Leapin' Friskys

Leapin' Friskys is a slash Quantum Leap anthology with 7 issues. It has the subtitle: "The All-Quantum Leap Supplement of Frisky Business." 
This was the very first slash Quantum Leap zine published.
A copy of the first issue was supposedly sent to some Quantum Leap TPTB, see The Elusive "Anti-Slash" Rumor.
==Series==
For other Frisky zines, see Frisky Business.
== Issue 1==
Leapin' Friskys 1 was published in May 1992 and contains 163 pages. The fiction is all by Nancy Rhodes. 
The zine contains no illos. 
On the cover: "The all-new, all-Quantum Leap edition of Frisky Business! A sexually explicit zine for ADULTS only."
This zine premiered at the 1992 MediaWest*Con.
From the zine: "An all-new collection of adult Quantum Leap stories from Fan Q Award nominee Nancy Rhodes, author of "Quantum Love, Parts 1-2."
* Go For the Max (1)
* Memories (58)
* Torchsong Revisited (91)
* Gender Bender (118)
==Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1==
 
 
== Issue 2 ==
Leapin' Friskys 2 was published in May 1993 and contains 194 pages.
Pre-Leap:
* Echoes by Leah S. (3)
* Do You Love Me? by J.R. (19)
* Lazy Saturday by J.R. (23)
* Long California Nights by Gena S. Durrell (28)
Mid-Leap:
* Singular Remembarance by Khylara (53)
* Will We Ever Be the Same by Stacy Doyle (54)
* Perfectly Frank by Karen and Nancy Rhodes (58)
* Wanting Abigail by Khylara (119)
* The Summer of His Discontent by Nancy Rhodes (120)
Post-Leap:
* Dearheart by K.C. Wise (sequel to this story is in issue #5) (151)
* Catch Me When I Fall by Leah S. (176)
* You'd Better Watch Out by Gena S. Durrell (189)
== Issue 3 ==
 
Leapin' Friskys 3 was published in May 1994 and contains 203 pages. Authors: Nancy Rhodes, Nancy & Karen Rhodes, KC. Wise, and others
* Truth or Dare by Leah S (3)
* Another father by Doreen Tracy (8)
* Fragments by Khylara, poem (29)
* Longings by Khylara, poem (30)
* Blood Lust by Nancy Rhodes (31)
* Strangers in the Night by Leah S (50)
* The Anarchy of Time by Karen and Nancy Rhodes (59)
* Sam/Samantha by Theresa Kyle (122)
* Homecoming by Khylara (146)
* One More Night by K.C. Wise (152)
* Send in the Clowns by Nancy Rhodes (172)
* Floor, Please? by K.C. Wise (198)
== Issue 4 ==
Leapin' Friskys 4 was published in May 1995 and is 187 pages long. The color cover art by Maureen B won a 1995 STIFfie Award.
* Any Wednesday, A Pre-Leap Journal Entry by Betty Ann Smith (a M/F/M threesome fic) (3) 
* Romantic Notions by Carol Zara (reprinted in Quantum Fire #8) (9)
* More Romantic Notions by Carol Zara (reprinted in Quantum Fire #8) (11)
* Take It To The Limit by J.D. Rush (Sam meets Astronaut Al and can't believe his good fortune in becoming friends - and more - with this troubled hero.) (sequel is in "Leapin' Friskys #5) (13)
* First Night by Leah S (43)
* Always by Lynne Dhenson and Doreen Tracy (Al and Donna have very different feelings when Sam is retrieved in a risky procedure, and life isn't quite what they had been hoping it would be.) (55)
* The Night Before by Khylara (111)
* No More Dreams To Believe by Lee Owers-Sansome (After the last aired episode (Mirror Image) Al is desperate to find Sam. Convincing Sammy-Jo is hard enough, but the mission itself is....) ("sequel will appear in "Leapin' Frisky' #6") (won a 1995 STIFfie Award) (118)
== Issue 5 ==
Leapin' Friskys 5 was published in May 1995 and contains 184 pages. It has one illo by Anja Gruber. 
* That's My Story, and I'm Sticking to It by Betty Ann Smith (3)
* Mirrors, poem by by Kyhlara (5)
*Life in the Fast Lane. (Sequel to "Take It To The Limit (issue #4): Al arrives at MIT for his degree program and moves in with Sam.) (sequel in issue #6) (6)
* By Heart/With You in Mind by Lynne Dhenson (37)
* It's Not Too Late by Carol Zara (reprinted in Quantum Fire #8) (38)
* A Human Heart by Doreen Tracy (Al finally gets his wish - Sam has spontaneously leapt home. But is this what he really wanted?) (42)
* Two Ships Passing, poem by Lynne Dhenson (78)
* Watching, poem by Lee Owers Sansome (80)
*Dearheart II by K.C. Wise (81) (sequel to Dearheart I in iissue #2) (Sam and Al continue with project QL, but a new staffer and some alarming events lead them to question her.) (81)
* The Observer, poem by Lee Owers Sansom (151)
* Strange Winds by Leah S (152)
* Realizations, poem by Khylara (166)
*Now, Voyeur by Nancy Rhodes (Al finds a new use for Virtual Reality and Sam's current leap shows him more than he was expecting.) (won a 1995 STIFfie Award) (167)
== Issue 6 ==
Leapin' Friskys 6 was published in October 1995 and contains 200 pages.
* Bed of Nails, by Gena S. Durrell ("It's one of those time-traveling anomalies: Sam leaps into a gay man on Fire Island in 1987, only to meet up with himself! Of course, Project Quantum Leap is still on the drawing board in 1987.... But maybe between the two of them (plus Al and Al!) they can complete the leap, and, more importantly, resolve the problem of Leaping Sam not remembering Al's love for him....") (1)
* Remembering Love, poem by Khylara (25)
*Timeless by Lisa Martin (36)
* Ride of a Lifetime by Leah S (31)
* New Mexico Breeze by Lorna Kendrick (33)
* Confessions, poem by Khylara (44)
* Moonlight Passing Through a Window by Carol Zara (46)
* Be Careful What You Wish For, by Davina Pereira ("This man in the Imaging Chamber has Sam's knowledge, memories, and looks.... But Sam Beckett wouldn't have shot Verbena, or shut Ziggy down. What could have happened, and why?") (49)
* Forever and Beyond by Joy Eaglefeather (69)
* Rumors by Leah S. (won a 1995 STIFfie Award) (73)
* The Wait, poem by Khylara (77)
* Point of No Return by Doreen Tracy ("Sam has been kidnapped by an insane man intent on gaining the scientific knowledge Sam possesses. Unfortunately, the plan involves breaking Sam's will. Will Al, Verbena, and Ziggy be able to find him in time? And will this convince Al to reveal how he really feels about Sam?") (78)
* Better Left Undressed, poem by Lisa A. Davidson (146)
* A Leap for Al by Khylara (poem or filk) (won a 1995 STIFfie Award) (148)
* Heartbeat by Carol Zara (149)
* Words He Doesn't Say by Lynne Dhenson (159)
* Leap Into Darkness by Theresa Kyle (163)
* Sea Dreams, poem by Lee Owers Sansom (171)
* Take It To the Limit.. One More Time, sequel to a story in an early issue, by J.D. Rush ("Weitzman was trying to sabotage Project Quantum Leap by assigning Sam a Project Manager who was a reputed lush. When Sam found the new guy assaulting a vending machine, he never dreamed it would be Al. Now if they could only get to work without their past relationship getting in the way....") (172)
== Issue 7 ==
Leapin' Friskys 7 contains 172 pages and was published in September 1996. 
The editorial: 
 
* Someone to Watch Over Me by Davinia Periera ("Sam emerged from the Accelerator and felt his spirit fail as he realized something was wrong. As he stepped out he had looked for someone who wasn't there.... He looked around quickly, but saw no-one unusual. But then, if the person wasn't there, he wouldn't see him. How did that old rhyme go?") (1)
* May The Schwartz Be With You by Joy Eaglefeather (32)
* Only My Heart Talking by Lisa A. Davidson (39)
*If You Find a Moment, poem by Lynne Dhenson (52)
* A Closer Walk by Sue Walker (53)
* The Question by Janneke H. (62)
* Remembering, poem by Khylara (68)
* Real World by Doreen Tracy (sequel to "A Human Heart" in issue #5) ("The photos were of another Sam Beckett, a person that she really wanted this Sam to confront and let go. The rage in him against what had happened was finally building. It was only a matter of time before her patient exploded in anger against the ruin of his once brilliant mind.") (69)
* Tangled Webs by Loran Kendrick (88)
* Total Eclipse of the Heart by Carol Zara (108)
* The Letter by Gena S. Durrell (113)
* Confession by Leah S (116)
* Speak Silence With They Eyes, poem by Lynne Dhenson (119)
* Mushy Moments by Diane Buckley (120)
* Overload by Lisa Martin (125)
* A Flash of Blue Light, poem by Khylara (131)
* Always by Lisa Martin and Sirja Steward (132)
* At the Water's Edge, poem by Lynne Dhenson (139)
*You Oughtta Know, by Betty Ann Smith-Wise ("The Al Calavicci he knew, or thought he knew, was slender and fit, young for his age. The doppelganger staring back at him from the [mirror-like] desk top was devoid of youth and in questionable health.... Nothing adorned the expensive grey suit or the club tie. No adornment, no life, just millions of dollars, a wife who despised him, and children whose names and faces escaped him.") (140)
* Leapin' Crosswords!, a puzzle (171)
==References==
 Category:Quantum Leap Zines
Category:1990s