(May 1985)

Heavy Metal, 1977 Series
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Volume
9
Price
2.50 USD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
HM Communications Inc.
Editing
Julie Simmons-Lynch (credited) (editor-in-chief); Steven Maloff (credited) (managing editor); Lou Stathis (credited) (associate editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tanino Liberatore (credited as Gaetano Liberatore) (painting)
Inks
Tanino Liberatore (credited as Gaetano Liberatore) (painting)
Colors
Tanino Liberatore (credited as Gaetano Liberatore) (painting)

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

An Author in Search of Six Characters (Table of Contents: 1)

Giuseppe Bergman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Milo Manara (credited)
Pencils
Milo Manara (credited)
Inks
Milo Manara (credited)
Letters
?

Reprints
  • from (À Suivre) (Casterman, 1977 series)

Indexer Notes

Part 6 of 7

Bodyssey (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Simon Revelstroke (credited)
Pencils
Richard Corben (credited) (signed as Richard Corben) (painting)
Inks
Richard Corben (credited) (signed as Richard Corben) (painting)
Colors
Richard Corben (credited) (signed as Richard Corben) (painting)
Letters
Richard Corben

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 6

Rebel (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Kenny Sylvester (credited) (script additions); Pete Ciccone (credited) (script additions); Rob Hingley (credited) (script additions); Pepe Moreno (credited)
Pencils
Pepe Moreno (credited)
Inks
Pepe Moreno (credited)
Colors
Pepe Moreno (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints
  • from Zona 84 (Toutain Editor, 1984 series)

Indexer Notes

Part 3 of 8

Bone Voyage (Table of Contents: 4)

El Borbah / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Burns (credited) (signed as C. Burns)
Pencils
Charles Burns (credited) (signed as C. Burns)
Inks
Charles Burns (credited) (signed as C. Burns)
Letters
Charles Burns ?

Genre
detective-mystery
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 5 of 6

Tor in New York (Table of Contents: 5)

HM's Hollywood Hell / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Drew Friedman (credited)
Pencils
Drew Friedman (credited)
Inks
Drew Friedman (credited)
Letters
Drew Friedman ?

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Tor Johnson
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 2. Feature continues monthly, but part 2 of this story doesn't appear until the Oct 1985 issue.

Neuromancer (Table of Contents: 6)

Dossier / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Steven Patrick Brown (credited as Steve Brown); William Gibson (credited) (interview)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Raving and Drooling (Table of Contents: 7)

Dossier / text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Lou Stathis (credited)
Pencils
J.D. King (signed as J.D. King)
Inks
J.D. King (signed as J.D. King)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

The H.M. Filmstrip (Table of Contents: 8)

Dossier / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Lou Stathis (credited); Steven Maloff (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Beyond the Valley of the Videos (Table of Contents: 9)

Dossier / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Farber (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Rock Clone (Table of Contents: 10)

Dossier / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Michael Barson (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Wah? Wah Not. (Table of Contents: 11)

Dossier / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jon Tiven; Sally Tiven
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Almost a Collector's Item (Table of Contents: 12)

Dossier / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Michael Barson (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Comics on File (Table of Contents: 13)

Dossier / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bhob Stewart (credited as Bhob)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

PKD (Table of Contents: 14)

Dossier / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bhob Stewart (credited as Bhob)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Vintage Vinge (Table of Contents: 15)

Dossier / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Constance Ash (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Nahallynched (Table of Contents: 16)

Dossier / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Lou Stathis (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Siegel and Shuster: Dateline 1930's (Table of Contents: 17)

Dossier / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bhob Stewart (credited as Bhob)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

The Correct Sadist (Table of Contents: 18)

Ratso's Palazzo / text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Larry Sloman (credited)
Pencils
George DuBose (photograph)
Inks
George DuBose (photograph)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Close, but No Segar (Table of Contents: 19)

Dossier / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bhob Stewart (credited as Bhob)
Pencils
E. C. Segar
Inks
E. C. Segar
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

The Classics (Table of Contents: 20)

Dossier / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Michael Barson (credited as Mike Barson)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Hi-Tech Lowdown (Table of Contents: 21)

Dossier / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Holmstrom (credited)
Pencils
John Holmstrom (signed as John Holmstrom)
Inks
John Holmstrom (signed as John Holmstrom)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

WRAB (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Matt Howarth (credited)
Pencils
Matt Howarth (credited)
Inks
Matt Howarth (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Matt Howarth

Genre
satire-parody

Autocracy (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Massimo Iosa Ghini (credited as Massimo Ghini)
Pencils
Massimo Iosa Ghini (credited as Massimo Ghini) (painting)
Inks
Massimo Iosa Ghini (credited as Massimo Ghini) (painting)
Colors
Massimo Iosa Ghini (credited as Massimo Ghini) (painting)
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 6

Skydancer (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Randy Jones (credited)
Pencils
Randy Jones (credited) (painting)
Inks
Randy Jones (credited) (painting)
Colors
Randy Jones (credited) (painting)
Letters
Randy Jones ?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 2

The Whisper Mystery (Table of Contents: 25)

Rocco Vargas / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Daniel Torres (credited)
Pencils
Daniel Torres (credited)
Inks
Daniel Torres (credited)
Colors
Daniel Torres (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 5

Meets the Toast of Europe (Table of Contents: 26)

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

Script
John Findley (credited) (signed as John Findley)
Pencils
John Findley (credited) (signed as John Findley)
Inks
John Findley (credited) (signed as John Findley)
Letters
John Findley ?

Genre
horror-suspense; western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Part 19 of 25

Rock Opera (Table of Contents: 27)

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: 28)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

back cover

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. An Author in Search of Six Characters
    Giuseppe Bergman
  3. 2. Bodyssey
  4. 3. Rebel
  5. 4. Bone Voyage
    El Borbah
  6. 5. Tor in New York
    HM's Hollywood Hell
  7. 6. Neuromancer
    Dossier
  8. 7. Raving and Drooling
    Dossier
  9. 8. The H.M. Filmstrip
    Dossier
  10. 9. Beyond the Valley of the Videos
    Dossier
  11. 10. Rock Clone
    Dossier
  12. 11. Wah? Wah Not.
    Dossier
  13. 12. Almost a Collector's Item
    Dossier
  14. 13. Comics on File
    Dossier
  15. 14. PKD
    Dossier
  16. 15. Vintage Vinge
    Dossier
  17. 16. Nahallynched
    Dossier
  18. 17. Siegel and Shuster: Dateline 1930's
    Dossier
  19. 18. The Correct Sadist
    Ratso's Palazzo
  20. 19. Close, but No Segar
    Dossier
  21. 20. The Classics
    Dossier
  22. 21. Hi-Tech Lowdown
    Dossier
  23. 22. WRAB
  24. 23. Autocracy
  25. 24. Skydancer
  26. 25. The Whisper Mystery
    Rocco Vargas
  27. 26. Meets the Toast of Europe
    Tex Arcana
  28. 27. Rock Opera
  29. 28. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • mcomics
  • mike clark
  • Peter Croome
  • Jonathan E.
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mark Q
  • Steven Samuels
  • Ramon Schenk
  • guybrush threepwood
  • Jim Van Dore