(September 1983)

Heavy Metal, 1977 Series
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Volume
7
Price
2.00 USD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
HM Communications Inc.
Barcode
0709893658709
Editing
Julie Simmons-Lynch (editor)

Issue Notes

UPC/EAN as printed is missing a 2 before the last two digits. This occurs on early HMs until about 1987.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Enrich Torres (painting)
Inks
Enrich Torres (painting)
Colors
Enrich Torres (painting)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Reprints

Blow Up (Table of Contents: 1)

Dossier / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Morthland
Pencils
Lee Nye (photography)
Inks
Lee Nye (photography)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Videodoom (Table of Contents: 2)

Dossier / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Tim Lucas
Pencils
Jerry Bauer (photography)
Inks
Jerry Bauer (photography)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Advance and Be Recognized (Table of Contents: 3)

Dossier / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Shirley
Pencils
David von Bassewitz (photography)
Inks
David von Bassewitz (photography)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Seven Panels of Dick in Depth (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ned Sonntag
Pencils
Ned Sonntag
Inks
Ned Sonntag
Colors
?
Letters
Ned Sonntag

Genre
satire-parody

Short and Soft (Table of Contents: 5)

Dossier / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Silbersack
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Dark Side of the Moon (Table of Contents: 6)

Dossier / text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Merle Ginsberg
Pencils
Robert Mapplethorpe (photography)
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Robert Mapplethorpe (photography)
Colors
Robert Mapplethorpe (photography)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Sects and Books (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mary Wilshire
Pencils
Mary Wilshire
Inks
Mary Wilshire
Colors
?
Letters
Mary Wilshire

Genre
satire-parody

Aberrant Texans and Jewish Armadillos (Table of Contents: 8)

Dossier / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Simmons
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

See the Movie, Play the Game (Table of Contents: 9)

Dossier / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Daphne Davis
Pencils
Ralph Nelson Jr. (photography)
Inks
Ralph Nelson Jr. (photography)
Colors
Ralph Nelson Jr. (photography)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Nahallywood (Table of Contents: 10)

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Script
Ed Naha
Pencils
Howard Cruse
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Howard Cruse
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?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Video Games Go to Hollywood (Table of Contents: 11)

Dossier / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Holmstrom
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John Holmstrom
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John Holmstrom
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John Holmstrom
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John Holmstrom

Genre
non-fiction

Cryptica (Table of Contents: 12)

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Script
Melik Kaylan
Pencils
Bruce Carleton
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Bruce Carleton
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

The City That Didn't Exist (Part 5) (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Pierre Christin
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Enki Bilal
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Enki Bilal
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?
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?

Genre
drama

Indexer Notes

Part 6 of 7

Case of the Disappearin' Chickens (Table of Contents: 14)

Tex Arcana / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
John Findley
Pencils
John Findley
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John Findley
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?
Letters
John Findley

Genre
horror-suspense; western-frontier; satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 2

Ranxerox (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Stefano Tamburini
Pencils
Tanino Liberatore
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Tanino Liberatore
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Tanino Liberatore
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?

Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Part 3 of 6

Honeymooner (Table of Contents: 16)

HM's Star Dissections / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Drew Friedman
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Drew Friedman
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Drew Friedman
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?
Letters
Drew Friedman

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
The Simpleton [Ed Norton]; Ralph Kramden; Alice Kramden
Reprints

The Hunt for Louth (Table of Contents: 17)

The Second Song / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Pencils
Arnaud Dombre
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Arnaud Dombre
Colors
Arnaud Dombre
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Reprints
  • From METAL HURLANT

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 5

The Clips: Heavy Metal's First Annual Awards for Excellence in Music Video (Table of Contents: 18)

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Script
Alan Hecht
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

In a Word--Splendid! A Look at Rowena (Table of Contents: 19)

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Theodore Sturgeon
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Rowena Morrill (painting)
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Rowena Morrill (painting)
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Rowena Morrill (painting)
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typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural

June 2483 (Table of Contents: 20)

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Script
Todd Klein
Pencils
Murphy Anderson
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Murphy Anderson
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?
Letters
Todd Klein

Genre
science fiction

Francis Ford Coppola: The Outsider (Table of Contents: 21)

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Script
Robert Morales
Pencils
Brian McCall (painting)
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Brian McCall (painting)
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Brian McCall (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

The Odyssey (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Francisco Pérez Navarro
Pencils
Martín Saurí
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Martín Saurí
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?
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?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
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Indexer Notes

Part 6 of 8

Professor Neutron (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Lincoln
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Chris Lincoln
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Chris Lincoln
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?
Letters
Chris Lincoln

Genre
science fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

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

Script
Jeff Jones
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Jeff Jones
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Jeff Jones
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Jeff Jones

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've seen the bough break...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; humor
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Zora (Table of Contents: 25)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Fernando Fernández
Pencils
Fernando Fernández (painting)
Inks
Fernando Fernández (painting)
Colors
Fernando Fernández (painting)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 16 of 17

Rock Opera (Table of Contents: 26)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Kierkegaard
Pencils
Rod Kierkegaard (painting)
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Rod Kierkegaard (painting)
Colors
Rod Kierkegaard (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

The Bus / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Kirchner
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Paul Kirchner
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Paul Kirchner
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?
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Paul Kirchner

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; humor; car
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Christopher Brennan (painting)
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Christopher Brennan (painting)
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Christopher Brennan (painting)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Blow Up
    Dossier
  3. 2. Videodoom
    Dossier
  4. 3. Advance and Be Recognized
    Dossier
  5. 4. Seven Panels of Dick in Depth
  6. 5. Short and Soft
    Dossier
  7. 6. Dark Side of the Moon
    Dossier
  8. 7. Sects and Books
  9. 8. Aberrant Texans and Jewish Armadillos
    Dossier
  10. 9. See the Movie, Play the Game
    Dossier
  11. 10. Nahallywood
    Dossier
  12. 11. Video Games Go to Hollywood
    Dossier
  13. 12. Cryptica
    Dossier
  14. 13. The City That Didn't Exist (Part 5)
  15. 14. Case of the Disappearin' Chickens
    Tex Arcana
  16. 15. Ranxerox
  17. 16. Honeymooner
    HM's Star Dissections
  18. 17. The Hunt for Louth
    The Second Song
  19. 18. The Clips: Heavy Metal's First Annual Awards for Excellence in Music Video
  20. 19. In a Word--Splendid! A Look at Rowena
  21. 20. June 2483
  22. 21. Francis Ford Coppola: The Outsider
  23. 22. The Odyssey
  24. 23. Professor Neutron
  25. 24. ["I've seen the bough break..."]
    I'm Age
  26. 25. Zora
  27. 26. Rock Opera
  28. 27. [no title indexed]
    The Bus
  29. 28. [no title indexed]
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