(March 1984)

Marvel, 1982 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.50 USD; 1.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
every six weeks
On-sale Date
1984-01-24
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Epic Comics; Marvel
Editing
Archie Goodwin (editor); Jo Duffy (associate editor); Jim Shooter (consulting editor); Al Milgrom (consulting editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #40.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dreadstar / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Starlin
Inks
Jim Starlin
Colors
Daina Graziunas

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dreadstar; Z
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Archie Goodwin
Pencils
Archie Goodwin (signed as G)
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, fans of Dreadstar and Marvel's Epic Comics line...
Genre
humor
Characters
Archie Goodwin

Indexer Notes

This is a black and white 'Dreaditorial' cartoon that pictures Archie Goodwin. It appears on the inside front cover. Also includes credits and indicia.

Confrontation (Table of Contents: 2)

Dreadstar / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Starlin
Pencils
Jim Starlin
Inks
Jim Starlin
Colors
Daina Graziunas
Letters
Jim Novak

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Behold the Anger of Vanth Dreadstar, your highness.
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dreadstar; Z (origin); Gregzor; Oedi; Syzygy Darklock; Willow; Skeevo; Lord Papal
Synopsis
Z - 7458 is seen to be a Zygotean survivor of Dreadstar's purge of the Milky Way galaxy. Z has turned Gregzor into a cyborg. He captures Dreadstar and leaves him to die.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Dread Letter Office / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Scott Lingle, Phil Collingnon, David B. Hamilton, Ken Ahlstrand, Jon Turnbow and Debbie Larson.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

How to Write and Draw Good Comics / photo story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Starlin; Daina Graziunas
Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Plotting...
Genre
humor
Characters
Jim Starlin; Daina Graziunas

Indexer Notes

A short humorous photographic feature (with cartoon captions) that features Jim Starlin and Daina Graziunas and appears on the inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dreadstar
  2. 1. ["Hey, fans of Dreadstar and Marvel's Epic Comics line..."]
    Dreaditorial
  3. 2. Confrontation
    Dreadstar
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Dread Letter Office
  5. 4. ["Plotting..."]
    How to Write and Draw Good Comics
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • mcomics
  • Steve Coates
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore