Fan-Fiction
These are pieces that were published in various fanzines in the seventies and eighties. All pieces are copyright their respective authors. (Back to the Archive)
K. Linden
As published in the fanzine Wynter Tydes.
- Run, Rabbit,
Run:
Something's happening to Gambit. Something deadly. Published in Wynter Tydes #6 (1983).
- The Perfect
Assassin:
What's worse than being targeted by an assassin? Being targeted by two assassins! Purdey finds herself in that very tricky position, but one word to Gambit and Steed and the whole team will be targeted.
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Debt Paid, In
Blood:
First New Avengers story in the fan-made "Karenina Chronicles" series, which featured original character (and Mary Sue) Karenina Bosov, a woman from Steed's past.
- Night and Day:
Second New Avengers story in the "Karenina Chronicles." The character went on to meet several other TV series characters, including Remington Steele, but also appeared with the New Avengers cast on other occasions.
- Repeat Performance, Part 2:
The second part of a two-part New Avengers story, part of the "Karenina Chronicles." As published in Wynter Tydes #4 (1983). If you have happen to have part one, let me know!
Cindy Phares
As published in With Umbrella, Charm, and Bowler.
- A Matter of
Life and Death:
When a fellow agent is jailed on a murder charge and sentenced to death in a foreign country, Steed sends Gambit into the prison to aid in his escape. Getting arrested proves easy. Surviving the brutal prison conditions is much more difficult, as Gambit finds out the hard way.
Keith Gooch
As published in Zine Aid, Issue Two.
- The
Perfect Cybernaut:
The Armstrong family lives again, and so do the Cybernauts...
Steve Mabon and Cindy Stabile
Stand-alone story. Not printed in any publication.
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Sleeping Bear's Gambit:
A strange piece. Riddled with typos and a little fast and loose in terms of characterisation, it centres on Steed's untimely demise, and the after-effects as Purdey and Gambit try to carry on without him. Gambit throws himself into a romance with a Purdey lookalike, neglecting the real Purdey, who fears her mind is unraveling...