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Vertex (1973-1975 Mankind) comic books

  • Vol. 1 #5
    Vertex (1973-1975 Mankind) Vol. 1 #5

    "The Magazine of Science Fiction." December 1973. Cover by Kevin Davidson. SF stories by Stephen Goldin, Allan Asherman, William Rotsler, Robert A. Heinlein ("No Bands Playing, No Flags Flying"), George R. R. Martin ("Dark, Dark Were The Tunnels"), Terri E. Pinckard, Larry Eisenberg, Richard Ashby, Steven Utley, & Herman Wrede. A Roundtable Interview with Dr. Sidney Coleman and Dr. Gregory Benford. Plus essays by Lawrence Neal, Raymond Friday Locke, Igor Bohassian, James Sutherland, & William Rotsler. Illustrations by Stevan Arnold, Cora Lee Healy, Tim Kirk, Alicia Austin, Susan Jenkins, Grant Canfield, Monte Rogers, R. Mohr, George Barr, & Don Davis. 8.5 x 11, primarily b&w, 98 slick pages. Cover price $1.50.

  • Vol. 2 #1
    Vertex (1973-1975 Mankind) Vol. 2 #1

    "The Magazine of Science Fiction." April 1974. Cover by Rodger MacGowan. SF stories by William K. Carlson, J. Douglass Burtt, John Croft Norton, Donald J. Pfeil, Jerry Pournelle, Scott Edelstein, Larry Eisenberg, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Donald Franson, & Steven Utley. An Interview with Harlan Ellison. Plus essays by James Gunn, Greg Bear, & Igor Bohassian. Illustrations by Alicia Austin, Bruce Day, Stevan Arnold, Rodger MacGowan, Tim Kirk, Frank Page, Monte Rogers, & William Rotsler. 8.5 x 11, primarily b&w, 98 slick pages. Cover price $1.50.

  • Vol. 2 #6
    Vertex (1973-1975 Mankind) Vol. 2 #6

    "The Magazine of Science Fiction." February 1975. Cover by Ed Acuna. SF stories by Thomas Easton, Jack C. Haldeman II, Duane Ackerson, Franke Ashe, Steven Utley, Scott Edelstein, Alvaro Cardona-Hine, Joseph F. Pumilia & Steven Utley, Vincent Perkins, D. A. Chesebro, Mildred Downey Broxon, and Richard Ashby. Essays by L. G. Blackburn & James Sutherland. Illustrations by Tani Johnson, Bruce Day, Ed Acuna, Rodger MacGowen, Monte Rogers, George Barr, Alicia Austin, & Tim Kirk. 8.5 x 11, primarily b&w, 98 slick pages. Cover price $1.50.

  • Vol. 3 #2
    Vertex (1973-1975 Mankind) Vol. 3 #2

    "The Magazine of Science Fiction." June 1975. 1st Tabloid Format Issue. SF stories by Harlan Ellison ("In Fear of K"), Fletcher Stewart, John Varley, Neil Shapiro, Samuel Henderson, Albert C. Ellis, Scott Edelstein, & F. M. Busby. Interviews with Harry Harrison, Leonard Nimoy (Meet Mr. Spock). Illustrations by Felix Marich, Rodger MacGowan, Gregg Davidson, Monte Rogers, George Barr, Alicia Austin, & William Rotsler. Tabloid Format, b&w, 48 newsprint pages. Cover price $1.00.

  • Vol. 3 #3
    Vertex (1973-1975 Mankind) Vol. 3 #3

    "The Magazine of Science Fiction." July 1975. SF stories by Kathleen Sky, George F. Adams, Gary D. Douglass, Scott Edelstein, Albert C. Ellis, Neil Shapiro, Mildred Downey Broxon. Interview with Terry Carr. Illustrations by Tony Yamada, Rodger MacGowan, Alicia Austin, Bruce Day, & Monte Rogers. Tabloid Format, b&w, 32 newsprint pages. Cover price $1.00.