(July 1981)

Eclipse, 1981 Series
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Volume
1
Price
2.95 USD
Pages
72
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1981-06-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Eclipse Enterprises
Brand
Eclipse
Editing
Dean Mullaney (credited) (editor); Jan Mullaney (associate editor)

Issue Notes

Ads: Captain Victory- Jack Kirby (1), Forbidden Planet- Brian Bolland (1), Tony Dispoto- P. Craig Russell (1), Next issue- Kent Williams (1),The Price- Jim Starlin (1). 4 additional pages are print of cover without text at centerfold. On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #2

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Golden (painting)
Inks
Michael Golden (painting)
Colors
Michael Golden (painting)
Letters
typeset

Editorial (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dean Mullaney (credited) (signed as Dean Mullaney)
Pencils
P. Craig Russell (signed as PCR)
Inks
P. Craig Russell
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Half page editorial and half page illustration.

Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Table of Contents and credits pages with panels from stories. Indicia information to be found on 18th page of issue at bottom of an Eclipse house ad page.

The Return of Rick Rabbitt (Table of Contents: 3)

Rick Rabbit / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Leialoha (credited) (signed as Leialoha)
Pencils
Steve Leialoha (credited) (signed as Leialoha)
Inks
Steve Leialoha (signed as Leialoha)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Back when the West was young
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Rick Rabbit

Indexer Notes

Tom Orzechowski lettering credit appears on table of contents page.

He Always Wanted to Write for Ernie Kovacs... (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Owens (credited); Martin W. Herzog (credited)
Pencils
Ken Steacy (credited)
Inks
Ken Steacy (credited)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Saturday.

Indexer Notes

Text story on vertical 1/3 of pages with the other 2/3 of pages panel illustrations.

Coyote (Table of Contents: 5)

Coyote / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart (credited)
Pencils
Marshall Rogers (credited)
Inks
Marshall Rogers (credited)
Letters
Pierre Bernard Jr. (credited) (calligraphy)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The desert at night
Genre
superhero
Characters
Coyote
Reprints

What's the "Little Blond-Haired Guy" Doing Here? (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Don McGregor (credited)
Pencils
Billy Graham (credited) (signed as Graham)
Inks
Billy Graham (credited) (signed as Graham)
Letters
Billy Graham ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, man!

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils
Michael Golden (credited) (painting)
Inks
Michael Golden (credited) (painting)
Colors
Michael Golden (credited) (painting)

Indexer Notes

1 page poster of this issue's cover. Other 3 pages of sequence/centerspread are blank.

London 1919 (Table of Contents: 8)

Sax Rohmer's Dope / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Trina Robbins (credited)
Pencils
Trina Robbins (credited)
Inks
Trina Robbins (credited)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yellow dusk is closing down upon old Bond Street.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Adaptation of Sax Rohmer's "Dope" story.

Tom Orzechowski lettering credit appears on table of contents page.

Role Model (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Gerber (credited)
Pencils
Val Mayerik (credited)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Producer David Chockman on TV writers:

Indexer Notes

Story only penciled, no inks?

Quick Trim (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Howard Cruse (credited, signed)
Pencils
Howard Cruse (credited, signed)
Inks
Howard Cruse (credited, signed)
Letters
Howard Cruse (credited, signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come on in!
Reprints

Crime in the City (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Rick Geary (credited) (signed as Rick Geary)
Pencils
Rick Geary (credited) (signed as Rick Geary)
Inks
Rick Geary (credited) (signed as Rick Geary)
Letters
Rick Geary (credited) (signed as Rick Geary)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the early sixties I lived briefly in Baltimore.
Synopsis
A neighbor breaks her collar bone stealing salt from someone who wins the Maryland lottery the next day.
Reprints

"I, for an Eye" Chapter Two: One Grave for My Tears (Table of Contents: 12)

Ms. Tree / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Max Allan Collins (credited)
Pencils
Terry Beatty (credited)
Inks
Terry Beatty (credited)
Letters
Terry Beatty ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A few days ago, I held a similar bouquet.
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Ms. Tree
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Ad: Mike Mist Mysteries- Terry Beatty (1)

Contributors (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Short biographical paragraphs on the creators in this issue.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Editorial
  3. 2. Contents
  4. 3. The Return of Rick Rabbitt
    Rick Rabbit
  5. 4. He Always Wanted to Write for Ernie Kovacs...
  6. 5. Coyote
    Coyote
  7. 6. What's the "Little Blond-Haired Guy" Doing Here?
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
  9. 8. London 1919
    Sax Rohmer's Dope
  10. 9. Role Model
  11. 10. Quick Trim
  12. 11. Crime in the City
  13. 12. "I, for an Eye" Chapter Two: One Grave for My Tears
    Ms. Tree
  14. 13. Contributors
This issue was modified by, among others
  • David B
  • Steve Coates
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jason Sacks