Alpha Chronicle

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Zine
Title:	Alpha Chronicle
Publisher:
Editor(s):	Matt Butts
Date(s):	1977-1979
Series?:
Medium:	print
Genre:	gen
Fandom:	multimedia
Language:	English
External Links:	Alpha Chronicle Online, Archived version
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Alpha Chronicle is a Space:1999 anthology of fiction, essays, art, and articles.

Alpha Chronicle Online: Artwork, ^{Archived version}

From the Creator

In the mid seventies, a British science fiction TV show took the American market by storm. It was called Space: 1999, and it told the story of the men and women of Moonbase Alpha, struggling to survive in a hostile universe after a freak nuclear accident blasts the moon out of orbit and propels it into deep space. It was a difficult premise to swallow at first, but the sheer artistry of the production won me over and allowed me to suspend my disbelief enough to learn to love this show.

Inspired by my love of the show, and the efforts of a fellow fan from Mobile, Alabama who I met at my first science fiction convention, I created a “fanzine” dedicated to all things Space: 1999. I called it Alpha Chronicle. It included fan fiction, artwork and items of interest from the world of television science fiction at a time when it was just coming into its renaissance, largely as a result of the success of 1999 and other contemporary ventures such as Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica.

By issue #6, I had recruited a couple of accomplices to help me with the production. My “associate editors” were Stan Hjartberg and Sally Armstrong, two friends of mine from my days at Benjamin Franklin High School. That’s us in the picture on the left, which was taken on opening night of the school play “Visit to a Small Planet,” in which I played a visitor from space. (My costume is actually a replica of Martin Landau’s costume from Space: 1999.) Others who contributed regularly included Kathi Higley, an artist from Connecticut; Michael Gaines, a cartoonist from my school newspaper, and an occasional guest artist such as Robert Edralin, an old school chum.

Issue 3

Alpha Chronicle 3 was published in November 1977.

The editor looks back at this issue -- Alpha Chronicle: Then and Now, ^{Archived version}

Reactions and Reviews: Issue 5

Not a bad little zine-cum-newsletter. This issue contains editor Matt Butts' script adaptation, "The Testament of Arcadia, Part 1" (and a very nicely done adaptation it is; especially if, like me, you've never seen the original episode); Carl Lamb's short-short story, "Daybreak" (an after-"Operation Exodus" story); an editorial by the editor about saving Space:1999 ("Gone But Not Forgotten"); a transcript of an actual radio interview between Matt and a local DJ about Space: two LoC's; two zine reviews; and some excellent ads. This zine is very promising (at least in my humble opinion that is) and I think it could really go places if only the editor could get some contributions -- artistic or otherwise -- to supplement his own endeavors. It's also a lot for a little, the average price being 25-25 cents. Recommended.

Issue 7

Alpha Chronicle 7 was published in November 1978.

• The Absolute Negative, ^{Archived version}
• A Shining Planet Known As Earth, ^{Archived version}