Warrior #1
(March 1982)

Quality Communications, 1982 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.50 GBP; 2.00 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Quality Communications Limited
Brand
Q A Quality Magazine [separated]
Editing
Dez Skinn (credited) (editor); Dexter Craig (credited) (design); Garry Leach (credited) (design associate); Jerry Paris (credited) (design associate); Julie Hayward (credited) (editorial assistant); Janet Welby (credited) (design associate); Charles F. Barns (credited) (design associate)

He's Back! Axel Pressbutton the Psychotic Cyborg (Table of Contents)

Laser Eraser and Pressbutton / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Dillon (credited); David Lloyd (V for Vendetta inset); John Bolton (Father Shandor inset); Garry Leach (Marvelman inset)
Inks
Steve Dillon (credited); David Lloyd (V for Vendetta inset); John Bolton (Father Shandor inset); Garry Leach (Marvelman inset)
Colors
Garry Leach (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Father Shandor (inset); Marvelman [Micky Moran] (inset, just silhouette); Mysta Mystralis; Axel Pressbutton; V (inset)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Laser Eraser and Pressbutton / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Garry Leach (signed as GLEACH.)
Inks
Garry Leach (signed as GLEACH.)

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Mysta Mystralis

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Steve Dillon (credited)
Inks
Steve Dillon (credited)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes a small reproduction of this issue's cover in black and white.

Freedom's Road (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dez Skinn (credited) (signed as Dez Skin)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Welcome to Warrior!

A Dream of Flying (Table of Contents: 4)

Marvelman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Moore (credited)
Pencils
Garry Leach (credited)
Inks
Garry Leach (credited)
Letters
Garry Leach (credited as G. George)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the sodium-lit hour before dawn. The great trucks roll North. Some carry breakfast cereal and some carry ball-bearings. Some are empty...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Steve Cambridge (antagonist) (introduction); Paul Duncan (introduction); Kid Marvelman [Johnny Bates] (flashback); Marvelman [Micky Moran]; Liz Sullivan (introduction); Young Miracleman [Dickie Dauntless] (flashback); Trevor; Guntag Borghelm (flashback); Subterranean (flashback); Young Nastyman (flashback); Newtilus (flashback); Doctor Gargunza (flashback); Firebug (flashback)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Dedicated to Mick Anglo and the original Marvelman team.
Beginning the stunning re-vamp of the Marvelman mythos.

The Mightiest Man in the Universe (Table of Contents: 5)

Marvelman / text article / 3.5 pages (report information)

Script
Dez Skinn (credited)
Pencils
Mick Anglo Studios (illustrations)
Inks
Mick Anglo Studios (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now you've read the new beginning for Britain's premier super-action hero, Dez Skinn takes you back almost thirty years, to a time of 6d comics, and the creation of the mightiest man in the universe.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Kid Marvelman [Johnny Bates] (illustration); Marvelman [Micky Moran] (illustrations); Young Marvelman [Dickie Dauntless] (illustrations)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Short text history of the Marvelman character.

Forever People Now Has Two Locations (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Forever People / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Starting in Warrior 2 (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Madman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

First Prologue (Table of Contents: 8)

The Spiral Path / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Parkhouse (credited)
Pencils
Steve Parkhouse (credited)
Inks
Steve Parkhouse (credited)
Letters
Steve Parkhouse (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The land of Tairngir had been invaded by hostile forces... after many years of battle, King Galbrain was deposed, his armies destroyed by magic and madness.
Feature Logo
The Spiral Path ["the" on top]
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
King Galbrain; Nuada; Conaing; Ruad; Caed
Reprints

A True Story? (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Moore (credited)
Pencils
Dave Gibbons (credited)
Inks
Dave Gibbons (credited)
Letters
Dave Gibbons (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Listen, I want something different to the others stories in the mag...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Grongad
Reprints
Keywords
dimension travel

The Legend of Prester John (Table of Contents: 10)

The Legend of Prester John / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Moore (credited)
Pencils
John Bolton (credited)
Inks
John Bolton (credited)
Letters
John Bolton (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The sixth Crusade is under way, and from all over Christedom mounted knights and men-at-arms are flocking to the Holy Land...
Feature Logo
The Legend of Prester John [capital Prester John]
Genre
historical
Characters
Sir Randolph of Thetford; Prester John; Sir Orlando; Angelina; Ganelon
Reprints

HoH Collector's Item Back Issues (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

[Book One] Chapter One - The Villain (Table of Contents: 12)

V for Vendetta / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Moore (credited)
Pencils
David Lloyd (credited)
Inks
David Lloyd (credited)
Letters
Jenny O'Connor (credited as Zelda Estrella)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good evening London. It's nine o'clock and this is The Voice of Fate broadcasting on 275 and 285 in the medium wave... It is the fifth of the eleventh, nineteen-ninety-seven...
Feature Logo
V for Vendetta [with V mask]
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Evey Hammond; V
Reprints

Spawn from Hell's Pit! (Table of Contents: 13)

Father Shandor, Demon Stalker / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Moore (credited)
Pencils
John Bolton (credited)
Inks
John Bolton (credited)
Letters
John Bolton (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A flickering candle throws a ghastly light over a tainted book: The Grimoire of Honorius the Great.
Feature Logo
Father Shandor ...Demon Stalker
Genre
horror-suspense; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Father Shandor; Brother Kaspar; Angorfarax (demon)
Reprints
Keywords
demons

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

Laser Eraser and Pressbutton / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Moore (credited as Pedro Henry)
Pencils
Steve Dillon (credited)
Inks
Steve Dillon (credited)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Each morning on the planet Ormuz, the sun-star claws its way through a yellow mist before leaping victoriously into an ochre sky...
Feature Logo
Laser Eraser and Pressbutton [target]
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Mysta Mystralis; Axel Pressbutton; Oris; Zirk; Donthax; Captain Baromet
Reprints

Warriors All! (Table of Contents: 15)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Steve Dillon (credited); Dave Gibbons (credited); Garry Leach (credited); Steve Parkhouse (credited); Steve Moore (credited as Pedro Henry); ? (photographs)
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is getting to be somewhat of a first issue publishing habit.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Short biography pieces on the key Warrior creators with photographs and mini self-portraits and caricatures.

Forbidden Planet (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. He's Back! Axel Pressbutton the Psychotic Cyborg
    Laser Eraser and Pressbutton
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Laser Eraser and Pressbutton
  3. 2. Contents
  4. 3. Freedom's Road
  5. 4. A Dream of Flying
    Marvelman
  6. 5. The Mightiest Man in the Universe
    Marvelman
  7. 6. Forever People Now Has Two Locations
    Forever People
  8. 7. Starting in Warrior 2
    Madman
  9. 8. First Prologue
    The Spiral Path
  10. 9. A True Story?
  11. 10. The Legend of Prester John
    The Legend of Prester John
  12. 11. HoH Collector's Item Back Issues
  13. 12. [Book One] Chapter One - The Villain
    V for Vendetta
  14. 13. Spawn from Hell's Pit!
    Father Shandor, Demon Stalker
  15. 14. ["Each morning on the planet Ormuz, the sun-star claws its way through a yellow mist before leaping victoriously into an ochre sky..."]
    Laser Eraser and Pressbutton
  16. 15. Warriors All!
  17. 16. Forbidden Planet
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • David Bruce
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jim Van Dore