: 
* Barbara P. Gordon comments on "media" fandom and the proliferation of choices: 
==Issue 45==
Interstat 45 was published in July 1981 and contains 18 pages.
* art by: Ann Crouch and M.S. Murdock
* new staff: Sandra Carter as a production associate, Michael Verina as artist
* Barbara P. Gordon writes of her impressions of MediaWest*Con, as does Susan R. M, see that page
* Bobbie H is a new subscriber and writes: 
* Linda M. J, upset about the rumor of Spock's death, suggests they organize a fund and take out full-page ads in trade papers promising to boycott the movie. The November issue notes such an ad was placed in "The Hollywood Reporter." This ad ended up generating a story on the front page of the October 9, 1981 "Wall Street Journal." Her comments: 
* Bobbie H writes of the impending rumor regarding Spock's death: 
 
* Terry S directly addresses Harve Bennett about Spock's death: 
* B.J. P, well-aware Interstat has Harve Bennett's ear, does a bit of leverage: 
* Linda M. J on Spock's death rumor: 
* G.M. C ponders Mary Sue, K/S, and fans' failing of fandom: 
* Jackie E addresses Sonni Cooper: 
* Barbara P. Gordon has a beef with the recent Fan Fund: 
* Lori Chapek-Carleton, who was given Barbara P. Gordon's letter ahead of time as a courtesy by Teri Meyer, replies to Barbara P. Gordon's letter: 
* Vida H asks fans with advanced technology for help with some photo references: 
* Bev C addresses the recent flap regarding Damon H's letters and of her disappointment in Trek fiction and fandom 
* Barbara P. Gordon issues a challenge: 
* from Susan R. M: 
* Marian K admits she's been out of fandom for a few years, but reading a recent issue of Interstat reassures her that nothing much has changed: 
* Leslie Fish suggests that Paramount is going to kill off Spock for shock value or a losing revenue tax write-off: 
* Mary Lou D has this to say about Spock's demise: 
* an unidentified fan addresses TPTB: 
==Issue 46==
Interstat 46 was published in August 1981 and contains 18 pages.
* art by: Amy Harlib, and Sat Nam Kaur Keahey
* the ballot for the TrekStar Award was included
* Jane W writes a con report for MediaWest*Con, see that page
* Rosalie B doesn't see a distinction between ST and SF: 
* Crystal Ann Taylor writes of the polarization of fandom: 
* Linda Mc addresses Bev C: 
* Jean Lorrah asks for "help and understanding": 
* Judi Hendricks comments on some MediaWest*Con controversy; here is a very small excerpt from a long, long letter: 
* Paula Smith addresses Barbara Gordon regarding her comments on MediaWest: 
* Barbara P. Gordon is upset about the Fan Fund: 
* Randall Landers writes: 
==Issue 47==
Interstat 47 was published in September 1981 and contains 26 pages.
* art by: Michael Verina 
* Bev Zuk wrote: 
* Mary Ann D, Maria H, and Kathy L brainstorm on some solutions to the zine price topic, bringing up pot smuggling and for the first time in published media zine correspondence, the idea of transferring information from floppy disk to multiple print copies in another location: 
* Judith G comments on the differences between Star Wars writers and Star Trek writers: 
* Michele A is just one of many fans who write of their dismay over the rumors of Spock's death in the next movie: 
* Rosemarie E encourages others to write more LoCs: 
* Ingrid C wants to hear more information about the new movie from the original horse's mouth: 
* Judith G comments on the disrespect fandom receives as she describes folks waiting in line for a movie: 
* Paula M. B addresses Barbara G and her complaints about media fans and the Fan Fund: 
* Paula M. B also refutes Barbara P's complaint in the last issue about the quality of Star Wars fiction: 
* Roberta R is very unhappy about the direction the newly-formed TrekStar Awards are taking: 
* Teri M, the editor of Interstat, replies to Roberta R's letter above, saying fans were in control of what was nominated, and that it wasn't her fault Roberta had let her subscription to Interstat relapse for a time, plus: 
* Dixie Owen, TrekStar's organizer, also responds to Roberta R's letter: 
==Issue 48==
Interstat 48 was published in October 1981 and contains 22 pages.
* art by: Mike Brown
* winners for the TrekStar Awards were announced, see that page
* there are some con reports for The William Shatner Fan Fellowship Weekend, see that page
* this issue contains a very long letter by Susan Stephenson (co-runner of WISH) called So many topics in the past few months require perspective I see lacking. Many fans take issue with Stephenson's comments in later letters.
* Beth C writes about WISH and Center Seat: 
* Deborah L. B comments on splitting one's fannish loyalties: 
* Owen C. O also comments on fannish loyalties: 
* Vel Jaeger comments on fannish loyalties: 
* more on fannish loyalties, this time from Jan M. M: 
* Johanna C addresses Roberta R regarding the TrekStar Awards: 
* Lori P comments on what she considers the main difference between SW and ST fanfic: 
* Bobbie H tells another fan: 
* on the subject of Spock's death in the next movie, Lori P writes: 
* Deborah B writes of a phone call she received: 
* another thought on Spock's rumored death, this one from Jan M. M: 
* Jan M. M addresses Roberta R on what is real Trek: 
* Susan R. M discusses the new trend of multimedia zines: 
* Barbara P. G addresses many, many fans including Shirley and then Carol: 
* an example of the heated comments often common of Interstat, a fan tells another fan in a long, long, long letter that addresses many fans by name: 
* another example of heated comments in this letterzine: 
* Roberta R writes that "That loud popping sound you heard was my foot emerging from my mouth!" and that she did receive her Interstats but they were late due to many factors, which is why she felt like the whole topic of the TrekStar Awards snuck up on her: 
* Gene Roddenberry writes a letter to fans and is printed in this issue: 
==Issue 49==
Interstat 49 was published in November 1981 and contains 26 pages.
* art by: Joy and Sat Nam Kaur Keahey
* there is a letter and clippings about Concerned Supporters of Star Trek, see that page
* Randall A. L explains what he feels what is Star Trek fanfiction and what isn't: 
* Randall A. L tries to sort out the movie rumors: 
* a number of fans write in response to Susan S's letter in the last issue, Michele A's letter is one example of the anger and the jockeying for position with and about TPTB: 
* Tess L. T also has issues with some fans telling other fans how to interact with TPTB and fandom: 
* Jackie E addresses Susan S: 
* Sue K also dislikes another fan's attitude: 
* Jeanie H doesn't appreciate the "pep talk":
* Marian K addresses Susan S: 
* Bev C from Washington writes of a name mix-up: 
* Jayne C looks to the future: 
* Barbara P. G writes that Spock belongs to fans: 
* Susan Sackett writes: 
==Issue 50==
Interstat 50 was published in December 1981 and contains 22 pages.
* art by: Heather Frith
* after a long absence, there is an installment of the Dodge/Fish debate: "Can Star Trek/Kirk Survive Without Spock? (Dodge)/"Spock Must Die -- Says Who?" (Fish)
* the issue as late, and the editor explains: 
* Ginny T was going to bail but changed her mind: 
* Joan V is excited about the new movie: 
* Kerry C wants to know if K/S fans are generally "pushy": 
* D. Booker comments: 
* D. Booker writes about the recent TrekStar Awards: 
* Kendra H, a Starsky & Hutch fan, thanks Star Trek: 
* Beverly C. Zuk echoes a number of letters of this era, all disliking the negative image of fans in the media (see I'd like to comment, yet again, on fans and their relation to the stars. for the rest of this letter.): 
* Kerry C comments on "what is Star Trek?": 
* Rosemarie E wants to know: 
* Susan M. Stephenson (co-runner of William Shatner Fan Fellowship) responds to the letters about her: 
* Roberta R says she has received a very long, angry personal letter from a zined who feels Roberta R bad-mouthed her zine in I#48: 
* Carol Lynn addresses an earlier complaint by a fan regarding zines paid for but not received, one which Carol said was "a completely unintentional victim of circumstances": 
* Sonni Cooper proposes fans raise money for a Hollywood star for Bill Shatner: 
* Judith G suggests that all the people that complained about K/S rally about what she seems as a similar topic: 
* Mary Lou Dodge posits in the debate with Leslie Fish: 
* Leslie Fish posits in her debate with Mary Lou Dodge: 
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Non-fiction Zines
Category:Star Trek TNG Zines
Category:1981 Zines