Heavy Metal Magazine #v5#1 [Newsstand]
(April 1981)

Heavy Metal, 1977 Series
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Volume
5
Price
2.00 USD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
HM Communications Inc.
Barcode
0709893658704
Editing
Leonard Mogel

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 is a variant of Heavy Metal Magazine (Heavy Metal, 1977 series) #v5#1 [Direct].

Sybil (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Esteban Maroto (painting)
Inks
Esteban Maroto (painting)
Colors
Esteban Maroto (painting)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural

Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Phil Trumbo (painting)
Inks
Phil Trumbo (painting)
Colors
Phil Trumbo (painting)

Indexer Notes

Contents page with illustration spanning to next page.

Art and the Nazis (Table of Contents: 2)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Brad Balfour
Pencils
Arthur Kampf; Julius Junghanns
Inks
Arthur Kampf; Julius Junghanns
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Illustrations are monochrome printings of two paintings: Venus and Adonis by Kampf & Spring Evening by Junghanns.

Bloodstar (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Robert E. Howard; John Jakes (adaptation); John Pocsik (adaptation)
Pencils
Richard Corben (painting)
Inks
Richard Corben (painting)
Colors
Richard Corben (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 5 of 8

Tex Arcana (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Findley
Pencils
John Findley
Inks
John Findley
Letters
John Findley

Genre
horror-suspense; western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 9

Storm Warning (Table of Contents: 5)

Changes / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Matt Howarth
Pencils
Matt Howarth
Inks
Matt Howarth
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Also credited: D. M. Kister. Part 27 of 31

The Rub (The Last Straw) (Table of Contents: 6)

Changes / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Matt Howarth
Pencils
Matt Howarth
Inks
Matt Howarth
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Also credited: D. M. Kister. Part 28 of 31

Julio Ribera (Table of Contents: 7)

Heavy Metal Interview / text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Brad Balfour
Pencils
Julio Ribera; Amy Seissler (painting)
Inks
Julio Ribera; Amy Seissler (painting)
Colors
Amy Seissler (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

What Is Reality, Papa? (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Christian Godard
Pencils
Julio Ribera
Inks
Julio Ribera
Colors
Julio Ribera
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 5 of 5

The Ambassador of the Shadows (Table of Contents: 9)

Valerian: Time-Space Agent / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Pierre Christin
Pencils
Jean-Claude Mézières
Inks
Jean-Claude Mézières
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 4 of 4

Good-Bye Soldier! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Ricardo Barreiro
Pencils
Juan Giménez
Inks
Juan Giménez
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Stories from London (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Harry North
Pencils
Harry North
Inks
Harry North
Colors
Harry North
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints
  • From PILOTE

Dangerous Curve (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Caza
Pencils
Caza
Inks
Caza
Colors
Caza
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Reprints

Rock Opera (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
science fiction

Woof! (Table of Contents: 14)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Les Edwards (painting)
Inks
Les Edwards (painting)
Colors
Les Edwards (painting)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Sybil
  2. 1. Contents
  3. 2. Art and the Nazis
  4. 3. Bloodstar
  5. 4. Tex Arcana
  6. 5. Storm Warning
    Changes
  7. 6. The Rub (The Last Straw)
    Changes
  8. 7. Julio Ribera
    Heavy Metal Interview
  9. 8. What Is Reality, Papa?
  10. 9. The Ambassador of the Shadows
    Valerian: Time-Space Agent
  11. 10. Good-Bye Soldier!
  12. 11. Stories from London
  13. 12. Dangerous Curve
  14. 13. Rock Opera
  15. 14. Woof!
This issue was modified by
  • mcomics
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)