Issue Details

Issue	V3#5
Published	September 1979
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	1.50 USD
Pages	100
Editing	Sean Kelly; Valerie Marchant

Cover Details - "Love Hurts"

Genre	Science Fiction
Pencils	Jim Cherry (painted)
Inks	Jim Cherry (painted)
Colors	Jim Cherry (painted)

1 page credits "Contents"

Genre	Fantasy
Pencils	Romas Kukalis (painted)
Inks	Romas Kukalis (painted)
Colors	Romas Kukalis (painted)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Contents page with illustration.

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

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Sean Kelly
Pencils	Phil Trumbo
Inks	Phil Trumbo
Colors	Phil Trumbo
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Introductory text with illustration.

4 page story "Soft Landing"

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Dan O'Bannon
Pencils	Thomas Warkentin (painted)
Inks	Thomas Warkentin (painted)
Colors	Thomas Warkentin (painted)
Notes	Adapted into the opening sequence of the first Heavy Metal movie.

6 page story "The Doll"

Genre	Fantasy
Script	J. K. Potter
Pencils	J. K. Potter (painted)
Inks	J. K. Potter (painted)
Colors	J. K. Potter (painted)

2 page The Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius story "Things are going badly on the second level"

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Jean Giraud [as Moebius]
Pencils	Jean Giraud [as Moebius]
Inks	Jean Giraud [as Moebius]
Notes	Part 28 of 32.
Reprinted	From METAL HURLANT

6 page story "Only Connect - The Spirit of the Game"

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Alias
Pencils	Alias
Inks	Alias
Notes	Continues as sequence 16.
Reprinted	From METAL HURLANT

1 page Buck Rogers illustration "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century"

Genre	Science Fiction
Pencils	Gray Morrow
Inks	Gray Morrow
Notes	Title page for following sequence.

8 page Buck Rogers story "On the Moon of Madness!"

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Jim Lawrence
Pencils	Gray Morrow
Inks	Gray Morrow
Notes	Apparently a preview of a longer work. Art is signed by both Lawrence and Morrow.

2 page story "Rising to the Occasion"

Genre	Fantasy
Script	Kenneth Smith
Pencils	Kenneth Smith
Inks	Kenneth Smith
Letters	Kenneth Smith

4 page A Metallic Tale story "Little Red V-3"

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Dominique He
Pencils	Dominique He
Inks	Dominique He
Reprinted	From METAL HURLANT

4 page text story "The Grail War"

Genre	Fantasy
Script	Richard Monaco
Pencils	Marcus Boas (painted)
Inks	Marcus Boas (painted)
Colors	Marcus Boas (painted)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Text story exerpt from a novel with illustrations.

13 page story "Elvis"

Genre	Fantasy
Script	Francois Thomas
Pencils	Francois Thomas
Inks	Francois Thomas
Colors	Francois Thomas
Letters	Francois Thomas

Half page The Bus story

Genre	Fantasy
Script	Paul Kirchner
Pencils	Paul Kirchner
Inks	Paul Kirchner

3 page text story "A World Between"

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Norman Spinrad
Pencils	Donald Brautigan (painted)
Inks	Donald Brautigan (painted)
Colors	Donald Brautigan (painted)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Text story excerpt from the book with full page illustration.

11 page Elric of Melnibone story "Elric of Melnibone"

Genre	Fantasy
Script	Michael Moorcock
Pencils	Frank Brunner (painted)
Inks	Frank Brunner (painted)
Colors	Frank Brunner (painted)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Part 1 of 2. Part 2 appears in the 11/79 issue. Adapted from the original text story.

6 page story "Only Connect - The Spirit of the Game"

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Alias
Pencils	Alias
Inks	Alias
Notes	Continued from sequence 6.
Reprinted	from METAL HURLANT

2 page The Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius story "Jerry Cornelius uses his super powers to escape the raving mob"

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Jean Giraud [as Moebius]
Pencils	Jean Giraud [as Moebius]
Inks	Jean Giraud [as Moebius]
Notes	Part 29 of 32.
Reprinted	From METAL HURLANT

8 page story "Telefield Episode 6"

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Sergio Macedo
Pencils	Sergio Macedo (painted)
Inks	Sergio Macedo (painted)
Colors	Sergio Macedo (painted)
Notes	Part 6 of 6. Part 5 appears in the 7/79 issue.
Reprinted	From METAL HURLANT

5 page story "Shelter"

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Chantal Montellier
Pencils	Chantal Montellier
Inks	Chantal Montellier
Letters	Typeset
Reprinted	From METAL HURLANT

1 page illustration

Genre	Fantasy
Pencils	Val Mayerik (painted)
Inks	Val Mayerik (painted)
Colors	Val Mayerik (painted)
Notes	Image on back cover.