Fantastic Films (1978) comic books 1977-1979
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Issue #1
Published Apr 1978 by Blake Publishing.Vol. 1 #1 in indicia. April 1978 on cover. Subtitled The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in the Cinema, Fantastic Films #1 includes: animating the Star Wars chess sequence, The Ships of Star Wars, Rick Baker interview, Animating the Death Star Trench, Dr. J. Allen Hynek on Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Forerunners of CE3K, The Day the Earth Stood Still retrospective, The Language of Klaatu, Mystery of the Seamless Saucer, The Original Story and the Final Film (of Day the Earth Stood Still), The Gort Effects, How the Earth Stood Still, and The Music that Made the Earth Stand Still. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #2
Published Jun 1978 by Blake Publishing.$20.00
$20.00
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$12.00
$9.50
$11.00
View scan- Poster centerfold detached but present.
Vol. 1 #2 in indicia. June 1978 on cover. Subtitled The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in the Cinema, Fantastic Films #2 includes: Mothership Architecture, The Alien Language of CE3K Translated, Kirk Alyn interview, Superman movies preview by Mike Gold, The Powers of Kal-El, The Animated Kryptonian, The Man of the Steel vs. the Cathode Ray article, Superbeings that Almost Were (Superboy and Superpup), 50s bubblegum cards article, The True Origins of Superman, and The Daily Planet. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #3
Published Aug 1978 by Blake Publishing.$30.00
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Vol. 1 #3 in indicia. August 1978 on cover. Spectacular Special Effects Issue. Subtitled The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in the Cinema, Fantastic Films #3 includes: Interviews with Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra (including Galactica photos), R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) and Susan Sackett; Woody Allen on 'The UFO Menace'; the weapons of Star Wars; exclusive Star Trek II photos; alien languages of Star Wars translated. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #4
Published Oct 1978 by Blake Publishing.$4.80
$4.80
$3.20
$3.20
Vol. 1 #4 in indicia. October 1978 on cover. Subtitled The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in the Cinema, Fantastic Films #4 includes: Ray Harryhausen interview, Metamorphoses (animated film) article, Winsor McCay profile by Mike Gold, Inside Jaws 2, Future Animation by Gold, The Lord of the Rings (animated film) preview, and Greg Jein interview. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #5
Published Dec 1978 by Blake Publishing.$27.00
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$22.00
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- Pedigree: John G. Fantucchio
- From the John G. Fantucchio collection, but comic does not include a certificate of authenticity.
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View scanVol. 1 #5 in indicia. Galactica and the art of John Dykstra (interview). Science Fiction on Television. Spock Speaks—Alien Linguistics by Tauna Le Marbe (the Vulcan language translated). Remembering Captain Midnight. SF TV Animation. Feature on The Outer Limits. The Amazing Worlds of Gerry Anderson. A gallery of Ralph McQuarries pre-production paintings for Battlestar: Galactica. 70 pgs. Dec, 1978. Cover price: $2.00. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #6
Published Feb 1979 by Blake Publishing.$9.00
$7.00
$6.40
$6.40
Vol. 1 #6 in indicia. February 1979 on cover. Subtitled The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in the Cinema, Fantastic Films #6 includes: Battlestar Galactica interviews with Glen Larson and episode director Christian Nyby, Battlestar Galactica color portfolio, Science Fiction on Television, Ralph Bakshi interview, The Lord of the Rings (animated film) color scenes, Judy King Rieniets profile and poster, Buster Crabbe interview, and Conversation with Ken Swenson. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #7
Published Apr 1979 by Blake Publishing.$11.00
$8.00
$7.80
$7.80
Vol. 2 #1, #6 in indicia. April 1979 on cover. Subtitled The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in the Cinema, Fantastic Films #7 includes: The Selling of Superman by Mike Gold, Science Fiction on Television, Spacecraft from Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica, Michael Saenz profile and poster, Star Wars vs. Battlestar Galactica, and The Lord of the Rings (animated film) article. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #8
Published Jun 1979 by Blake Publishing.$19.00
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Vol. 2 #2 in indicia. June 1979 on cover. Subtitled The Magazine of Visual Fantasy & Science Fiction, Fantastic Films #8 includes: Richard Donner interview, Science Fiction on Television, One Last Time Down the Death Star Trench, Robert Altman on Quintet, Geof Darrow profile and poster, Superman The Movie location report, Invasion of the Body Snatchers overview, a new look at The Conquest of Space, and Jean Rogers interview and scrapbook. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #9
Published Jul 1979 by Blake Publishing.$7.00
$7.20
$6.40
$6.40
Vol. 2 #3 in indicia. July 1979 on cover. Subtitled The Magazine of Visual Fantasy & Science Fiction, Fantastic Films #9 includes: Glen Larson and Gil Gerard on Buck Rogers, Science Fiction in Theater, Ron Cobb interview, George Romero interview, Starcrash: The Adventures of Stella Star, Why Superheroes Dont Work on Television, and Artwork from Alien. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #10
Published Sep 1979 by Blake Publishing.$12.00
$9.00
$8.00
Early coverage of the first Alien movie. Vol. 2 #4in indicia. September 1979 on cover. Subtitled The Magazine of Visual Fantasy & Science Fiction, Fantastic Films #10 includes: Dan OBannon interview, Robert Wise interview, The Making of Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, Alien: The Pre-Production Paintings of Ron Cobb, Science Fiction on Television, Buck Rogers: The Inside Story—Interview with Director Daniel Haller, First Men in the Moon article, and Battleships and Battlescenes from Buck Rogers. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #11
Published Oct 1979 by Blake Publishing.$4.80
$4.80
$4.00
$4.00
Vol. 2 #5 in indicia (#11 at top of Table of Contents page), October 1979 on cover. Subtitled The Magazine of Visual Fantasy & Science Fiction, Fantastic Films #11 includes: Ridley Scott interview, Alien Pre-Production: The Artists, The Starship Nostromo article, the story and art behind H.R. Giger, The 8th Annual Paris International Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Festival, Pals Puppetoons, and an overview of the Quatermass films. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #12
Published Nov 1979 by Blake Publishing.$4.80
$3.20
$3.20
Vol. 2 #6 in indicia. Noverber 1979 on cover. Subtitled The Magazine of Visual Fantasy & Science Fiction, Fantastic Films #12 includes: Moonraker article, part one of a history of robots, Ridley Scott interview part two, Sigourney Weaver interview, Frank Langella interview, and This Island Earth retrospective. Cover price $2.00.
