Issue Details

Issue	#7
Published	March 1984
Cover Price	$1.95
Pages	36
Editing	Ken Steacy
Notes	Published monthly by William P. Marks, Vortex Magazine, Canada.

Cover Details - "Vortex"

Genre	science fiction; humor
Pencils	Jaime Hernandez
Inks	Jamie Hernandez

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

Synopsis	Table of contents for this issue Vol. 1, #7, March 1984.
Pencils	Bob Jacques
Inks	Bob Jacques
Letters	typeset

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

Synopsis	Ken Steacy discusses his new position as editor for Vortex Magazine and his opinion on the new series Mister X.
Script	Ken Steacy
Letters	typeset

9 page story "Return of the Zzik"

Characters	Franky; Kitten
Synopsis	The Zzik have announced they are returning to Earth to negotiate a business deal. They want to buy half the moon or something.
Genre	Science Fiction; Humor
Script	Gilbert Hernandez
Pencils	Gilbert Hernandez
Inks	Gilbert Hernandez

5 page story "Studio II"

Characters	Machine Rock; Ken Spacey; Bill Sparks
Genre	Satire
Script	Jeffrey Morgan
Pencils	Jeffrey Morgan
Inks	Jeffrey Morgan
Letters	Jeffrey Morgan
Editing	Jeffrey Morgan
Notes	Satire on the trials and tribulations of comic book publishing.

15 page Jean-Paul; Franz story "The Big Bad Steppenwolf and the 3 Little Pigs in 1"

Genre	Funny Animals
Script	John Van Bruggen
Pencils	Anthony Van Bruggen
Inks	John Van Bruggen
Letters	Thom Grignon
Notes	A bizarre adaptation of the story of the Three Little Pigs.

1 page letters page "Mailstrom"

Notes

Fan letters from Mark Shainblum, Ed Black, Lou Stathis and Jay Kennedy.

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Promotional Advertisements"

Notes

In-house advertisements: Mister X Sighted (comic book Vortex Magazine); We're Gonna Go Way Out! (subscription promo, Vortex Magazine)