Issue Details

Issue	V5#4
Published	July 1981
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	2.00 USD
Pages	100
Editing	Leonard Mogel; Julie Simmons-Lynch (executive)

Cover Details - "Exhausted!"

Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Chris Moore (painting)
Inks	Chris Moore (painting)
Colors	Chris Moore (painting)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Wraparound cover image.

1 page advertisement "Yesterday's Lily"

Genre	sword and sorcery
Pencils	Jeffrey Jones (painting)
Inks	Jeffrey Jones (painting)
Colors	Jeffrey Jones (painting)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Advertisement for Jeffrey Jones' book Yesterday's Lily.

3 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Heavy Metal"

Pencils	Chris Achilleos (painting)
Inks	Chris Achilleos (painting)
Colors	Chris Achilleos (painting)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Advertisement for the Heavy Metal Movie.

1 page credits "Contents"

Genre	Occult
Pencils	Matthew Quayle (painting)
Inks	Matthew Quayle (painting)
Colors	Matthew Quayle (painting)
Notes	Contents page with illustration spanning to next page/editorial page.

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Editorial"

Script	Brad Balfour
Pencils	Matthew Quayle (painting)
Inks	Matthew Quayle (painting)
Colors	Matthew Quayle (painting)
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Editorial page with illustration spanning to previous page/contents page.

Half page letters page "Chain Mail"

Letters

Typeset

7 page text article "The Richard Corben Interview"

Script	Brad Balfour
Pencils	Richard Corben
Inks	Richard Corben
Colors	Richard Corben
Letters	Typeset

10 page story "Bloodstar"

Genre	sword and sorcery
Script	Robert E. Howard (original story); John Pocsik (adaptation); John Jakes (adaptation)
Pencils	Richard Corben
Inks	Richard Corben
Colors	Richard Corben
Letters	Richard Corben

6 page story "Tex Arcana (Part 5)"

Genre	Horror
Script	John Findley
Pencils	John Findley (signed)
Inks	John Findley
Letters	John Findley

3 page text story "The Blue Air Compressor"

Script	Stephen King
Pencils	Walter Simonson (signed)
Inks	Walter Simonson
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Text story with illustrated first page.

12 page story "Firaz"

Genre	fantasy
Script	Philippe Druillet
Pencils	Monsieur Picotto
Inks	Monsieur Picotto

11 page story "Outland"

Genre	science fiction
Script	Peter Hyams (original story); Jim Steranko (adaptation)
Pencils	Jim Steranko
Inks	Jim Steranko
Colors	Jim Steranko ?
Letters	Jim Steranko ?

7 page story "The Immortals' Fete"

Genre	science fiction
Script	Enki Bilal
Pencils	Enki Bilal
Inks	Enki Bilal

8 page story "Paradise"

Genre	science fiction
Script	Vicente Alcazar (signed)
Pencils	Vicente Alcazar (signed)
Inks	Vicente Alcazar(signed)
Letters	Vincente Alcazar ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Heavy Metal Magazine"

Pencils	Chris Achilleos
Inks	Chris Achilleos
Colors	Chris Achilleos
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Advertisement for a subscription to Heavy Metal Magazine.

4 page story "Whoodoo The Voodoo?"

Genre	Horror
Script	Philippe Cazaumayou [as Caza signed / dated 1977 ]
Pencils	Philippe Cazaumayou [as Caza signed / dated 1977 ]
Inks	Philippe Cazaumayou

2 page Dossier text article

Script	Daphne Davis; Julie Simmons- Lynch; Brad Balfour; Lou Stathis
Letters	Typeset

8 page Cody Starbuck story "Dax Prometheus (Part 3)"

Genre	science fiction
Script	Howard Chaykin
Pencils	Howard Chaykin (painting)
Inks	Howard Chaykin (painting)
Colors	Howard Chaykin (painting)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Heavy Metal Collector's Items"

Pencils	Grass Green (signed)
Inks	Grass Green
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Advertisement for back issues and binder for Heavy Metal Magazine.

4 page Rock Opera story "Hey, Wendy--..."

Genre	satire
Script	Rod Kierkegaard
Pencils	Rod Kierkegaard
Inks	Rod Kierkegaard
Colors	Rod Kierkegaard
Letters	Rod Kierkegaard

Half page story "The Bus"

Genre	humor
Script	Paul Kirchner
Pencils	Paul Kirchner
Inks	Paul Kirchner
Letters	Paul Kirchner

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Heavy Metal T-Shirt"

Pencils	Arthur Suydam
Inks	Arthur Suydam
Colors	Arthur Suydam
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Advertisement for Heavy Metal T-shirts.