(December 1985)

First, 1985 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.75 USD; 2.45 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1985-08-02
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
First Comics Inc.
Brand
First Comics
Editing
Mike Friedrich (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes (Fantagraphics, 1981 series) #76 (July 15, 1985).

The August 2, 1985 date was confirmed from the shipping schedule listed for this issue as printed in an untitled newsletter from the comic book store Comics Plus in Dearborn, Michigan, published August 2, 1985, issue #1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Elric / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael T. Gilbert
Inks
George Freeman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
sword and sorcery
Reprints

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

Melnibonean Mailbox! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Ostrander (credited)
Pencils
Michael T. Gilbert
Inks
George Freeman
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes a preview of the next issue's cover.

[The Sailor on the Seas of Fate: Part 3] (Table of Contents: 2)

Elric / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited) (adaptation); Michael Moorcock (credited) (original work)
Pencils
Michael T. Gilbert (credited) (layouts and rough pencils)
Inks
George Freeman (credited) (finished art)
Colors
George Freeman (credited)
Letters
Lois Buhalis (credited as L. Lois Buhalis)

Genre
sword and sorcery
Characters
Otto Blendker; the Captain; the Pilot; Count Smiorgan Baldhead (introduction)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

adapted from Michael Moorcock's THE SAILOR ON THE SEAS OF FATE

Collecting Dust: A Guide to Preserving Comic Books Part 3 (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Charles Meyerson (credited)
Pencils
Alex Wald ? (signed as AW)
Inks
Alex Wald ? (signed as AW)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Art is simply signed AW. Art in an earlier edition of the house column is signed Alex. Making an educated guess the art is by First art director Alex Wald.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Elric
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Melnibonean Mailbox!
  3. 2. [The Sailor on the Seas of Fate: Part 3]
    Elric
  4. 3. Collecting Dust: A Guide to Preserving Comic Books Part 3
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • mike clark
  • Steve Coates
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mike Nielsen