Heavy comic books issue 5

The adult illustrated fantasy magazine. Cover art by Esteban Maroto. Art and the Nazis article, script by Brad Balfour, art by Arthur Kampf and Julius Paul Junghanns. Bloodstar, script by Robert E. Howard, John Jakes (adaptation), and John Pocsik (adaptation), art by Richard Corben. Tex Arcana, script and art by John Findley. The Rub (The Last Straw), script and art by Matt Howarth. Julio Ribera interview. What Is Reality, Papa?, script by Christian Godard, art by Julio Ribera. The Ambassador of the Shadows starring Valerian: Time-Space Agent, script by Pierre Christin, art by J. C. Mezieres. Good-Bye Soldier!, script by Ricardo Barreiro, art by Juan Gimenez. Stories from London, script and art by Harry North. Dangerous Curve, script and art by Philippe Cazaumayou [as Caza]. Rock Opera, script and art by Rod Kierkegaard, Jr. April, 1981, issue 49. 100 pgs. Cover price $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

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Rich Corben and Howard Chaykin art May, 1981, issue 50. Dubbed "The adult illustrated fantasy magazine," Heavy Metal also publishes tales of horror, science fiction, and adventure. This 50th issue includes the following stories: Immortality by William S. Burroughs; Bloodstar by Robert E. Howard (adapted by John Jakes and John Pocsik) and Richard Corben; Tex Arcana by John Findley; Pillars of P-11507 by Paul Kirchner; The Immortal's Fete by Enki Bilal; Cody Starbuck by Howard Chaykin; Changes by Matt Howarth; 1:09 by Charles Waller; Valentina by Crepax; The Toll Bridge by Arthur Suydam, Joe Koch, and Arthur Suydam; Rock Opera by Rod Kierkegaard, Jr.; and The Bus by Paul Kirchner. Cover art by Enrich. Back cover art by Howard Chaykin. Cover price $2.00.

The adult illustrated fantasy magazine. Cover art by Marc Harrison. The Richard Corben Interview. Bloodstar, script by Robert E. Howard (original Story), John Pocsik (adaptation), and John Jakes (adaptation), art by Richard Corben. Tex Arcana (Part 4), script and art by John Findley. Advertisement for Jeffrey Jones' book Yesterday's Lily from Heavy Metal Books. The Immortals' Fete, script and art by Enki Bilal. Outland article, art by Jim Steranko. Mudwogs, script and art by Arthur Suydam. Reflection starring Valentina, script and art by Guido Crepax. Initiation, script and art by Matt Howarth. What Goes Up, script and art by Mark Fisher. March Hair, script and art by Philippe Cazaumayou [as Caza]. Dax Prometheus (Part 2) starring Cody Starbuck, script and art by Howard Chaykin. Welcome to Capitol Land--Rock Opera, script and art by Rod Kierkegaard. Back cover art by James Cherry. June, 1981, issue 51. 100 pgs. Cover price $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

The adult illustrated fantasy magazine. Cover art by Chris Moore. Advertisement for Jeffrey Jones' book Yesterday's Lily. Advertisement for the Heavy Metal Movie. The Richard Corben Interview. Bloodstar, script by Robert E. Howard (original story), John Pocsik (adaptation), and John Jakes (adaptation), art by Richard Corben. Tex Arcana (Part 5), script and art by John Findley. The Blue Air Compressor text story, script by Stephen King, art by Walter Simonson. Firaz, script by Philippe Druillet, art by Monsieur Picotto. Outland, script by Peter Hyams (original story) and Jim Steranko (adaptation), art by Jim Steranko. The Immortals' Fete, script and art by Enki Bilal. Paradise, script and art by Vicente Alcazar. Whoodoo The Voodoo?, script and art by Philippe Cazaumayou. Dax Prometheus (Part 3) starring Cody Starbuck, script and art by Howard Chaykin. July, 1981, issue 52. 100 pgs. Cover price $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

Esteban Marato cover, Jim Steranko and Howard Chaykin art August, 1981, issue 53. Dubbed "The adult illustrated fantasy magazine," Heavy Metal also publishes tales of horror, science fiction, and adventure. This 53rd issue includes the following stories: 5:00 by Mark Fisher; Outland by Jim Steranko; Martelaine by John Workman; Paradise Lost by Mora and Gimenez; Pigs on the Wing by Tom Yeates and Ken Feduniewicz; The Immoral Majority by Norman Spinrad; Homo Detritus by Caza; The Immortals' Fete by Enki Bilal; Cody Starbuck by Howard Chaykin; Rock Opera by Rod Kierkegaard, Jr.; and The Bus Paul Kirchner. Includes Richard Corben interview and 16 pages on the making of the Heavy Metal movie. Cover art by Esteban Maroto. Cover price $2.00.

Chris Acheiieos cover, Rich Corben, Jim Steranko, Jeff Jones, & Howard Chaykin art September, 1981, issue 54. Dubbed "The mature illustrated fantasy magazine," Heavy Metal also publishes tales of horror, science fiction, and adventure. Issue 54 includes the following stories: Den II by Richard Corben; The Immortals' Fete by Enki Bilal; Infantrymen! Infantrymen! by Juan Giménez; Cody Starbuck by Howard Chaykin; Outland by Jim Steranko; I'm Age by Jeff Jones; The Eye of the Goddess Isliah by Brocal Remohi; the Curse of the Hobbit by Charles Platt; Tex Arcana by John Findley; Born Again by Neal McPheeters; Judgment Day by Dick Matena; and Rock Opera by Rod Kierkegaard, Jr. Cover art by Chris Achilleos. Cover price $2.00.

The adult illustrated fantasy magazine. Cover art by Thomas Warkentin. Shakespeare for Americans, script by Howard Chaykin, art by Walt Simonson (one page). The Mercenary, script and art by Vicente Segrelles. Overground, script and art by Philippe Cazaumayou [as Caza]. I'm Age, script and art by Jeff Jones (one page). Nil-Gish, script and art by Gary Davis. Den II, script and art by Richard Corben. The Art of Philippe Druillet article by Brad Balfour. The Immortals' Fete, script and art by Enki Bilal. Domestic Unit 3M--Tales of the Galactic Inn, script and art by Jose Bea Font. Outland, script and art by Jim Steranko. Fever, script and art by Jean-Michel Nicollet. Rock Opera, script and art by Rod Kierkegaard, Jr. Back cover art by Enki Bilal. Oct, 1981, issue 55. 100 pgs. Cover price $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

The adult illustrated fantasy magazine. Cover art by Vicente Segrelles. Shakespeare for Americans, script and art by Howard Chaykin and Walt Simonson (one page). The Mercenary, script and art by Vicente Segrelles. The Art of Leo & Diane Dillon article by Byron Preiss. The Immortals' Fete, script and art by Enki Bilal. At the Middle of Cymbiola, script by Claude Renard, art by Francois Schuiten. Mudwog, script and art by Arthur Suydam. Humus, script and art by Rafael Estrada. One Evening, I Saw Red!, script and art by Philippe Cazaumayou [as Caza]. I'm Age, script and art by Jeff Jones (one page). Tex Arcana, script and art by John Findley. Siren Song, script by Jim Cummings, art by Paul Abrams. The Egg of the World, script and art by Jean Torton [as Jeronaton]. O'Clock, script by Antonio Altarriba, art by Luis Royo. Nov, 1981, issue 56. 100 pgs. Cover price $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

Chris Stein cover, Corben, J. Jones art; 1 page ea: Moebius, Chaykin, Simonson December, 1981, issue 57. Dubbed "The adult illustrated fantasy magazine," Heavy Metal also publishes tales of horror, science fiction, and adventure. This 57th issue includes the following stories: The Mercenary by Segrelles; Den II by Richard Corben; Tex Arcana by John Findley; Mirror of Dreams by Paul Kirchner; Rose Light Grove by Phil Trumbo; White House by Moebius; At the Middle of Cymbolia by Francois Schuiten and C. Renard; Skull and Crossbones by Caza; The Immortals' Fete by Enki Bilal; I'm Age by Jeff Jones; Rock Opera by Kierkegaard, Jr.; and The Bus by Paul Kirchner. Also includes feature on Debbie Harry with Chris Stein and H.R. Geiger. Front cover depicts Debbie Harry as done by H.R. Geiger (photo by Chris Stein). Cover price $2.00.

Ron Walotsky cover, Corben, J. Jones, Steranko; 1 pg Chaykin, Simonson January, 1982, issue 58. Dubbed "The adult illustrated fantasy magazine," Heavy Metal also publishes tales of horror, science fiction, and adventure. This 58th issue includes the following stories: The Mercenary by Segrelles; Outland by Jim Steranko; At the Middle of Cymbiola by Francois Shuiten and C. Renard; Toward a New Day by Druillet; Happy Future: The Autonomous Man by Daphne Davis, Lance Chudnow, Brad Balfour, and Michael Gross; Romeo and Juliet by Arno; The Sand Man by Loustal; Moby Dick by Voss; Trinitronomol Saved Our Love by Hé; Mademoiselle, My Wife by Gillon; Work and Win by Steve Stiles; Den II by Richard Corben; I'm Age by Jeff Jones; Rock Opera by Rod Kierkegaard, Jr.; and The Bus by Paul Kirchner. Includes piece on Mars Attacks trading cards. Cover art by Ron Walotsky. Cover price $2.00.

The adult illustrated fantasy magazine. Cover art by Greg Hildebrandt. Richard Corben Flights Into Fantasy ad. Wally Wood, 1927- 1981 article. Shakespeare For Americans, script and Walter Simonson and Howard Chaykin, art by Walter Simonson. Mercenary, The, script and art by Vicente Segrelles. Hail Darkness! (Further Adventures Of John Difool, The)--The Incal Light, script by Alexandro Jodorowsky, art by Jean Giraud [as Moebius]. Hycrotan's Story--Tales Of The Galactic Inn, script and art by Jose Maria Bea Font. The Book Of Moebius ad. Muvovum featuring Den II, script and art by Richard Corben. Urchin! starring Gideon Faust: Warlock At Large, script by Len Wein, art by Howard Chaykin. Unmarried Machine, An, script and art by Jean-Michel Nicollet. At The Middle Of Cymbiola, script by Claude Renard, art by Francois Schuiten. In The Beginning, script by Richard Man, art by Mark Fisher. Alonso Smith Within The Fantasy Bureau Of The Subconscious gallery. The Appointment, script and art by Marc Hempel. Zora, script and art by Fernando Fernandez. Im Age, script and art by Jeffrey Jones (one page). Rock Opera, script and art by Rod Kierkegaard. Cadillax illustration by Bernie Wrightson. Feb, 1982, issue 59. 100 pgs. Cover price $2.00. Cover price $2.00.

Carol Donner cover, Rich Corben, Moebius, and Jeff Jones art March, 1982, issue 60. Dubbed "The adult illustrated fantasy magazine," Heavy Metal also publishes tales of horror, science fiction, and adventure. This 60th issue includes the following stories: The Mercenary by Segrelles; The Incal Light by Moebius; Nova II by Luis Garcia; I'm Age by Jeff Jones; At the Middle of Cymbiola by C. Renard and Francois Shuiten; Den II by Richard Corben; Rock Opera by Rod Kierkegaard, Jr., and The Bus by Paul Kirchner. Includes extensive feature on rock music. Cover art by Victor Stabin. Cover price $2.00.

Written by Stephanie Phillips. Art by Al Barrionuevo. Cover by Christian Ward. After a near-death experience from her battles against the servants of Kako, Taarna dons her all-new, celestial armor to fight a bloody and terrible war. Can the last Taarakian and her ally, the young woman called Shaan, stop the army of Urcuss? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Emiliano Plissken, Kiefer Findlow. Art and Cover by Luca Vassallo. It's the night of the big show but all Dave can think about is cutting off heads. Haunted by visions to kill his parasitic enemy, he is pushed to the edge of sanity before coming face to face with a terrible truth. All while the net of our detectives draws ever tighter… 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Emiliano Plissken, Kiefer Findlow. Art and Cover by Luca Vassallo. It's the night of the big show but all Dave can think about is cutting off heads. Haunted by visions to kill his parasitic enemy, he is pushed to the edge of sanity before coming face to face with a terrible truth. All while the net of our detectives draws ever tighter… 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Ron Marz. Art and Cover by Armitano. In the waning days of the Civil War, contingents of Union and Confederate troops hunt each other deep in the swamps of Louisiana. But something else hunts them. A vengeful swamp monster has been summoned from the depths of hell and set loose in the bayou. The only hope the soldiers have is each other. The swampy saga by writer Ron Marz and artist Armitano continues! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Denton J. Tipton. Art and Cover by Menton3. Explore a dark fantasy world ravaged by the rampant abuse of a drug made from the blood of dragons. The fatal, final faceoff between alchemical forces arrives, with the fate of Obsidian Bay hanging in the balance! Variant cover by Martin Coccolo (Dungeons & Dragons, Magic the Gathering)! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Denton J. Tipton. Art by Menton3. Cover by Martin Coccolo. In Chasing the Dragon, New York Times Bestselling writer Denton J. Tipton and acclaimed painter menton3 explore a dark fantasy world ravaged by the rampant abuse of a drug made from the blood of dragons. The fatal, final faceoff between alchemical forces arrives, with the fate of Obsidian Bay hanging in the balance! Variant cover by Martin Coccolo (Dungeons & Dragons, Magic the Gathering)! For fans of The Witcher and Breaking Bad. 32 pages, full color.

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Written by Marc McCann. Art by Phil Buckenham. Cover by Christopher Lair. As armies of killer king Petros, strike the heart of the pirate stronghold, Winter must make a last effort to free the denizens of the Never and get back home. Aided by the fairies, will it be enough to get past legions of feral boys and the killer king himself! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Ryan Lindsay. Art and Cover by Sebastian Piriz. Niko continues to fight to discover the true story of the sphere. She learns about some buried secrets, and this means the secrets also learn about her. Can she survive when the builders of the beacon arrive to harvest the crop they have sown? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Llexi Leon and Ian Edginton. Art by Kevin West, Carlos Eduardo and Keith Champagne. Cover by Santi Casas. With his immortal soul shattered and strewn across the cosmos, a weakened, primal Eddie faces armies from different World Wars in this issue, continuing his quest to seek out the lost shards of his soul and bring order to the realms! With each victory, Eddie further restores his fearsome powers and draws ever closer to the final confrontation with The Beast itself! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Llexi Leon and Ian Edginton. Art by Kevin West, Carlos Eduardo and Keith Champagne. Cover by Mark Englert. With his immortal soul shattered and strewn across the cosmos, a weakened, primal Eddie faces armies from different World Wars in this issue, continuing his quest to seek out the lost shards of his soul and bring order to the realms! With each victory, Eddie further restores his fearsome powers and draws ever closer to the final confrontation with The Beast itself! The first official Iron Maiden comic series, based on the band's hit mobile role playing game: Iron Maiden: Legacy Of The Beast - where players battle as Eddie across the many worlds of Iron Maiden's discography, from the ancient sands of Powerslave to the far future of the Final Frontier. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Llexi Leon and Ian Edginton. Art by Kevin West, Carlos Eduardo and Keith Champagne. Cover by Akirant. With his immortal soul shattered and strewn across the cosmos, a weakened, primal Eddie faces armies from different World Wars in this issue, continuing his quest to seek out the lost shards of his soul and bring order to the realms! With each victory, Eddie further restores his fearsome powers and draws ever closer to the final confrontation with The Beast itself! The first official Iron Maiden comic series, based on the band's hit mobile role playing game: Iron Maiden: Legacy Of The Beast - where players battle as Eddie across the many worlds of Iron Maiden's discography, from the ancient sands of Powerslave to the far future of the Final Frontier. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Part 5 of 5, Written and Illustrated by Paul Pope. Cover price $5.95.

(W) Dylan Sprouse, Joe Harris (A) Diego Yapur (CA) Simone Bianchi Ninth century Norway. In the battle to save his son, the warrior Kveldulf loses his control over the wolf-like parasite Garm Goldwulf, as he creates a trail of bloody carnage on his way to kill King Harald. Cover price $4.99.

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Written by Brendan Columbus. Art and Cover by Al Barrionuevo. The town of Basin Bay is under attack! A heist underway by a group of thieves! Strange creatures on the loose! The police are outnumbered! How is the mysterious man named Lewis Savage going to help turn the tide? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Written by Donny Cates. Art and Cover by Dylan Burnett. Poli faces her bloodsucking betrayer as the fate of two worlds hangs in the balance. Will the people of Earth survive this final conflict? Will Palus come to the rescue and save Poli? Will Poli beat the ever-living crap out of some more vampires? In order: maybe, probably not, and absolutley. It all ends here, folks. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Donny Cates. Art by Dylan Burnett. Cover by Jamal Campbell. Poli faces her bloodsucking betrayer as the fate of two worlds hangs in the balance. Will the people of Earth survive this final conflict? Will Palus come to the rescue and save Poli? Will Poli beat the ever-living crap out of some more vampires? In order: maybe, probably not, and absolutley. It all ends here, folks. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Matt Medney. Art and Cover by German Ponce. The recent discovery made by the Council of Cobras puts them in direct collision with Benedict Gunn. A man who never shies away from confrontations, Benn directly confronts the Council. Ideas and arguments are wielded like sharp swords, counter arguments and visions are thrown like swift spears but whatever the outcome… The future of the proud Quail civilization and planet Tiberius will forever change. Cover price $2.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing.

Written by Sandrovich Yabako. Art and cover by MAAM.

Sakura is a teenage girl who loves to eat, but when she notices her waistline expanding, she decides to check out the local gym. The gym is full of buff dudes... and Akemi, the student council president? When Akemi tries to convince Sakura to take up weight training, Sakura resistsshe meets pretty-boy trainer Machio.

Now, Sakura is willing to do whatever it takes to bulk up!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Older Teen (15+)

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Crochet!" Story and art by Regis Loisel. French comics writer and artist Régis Loisel attempts to clear up the mystery around the origins of Peter Pan. How did Peter, an ordinary young boy from London, become Peter Pan, the ever-young protector of Neverland. Each of these tales illustrates different events and the story always ends exactly where the novel by James Barrie begins. Hardcover, 56 pages, full color. Cover price $14.95.

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Written by Max Bemis. Art and Cover by Eryk Donovan. Turns out, when you blow up the universe, God gets pissed at you. At least, He's pretty friggin mad at Bill. Facing the consequences of his altercation with Moore, Bill must now relive the worst day of his life throughout all of time and space with Slim as his divinely-appointed chaperone. But that's nothing compared to the shocker he's going to find on the last page. And THAT'S nothing compared to the revelation that Slim might actually have…*gasp*...feelings? 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Max Bemis. Art by Eryk Donovan. Cover by Tim Daniel and Eryk Donovan. Turns out, when you blow up the universe, God gets pissed at you. At least, He's pretty friggin mad at Bill. Facing the consequences of his altercation with Moore, Bill must now relive the worst day of his life throughout all of time and space with Slim as his divinely-appointed chaperone. But that's nothing compared to the shocker he's going to find on the last page. And THAT'S nothing compared to the revelation that Slim might actually have…*gasp*...feelings? 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Collection of nude women curated under the creative direction of Julie Strain. Tour edition cover. 48 pgs, B&W and color illustrations. Cover price $8.95.

Collection of nude women curated under the creative direction of Julie Strain. Tour edition cover. 48 pgs, B&W and color illustrations. Cover price $8.95.

Collection of nude women curated under the creative direction of Julie Strain. Tour edition cover. 48 pgs, B&W and color illustrations. Cover price $8.95.

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Written by Paul Cornell. Art by Emma Vieceli. Cover by Pippa Bowland and Emma Vieceli. As the body count rises, Elizabeth's relationship with Dr. Frankenstein begins bursting at the seams. Will love tear them apart? A twisted horror/romance that walks a fine line between attraction and fear. 16 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Paul Cornell. Art by Emma Vieceli. Cover by Robin Hoelzemann. Discover the next thing in horror from award-winning writer of television and comics Paul Cornell (Doctor Who, Saucer State, Wolverine) and acclaimed artist/writer Emma Vieceli (Doctor Who, Life is Strange), along with color artist Pippa Bowland and letterer Simon Bowland! As the body count rises, Elizabeth's relationship with Dr. Frankenstein begins bursting at the seams. Will love tear them apart? A twisted horror/romance that walks a fine line between attraction and fear. 16 pages, full color.

1st printing.

Featuring Stories by Lou Stathis, Jim Fletcher, Rick Geary, Peter Kuper, Mark Pacella, Kenneth Smith, Arthur Suydam, and Michael Uman. Cover by Olivia.

Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $3.95.

(W) Seth Sherwood, Michael Moreci (A/CA) John Bivens 1985 reaches it's action-packed, heartfelt, emotional, and totally narratively-satisfying end! All questions will be answered! Will Max's trans status ever be acknowledged? Will Bear start wearing clothes? Will Roach ever shower? Will we mention the fact Dean has a PHD and was called Doktor in our pitch deck? Will the gang manage to stop an all out space-war between the US and USSR? Has anybody sued us yet? Is this solicit super-meta and hyperbolic? Buy the issue and find out! Cover price $3.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "The Edge of the World!"

Written by Nikita Mandryka. Art by Massimiliano Frezzato.

The reluctant heroes have finally made it to the mythical tower, but are in trouble again! Aided by a friendly giant and a beautiful black woman, they manage to escape...but are then faced with a final showdown with the deranged tyrant Tusar.

Includes The Tower: The Essential Survival Guide.

Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 13-in., 64 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover price $16.95.