Space: 1999 Catacombs ConventionsFan Clubs
Space: 1999 Catacombs ConventionsIncludes fan clubs, newsletters (without formal membership) and regular fanzines.
Personnel includes presidents and editors, and omits some roles (the Alliance, for instance, had at least 5 regional representatives).
Only one fan club is still active- http://www.fanderson.org.uk/. All other clubs here are listed for historical reference.
Dragon's Domain website has numerous PDFs of newsletters and fanzines.
| Club | Active | Location | Personnel | Details |
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| Academy Alpha Alpha League |
1990-1995 | Canada | Bob Wood, Erwin Stank, Warren Friedrich | Quarterly newsletters, initially named Whispers In The Grove, briefly the Guardian, then Commlock. More 
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| Alpha Chronicle | 1977-1979 | US (LA) | Matt Butts | A newsletter/fanzine. |
| Alpha Newsletter | 1976-1982 | US (MA) | Steve Eramo | A newsletter rather than a club, there were 6 issues per year.
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| Alpha Society | 1978-1980 | US (OH) | Mona Delitsky, Ted Hruschak, Dan Pallotta | Newsletter "Alpha News Service". Tried to organise conventions in 1979 and 1980.
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| Alpha Society 2 | 1981-1982 | US (TX) | Chris Pettit, Gordon Moriguchi, Kevin Proulx | Newsletter initially called The Alpha Memo, then the Stungun Newsletter. Not directly connected to the original Alpha Society. More 
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| British Nick Tate Club (BTNC) International Nick Tate Club |
1976-2015 | UK | Carole Abbs (1976-1978), Eileen Skidmore and Phyl Proctor | Official Nick Tate fan club, with regular input from Nick. The club ran for 39 years, until the death of Skidmore. More.
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| Club Cosmos 1999 (1988-1999) Destination Alpha (2000-2004) |
1988-2004 | France | Chantal Battiston, Richard Plumel | Newsletter was "Aigle" (Eagle). In 2000, the club was renamed, and the newsletter became "A la Derive" (Breakaway). There were conventions in 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1998. More.
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| ComLoC | 1976-1979 | US (AL) | Chuck Raue | A discussion fanzine (rather than a fan club). Raue was also newsletter editor for the Alliance. Last issue was 8, July 1979.
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| Eagle 1 | 1977-1978 | Canada | Curt Duckworth | Fanzine.
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| Eagle 1 Alpha International (1978) |
1977-1978 | US (NJ) | Karen Robinson | News letter was "Moonbase Alpha News Service" (M.A.N.S.). Not to be confused with a fanzine called "Eagle 1" by Curt Duckworth of Canada.
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| Fanderson | 1981-current | UK | Pam Barnes, Helen McCarthy, Chris Bentley, Nick Williams |
Gerry Anderson fan club: http://www.fanderson.org.uk/ Numerous conventions since 1981, newsletter since 1991 has been "FAB", Superb merchandise including CDs and DVDs (details) 
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| Galaxy | 1976 | US (NY) | ITC | This was ITC's official club. Unknown if anybody managed to join- by 1977 they weren't responding to inquiries. |
| German Moonbase Alpha Fanclub | 1987-1997 | Germany | Nicolas Hainzl | The club name was in English, but the newsletter, "PHY", was in German. More.
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| Hawk | 1979 | US (NY) | Allen McClearnen | "The magazine for Space: 1999 fans".
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| International Catherine Schell Club | 1988-1997 | Germany | Jovan Evermann | Run from Germany, but the newsletter, "Career Shots", was in English. More.
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| Main Mission Alpha | 1976-1980 | US (MA) | Mary Hartery (1976), Mary Bloemker | Newsletter was "Main Mission Alpha" until Oct 1976 when it became "Command Center". A yearly fanzine called "Alpha Log" was published When it closed in 1980, it had 500 members. |
| Moonbase '99 | 1999-2006 | Italy | Giuliano Frattini, Marco Ciroi, Stefano Guizzardi | Fanzine was "Shadows 1999". Organised Italian "Moonbound" conventions from 2000. The club still exists as a website. |
| Moonbuggy | 1979 | US (KY) | Paul Bens Jnr. | A fanzine |
| National Save: 1999 Alliance (1977-1979) International Space: 1999 Alliance (Dec 1979+) |
1977-1980 | US | Jeff Jones (1977-78), Mare Fitzgerald (1978-79), John & Kathy Von Kamp (1979-82), Rosie Badgett (1982- | Newsletter "Main Computer". 11 "SpaceCon" conventions from 1978-1992 In 1978, the club had 1800 members. By 1981 there were just over 300 members; by 1984 just 194. 
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| Mission: 1999 (1979-1981) The Official Landau Bain Fan Association (LBFA) (1981-end 1992) Martin Landau Aficionados (1992-2005) Barbara Bain International (1992-2005) |
1981-2005 | US | Debbie Phares, Terry Sue Bowers | Landau Bain fan club Quarterly newsletters, initially named Mission: 1999, then the Landau-Bain Concordance. When the Landaus divorced, the club split into two, the Martin Landau Aficionados, and the Barbara Bain International, with bimonthly newsletters, produced by Bowers. More 
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| Omicorn | 1977-1980 | UK | Tracey Cooke, Dallas Hadaway | A Star Trek club (the 2nd largest in the UK) that was mistakenly listed in Look-In comic as a 1999 club. The response encouraged club president Cooke to create a 1999 section. More.
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| Prentis Hancock fan club | 1980-1982 | US (PA) | Mare Ganea Fitzgerald | Actor fan club; most of the fan fiction related to Space: 1999. More.
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| Psychon 100 Society | 1978-1980 | US (MA) | Mary Bloemker | Focus on Maya and Psychon society. Bloemker was simultaneously running Main Mission Alpha. |
| Reconnaissance Newsletter/ Reconnaissance Quarterly | 1980?-1983 | US (OR) | Anthony Wynn | More
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| S.P.A.C.E. (Space Programmes Appreciators Club Earth) (1977-1980) Space 1999 Fan Club (1980-1981) |
1977-1981 | UK | George Shoesmith, Lynn Shoesmith | 1999 focused, but covering other science fiction TV. In Autumn 1980, they were licensed by ITC as the official 1999 club. Only 3 issues were produced before it disappeared. The club had 600 members.
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| Space 1999 Fan Activity Network (S9FAN) | 1993-1998 | US (MD) | George Eichler | Not a fan club, but rather an information resource for fans, publishing 8 issues of the Resource Guide, listing clubs, fanzines, conventions and dealers. There were also five issues of a fanzine, S9Fanzine More
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| Springfield Space: 1999 Club | 1977-1979 | US (MA) | Chris Landry | Newsletter "Alpha Log". Published a 1979 fanzine "The Space: 1999 Year 3 Guidebook".
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Compiled by Martin Willey