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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published March 1975
Cover Price 1.00 USD
Pages 84
Editing Roy Thomas; Gerry Conway (Associate Editor); Marv Wolfman (Consulting Editor); Len Wein (Consulting Editor)
Notes Planets in background added by Thomas see The Studio book for the original version type.

Cover Details - "War Toy"

Genre war; science fiction
Pencils Michael William Kaluta (signed) (painted)
Inks Michael William Kaluta (signed) (painted)
Colors Michael William Kaluta (signed) (painted)
Letters typeset
Notes Planets in background added by Thomas see The Studio book for the original version type.

1 page illustration "untitled"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Alex Nino [as AN]
Inks Alex Nino [as AN]
Notes Inside front cover.
Reprinted from The Hannes Bok Memorial Showcase of Fantasy Art (Sisu, 1974 series) #nn.

1 page credits "Contents"

Pencils Bruce Jones (illo)
Inks Bruce Jones (illo)
Letters typeset

1 page text article "The Shape Of Things That Came"

Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Rick Bryant (illo) (signed)
Inks Rick Bryant (illo) (signed)
Letters typeset

3 page story "Prologue"

Genre science fiction
Script Tony Isabella
Pencils Frank Brunner
Inks Klaus Janson

12 page story "War Toy"

Genre science fiction
Script Tony Isabella
Pencils George Perez
Inks Rico Rival
Letters Ray Holloway?
Reprinted in Marvel Preview (Marvel, 1975 series) #20 (Winter 1980)

4 page text article "There Are No Yesterdays!"

Script Denny O'Neil (interviewer); Alfred Bester (interviewed)
Pencils Rick Bryant (pp.22-23) (signed); Steve Harper (p.24) [as H.]; Stanley Pitt (p.25) (signed)
Inks Rick Bryant (pp.22-23) (signed); Steve Harper (p.24) [as H.]; Stanley Pitt (p.25) (signed)
Letters typeset; ?
Notes Alfred Bester interview, with one page from his Australian comic strip adaptation of The Stars My Destination.

6 page story "Adam... And No Eve"

Genre science fiction
Script Alfred Bester (Original Story); Denny O'Neil (Adaptation)
Pencils Frank Robbins
Inks Jim Mooney
Letters Artie Simek
Notes Adaptation of Alfred Bester's story.

4 page story "The Hunter And The Hunted"

Genre science fiction
Script Michael William Kaluta (signed)
Pencils Michael William Kaluta (signed)
Inks Michael William Kaluta (signed)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from Abyss (Abyss, 1970) #nn.

4 page text article "Science Fiction, Fans, And The Hugo (Not Necessarily in That Order"

Script Don Thompson
Pencils ? (photographs)
Inks ? (photographs)
Letters typeset
Notes Featuring photographs of Frank Kelly Freas and Harlan Ellison.

8 page story "Specimen"

Genre science fiction
Script Bruce Jones
Pencils Bruce Jones (signed)
Inks Bruce Jones (signed)
Letters typeset

20 page story "The Day Of The Triffids [Part 2]"

Genre science fiction
Script John Wyndham (Original Novel); Gerry Conway (Adaptation)
Pencils Rico Rival
Inks Rico Rival
Letters Marcos Pelayo
Notes Adaptation of John Wyndham's novel.

2 page story "Epilogue"

Genre science fiction
Script Tony Isabella
Pencils Frank Brunner
Inks Klaus Janson
Letters Joe Rosen

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Next Issue:"

Genre sword and sorcery
Pencils Alex Nino [as AN]
Inks Alex Nino [as AN]
Letters typeset