Established in 1993 , the fan club was operated by Absolute Licensing and Wholestone Ltd. while Tim Gaskill served as its manager and the editor of its magazine. The original membership package consisted of a quarterly magazine, a pin badge with a different design each year, and a membership card which provided a 10% discount at Forbidden Planet and other comic retailers. During a 1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation cross-promotion, free copies of the fan club's magazine were featured at Pizza Hut restaurants throughout the UK.