Giant Poster Book

The Giant Poster Book is the first licensed Star Trek magazine, produced by Allan Asherman, Doug Drexler, Geoffrey Mandel, and others. Released monthly from 1976 - 1977, then less frequently in 1978 by Paradise Press, each issue was printed on 1 large sheet, then folded to yield 16 pages. Contents included a cover, seven pages of editorial content, and an 8-page poster.

A separate release followed in 1979: The Motion Picture - Giant Poster Book.

Issue Published Articles Cover
1 1 September 1976
  • Doug Drexler: The USS Enterprise: A City in Space
  • The Cage: Scenes Unproduced
  • Allan Asherman: Spock: An Analysis
  • Enterprise in the Tholian web poster
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2 1 October 1976 STGPB02
3 1 November 1976
  • How to Play Fizzbin: "Hey! ... Your Shoelace Is Untied"
  • "The Trouble With Tribbles"
  • Bloopers: "Somebody Help the Captain!"
  • "I'm a Doctor... Not a Mechanic..." - The Humor of Star Trek
  • Spock poster
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4 1 December 1976
  • "Journey to Babel": A Critique
  • The Super Aliens of Star Trek
  • Kirk and Kang poster
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5 1 January 1977
  • Planet Vulcan: 9003 Vulcan Years
  • The Spock Interview
  • Inside a Vulcan Mind
  • Spock and his lute poster
STGPB05
6 1 February 1977
  • "Amok Time": A Critique
  • The Art of Star Trek
  • Phasers! Tricorders! And More
  • Poster: Shore Leave bridge crew
STGPB06
7 1 March 1977
  • For the Love of Jim (Kirk's women)
  • Ship's Captain: A Character Analysis of James T. Kirk
  • "The Enemy Within": A Critique
  • Kirk poster
STGPB07
8 1 April 1977
  • The Medical Technology of Star Trek
  • The McCoy Interview
  • McCoy's Medical Miracles
  • Kirk, McCoy, Rand poster
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9 1 May 1977 STGPB09
10 1 June 1977 STGPB10
11 1 July 1977 STGPB11
12 1 August 1977 STGPB12
13 1 September 1977 STGPB13
14 1 October 1977 STGPB14
15 10 January 1978
  • Allan Asherman: The Conscience of the King
  • The Nonhumanoid Aliens of Star Trek
  • Mr. Sulu: Evolution of a Very Human Helmsman
  • Poster: "The Squire of Gothos" Kirk and Sulu
STGPB15
16 21 February 1978
  • "Mirror, Mirror": A Critique
  • Star Fleet Imperialism?
  • Lights... Cameras... Cameras... Star Trek!
STGPB16
17 4 April 1978
  • "Space Seed": A Critique
  • With Trek to Eternity
  • The Costumes of Star Trek
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Star Trek Magazines
Collections Giant Poster BookStardateStarDriveStarlogThe Official Fan Club MagazineThe Official Fan Club of the UK MagazineCommunicatorFact FilesThe MagazineMagazineComicFinal FrontierThe Collector's EditionTOS - The Collector's EditionTNG MagazineOfficial TNG MagazineTNG - The Official Poster MagazineOfficial DS9 MagazineDS9 - The Official Poster MagazineOfficial VOY MagazineThe Official Starships CollectionModiphiaExplorerStarships Die Cast CollectionThe Starship Library
Single Issues The Motion Picture - Giant Poster BookThe Motion Picture - Novel Pin-up Poster BookThe Wrath of Khan - The Official Movie MagazineThe Wrath of Khan - Official Movie Poster MagazineThe Search for Spock - The Official Movie MagazineThe Search for Spock - Poster MagazineThe Voyage Home - The Official Movie MagazineThe Voyage Home - The Official Poster MagazineThe Final Frontier - The Official Movie MagazineThe Undiscovered Country - The Official Movie MagazineGenerations - Official Movie Souvenir MagazineGenerations - The Official Poster MagazineFirst Contact - Official Movie Souvenir MagazineFirst Contact - The Official Poster MagazineInsurrection - Official Movie Souvenir Magazine

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