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From The Bridge -- by KERRY O'QUINN

Communications (letters from readers)

Log Entries:  Latest News From The Worlds Of Science Fiction -- 

     Mirrors In Space For Light, Energy & Food On Earth -- Proposal for a space mirror

     STARLOG & "STAR WARS" Debut In Japan -- STARLOG magazine & "STAR WARS" movie finally distributed in Japan, with b&w         photo of GODZILLA

     Space SFX Wiz On "STAR WARS II" -- BRIAN JOHNSON named Supervising Director Of Special Visual Effects for next "STAR             WARS" film

     SF Films To Explore Both The Deep And The Shallow -- Previews of new film releases, including "WARLORDS OF ATLANTIS"               (with b&w photo of LEE BRODIE from the film); "THE CHOSEN" ; "MESSAGE FROM SPACE" ; "THE WATER BABIES" ;                       "WEATHERMAN" ; "GALAXY" ; "HALLOWEEN" ; & "JOURNEY THROUGH THE UNIVERSE"

     SF Fans's Dream-Come-True -- Heritage Press publishes deluxe science fiction volumes, with b&w illustration by ESTEBAN                   MAROTO

     New AVENGERS Due For Fall -- New season for British TV series "THE AVENGERS," with individual b&w photos of PATRICK               MACNEE, JOANNA LUMLEY & GARETH HUNT

  

     "LORD OF THE RINGS" Film Now In Progress -- RALPH BAKSHI animated version, with full color pre-production illustration

     TV:  Comets, Hobbits And Dancing Droids -- Previews of  TV specials or series  "A FIRE IN THE SKY" (with full color photo of                 RICHARD CRENNA from the film) ; "FLASH GORDON" ; "BRAVE NEW WORLD" ; "MARTIAN CHRONICLES" ; "FRODO, THE             HOBBIT II" ; "STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL" ; "THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA" ; "THE LION, THE WITCH & THE                           WARDROBE" ; "OUT OF THE SILENT PLANET" ; "WATERSHIP DOWN" ; "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" ; "THE HULK" ; "MORK           AND MINDY" ; & "BUCK ROGERS"

     New "Stars" On The Horizon -- Previews of upcoming films "STAR PILOT" ; "THE ADVENTURES OF STELLA STAR (with full color       photo from the film)

     Wilson's Beastly Book -- Review of ". . .AND THEN WE'LL GET HIM" by GAHAN WILSON

     A. ARNOLD GILLESPIE -- SFX Master:  1889-1978 -- Obituary

     HULK Wins Spot, SPIDERMAN In Wings -- "THE INCREDIBLE HULK" scheduled for TV, with "SPIDERMAN" planned for specials

     HERRMANN's Music Lives Again -- Movie scores by movie composer BERNARD HERRMANN re-recorded for LP release, with             b&w photo from "THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD"

     It Has It's Father's Eyes And It's Mothers Fangs -- Preview of "IT'S ALIVE AGAIN"

ALAN DEAN FOSTER : SF's Hottest Young Writer -- interviewed by MICHAEL CASSUTT, with full page & full color cover by RALPH McQUARRIE for "SPLINTER IN THE MIND'S EYE", plus b&w photo of ALAN DEAN FOSTER

Re-"INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS":  Interview With Director PHILLIP KAUFMANN -- interviewed by MICK GARRIS, with b&w photo of PHILLIP KAUFMANN, with 1/2 page full color photo from the movie, plus b&w photo of LEONARD NIMOY with DONALD SUTHERLAND

BERT GORDON's Creature Features -- by ED NAHA, with 1/2 page full color photo of BERT I. GORDON, plus two-tone photos from "FOOD OF THE GODS" ; "THE VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS" ; "THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN" ; "THE SPIDER" ; "NECROMANCY"  ; & "EMPIRE OF THE ANTS", plus b&w photos from the films "KING DINOSAUR" & "WAR OF THE COLOSSAL BEAST" & "THE BEGINNING OF THE END" & "THE MAGIC SWORD"

The Making Of "FANTASTIC VOYAGE" : Turning In On Yourself -- by AL TAYLOR & RICHARD MEYERS, with full color photo of RAQUEL WELCH with ARTHUR KENNEDY & WILLIAM REDFIELD & DONALD PLEASANCE & STEPHEN BOYD, plus full color photo of DONALD PLEASANCE with ARTHUR KENNEDY & RAQUEL WELCH & STEPHEN BOYD, plus other full color photo from film, plus 1/2 page full color photo of WILLIAM REDFIELD with STEPHEN BOYD & RAQUEL WELCH with others from the film, plus other 1/2 page full color photo from the film, plus two-tone photo of RAQUEL WELCH with STEPHEN BOYD & others

The Space Stamps -- Full color article about international commemorative postage stamps celebrating space travel

The 25th Century Premieres This Fall, As. . .BUCK ROGERS Flies Again! -- by LOUIS BROADHURST -- preview of TV series, with full color & two-tone illustrations by ROBERT McCALL

"THE INVADERS" -- by GARY GERANI -- Overview of 1967 TV series, with full color photo of ROY THINNES, plus other full color photo from the series

"THE INVADERS" Episode Guide -- with 10 b&w photos from the series

"INVADERS" Creator LARRY COHEN Speaks -- with full color photo of ROY THINNES

The Red River -- by JAMES C. ODELL -- Review of the TV series "THE BODY HUMAN," with full color & two-tone photos from the series

State Of The Art:  Implications In "STAR WARS"-- by DAVID GERROLD, with 1/4 page b&w photo of MARK HAMILL with ALEC GUINNESS & HARRISON FORD

Visions -- The Invisible Visions Of "STAR WARS" -- with 1/2 page full color photo of ALEC GUINNESS, plus 1/4 page b&w photo of MARK HAMILL, plus other two-tone photo from "STAR WARS"

Last Word -- by HOWARD ZIMMERMAN -- Responding to criticisms from readers

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