Issue Details

Issue	V3#8
Published	December 1979
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	1.50 USD
Pages	100
Editing	Ted White

Cover Details - "He's Comin' to Town"

Genre	Science Fiction
Pencils	Richard Lon Cohen; John Townley (painted)
Inks	Richard Lon Cohen; John Townley (painted)
Colors	Richard Lon Cohen; John Townley (painted)

1 page credits "Contents"

Genre	Fantasy
Pencils	Curtis King (painted)
Inks	Curtis King (painted)
Colors	Curtis King (painted)
Notes	Contents page with illustration.

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

Genre	fantasy
Pencils	Curtis King
Inks	Curtis King
Colors	Curtis King
Notes	Editorial text with mirror image of illustration from contents page.

2 page story "Midnight Feast"

Genre	Fantasy
Script	Reveillon
Pencils	Reveillon
Inks	Reveillon
Colors	Reveillon
Reprinted	From METAL HURLANT

1 page story "Combing Out the Kinks!"

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Stephen Stiles
Pencils	Stephen Stiles
Inks	Stephen Stiles
Letters	Stephen Stiles

7 page Suburban Scenes story "Welcome to Cityville 2"

Genre	Fantasy
Script	Philippe Cazaumayou [as Caza]
Pencils	Philippe Cazaumayou [as Caza]
Inks	Philippe Cazaumayou [as Caza]
Colors	Philippe Cazaumayou [as Caza]
Reprinted	From METAL HURLANT

5 page story "After the Fall"

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Serge Clerc
Pencils	Serge Clerc
Inks	Serge Clerc
Reprinted	From METAL HURLANT

4 page character profile "Giants"

Genre	Fantasy
Script	Sarah Teale
Pencils	Julek Heller (painted); Carolyn Scrace (painted); Juan Wijngaard (painted)
Inks	Julek Heller (painted); Carolyn Scrace (painted); Juan Wijngaard (painted)
Colors	Julek Heller (painted); Carolyn Scrace (painted); Juan Wijngaard (painted)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Excerpt from the book published by Harry Abrams (same book "family" as "Faeries" and "Gnomes").

7 page text story "Santa Claus vs. S.P.I.D.E.R."

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Harlan Ellison
Pencils	Gahan Wilson (painted)
Inks	Gahan Wilson (painted)
Colors	Gahan Wilson (painted)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Includes a ten-years-later introduction.
Reprinted	From the collection "The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World".

1 page story "Work and Win"

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Stephen Stiles
Pencils	Stephen Stiles
Inks	Stephen Stiles
Letters	Stephen Stiles

9 page story "The Story of Rowlf"

Genre	Fantasy
Script	Richard Corben
Pencils	Richard Corben
Inks	Richard Corben
Colors	Richard Corben
Letters	typeset
Notes	Part 2 of 3

3 page story "On the Side of the Highway"

Genre	Fantasy
Script	Christian Harold
Pencils	Christian Harold
Inks	Christian Harold
Reprinted	From METAL HURLANT

2 page Galactic Geographic text story "Noron Edition"

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Karl B. Kofoed
Pencils	Karl B. Kofoed (painted)
Inks	Karl B. Kofoed (painted)
Colors	Karl B. Kofoed (painted)
Letters	typeset

8 page story "Fomalhaut"

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Montxo Algora
Pencils	Montxo Algora (painted)
Inks	Montxo Algora (painted)
Colors	Montxo Algora (painted)
Letters	Montxo Algora

6 page story "Pau Pele Pau Mano"

Genre	Fantasy
Script	Trina Robbins
Pencils	Trina Robbins
Inks	Trina Robbins
Colors	Trina Robbins
Letters	Tom Orzechowski

3 page story "A Tale of Christmas"

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

3 page text article "Gnomes: The True Inside Story"

Genre	Fantasy
Script	Luck; Flaw
Pencils	Luck; Flaw
Inks	Luck; Flaw
Colors	Luck; Flaw
Letters	typeset
Notes	A look at the darker side of the Gnomes' world with illustrations.

3 page story "December 24th, 11:55 p.m."

Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Phil Manoeuvre
Pencils	Al Voss
Inks	Al Voss
Reprinted	From METAL HURLANT

3 page story "Slim Kentucky"

Genre	Fantasy
Script	Luc Cornillon
Pencils	Luc Cornillon
Inks	Luc Cornillon
Colors	Luc Cornillon
Reprinted	From METAL HURLANT

9 page story "Christmas Carol"

Genre	Horror
Script	Arthur Suydam
Pencils	Arthur Suydam
Inks	Arthur Suydam
Letters	Arthur Suydam
Reprinted	in Demon Dreams (Pacific Comics, 1984 series) #1 (February 1984) [with color added]; in Mammoth Book Of Best Horror Comics, The (Running Press Book Publishers, 2008 series) #nn

1 page(?) illustration "Sweet Dreams"

Genre	Science Fiction
Pencils	Thomas Warkentin (painted)
Inks	Thomas Warkentin (painted)
Colors	Thomas Warkentin (painted)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Image on back cover with an abreviated list of contents of this issue.