Heavy Metal Magazine #v4#6 [Newsstand]

(September 1980)

Heavy Metal, 1977 Series

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Volume: 4
Price: 2.00 USD
Pages: 100
Indicia Frequency: monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: HM Communications Inc.
Barcode: 0709893658709

Editing: Ted White; Julie Simmons (executive)

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) #v4#6 [Direct].

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

in Realms (Catalan Communications, 1987 series) (July 1987)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: Robert Adragna (signed) (painting)
Inks: Robert Adragna (signed) (painting)
Colors: Robert Adragna (signed) (painting)
Letters: typeset

Genre: science fiction

Cover Thumbnail for Heavy Metal Magazine (Heavy Metal, 1977 series) #v4#6 [Newsstand]

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Cover gallery

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: Ian Craig (painting)
Inks: Ian Craig (painting)
Colors: Ian Craig (painting)
Letters: typeset

Indexer Notes

Contents page with illustration spanning to next page/editorial page.

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

Script: Ted White
Pencils: Ian Craig (painting)
Inks: Ian Craig (painting)
Colors: Ian Craig (painting)
Letters: typeset

Indexer Notes

Editorial page with illustration spanning to previous page/contents page.

Chain Mail / letters page / 1.333 pages (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from: Buzz Dixon; Larry Stark; Jay Lynch

Reprints

in Schwermetall (Volksverlag, 1980 series) #31 (August 1982)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script: Philippe Druillet
Pencils: Philippe Druillet
Inks: Philippe Druillet
Colors: Philippe Druillet ?
Letters: ?

Genre: science fiction

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

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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

Genre

humor

Reprints

from Pilote Mensuel (Dargaud, 1974 series) #52
from Le Vagabond des Limbes (Dargaud, 1975 series) #5 - L' alchimiste supreme

from Pilote Mensuel (Dargaud, 1974 series) #49, #50, #51, #52, #53

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script: Dick Lupoff
Pencils: Steve Stiles
Inks: Steve Stiles
Letters: ?

Genre

humor

Reprints

in The Adventures of Professor Thintwhistle and His Incredible Aether Flyer (Fantagraphics, 1991 series) (October 1991)
in The Adventures of Professor Thintwhistle and His Incredible Aether Flyer (Wildside Press, 2010 series) (November 2010)

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

Script: Paul Kirchner
Pencils: Paul Kirchner
Inks: Paul Kirchner
Letters: Paul Kirchner

Genre

humor; car

Reprints

in Zona 84 (Toutain Editor, 1984 series) #44 ([enero 1988])
in The Bus (Éditions Tanibis, 2012 series) #[1] (January 2012)

comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: Jacques Rochberny
Pencils: Jacques Rochberny (signed)
Inks: Jacques Rochberny
Letters: Jacques Rochberny

Genre: humor

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script: John Shirley
Pencils: Leo Durañona
Inks: Leo Durañona
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

Genre

sword and sorcery

Reprints

in 1984 (Toutain Editor, 1978 series) #44 (septiembre 1982)
in Spécial USA (Edition des Savanes, 1983 series) #6 (février 1984)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Michael Gross
Pencils: Michael Gross (signed)
Inks: Michael Gross
Colors: Michael Gross
Letters: Michael Gross

Genre

science fiction

Reprints

in L'Écho des Savanes Spécial U.S.A. (Editions du Fromage, 1976 series) #24 (1982)
in Zona 84 (Toutain Editor, 1984 series) #8 ([enero 1985])

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Greg Terpenning
Pencils: Ernie Colón
Inks: Ernie Colón
Letters: ?

Genre

historical

Reprints

in Spécial USA (Edition des Savanes, 1983 series) #11 (décembre 1984)

Indexer Notes

Pages are a tan color and images in background of panels is in blue ink.

comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script: Pierre Christin
Pencils: Enki Bilal (signed)
Inks: Enki Bilal
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

Genre: fantasy-supernatural

Changes / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script: Matt Howarth; W. E. Rittenhouse
Pencils: Matt Howarth
Inks: Matt Howarth
Letters: Matt Howarth

Genre: science fiction

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script: Markus Klee (signed)
Pencils: Markus Klee (signed)
Inks: Markus Klee
Letters: Markus Klee

Genre: science fiction

Indexer Notes

Sequence is 2 one-half page sections on consecutive pages.

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

Script: Paul Kirchner
Pencils: Paul Kirchner
Inks: Paul Kirchner
Letters: Paul Kirchner

Genre

humor; car

Reprints

in Zona 84 (Toutain Editor, 1984 series) #8 ([enero 1985])
in The Bus (Éditions Tanibis, 2012 series) #[1] (January 2012)

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

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script: Howard Cruse
Pencils: Howard Cruse
Inks: Howard Cruse
Colors: Howard Cruse
Letters: Howard Cruse

Genre: humor

Indexer Notes

Sequence is 4 half page sections on consecutive pages.

Rock Opera / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script: Rod Kierkegaard
Pencils: Rod Kierkegaard
Inks: Rod Kierkegaard
Colors: Rod Kierkegaard
Letters: Rod Kierkegaard

First Line of Dialogue or Text: That Night I Dreamed I was flying across the desert.
Genre: satire-parody; science fiction

Indexer Notes

Sequence is 6 two-thirds page sections on consecutive pages.

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script: Paul Kirchner
Pencils: Paul Kirchner
Inks: Paul Kirchner
Colors: Paul Kirchner
Letters: Paul Kirchner

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Reprints

in Schwermetall (Kunst der Comics / Alpha, 1984 series) #59 (Dezember 1984)
in Realms (Catalan Communications, 1987 series) (July 1987)
in En attendant l'apocalypse: Travaux choisis 1974-2014 (Éditions Tanibis, 2017 series) (novembre 2017)
in Awaiting the Collapse: Selected works 1974-2014 (Éditions Tanibis, 2017 series) (October 2017)

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: Bernie Wrightson (painting)
Inks: Bernie Wrightson (painting)
Colors: Bernie Wrightson (painting)

Genre: horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

Image on back cover. Credits list "Berni" with no "e".

Editing

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Series Information

Table of Contents

0. It Came From Mount Saint Helens
1. Contents
2. ...Forty-two...
3. [no title indexed]
Chain Mail
4. [no title indexed]
SF
5. [no title indexed]
Flix
6. [no title indexed]
Comix
7. [no title indexed]
Muzick
8. Eurorok For The '80s
Sidebar
9. The Druillet Interview
10. Salammbo
11. Shame on You!
Heavy Metal
12. The Alchemist Supreme Part Five
13. The Adventures Of Professor Thintwhistle And His Incredible Aether Flyer Chapter Eight
14. [no title indexed]
The Bus
15. The World of Fif
16. Into The Breach
17. Construction Project
18. Zeitgeist
19. Progress! Part Three
20. A Low Profile
Changes
21. Klee
22. [no title indexed]
The Bus
23. The Heavy Metal Bookshelf
24. Under the Influence of a U.F.O.
25. ["That Night I Dreamed I was flying across the desert."]
Rock Opera
26. Heavy Metal Collector's Items
27. Shaman
28. [Heavy Metal T-Shirt]
29. Who's the Fairest of Them All?

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Ray Bottorff Jr
Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)

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Heavy Metal Magazine #v4#6 [Newsstand] (September 1980)

Issue Notes

It Came From Mount Saint Helens (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

...Forty-two... (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Indexer Notes

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

Chain Mail / letters page / 1.333 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

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

SF / text article / 2 pages (report information)

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

Flix / text article / 2 pages (report information)

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

Comix / text article / 1.5 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Muzick / text article / 2.33 pages (report information)

Eurorok For The '80s (Table of Contents: 8)

Sidebar / text article / 1.34 pages (report information)

The Druillet Interview (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2.333 pages (report information)

Salammbo (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Shame on You! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

The Alchemist Supreme Part Five (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

The Adventures Of Professor Thintwhistle And His Incredible Aether Flyer Chapter Eight (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

The World of Fif (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Into The Breach (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Construction Project (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Zeitgeist (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Progress! Part Three (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 16 pages (report information)

A Low Profile (Table of Contents: 20)

Changes / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Klee (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

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

The Heavy Metal Bookshelf (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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

Under the Influence of a U.F.O. (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

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

Rock Opera / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Heavy Metal Collector's Items (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Shaman (Table of Contents: 27)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

[Heavy Metal T-Shirt] (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

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

Who's the Fairest of Them All? (Table of Contents: 29)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Heavy Metal Magazine #v4#6 [Newsstand]

(September 1980)