(1983)
Marvel,
1983 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 2.00 USD; 2.25 CAD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand
-
Epic Comics
- Editing
- Archie Goodwin (editor); Jo Duffy (associate editor); Jim Shooter (consulting editor)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Modern Age U.S.
- Paper Stock
- glossy cover; baxter interior
- Binding
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- one-shot
Issue Notes
This story was originally published in 1981 by Eclipse as The Price. This was in a black and white format.
The Price
Dreadstar / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Dreadstar; Syzygy Darklock
- Reprints
- from The Price (Eclipse, 1981 series) (October 1981)
-
in Splitter (Splitter, 1984 series) #1 (1984)
-
Indexer Notes
A new illustration framing the original cover.
[no title indexed]
credits, title page / 2 pages
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Partial Credits and title page - on the inside front cover and first page.
[no title indexed]
Dreaditorial / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
Indexer Notes
A brief history of the origin of the story.
The Metamorphosis Odyssey: Book Two The Price
Metamorphosis Odyssey / comic story / 46 pages
- Script
- Jim Starlin
- Pencils
- Jim Starlin
- Inks
- Jim Starlin
- Colors
- Daina Graziunas (coloring adaptations); Christie Scheele (coloring adaptations)
- Letters
- Tom Orzechowski
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Syzygy Darklock (origin); Lord Papal; Dreadstar
- Synopsis
- Syzygy Darklock makes pacts with dark forces in order to gain mystical powers. He is nearly killed and ends up sacrificing his one true love, Sister Marian, to demons that he might achieve his destiny.
- Reprints
- from The Price (Eclipse, 1981 series) (October 1981) [originally in black and white]
- in Splitter (Splitter, 1984 series) #1 (1984), #3 (1984), #4 (1984), #5 (1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Jim Shooter credited as inventor of color adaptation process.
[no title indexed]
Dreadstar / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
Ad for Dreadstar #7 from the Epic Comics Group.
[Back Cover]
Dreadstar / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Syzygy; Willow; Rainbow; Oedi; Skeevo
- Reprints
- from The Price (Eclipse, 1981 series) (October 1981)
-
Indexer Notes
New illustration framing the old back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Price
Dreadstar -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
[no title indexed]
Dreaditorial -
3.
The Metamorphosis Odyssey: Book Two The Price
Metamorphosis Odyssey -
4.
[no title indexed]
Dreadstar -
5.
[Back Cover]
Dreadstar
This issue was modified by, among others
- Boris Ammerlaan
- Gregory Fischer
- Merlin Haas
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Mark Q
- Jim Van Dore
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