Warrior #2
(April 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]
Printer
Printed in Finland
Editing
Dez Skinn (credited) (editor); Julie Hayward (credited) (editorial assistant); Dexter Craig (credited) (design); Garry Leach (credited) (design associate); Janet Welby (credited) (design associate); Charles F. Barns (credited) (design associate)

From Human - Kimota - to Super-Human (Table of Contents)

Marvelman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Garry Leach (credited); Steve Dillon (Pressbutton inset); David Lloyd (V for Vendetta inset); Paul Neary (Madman inset)
Inks
Garry Leach (credited); Steve Dillon (Pressbutton inset); David Lloyd (V for Vendetta inset); Paul Neary (Madman inset)
Colors
Garry Leach (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Madman [Martin Schiller] (inset); Marvelman [Micky Moran]; Axel Pressbutton (inset)
Reprints

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

Twilight World / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Baikie (signed as JIM BAIKIE)
Inks
Jim Baikie (signed as JIM BAIKIE)

Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dez Skinn ?; Julie Hayward ?
Pencils
Garry Leach
Inks
Garry Leach
Letters
typeset

Characters
Marvelman [Micky Moran]

Indexer Notes

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

[Legend] (Table of Contents: 3)

Marvelman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Moore (credited)
Pencils
Garry Leach (credited)
Inks
Garry Leach (credited)
Letters
Garry Leach (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
... and news is coming in of events reported to have happened this morning at the opening of a nuclear power station in the Lake District.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Kid Marvelman [Johnny Bates] (also in flashback); Marvelman [Micky Moran] (origin) (featured); Liz Moran; Young Marvelman [Dickie Dauntless] (flashback); Guntag Borghelm (flashback); Young Nastyman (flashback); Firebug (flashback); Newtilus (unnamed, flashback); Subterranean (flashback); Doctor Gargunza (flashback)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Title from future reprint.

Comic Showcase (Table of Contents: 4)

Old Comic Shop / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marshall Rogers (signed as MARSHALL)
Inks
Marshall Rogers (signed as MARSHALL)
Letters
?; typeset

Characters
Joker

Indexer Notes

Ad for The Old Comic Shop comic book store in London.

The Life, Death & Earlier Days of Axel Pressbutton Esquire (Table of Contents: 5)

Laser Eraser and Pressbutton / text article / 4.33 pages (report information)

Script
Dez Skinn (credited); Steve Moore (credited as Pedro Henry) (strips)
Pencils
Steve Dillon (credited) (designs); Alan Moore (credited as Curt Vile) (strips)
Inks
Steve Dillon (credited) (designs); Alan Moore (credited as Curt Vile) (strips); Steve Moore (credited as Pedro Henry) (strips)
Letters
Alan Moore (credited as Curt Vile) (strips); typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Through Sounds magazine, Pressbutton has reached an audience well over a quarter of a million Britons every week for the last eighty issues.
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Mysta Mystralis; Axel Pressbutton

Indexer Notes

Short text history of the Axel Pressbutton character, including drawings by various artists.

Quality Mail Sale (Table of Contents: 6)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Promo for Quality Communications.

[Book One] Chapter Two The Voice (Table of Contents: 7)

V for Vendetta / comic story / 7 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
I will hear your reports now, gentlemen.
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Evey Hammond; V; Conrad Heyer (introduction); Mr. Etheridge (introduction); Derek Almond (introduction); Eric Finch (introduction); Adam Susan (introduction); Roger Dascombe (introduction); Lewis Prothero (introduction); Ted (a Fingerman, death); George (a Fingerman, death)
Reprints
Keywords
London; Shadow Gallery

Indexer Notes

Title appears on page 3.

River of Corpses... Tower of Death (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Steve Moore (credited as Moore) (script); Dez Skinn (credited as Skinn) (plot); John Bolton (credited as Bolton) (plot)
Pencils
John Bolton (credited)
Inks
John Bolton (credited)
Letters
John Bolton ?

Feature Logo
Father Shandor ...Demon Stalker
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
Characters
Father Shandor; Thanatos; Selina
Reprints
Keywords
Sword of Archimelsus

Episode One: Visions of Stasis (Table of Contents: 9)

Madman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Neary (credited)
Pencils
Paul Neary (credited)
Inks
Paul Neary (credited)
Letters
Paul Neary (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
London 1982 - A normal day
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Madman [Martin Schiller] (origin) (featured) (introduction)

Indexer Notes

First two pages are labelled "Prologue."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

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
Across the Plains of Tairngir they marched — the Legion of Lost Souls — doomed to eternal battle for their relic-king Artûk!
Feature Logo
The Spiral Path ["the" on top]
Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Artûk; Cormac; Caradoc; Galbrain; Nuada; Conaing; Ruad; Caed; Hammerfest
Reprints
Keywords
Tairngir

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Laser Eraser and Pressbutton / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ochre-skyed Ormuz, a pleasant planet circling a star of the same name.
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Mysta Mystralis; Axel Pressbutton; Zirk; Captain Manetho Baromet; Arterius Donthax; Lemanya
Reprints
Keywords
Ormuz

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Warrior Dispatches / letters page / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
Dez Skinn (credited)
Pencils
Jim Baikie (signed as JIM BAIKIE); Paul Neary (credited)
Inks
Jim Baikie (signed as JIM BAIKIE); Paul Neary (credited)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Madman [Martin Schiller] (illustration); unknown warrior from Twilight World (illustration)

Indexer Notes

Editorial page.

Roar the Movie (Table of Contents: 13)

comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Dez Skinn (credited)
Pencils
Steve Dillon (credited)
Inks
Steve Dillon (credited)
Letters
Steve Dillon ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
East Africa-- the paradise-like home for Hank, an energetic scientist, and his friends...
Keywords
Africa; lions; panthers; tigers

Indexer Notes

Comic ad for movie Roar.

HoH Collector's Item Back Issues (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Promo for House of Hammer's back issues. Inside Back cover.

Forbidden Planet (Table of Contents: 15)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Brian Bolland (signed as BOLLAND [capital letters])
Inks
Brian Bolland (signed as BOLLAND [capital letters])
Letters
Brian Bolland (signed as BOLLAND [capital letters]); typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
People like us shop at...

Indexer Notes

Ad for Forbidden Planet comic book store in London.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. From Human - Kimota - to Super-Human
    Marvelman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Twilight World
  3. 2. Contents
  4. 3. [Legend]
    Marvelman
  5. 4. Comic Showcase
    Old Comic Shop
  6. 5. The Life, Death & Earlier Days of Axel Pressbutton Esquire
    Laser Eraser and Pressbutton
  7. 6. Quality Mail Sale
  8. 7. [Book One] Chapter Two The Voice
    V for Vendetta
  9. 8. River of Corpses... Tower of Death
    Father Shandor, Demon Stalker
  10. 9. Episode One: Visions of Stasis
    Madman
  11. 10. ["Across the Plains of Tairngir they marched — the Legion of Lost Souls — doomed to eternal battle for their relic-king Artûk!"]
    The Spiral Path
  12. 11. ["Ochre-skyed Ormuz, a pleasant planet circling a star of the same name."]
    Laser Eraser and Pressbutton
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Warrior Dispatches
  14. 13. Roar the Movie
  15. 14. HoH Collector's Item Back Issues
  16. 15. Forbidden Planet
This issue was modified by, among others
  • David Bruce
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Mark Q
  • Jim Van Dore