Dreadstar (1982 Marvel/Epic) comic books
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Issue #1
Published November 1982 by Marvel/Epic.$1.00$0.80A summary of the origin of Vanth Dreadstar and how he came to the planet Caldor and what happened afterwards that caused him to form a team against the evil Lord High Papal and the powerful Instrumentality in "The Quest." Back cover is a full-color pinup of the evil Lord High Papal. Script and art by Jim Starlin. Published by First Comics beginning with # 27. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #2
Published January 1983 by Marvel/Epic.$1.30$1.00$0.80To find out why Willow, the cybernetic telepath on Dreadstar's team, can't reach her full potential, Syzygy mystically bonds their psyches and transports the two of them to a plane of psychic energy and finds out the truth in "Willow's Story." Back cover is a full color pinup of Dreadstar. Script and art by Jim Starlin. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #3
Published March 1983 by Marvel/Epic.$1.30$1.00$0.80Dreadstar and his team go through an elaborate plan to obtain a tele-drive but the Lord High Papal will go to great lengths to stop them in "Holocaust." Back cover is a full color pinup of Syzygy. Script and art by Jim Starlin. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #4
Published May 1983 by Marvel/Epic.$1.30$1.00$0.80With the Monarchy losing its battle against the Lord High Papal and the powerful Instrumentality, Dreadstar visits King Gregzor and is asked to help in finding an assassin stalking the king in "The Hand of Darkness." First appearance of the mysterious Z. Back cover is a full color pinup of Oedi. Script and art by Jim Starlin. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #5
Published July 1983 by Marvel/Epic.$1.30$1.00In "The Commune," Syzygy, Oedi and Skeevo visit the Commune to do some business and come face to face with the assassin Tuetun. And it turns into a battle of wits between Tuetun and Oedi, of which, in Oedi's words: "I doubt ol' two ton has the ammunition for such an encounter." Inside back cover has a comedic photo feature with Jim Starlin. Back cover is a full color pinup of Skeevo. Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Al Milgrom. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #6
Published September 1983 by Marvel/Epic.$1.10$0.90Dreadstar and his team unleash Plan M which includes a mysterious leader known only as Maxilon in "Siege." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Josef Rubinstein. Issue also has The Interstellar Toybox in "One-War Over Easy" by Berni Wrightson. Inside back cover is a "How to Write and Draw Comics Good" comedic photo feature. Back cover is a full color Wrightson pinup. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #7
Published November 1983 by Marvel/Epic.$1.10When Dreadstar goes alone to try discover one of the Instrumentality's most closely guarded secrets, the Lord High Papal has a deadly trap waiting for him in "Mindtrap." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Josef Rubinstein. Issue also has The Interstellar Toybox in "Devolutionary-Dilemma" by Berni Wrightson. Inside back cover is a "How to Write and Draw Comics Good" comedic photo feature. Back cover is a full color pinup of Willow. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #8
Published January 1984 by Marvel/Epic.$1.00$0.80Lord High Papal and the mysterious Z form an alliance as Oedi goes alone on an undercover mission into the enemy's camp and Dreadstar tells his team who he thinks the mysterious Z really is in "Betrayal." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Kim De Mulder. Inside back cover is a "How to Write and Draw Comics Good" comedic photo feature. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #9
Published March 1984 by Marvel/Epic.$1.10$0.90As the Instrumentality attacks Jewelworld, Dreadstar seeks out the mysterious Z and learns his secret in "Confrontation." Script and art by Jim Starlin. Inside back cover is a "How to Write and Draw Comics Good" comedic photo feature. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #10
Published April 1984 by Marvel/Epic.$1.60$1.20$0.80Dreadstar goes on a rampage in the final battle against Z in "Maniac." Script and art by Jim Starlin. . Inside back cover is a "How to Write and Draw Comics Good" comedic photo feature. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #11
Published June 1984 by Marvel/Epic.$1.60$1.20$0.80The origin of the High Lord Papal, Dreadstar's deadliest enemy, is revealed in "Origin." Script and art by Jim Starlin Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #12
Published July 1984 by Marvel/Epic.$2.00$1.60$1.20While seeking a doctor to treat Oedi's injuries and join their team on the planet Falstarro, the group runs into Tueton (from issue #5), who is determined to get revenge in "Slasher!" Script and art by Jim Starlin. Inside back cover is a "How to Write and Draw Comics Good" comedic photo feature. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #13
Published August 1984 by Marvel/Epic.$1.60$1.20$0.80A secret about Syzgy is revealed, Skeeve tells about his youth and Willow learns of new foes in "Bad Dreams." Script and art by Jim Starlin. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #14
Published October 1984 by Marvel/Epic.$2.00$1.60$1.20It's a battle to death when Dreadstar versus the Lord High Papal and the rest of Dreadstar's team fights Infra Red and Ultra Violet in "Resolution." Script and art by Jim Starlin. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #15
Published November 1984 by Marvel/Epic.$1.80$1.40$0.90As Dreadstar slips into death, his friends and teammates try to figure out how to save him in "The Power." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Sam De La Rosa. Inside back cover is a "How to Write and Draw Comics Good" comedic photo feature. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #16
Published December 1984 by Marvel/Epic.$1.80$1.40Dreadstar goes it alone against the forces of the Instrumentality on Plorexus in order to test his new powers in "The Test." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Sam De La Rosa. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #17
Published February 1985 by Marvel/Epic.$1.60$1.20Willow thinks about her troubled past and when she spots something in a video that Oedi obtained, she sets out for "Revenge." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Sam De La Rosa. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #18
Published April 1985 by Marvel/Epic.$1.80$1.40As Dreadstar forms an alliance against the Instrumentality, he and his teammates can come to only one conclusion: one of them is a traitor in "A Traitor Within." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Sam De La Rosa. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #19
Published June 1985 by Marvel/Epic.$1.80$1.40$0.90Dreadstar and his teammates infiltrate the enemy's camp. But the enemy is ready for them and the Lord High Papal has a new team preparing to deal with them in "…Trap!" Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Sam De La Rosa Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #20
Published August 1985 by Marvel/Epic.$1.80In the battle in the enemy's camp, one of Dreadstar's team does not make it out in "The Fallen Hero." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Sam De La Rosa. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #21
Published October 1985 by Marvel/Epic.$2.10$1.60$1.00After the death of one of their teammates, Dreadstar and his team try to escape as Instrumentality destroyers pursue them in "Blowout." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Sam De La Rosa. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #22
Published December 1985 by Marvel/Epic.$2.10$1.60When the Lord High Papal's special team closes in, Dreadstar and his teammates must separate and each go it alone and Willow recalls how she met Doctor Delphi in "The Hunted." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Sam De La Rosa. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #23
Published February 1986 by Marvel/Epic.$3.20$2.40$1.60The Lord High Papal's special team that was assembled to hunt down Dreadstar and his teammates strikes and in the end, only Willow is left to fight in "Hunters!" Script and art by Jim Starlin. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #24
Published April 1986 by Marvel/Epic.$3.30$2.60$2.00$1.30Alone and pursued by the Lord High Papal's special team on a planet, Willow must battle Monalo in "Violation." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Jim Sherman. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #25
Published June 1986 by Marvel/Epic.$4.00$3.20$2.40$1.60Captured and brought back to the planet Altarix, Dreadstar and his teammates are prepared for an Instrumentality trial but Mezlo is up to something in "…Trial." Script and art by Jim Starlin. Cover price $1.50.
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Issue #26
Published August 1986 by Marvel/Epic.$4.70The Instrumentality condemns and sentences Dreadstar and his team to death by atomic explosion but Dreadstar has a plan in "The Execution." Script and art by Jim Starlin. Last issue of Dreadstar published by Marvel. Issues 27 and on were published by First Comics. Cover price $1.50.
