Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	February 1994
Cover Price	3.95 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Gary Carlson; Edward DeGeorge

Cover Details - "DR. WEIRD SPECIAL"

Genre	Occult; Super-hero
Pencils	Jim Starlin
Inks	Jim Starlin
Colors	Bill Maus
Notes	Cover done in 1990.

4 page Doctor Weird story "THE MIRACLE"

Characters	Dr. Weird
Genre	Occult; Super-hero
Script	Jim Starlin
Pencils	Jim Starlin
Inks	Howard Keltner
Colors	b&w
Letters	Howard Keltner
Reprinted	from STAR-STUDDED COMICS #18 (Texas Trio, Summer 1972)

8 page Doctor Weird story "THE ORIGIN OF DR. WEIRD"

Characters	Dr. Weird
Genre	Occult; Super-hero
Script	Howard Keltner (story); Jim Starlin (adaptation)
Pencils	Jim Starlin
Inks	Howard Keltner
Colors	b&w
Letters	Howard Keltner
Notes	Retelling of story from STAR-STUDDED COMICS #1 (September 1963).
Reprinted	from FANTASTIC EXPLOITS #16 (Texas Trio, early 1970)

2 page text article "An Interview with Howard Keltner"

Script	Edward DeGeorge
Colors	b&w
Letters	typeset

1 page Doctor Weird cover reprint (on interior page) "Journey Into The Mystic Real Of The Supernatural With"

Genre	Occult; Super-hero
Pencils	Jim Starlin
Inks	Howard Keltner
Colors	b&w
Letters	Howard Keltner
Reprinted	from Dr. Weird (Texas Trio, 1970 series) #1 (Fall 1970)

1 page Doctor Weird text article "Eerie Emanations from the Editor"

Synopsis	Editorial detailing Dr. Weird's previous appearances in STAR-STUDDED COMICS #1, 4-11, 15-16 (Texas Trio, September 1963-November 1969). Dr. Weird is referred to as "The Golden Ghost", "The Mystic Marauder", "The Master Of The Macabre", "The Phantom Protector".
Script	Texas Trio
Pencils	Jim Starlin
Inks	Howard Keltner
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Dr. Weird created by Howard Keltner in 1941!
Reprinted	from Dr. Weird (Texas Trio, 1970 series) #1 (Fall 1970) [excerpt]

12 page Doctor Weird story "ONLY KIDS ARE AFRAID OF THE DARK!"

Characters	Saagael, Prince Of Demons
Genre	Occult; Super-hero
Script	George R. R. Martin
Pencils	Jim Starlin
Inks	Howard Keltner
Letters	Howard Keltner
Notes	Retelling of a text story by Howard Keltner from STAR-STUDDED COMICS #10 (Texas Trio, Winter 1967). Dr. Weird's last previous appearance in FANTASTIC EXPLOITS #16 (publisher unknown, early 1970).
Reprinted	from DR. WEIRD #1 (Texas Trio, Fall 1970)

2 page text article "An Interview with Howard Keltner"

Script	Edward DeGeorge
Letters	typeset

8 page Doctor Weird story "THE SWORD AND THE SPIDER!"

Characters	Urrathon of the Grinning Skull (villain); Demonreaver (enchanted sword)
Genre	Occult; Super-hero
Script	George R. R. Martin
Pencils	Jim Starlin
Inks	Howard Keltner
Letters	Howard Keltner
Notes	Part 1 of 2.
Reprinted	from DR. WEIRD #1 (Texas Trio, Fall 1970)

1 page Doctor Weird text article "The Demon Prince Mythos"

Genre	Occult; Super-hero
Script	George R. R. Martin
Letters	typeset
Notes	continuity notes by George R. R. Martin

1 page Doctor Weird cover reprint (on interior page) "The Endless Ones!"

Genre	Occult; Super-hero
Pencils	Jim Starlin; Howard Keltner
Inks	Howard Keltner
Colors	b&w
Letters	Howard Keltner
Reprinted	from DR. WEIRD #2 (Texas Trio, Fall 1971)

20 page Doctor Weird story "THE ENDLESS ONES"

Characters	Demonreaver (enchanted sword); Mortis, the Dark Lord (villain); Fata, Daughter Of Harmony And Order; The Oracle; The Valyrie Maid
Genre	Occult; Super-hero
Script	Margaret Gemignani (plot); Howard Keltner (dialogue)
Pencils	Jim Starlin
Inks	Howard Keltner; Jim Starlin (pg 2 panel 5, pg 7 panel 4, pg 10-13)
Letters	Howard Keltner
Notes	Part 2 of 2. George R.R. Martin intended this story to continue in a several-issue epic, but the continuation never materialized. Dr. Weird next appears in STAR-STUDDED COMICS #18 (Texas Trio, Summer 1972)
Reprinted	from DR. WEIRD #2 (Texas Trio, Fall 1971)

3 page Doctor Weird text story "The Dark Crown"

Genre	Occult; Super-hero
Script	George R. R. Martin
Letters	typeset
Notes	the plot for an unused Dr. Weird story

1 page Doctor Weird text article "Dr. Weird Checklist"

Genre	fact
Letters	typeset
Notes	checklist of Dr. Weird stories, 1963-1993