Flip of a Coin/Issues 012-013

Flip of a Coin is a Harrison Ford zine, which includes fan fiction from Star Wars, the Indiana Jones movies, and other films starring Ford such as Witness, Blade Runner, Heroes, The Frisco Kid, and The Mosquito Coast. 
It is primarily gen but also includes non-explicit adult het stories.
This zine series began after a similar zine, Facets, ceased publication.
Flip of a Coin ran for seventeen issues between 1983-1986.
This page is for detailed information about issue #12 and #13. For information about the zine in general, see Flip of a Coin. 
For information about other issues of "Flip of a Coin," see: 
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==Issue 12==
Flip of a Coin 12 was published in August 1988 and contains 290 pages.
The art is by Jim Markle (back cover), Cheri Fontyn (front cover), Wanda Lybarger, Julie B. Jones, Dani, Dianne Smith, Martynn, and Rebecca Carey.
* Indy's Prayer by Chypher (Indiana Jones) (2)
* Hello! (3)
* Reviews (4)
* Memo to the General: Leia, and Memo to the General: Han by Pat Nussman (113)
* Poetic Justice by Carolyn Golledge ("This is a "what if?" alternate. I was disappointed when The Empire Strikes Back ended without Han and Leia being reunited. So.... I wondered...what if something had gone wrong with the carbon freeze?" Another summary: "Leia and Lando work against time to get Han out of Vader's grasp and prevent Luke Skywalker from walking into a trap. An alternative ending to RETURN OF THE JEDI.") (Star Wars) (14)
* Swearin' at the Green by Cypher (Indiana Jones) (27)
* Deus Ex Machina by Ruth Radecki (Mosquito Coast) (28)
* En Route by Elaine Christiani ("On the way to Pankot Palace, Willie, sunburned, sweaty, hair a mess, and her backside very sore, contemplates the unusual twist her life has taken because of a certain archeologist--and resolves to survive!") (Indiana Jones) (30)
* Two-Faced Coin by Cathie Whitehead (Mosquito Coast) (33)
* Eye of Innocence by Barbara Anderson ("T'was the night before Paris and all through the Walker house, routine preparations for the trip held some coincidental omens of the Parisian nightmare to come.") (Frantic) (34)
* The Saga According to Han Solo by Jacqueline Taero (Star Wars) (40)
* Turnabout by Elaine Christiani ("Like she knew it would one day happen, Indiana is back in Marion's life. But this time it would be on her terms. Wouldn't it?") (Indiana Jones) (46)
* Game by Cypher (Mosquito Coast) (49)
* Age Old Question by Susan Zahn (Star Wars) (50)
* Fool's Gold by Irina Ozernoy ("The frantic plea of a former classmate's wife takes Indy on a rescue mission to the U.S.S.R. where he encounters a being even more powerful than the Soviet bureaucracy.") (Indiana Jones) (52)
* Short Story by Cypher (Frisco Kid) (73)
* A Fable by Elaine Christiani ("Desperate for funds to repair and restock the Falcon, Han is hired, reluctantly, as a temporary companion to a mysterious, lonely and very ill young woman.") (Star Wars) (73)
* Alone by Christine Haire (Witness) (88)
* Halloween Tales by Sherry Magee ("A pair of contrasting stories in which Ken Boyd tries to cope with the spectre of adolescence on his thirteenth Halloween, and stalks Casper, a spectral sniper in the jungles of Viet Nam.") (Heroes) (reprinted from Syndizine #3) (89)
* Father, Why? by Beth C. Masterson (Witness) (134)
* Howling in Madness by S. Robin Dean (Blade Runner) (135)
* Prior Commitment by Catherine Anson (" Han's and Leia's plans for a life of togetherness is threatened by a betrothal contract sealed by Bail Organa and the leader of the planet Cypress.") (Star Wars) (136)
* cartoon by Goose (157)
* The End of the Affair... Beginning Again by Michelle Worley ("David Halloran leaves the hospital and heads for the nearest pub to make some hard, fast decisions about his life without Margaret.") (Hanover Street) (158)
* Egyptology by Cypher (Indiana Jones) (161)
* Perdition's Price by Jacqueline Taero (Star Wars) (162)
* Pact by Elaine Christiani ("It's after the award ceremony on Yavin and Han steals off for a few minutes of solitary drinking and thinking—only to be joined unexpectedly by an irritating princess who, with her dare, turns all his carefully thought-out plans upside down") (Star Wars) (164)
* Say What? by Cypher (various characters) (168)
* A Tommy Tale, part two by Wanda Lybarger ("In the California gold camps, the trading venture of Lillapd and Sullivan hits a snag: Tommy learns news of an enemy and Laurie Sullivan hears news of her vanished husband. But are they one and the same, and will Avram's matchmaking lead to fatal results?") (Frisco Kid) (169)
* Ode to a Teddy Bear, and Rebuttal by Cypher (Frantic) (213)
* Comeuppance by Jacqueline Taero (Indiana Jones) (214)
* Silent Witness by Cypher ("John Book considers a trip to Los Angeles as a way both to annoy Martin Riggs and to give himself some time with their mutual interest, Coroner Tank Tankersley. But a young girl's death and Tank's subsequent disappearance plunge the two cops into a world where fantasy and reality over lap: the world of movies.") (Witness/Lethal Weapon) (216)
* Interoffice Correspondence: MC by Jacqueline Taero (Mosquito Coast) (290)
* Notices (291)
* Submission Guidelines (262)
 
Image:flip12-1.jpg|from issue #12, Julie B. Jones (Mosquito Coast)
Image:flip12-2.jpg|from issue #12, Wanda Lybarger (Star Wars fusion with Beauty and the Beast)
Image:flip12-3.jpg|from issue #12, Rebecca Carey (Star Wars)
Image:flip12-4.jpg|from issue #12, Dani (Star Wars)
Image:flip12-5.jpg|from issue #12, Cherie Fontyn (Indiana Jones)
Image:flip12-6.jpg|from issue #12, Wanda Lybarger (Frantic)
Image:flip12-7.jpg|from issue #12, Rebecca Carey (Star Wars)
Image:flip12-8.jpg|from issue #12, Rebecca Carey (Star Wars)
Image:flip12-9.jpg|from issue #12, Cherie Fontyn (Indiana Jones)
Image:flip12-10.jpg|from issue #12, Julie B. Jones (Star Wars)
Image:flip12-11.jpg|from issue #12, Rebecca Carey (Star Wars)
Image:flip12-12.jpg|from issue #12, Rebecca Carey (Star Wars)
Image:flip12-13.jpg|from issue #12, Wanda Lybarger (Heroes)
Image:flip12-14.jpg|from issue #12, Wanda Lybarger (Heroes)
Image:flip12-15.jpg|from issue #12, Cherie Fontyn (Star Wars)
Image:flip12-16.jpg|from issue #12, Cherie Fontyn (Star Wars)
Image:flip12-17.jpg|from issue #12, Cherie Fontyn (Star Wars)
Image:flip12-18.jpg|from issue #12, Dianne Smith (Hanover Street)
Image:flip12-19.jpg|from issue #12, Julie B. Jones (Star Wars)
Image:flip12-20.jpg|from issue #12, Dani (Star Wars)
Image:flip12-21.jpg|from issue #12, Martynn (Frisco Kid)
Image:flip12-22.jpg|from issue #12, Dianne Smith (Indiana Jones)
Image:flip12-23.jpg|from issue #12, Dani (Witness/Lethal Weapon)
 
==Reactions and Review: Issue 12==
==Issue 13==
Flip of a Coin 13 was published in August 1989 and contains 278 pages.
The art is by Dani Lane, Wanda Lybarger, Cherie Fontyn, Steve Bales, and Dianne Smith. 
* Hello!, editorial (3)
* cartoon by Paula, Jenny and Goose (3)
* Reviews, letters of comment (4)
* Guidelines for Submissions (11)
* R & R by Phyllis Milby ("En route to Hawaii for some much needed rest and relaxation, Kenny Boyd inadvertently boards the wrong plane and lands in Australia instead. What begins as a disaster turns into a soul-searching stay in the Land Down Under when Kenny is "adopted" by a young retarded man, Tim Melville, and his family.") (reprinted from Encore!) (Tim (film)/Heroes) (12)
* They Shoot Banthas, Don't They? by Cypher ("A seemingly innocuous contest turns into a dance of death for Han and Nova as their partners Chewbacca and Phloth the fungus race to the rescue.") (Star Wars) (36)
* cartoon by Goose and Max (Mosquito Coast) (71)
* Silent Prayer by Susan Zahn - poem (Star Wars) (72)
* New Horizons by Michelle Worley (Force 10 from Navarone) (73)
* Encore by Jacqueline Taero - poem (Indiana Jones) (84)
* WITNESS as a Retread ANGEL?, article comparing the movies "Witness" and the John Wayne movie "Angel," by Wanda Lybarger (86)
*cartoon by Wanda Lybarger (Witness) (88)
* Interruptions by Catherine Anson ("The rebels and the Ewoks are celebrating the triumph of the Battle of Endor, but all Han has in mind is spending some time alone with Leia for his own kind of celebration. Unfortunately, the entire universe seems to be plotting against him.") (Author's Note: "WARNING: There are parts of this story that come awfully close to the thin line between PG-13 and R. It's not my fault! I blame it totally on Barbara, Jenny, Paula, and Diane for allowing me to express my feelings at WorldCon. And we all know what happens when the flood gates open.") (Star Wars) (89)
* Plots by Elaine Christiani - poem (Indiana Jones) (105)
* The Last Retirement by Barbara Anderson ("Deckard is in a desperate struggle to survive and obtain credentials for he and Rachel to travel off-world. He strikes a deal with an under-world contact... but his payment requires retiring one more "skin job."") (Blade Runner) (106)
* cartoon by Goose and Max (Star Wars) (145)
* The More Things Change by Cypher - poem (multifandom) (145)
* Raiders of the Lost Sun God by Melody Womack and Jan Slusher (Indiana Jones) (146)
* cartoon by Goose, Jenny and Paula (Indiana Jones) (182)
* Castellon by Pat Nussman and Jacqueline Taero ("Han and Luke have rescued Leia from Vader's grasp but the three of than must now destroy the Emperor—and must seek additional training from Yoda to do so. Will they be able to accomplish this task? And will Leia's rescue from the Dark Side prove lasting?") ("Castellan" is a sequel to "Knight's Game" which appeared in FLIP #9.) (Star Wars) (183)
* Execution by Elaine Christiani (Star Wars) (224) 
* Coming Attractions by Karen Eastbrook (multifandom, shows we'd like to see) (223)
* Cypher's Gems - poems (227)
** Walker at the Shoe Store (Frantic)
** Frozen Assets (Star Wars) 
** Personal Trainer (Frantic)
* I Should Have Known Better by Ruth Radecki - poem (Star Wars) (228) 
* Winter Witness by Cypher ("In the urban wilderness, John Book and Martin Riggs are right at home. But when they and two dangerous prisoners are stranded in the wilds of Alaska in the middle of the winter, the big city cops find their street smarts are useless—and if the killers don't get them, nature must might.") (Witness) (230)
* Priorities by Susan Zahn - poem (Indiana Jones) (278)
 
Image:flip13mosquito.jpg|from issue #13, Goose and Max (Mosquito Coast/Star Wars)
Image:flip13-2.jpg|from issue #13, Dani (Tim (film)/Heroes)
Image:flip13-3.jpg|from issue #13, Wanda Lybarger (Star Wars)
Image:flip13-4.jpg|from issue #13, Dani (Force 10 from Navarone)
Image:flip13-5.jpg|from issue #13, Steve Bales (Indiana Jones)
Image:flip13-6.jpg|from issue #13, Dani (Star Wars)
Image:flip13-7.jpg|from issue #13, Wanda Lybarger (Witness)
Image:flip13-8.jpg|from issue #13, Wanda Lybarger (Blade Runner)
Image:flip13-9.jpg|from issue #13, Wanda Lybarger (Blade Runner)
Image:flip13-10.jpg|from issue #13, Dani (Indiana Jones)
Image:flip13-11.jpg|from issue #13, Cherie Fontyn (Star Wars)
Image:flip13-12.jpg|from issue #13, Cherie Fontyn (Star Wars)
Image:flip13-13.jpg|from issue #13, Cherie Fontyn (Star Wars)
Image:flip13-14.jpg|from issue #13, Cherie Fontyn (Star Wars, the same photo reference was used by Dianne Smith for this illo in Bloodstripe) 
Image:flip13-15.jpg|from issue #13, Dani (Witness/Lethal Weapon)
Image:flip13-16.jpg|from issue #13, Dani, in which Book kills a raging moose, slits it open, and puts an injured Riggs inside ("I saw this in a movie once. I just hope it works in real life.") (Witness/Lethal Weapon)
Image:flip13-17.jpg|from issue #13, Paula, Jenny, and Goose (commentary about fans/Harrison Ford)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 13==
==References==
Category:Harrison Ford Zines