The Battlestar Galactica Registry

Created by Jim Lorrig in November 1991
Updated and reformatted for the WWW by John LaRocque in August 1994
Last Updated: June 1, 1998
Maintained by John LaRocque
Special thanks to Jim Lorrig, Rick Perriguey, Davey Jones and Chris Pappas

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Acronyms used in this document:
BG, BSG - Battlestar Galactica
BR - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
G1980 - Galactica 1980_
GL - Glen Larson
DW - Dr. Who
SW - Star Wars

1. Books

[ See also Comic Books ]

1. Official Publications

Battlestar Galactica (Berkely, 1978), by GL & Robert Thurston
Also available in hardcover Book Club edition
BG 2: The Cylon Death Machine (Berkely, 1978), by GL & Robert Thurston
BG 3: The Tombs of Kobol (Berkely, 1978), by GL & Robert Thurston
BG 4: The Young Warriors (Berkely, 1980), by GL & Robert Thurston
BG 5: Galactica Discovers Earth (Berkely, 1980), by GL & Michael Resnick
BG 6: The Living Legend (Berkely, 1982), by GL & Nicholas Yermakov
BG 7: War of The Gods (Berkely, 1982), by GL & Nicolas Yermakov
BG 8: Greetings From Earth (Berkely, 1983), by GL & Ron Goulart
BG 9: Experiment In Terra (Berkely, 1984), by GL & Ron Goulart
BG 10: The Long Patrol (Berkely, 1984), by GL & Ron Goulart
BG 11: The Nightmare Machine (Berkely, 1985), by GL & Robert Thurston
BG 12: "Die, Chameleon!" (Berkely, 1986), by GL & Robert Thurston
BG 13: Apollo's War (Berkely, 1987), by GL & Robert Thurston
BG 14: Surrender The Galactica! (Berkely, 1988), by GL & Robert Thurston
Battlestar Galactica: Armageddon (Pocket/Byron Preiss, 1997), by Richard Hatch and Chris Golden
First in a series of new fiction stores from Richard Hatch
Battlestar Galactica: The Photostory (Berkely/Totem, 1978)
The Battlestar Galactica Storybook (G.P. Putnam, 1979), by Charles Mercer
Hardcover and softcover. Also, British hardcover from Brown Watson London.
Encyclopedia Galactica: From The Fleet Library Aboard The Battlestar Galactica (E.P. Dutton, 1979), by Bruce Kraus
Confessions of a Kamikaze Cowboy (Avery, 1991), by Dirk Benedict
And Then We Went Fishing (Avery, 1993), by Dirk Benedict
Autobiographical books from BSG and A-Team star
Galactic Sci-Fi Series Revisited (Cinemaker Press, 1995), by Steven Simak
The Official Battlestar Galactica Scrapbook (Grosset & Dunlap, 1978), by James Neyland
TV & Movie Tie In: Battlestar Galactica (TV & Movei Tie In, 1979), by James A. Lely
Unearthing Battlestar Galactica: An Episode Guide and Analysis of the 1978 Science Fiction Television Series and its Short-Lived Sequel, Galactica 1980 (Mcfarland, 1998), by John Kenneth Muir
Galactica: l'odyssée des étoiles, by Didier Liardet (Yris) French book, 184 pages, with 111 B&W photos including 15 full page

2. Fandom Publications

Anomaly BG Concordance, by Sue Paxton, 2nd edition (Anomaly, 1996)
Third edition in preparation
Colonial Warriors Technical Manual (Space Waste, 1988)
Galactica History: From Kobol To The Colonies (Clean Slate Press, 1996)
Fan fiction
Galactica 1988: Ten Years Later (Clean Slate Press, 1988)
Fan fiction
Galactica Stuff: A Colonial's Guide To The Galaxy, 2nd Edition (Clean Slate Press, 1988), by Sharon Monroe

3. Battlestar Galactica related

Aliens, Robots, and Spaceships (Facts on File, 1995), by Jeff Rovin
Just as the title says, with small section on Galactica
Asimov on Science Fiction (1982, Avon), by Isaac Asimov
Includes Isaac Asimov's Newsday review of BSG and Star Wars
Classic Sci-Fi & Fantasy Models, Vol. 1
Include BSG articles from #8 and #9 of magazine of same name
Famous Spaceships
Includes schematics of BSG spaceships
Jackill's Guide to Light Attack Craft Vol. 1, by Eric Kristiansen
Section on Colonial Viper, ASP, Landram and Cylon Raider
Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas (Harmony, 1983), by Dale Pollock
Small section on John Dykstra and SW vs BSG lawsuit
Sci-Fi TV - From the Twilight Zone to Deep Space 9, by James van Hise
Science Fiction Television Series, by Mark Phillips and Frank Garcia (1996)
General overview of SF series, with Glen Larson interview
Space Adventures Collectibles
Features Galactica collectibles
Weapons and Field Equipment 2, by Shane Johnson (1983)
Includes 7x22 blueprint of Colonial Laser
Weapons and Field Equipment Technical Reference Manual, by Shane Johnson (1984)
2 pages on Colonial Laser

2. Comic Books And Magazines

Marvel Comics

Battlestar Galactica (Marvel Comics)
#1-#23 (Mar 79-Jan 81)
Battlestar Galactica - Marvel Super-Special #8 (1978)
Giant-sized comic, also in magazine format (low print run), shorter than Marvel's BSG #1-3, based on earlier script
Stan Lee Presents: Battlestar Galactica (Ace, 1978)
Pocket book reprint of Marvel Super-Special #8
Stan Lee Presents: Battlestar Galactica Vol. II (Ace, 1979)
Pocket book reprint of Marvel Comic's BSG #4-6

Maximum Press

Asylum (Maximum Press, anthology)
#1-#10 (Dec 95-Sep 96) - ongoing 8-page BSG stories
Note, pin-up only in #6, No BSG in #9
Battlestar Galactica (Maximum Press)
War of Eden #1-#4 (Jul 95-Nov 95) (also as TPB)
The Enemy Within #1-#3 (Nov 95-Feb 96) (also as TPB) [ note, issue #3 has 2 cover variants ]
Starbuck #1-#3 (Dec 95-Mar 96)
Apollo's Journey #1-#3 (Apr 96-Jun 96) - written by Richard Hatch
Journey's End #1-#4 (Aug 96-Nov 96)
Special Edition #1 (Jan 97) - collects material from Asylum #1-#3
The Compendium #1 (Feb 97) - collects material from Asylum #4-#7, #10
Spider Man/Badrock (Maximum Press/Marvel Comics)
1A, 1B (March 1997) - 2-part series with "Lost" BSG episode subplot

Miscellaneous

Cerebus #199 (Oct 95)
Backup story chronicles one woman's obession with Dirk Benedict
Cracked #159 (May 79)
Cover, BSG spoof
Mad #208 (Jun 79)
BSG spoof
The Wet and Wisdom of Mad (Mad #74) (Warner, 1987)
Pocket book features BSG spoof from Mad #208

3. Periodicals

Action Figure News & Toy Review
#23 (1995) - Features review of Mattel BSG figures
Australian Models & Hobbies
Aug 1997 (Vol. 2 #1) - BSG Model reviews
Battlestar Galactica Poster Magazine (Paradise Press)
4 issues
The Battlestar Galactica Files
An issue of Files Magazine by Doug Murray
Battlestar Galactica Movie Programme (1978)
British Annuals
Battlestar Galactica Annual (Grandreams, 1978) - 50 pg, fiction/photos
Mission Galactica Annual (Grandreams, 1979)
Cinescape Insider - Star Wars Special Report
V3,N3 (Nov 96) - post-SW TV article, BSG material based on SF TV Series
Epilog
#2 (Nov 92) - BSG/G80 episode guides
#33 (Aug 93) - cover, BSG/G80 episode guides
Epilog Journal
#14 (Spring 94) - cover, BSG episode guide, untold stories, Larson
#15 (May/Jun 94) - G80 episode guide, untold stories
Famous Monsters of Filmland
#149 (Nov 78) - Cover story
#150 (Jan 79) - Cover story
#151 (Mar 79) - Cover story, Glen Larson, John Dysktra interview
Fanfare
Winter 1978
Fangoris
#5 (Mar 80) - "Designing Cylons", an interview with Andrew Probert
Fantastic Films
#3 (Aug 78) - John Dykstra interview
#5 (Dec 78) - John Dykstra interview, Ralph McQuarrie art
#6 (Feb 79) - Glen Larson, Christian Nyby, Ken Swenson interview
#7 (Apr 79) - Ships from BSG and Star Wars, SW vs BSG
#29 (Jun 82) - Article on "Who Killed Galactica?"
Future
#3 (Jul 78) - "Video Images", by Ed Naha
#4 (Aug 78) - "Video Images"
#5 (Oct 78) - Article on pilot, and BSG monster designer
#6 (Nov 78) - Cover story, article on pilot, and lawsuit with 20th Fox
Galactic Journal
#23 (Winter 1988) - BSG retrospective from Steven Simak
Galactic Wars Comix
Dec 78 - Warren reprint of Famous Monsters #149
Hello (European)
c. 1996 - Dirk Benedict interview
International Tamiya Model Magazine
#60 (c. 1997) - Model rerelease review part 1
#61 (c. 1997) - Model rerelease review part 2
#62 (c. 1997) - Model rerelease review part 3
#63 (29 Aug 1997) - Model rerelease review part 4 - Cylon raider
Inquest
#23 (Mar 96) - Ralph McQuarrie interview, talks about lawsuit
Mediascene
#29 - Articles on BSG Engineers, technicians and designers
#30 - "The Making of Galactica"
Newsweek
11 Sep 78 - Cover story, Fall TV preview
Not of This Earth Special Edition
#1 (Nov 93) - Large "Galactica Revisited" article by Steven Simak
Omni
Nov 78 - Article on Galactica production
People
18 Sep 78 - BSG article, review
23 Oct 78 - Glen Larson biography, interview
10 Oct 83 - Dirk Benedict interview
Penthouse
Apr 87 - 6 color spreads of Cylon making "whoopee"
Pizzazz
Sep 78 - Advanced report on BSG filming
Rona Barrett's Hollywood
78-79 - Hollywood Annual
Nov. 78 Issue #78 - "Will the Fair-Haired Boys Beat out the Tall, Dark and Handsome Guys?
Sci-Fi and Fantasy Models (British)
#8 (Sep/Oct 95) - BSG models part 1 - Apogee Galactica & Vipers
#9 (Nov/Dec 95) - BSG models part 2 - Cylon Raiders & ragtag fleet
#20 (May/Jun 97) - Cover, article on Monogram model rerelease
#22 (Aug/Sep 97) - Troy Vigil BSG schematics, BSG movie rumors
Vol. 1 (1997) - Vol. 1 - Reprint of articles including BSG from #8 & #9
Sci-Fi Invasion
Nov 97 - Richard Hatch interview
Sci-Fi Universe
Jun 95 - BSG retrospective from Steven Simak
Mar 96 - Picture of Terry Farrell with an original Cylon
Science Fantasy Film Classics
Oct 78 - Large section on BSG, Larson interview
Science Fiction Video Magazine
#2 (Spring 90) - Reviews BSG episodes on videotape
SF Color Posterbook
#1 - Two page John Dykstra article
#2 - Galactica article, poster
Space Trek Vol. 1
Vol. 1, #1 (Winter 78) - Article
Vol. 2, #1 (Spring 79) - Cover, no article
Space Wars
Dec 78 - Cover, review
Mar 79 - Cover, Dykstra interview
May 79 - Fiction: "How to destroy Cylons", "How to fly a Viper"
Starbust
#7 (Dec 78) - BSG preview
#25 (c. 1980) - Part 1 of Glen Larson interview
#26 (c. 1980) - Part 2 of Glen Larson interview
#120 (Aug. 88) - BSG retrospective
Special #15 (Mar 98) - Larson interview
Starlog
#15 (Aug 78) - Galactica sneak preview
#17 (Oct 78) - Cover story
#18 (Dec 78) - Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict interview
#19 (Feb 79) - Maren Jensen interview
#20 (Mar 79) - Cylon cheers up Memphis kids
#21 (Apr 79) - Leslie Stevens (producer), Jack Chilberg (art director)
#22 (May 79) - Lorne Greene, John Dykstra interview
#24 (Jul 79) - Two page photo-spread
#25 (Aug 79) - Article on cancellation
#27 (Oct 79) - Cover story, episode guide, glossary
#28 (Nov 79) - Herb Jefferson interview
#29 (Dec 80) - Universal, ABC play down upcoming Galactica special
#31 (Feb 80) - Galactica cleans up at Academy of SF TV awards
#32 (Mar 80) - Paul Peters (art director of BSG and BR) interview
#33 (Apr 80) - Article on BSG's cancellation, G1980
#34 (May 80) - G1980 cover story, Robbie Rist, Robyn Douglass interview
#36 (Jul 80) - Glen Larson interview
#37 (Aug 80) - ABC cancels Galactica 1980
#39 (Oct 80) - Article on telemovies
#40 (Nov 80) - Jane Seymour interview
#41 (Dec 80) - Article on lawsuit settlement
#47 (Jun 81) - Wilfred Hyde-White (BR/BSG) interview
#53 (Dec 81) - Patrick Macnee interview
#58 (May 82) - Centerfold poster, short article
#96 (Jul 85) - Johnathan Harris interview
#101 (Nov 85) - Patrick Macnee interview
#126 (Jan 88) - Patrick Macnee interview
#137 (Dec 88) - Richard Colla interview (d. of BSG pilot)
#138 (Jan 89) - John Colicos interview
#152 (Mar 90) - Leslie Stevens interview
#159 (Oct 90) - Galactica model restored for Universal Studios
#162 (Jan 91) - Kent McCord (Galactica 1980) interview
#175 (Feb 92) - Patrick Macnee interview
#182 (Sep 92) - Lloyd Bridges interview
#196 (Nov 93) - Richard Hatch interview
#216 (Aug 95) - L.A. Hilton apology on 15 Yahren Reunion
#220 (Nov 95) - Interview with Rob Liefeld on new BSG comic
Starlog Photo Guidebook
TV Episode Guides Vol. 1 (Mar 81) - Includes BSG/G1980 episode guides
SF Weapons Vol. 1 - Movies A to Z
Special Effects - Vol. 1 - Several pictures of Galactica and Cylon Basestar under construction
Special Effects - Vol. 2 - Two pages on Ovions and Casino singers
Special Effects - Vol. 3 - Galactica on back cover
Starlog Platinum Edition
#1 (late 93) - Roundtable discussion on SF TV with Larson
Starlog Poster Magazine
Vol. 1 (83) - Poster, short article
Starlog Scrapbook Collectors Editors '82 Vol. 1
Star Trek: The Next Generation (Starlog Press)
#21 (92) - Rick Kolbe (d. "Baltar Escapes") interview
Star Warp
#3 (Aug 78) - "Earth Star" (Battlestar) preview
#4 (Win 78) - Galactica fights Star Wars
Strange New Worlds
#11 (late 94) - Two articles on the 15 Yahren Reunion
Super Star Heros
Dec 78 - Articles on John Dykstra and Ralph McQuarrie
Tiger Beat
Dec 78 - Cover with Starbuck & Apollo, articles and pinups of stars
Time Magazine
18 Sep 78 - Fall TV preview
TV Chariot
No. 9/10 - Cover story
TV Guide
Jun 17-23 78 - Picture Feature, "Space Food"
Sep 16-22 78 - Cover story, Fall TV preview
Nov 25-Dec 1 78 - BSG review
Dec 30-Jan 5 78/79 - Story about Evie the Chimp (Muffit)
TV Zone
June 95 - Richard Hatch interview
#98 (Jan 98) - Review of "Gun on Ice Planet Zero" script and video
US Magazine
17 Oct 78 - Interview with Galactica stars, John Dykstra
Weird Worlds
#1 - BSG article
Yahoo Net Life
Dec 97 - Review of Sci-Fi web sites, including BSG

4. Miscellenaeous - Trading Cards, Blueprints and Soundtracks

Battlestar Galactica Set 1 (Topps, 1978) [Cards 1-132, 22 stickers]
Battlestar Galactica Set 2 (Topps) [Cards 133-264, test set w/ blank backs]
Battlestar Galactica (Wonder Bread, 1978) [36 cards]
Battlestar Galactica (General Mills, 1978) [16 cards (4 3/8" x 3 3/8")]
Battlestar Galactica (Dart, 1996)
72 cards (including 25 Ralph McQuarrie art cards)
Inserts: 6 Gold Foils, 4 "Big Boys"
Miscelleneous: 1996 Videotape rerelease insert (1), Revell/Monogram inserts (2), 2 promos (sent to dealers only), 1 Tall Boy card
Limited Edition art print (1) which comes with the collector's binder
Battlestar Galactica (French/Italian, 1978) [300 2" x 2" color cards]
Battlestar Galactica (Scanlens, 1978) [Australian, 144 cards]
Same as Topps except for last 12 cards, copies from sticker set
The Official Battlestar Galactica Blueprints (Today Press)
Battlestar Galactica Cinema Lobbycard Sets - in either 11x14 or 8x10 inch format
Battlestar Galactica - 4 in all
Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack - 4 in all
Conquest of the Earth - 8 in all
Battlestar Galactica 15 Yahren Reunion program
Calendar - 1979 - 12 pictures and centerfold
Calendar - 1980 - 12 pictures and centerfold
Battlestar Galactica Soundtrack Album (MCA-3051, 1978)
The official soundtrack
Kampfstern Galactica (Battlestar Galactica) (Edel, TCS 104-2)
German CD pressing of the official soundtrack
The Stu Phillips Anthology: Battlestar Galactica (SPCD 01/04)
Special 4-CD collection of episode theme music, released in 1996
The Saga of Battlestar Galactica (MCA-3078,1979)
12" LP narrated by Lorne Greene
Out Of This World, by John William/The Boston Pops (Philips, 1983, 411 185)
Featuring music from Star Wars, Galactica and others
Music From Battlestar Galactica, by Giorgio Moroder (Casablanca, 1978, NBLP 7126)
Disco-themed collection featuring up-tempo version of "It's Love Love Love"
Country Kicks: Lorne Greene (self-titled CD) (RCA, 74321-25475-2)
Bonanza-era Greene sings country tunes
On the Ponderosa: Lorne Greene and His Western Classics (Razor & Tie)
Another collection featuring Bonanza-era Greene
Theme from Battlestar Galactica & other space themes (S5356,NM-,$9.00)
from 101 Strings
Science Fiction Movie Themes (LaserLight 15-153)
synthesizer realizations by G.S.O. including "disco" version of main theme
Space Trax, The Best From Science Fiction Movies & TV (Madacy Entertainment, STH-2-9970)
Includes main theme performed by The Starlite Orchestra

5. Fanzines and Self-Published Novels

[ See the related document, Battlestar Galactica Fandom, and Battlestar Galactica Fanfic Resources at http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bentley/fanfic/fand/show/battlestar-galactica.html. ]

Clean Slate Press

Galactica (24+ issues), from Sharon Monroe
Streets and Stars (2+ issues) - UK Richard Hatch fanzine
The Pegasus Chronicles: The Battle of Molukai, by Lee Gaul/Sharon Monroe
The Pegasus Chronicles: Cain's Command, by Lee Gaul/Sharon Monroe
The Pegasus Chronicles: Second Coming, by Lee Gaul/Sharon Monroe
The Pegasus Chronicles: Joint Maneuvers, by Lee Gaul/Sharon Monroe
Alternative Conspiracy, by Sharon Monroe
Fire In His Soul, by Sharon Monroe
Mind in the Shadows, by Julia Ecklar
The Race For Earth, by Sharon Monroe and Gordon Smuder
Survive the Alliance, by Sharon Monroe and J.D. Rich - BSG/Media
We Know Who We Are, by Charles Oines

Osiris Publications

Purple and Orange?!? (20 issues)
Osiris Files (8 issues) - media/BG
Allies - stillborn project first published in Purple and Orange?!?
Apollo's Odyssey
Murmers
Warrior's Luck
Babblestar Blastica
The Battle of Molukai (original edition)
Second Coming (original edition)

Colonial Enterprises

Song of Caprica (5 issues)
The Colonials, by J.R. Janoski (7 issues) - post Song of Caprica
The Battlestar Review (16 issues + 1 special)
Ankh, by J.R. Janoski
Change of Command, by J.R. Janoski

Others - Gemini, Triple-A Press

Cry Sanctuary (Gemini), by Phyllis Johnpoll and Geraldine Stout
Ranibows Always End (Gemini), by Pat Hailey
Shelter (Triple-A Press)
Ghosts in the Machine (Triple-A Press)

Galactica-oriented Fanzines

Anomaly (21+ issues), from Sue Paxton
The Thirteenth Tribe Newsletter - quarterly from The Thirteenth Tribe
Visions of the Galactica (5+ issues), from Rick Perriguey
The Adama Journals (13 issues), from Christopher Simmons
Blue Squadron Journals (2+ issues), from Blue Squardon Reserve
Book of the Word - bimonthly newsletter from The Caprica Society
Cosmic Communications (3 issues, #4 advertised in Warped Space #23)
Erato (3 known issues) - erotic BSG
The Kobol Chronicles (2+ issues, 1983), from Francis Mao?
Legends From The Rising Star (1+ issue), from Elaine Gustainis
Pyramids (2 issues)
Star Searches, from Michelle Brier
Star Kobol Journals (4 issues, #5/#6 in preperation), from Holly Oaks
Melas (single?) - mentioned in Thirteenth Tribe newsletter
Thicker Than Blood (single?) - mentioned in Thirteenth Tribe newsletter
Who Lives By the Sword (single?) - mentioned in Thirteenth Tribe newsletter
Galactica Gazette (4 issues?) - mentioned in Thirteenth Tribe newsletter

Media-oriented Fanzines

Celestial Toybox - BSG story "Last Warrior" in #3
Disastis (9 issues), from Laura Michaels
Feldercarb (6 known issues) - Media/BSG
Frak - Media. BSG story in #1
Galactic Alliance - Sci-Fi. BSG in all issues from Oct 97
Of Dreams and Schemes - Media. BSG story in #2
Other - Media/BSG. One issue advertised in Warped Space #23
Plans, Scams and Vans - A-Team. BSG in #2-#4
Star Bridge - Media/BSG. One issue advertised in Warped Space #23
Warped Space - Media/BSG/SW. All-BSG in #1, others in rest