Heavy Metal Magazine #v5#7 [Direct]
(October 1981)

Heavy Metal, 1977 Series
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Volume
5
Price
2.00 USD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
adult
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
HM Communications Inc.
Editing
Julie Simmons-Lynch (executive editor); John Workman (art director); Leonard Mogel (editor and publisher)

Guess Who? (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Thomas Warkentin (painting)
Inks
Thomas Warkentin (painting)
Colors
Thomas Warkentin (painting)

Genre
science fiction

Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Arthur Bell (painting)
Inks
Arthur Bell (painting)
Colors
Arthur Bell (painting)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Contents pages with illustration spanning both pages.

Editorial (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Dean Chamberlain (photograph)
Inks
Dean Chamberlain (photograph)
Colors
Dean Chamberlain (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Editorial page with photograph.

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

Shakespeare for Americans / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Howard Chaykin
Pencils
Walter Simonson
Inks
Walter Simonson
Colors
Walter Simonson
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, I'm William Shakespeare, playwright.
Genre
satire-parody

The Mercenary [1] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Mercenary / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Vicente Segrelles; ? (translation)
Pencils
Vicente Segrelles (painting)
Inks
Vicente Segrelles (painting)
Colors
Vicente Segrelles (painting)
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 8.

Overground (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Caza; ? (translation)
Pencils
Caza
Inks
Caza
Colors
Caza
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

I'm Age / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jeff Jones
Pencils
Jeff Jones
Inks
Jeff Jones
Letters
Jeff Jones

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Is it coming?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; humor
Reprints

Nil-Gish (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Davis
Pencils
Gary Davis
Inks
Gary Davis
Letters
Gary Davis

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Reprints

B.J. Butterfly (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Workman
Pencils
John Workman
Inks
John Workman
Letters
John Workman

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Reprints

Den II [2] (Table of Contents: 9)

Den [Richard Corben] / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Corben
Pencils
Richard Corben (painting)
Inks
Richard Corben (painting)
Colors
Richard Corben (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 18.

New Musics (Table of Contents: 10)

Dossier / text article / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Lou Stathis
Pencils
William Coupon (photography)
Inks
William Coupon (photography)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Handy Universes (Table of Contents: 11)

Dossier / text article / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Brad Balfour
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Animatus Incredibilis (Table of Contents: 12)

Dossier / text article / 0.6 page (report information)

Script
Bhob Stewart
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Absurditis (Table of Contents: 13)

Dossier / text article / 0.4 page (report information)

Script
Peter Nolan Smith
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Merc Alert (Table of Contents: 14)

Dossier / text article / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Lou Stathis
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Wildest Thing (Table of Contents: 15)

Dossier / text article / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Steven Patrick Brown
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

King-Size Bits (Table of Contents: 16)

Dossier / text article / 0.3 page (report information)

Script
Johnny Ramone; Jonathan White
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Space Panic! (Table of Contents: 17)

Dossier / text article / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
John Holmstrom
Pencils
John Holmstrom
Inks
John Holmstrom
Colors
John Holmstrom
Letters
John Holmstrom

Genre
non-fiction

The Art of Philippe Druillet (Table of Contents: 18)

text article / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Brad Balfour
Pencils
Philippe Druillet (painting)
Inks
Philippe Druillet (painting)
Colors
Philippe Druillet (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

The Immortals' Fete (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Enki Bilal; ? (translation)
Pencils
Enki Bilal
Inks
Enki Bilal
Colors
Enki Bilal
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints
  • from Pilote Mensuel (Dargaud, 1974 series) #?

Indexer Notes

Part 6 of 8.

Spain vs. Bea: Censorship Is the Reality (Table of Contents: 20)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Brad Balfour
Pencils
Robert Smith
Inks
Robert Smith
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Domestic Unit 3M (Table of Contents: 21)

Tales of the Galactic Inn / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
José Beá; ? (translation)
Pencils
José Beá
Inks
José Beá
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Outland [5] (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Steranko
Pencils
Jim Steranko
Inks
Jim Steranko
Colors
Jim Steranko
Letters
Jim Steranko

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 5 of 6. Part 6 appears in the 1/82 issue.

Fever (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jean-Michel Nicollet; ? (translation)
Pencils
Jean-Michel Nicollet (painting)
Inks
Jean-Michel Nicollet (painting)
Colors
Jean-Michel Nicollet (painting)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Rock Opera (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Kierkegaard (credited as Rod Kierkegaard Jr)
Pencils
Rod Kierkegaard (credited as Rod Kierkegaard Jr) (painting)
Inks
Rod Kierkegaard (credited as Rod Kierkegaard Jr) (painting)
Colors
Rod Kierkegaard (credited as Rod Kierkegaard Jr) (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

The Bus / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Paul Kirchner
Pencils
Paul Kirchner
Inks
Paul Kirchner

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; humor; car
Reprints
Keywords
wordless

Nikopol (Table of Contents: 26)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Enki Bilal
Inks
Enki Bilal
Colors
Enki Bilal

Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Image on back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Guess Who?
  2. 1. Contents
  3. 2. Editorial
  4. 3. ["Hi, I'm William Shakespeare, playwright."]
    Shakespeare for Americans
  5. 4. The Mercenary [1]
    The Mercenary
  6. 5. Overground
  7. 6. ["Is it coming?"]
    I'm Age
  8. 7. Nil-Gish
  9. 8. B.J. Butterfly
  10. 9. Den II [2]
    Den [Richard Corben]
  11. 10. New Musics
    Dossier
  12. 11. Handy Universes
    Dossier
  13. 12. Animatus Incredibilis
    Dossier
  14. 13. Absurditis
    Dossier
  15. 14. Merc Alert
    Dossier
  16. 15. Wildest Thing
    Dossier
  17. 16. King-Size Bits
    Dossier
  18. 17. Space Panic!
    Dossier
  19. 18. The Art of Philippe Druillet
  20. 19. The Immortals' Fete
  21. 20. Spain vs. Bea: Censorship Is the Reality
  22. 21. Domestic Unit 3M
    Tales of the Galactic Inn
  23. 22. Outland [5]
  24. 23. Fever
  25. 24. Rock Opera
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
    The Bus
  27. 26. Nikopol
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Jonathan E.
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Adei G.
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mark Q
  • Karsten S.
  • Jim Van Dore