Issue Details

Issue	V2#8
Published	December 1978
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	1.50 USD
Pages	100
Editing	Sean Kelly; Valerie Marchant; Julie Simmons (managing)

Cover Details - "The Second Experiment"

Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Peter A. Jones (painting)
Inks	Peter A. Jones (painting)
Colors	Peter A. Jones (painting)

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "...Verily"

Pencils	Phil Trumbo
Inks	Phil Trumbo
Colors	Phil Trumbo
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Text introduction with illustrated header.

1 page Barbarella: The Moon Child advertisement "Barbarella's Born Again!"

Genre	Science Fiction
Pencils	Jean-Claude Forest
Inks	Jean-Claude Forest
Notes	Ad for Barbarella: The Moon Child book from Heavy Metal Books.

8 page New Tales Of The Arabian Nights story "Sinbad In The Land Of The Jinn"

Genre	sword and sorcery
Script	Jan Strnad
Pencils	Richard Corben
Inks	Richard Corben
Colors	Richard Corben
Letters	Richard Corben ?

4 page Hit Man story "Episode No. 1: The Thousandth Contract"

Genre	humor
Script	Jean Giraud [as Moebius]
Pencils	Jean Giraud [as Moebius]
Inks	Jean Giraud [as Moebius]

8 page Hit Man story "Episode No. 2: The Fury Of Vengeance"

Genre	humor
Script	Jean Giraud [as Moebius]
Pencils	Jean Giraud [as Moebius]
Inks	Jean Giraud [as Moebius]

4 page story "Exquiste Corpses"

Genre	funny animal
Script	Phil Trumbo (signed)
Pencils	Phil Trumbo (signed)
Inks	Phil Trumbo
Colors	Phil Trumbo

2 page story "The Sign"

Genre	science fiction
Script	Lawrence Shell
Pencils	Alfredo Alcala
Inks	Alfredo Alcala

1 page Heavy Metal Magazine advertisement "What does it all mean?"

Letters	Typeset
Notes	Ad for subscription to Heavy Metal Magazine.

4 page Orion story "As The Witch Queen of Xansra Dies At The Hands Of..."

Genre	sword and sorcery
Script	Gray Morrow
Pencils	Gray Morrow
Inks	Gray Morrow
Colors	Gray Morrow ?
Letters	Gray Morrow ?

10 page story "Exterminator 17"

Genre	science fiction
Script	Jean-Pierre Dionnet
Pencils	Enki Bilal
Inks	Enki Bilal

2 page Heavy Metal Calendar 1979 advertisement "Time Machine"

Pencils	Jean Giraud [as Moebius]; Richard Corben; Joe Jusko; Phillipe Druillet; Alex Nino; Tom Barber; Clyde Caldwell; Michael William Kaluta; George Smith; Matthew Quayle
Inks	Jean Giraud [as Moebius]; Richard Corben; Joe Jusko; Phillipe Druillet; Alex Nino; Tom Barber; Clyde Caldwell; Michael William Kaluta; George Smith; Matthew Quayle
Colors	Richard Corben; Joe Jusko; Phillipe Druillet; Moebius; Alex Nino; Tom Barber; Clyde Caldwell; Michael William Kaluta; George Smith; Matthew Quayle
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Ad for 1979 Heavy Metal Magazine Calendar.

6 page story "Gail"

Genre	sword and sorcery
Script	Philippe Druillet
Pencils	Philippe Druillet
Inks	Philippe Druillet

1 page More Than Human advertisement "What the Mind May Conceive - Let the Eye Behold!"

Pencils	Alex Nino
Inks	Alex Nino
Colors	Alex Nino
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Ad for More Than Human book.

8 page story "Off-Season"

Genre	science fiction
Script	Elisabeth Salomon [as Zha]
Pencils	Nicole Claveloux
Inks	Nicole Claveloux

13 page story "Tarot"

Genre	occult
Script	Paul Kirchner
Pencils	Paul Kirchner
Inks	Paul Kirchner
Colors	Paul Kirchner
Letters	Paul Kirchner

2 page The Airtight Garage Of Jerry Cornelius story

Genre	science fiction
Script	Jean Giraud [as Moebius]
Pencils	Jean Giraud [as Moebius]
Inks	Jean Giraud [as Moebius]

1 page story "The Colored Lights And Frequent Electrical Fires Attract A Certain Primitive Animal"

Genre	occult
Script	Ben Katchor (signed)
Pencils	Ben Katchor (signed)
Inks	Ben Katchor (signed)
Colors	Ben Katchor
Letters	Ben Katchor

8 page So Beautiful And So Dangerous story "Mankind Has Taken A Giant Leap (Episode III)"

Genre	science fiction; humor
Script	Angus McKie
Pencils	Angus McKie (painting)
Inks	Angus McKie (painting)
Colors	Angus McKie (painting)
Letters	Angus McKie

5 page story "The Development Of An Intergalactic Corporation: A Treatise"

Genre	science fiction; humor
Script	Bob Aull
Pencils	Bob Aull
Inks	Bob Aull
Letters	Bob Aull

1 page Heavy Metal T-Shirt advertisement

Pencils	Gray Morrow
Inks	Gray Morrow
Colors	Gray Morrow
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Ad for T-shirt with the Heavy Metal logo on it.

1 page illustration "In Dolly's Dreams"

Genre	occult
Pencils	Michael William Kaluta (painting)
Inks	Michael William Kaluta (painting)
Colors	Michael William Kaluta (painting)
Notes	Image on back cover.