The Catacombs The Merchandise Guide
Fan Publications
Compiled by Martin Willey

Below is a small selection of fan convention programmes.
Thanks to Chuck Raue for some descriptions and scans.

First Space: 1999 Convention, 1978 in Columbus Ohio.

The report features transcripts of the lectures and the question and answer sessions with guests Gerry Anderson, Barry Gray, David Prowse, Nick Tate, Clifton Jones, & Martin Landau.

Convention programmeConvention Report

Convention 1979, Pittsburgh, PA

Program by Mare Fitzgerald
Contains an illustrated article on the patches worn on the uniforms, an adaptation of the first draft (and very different from filmed version) script for the episode "The Black Sun", and photos and biographies of the convention guests.

Convention programme

Convention 1980, Columbus, OH

overview of the convention and its events, the results of the Space: 1999 Alliance SF Awards poll, the article "Everything You Wanted To Know About Space: 1999 But Were Afraid To Ask", photos.

Postcon report contains transcripts of the lectures and the question and answer sessions with guests David Prowse, Nick Tate, Prentis Hancock, and Herb Jefferson Jr. (from Battlestar Galactica ).

Convention programme
Convention Post Con Report

Convention 1981, Atlanta, GA

the work of the famed "Georgia Delegation" of Space: 1999 fandom. Lots of artwork, photos, articles, and more. Due to the air traffic controller's strike that occurred at the same time as the convention, many people who intended to attend were unable to make this convention so distribution of this program, due to the low attendance, was light.

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Convention 1982, Springfield.

This slick program featured a wrap around cover of the artwork of Steve Kyte. The inside featured a comicbook style adaptation of the 2nd season episode "The Taybor" (the only Year 2 episode that for some reason was left out of the paperback book adaptations); a centerfold blueprints of Gwent (The Infernal Machine) executed by Stephen Corbett from the original model by convention guest Martin Bower; some behind the scenes stories from the making of the series; and photos and biographies of the convention guests.

Postcon report features transcripts of the lectures and the question and answer sessions with guests Barry Morse , Gray Morrow , Martin Bower, and Sarah Douglas ( Superman II ). Lots of photos from the convention and an article on the Space City exhibit that was on display at the convention with original miniature modelwork from Gerry Anderson productions on display.

Convention programme Convention Post-Con report

Convention 1983 Cincinnati, OH.

This great program featured an illustrated article on the "Year 3 Episode Guide".....a guide to the 24 "episodes" formed from the well known fan novels produced over the years & photos and messages from the series stars with their well wishes for a great convention. Program was done by Mare Fitzgerald.

Convention programme

Psycon, Manchester, UK (1992)

No convention program, but good updates from Mark Shaw.

Convention programme

Breakaway, Los Angeles, USA (1999)

16 page convention book with colour covers (graphic by Roberto Baldassari). Profiles of guests, 99 ways to tell if you're a really dedicated Space 1999 fan

140 page fan fiction book titled "Moonbase Memoirs" (card covers, front art by Mark Shaw). Seven stories, edited by Terry Bowers and Rebecca Eisenhuth, illustrated by Janet Schill, Robert Wood and Mark Shaw.

Post Con Report (published 2000), with colour covers and glossy black and white pages full of photographs of guests, attendees and past conventions. Plus "What's It All About Alpha" play by Alice Newsom and script to Message From Moonbase Alpha by Johnny Byrne.

Convention programme Moonbase Memoirs fan fiction Convention Report Convention Report- Back Cover

UFO: 1999, Bradford, UK (1999)

Booklet sized convention book, illustrated with black and white photographs and articles on the making of UFO and Space: 1999.

Convention programme

Earthbound: 2005, Tampa, USA (2005)

28 page booklet, colour covers (the front is a fantastic image by Ken Scott) with black and white interior (put together by Phillip Merkel). Filmographies of guests (Barry Morse, Zienia Merton, Shane Rimmer, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Sylvia Anderson), notable quotes from the series, art by Emilio Sanchez.

2005 Convention programme
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