Heavy Metal Magazine
#v4#9
[Direct]
(December 1980)
Heavy Metal,
1977 Series
- Volume
- 4
- Price
- 2.00 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- HM Communications Inc.
- Editing
- Leonard Mogel (editor)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
Elle
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Chris Achilleos (painting)
- Inks
- Chris Achilleos (painting)
- Colors
- Chris Achilleos (painting)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
-
from Métal Hurlant (Les Humanoïdes Associés, 1975 series) #39 (mars 1979) -
in Heavy Metal Magazine (Heavy Metal, 1977 series) #v36#1 (March 2012)
-
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Contents
credits, title page / 1 page
- Pencils
- Steve Stiles (painting)
- Inks
- Steve Stiles (painting)
- Colors
- Steve Stiles (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Contents page with illustration spanning to next page/editorial page.
Editorial
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- Leonard Mogel
- Pencils
- Steve Stiles (painting)
- Inks
- Steve Stiles (painting)
- Colors
- Steve Stiles (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Editorial page with illustration spanning to previous page/contents page.
Take Another Look...
Elle / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Chris Achilleos (painting)
- Inks
- Chris Achilleos (painting)
- Colors
- Chris Achilleos (painting)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
Indexer Notes
The complete cover illustration, including the parts they weren't allowed to put on the cover.
[no title indexed]
Muzick / text article / 1.5 pages
- Script
- Lou Stathis
- Pencils
- Jerry Tiritilli (painting)
- Inks
- Jerry Tiritilli (painting)
- Colors
- Jerry Tiritilli (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
Bloodstar
comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Robert E. Howard
- Pencils
- Richard Corben (painting)
- Inks
- Richard Corben (painting)
- Colors
- Richard Corben (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Bloodstar
- Reprints
- from Bloodstar (Ariel Books, 1979 series) (September 1979) [colored]
- in Métal Hurlant (Les Humanoïdes Associés, 1975 series) #47 (Janvier 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Part 1 of 8.
The Adventures of Professor Thintwhistle and His Incredible Aether Flyer
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Part 10 of 10.
Mary Quite Contrary
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Ted White
- Pencils
- Terry Lindall (painting)
- Inks
- Terry Lindall (painting)
- Colors
- Terry Lindall (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
What Is Reality, Papa?
comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- from Le Vagabond des Limbes (Dargaud, 1975 series) #6 - Quelle réalité, Papa? (1980) which is reprinted
-
Indexer Notes
Sequel to The Alchemist Supreme (5/80 thru 9/80). Part 1 of 5.
Double Evasion
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- from Métal Hurlant (Les Humanoïdes Associés, 1975 series) #50 (Avril 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
a.k.a. "Double évasion"
Reflection
Valentina / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- science fiction; adventure; erotica
- Characters
- Valentina
Indexer Notes
Part 1 of 4. Panels are grey with blue ink.
Guido Crepax
Heavy Metal Interview / text article / 1.67 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Text article with illustration.
Little Tiny Comics #4
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
Sequence is 3 one-third page sections (vertical) on 2 consecutive pages.
Klee
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
Sequence is two half-page sections on consecutive pages.
[Drive With Us Take the Bus]
The Bus / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; humor; car
- Reprints
-
in Zona 84 (Toutain Editor, 1984 series) #30 ([noviembre 1986]), #50 ([julio 1988])
-
Interlude Cont.
Changes / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
Also credited: Tony Sciarra and the late Julian Kernes. Part 23 of 31.
Laser Chic
Changes / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
Also credited: Dominique Waite. Part 24 of 31. Next appears in 3/81 issue.
The Quest
comic story / 1.5 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
Part 2 of 2. Sequence is 3, half-page sections on consecutive pages.
Rock Opera
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Rod Kierkegaard
- Pencils
- Rod Kierkegaard (painting)
- Inks
- Rod Kierkegaard (painting)
- Colors
- Rod Kierkegaard (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
Sequence is 6, two-thirds page sections on consecutive pages.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Elle
-
1.
Contents
-
2.
Editorial
-
3.
Take Another Look...
Elle -
4.
[no title indexed]
Muzick -
5.
[no title indexed]
SF -
6.
[no title indexed]
Comix -
7.
Life Is a Cartoon
Flix -
8.
Bloodstar
-
9.
Man's Best Friend
-
10.
The Adventures of Professor Thintwhistle and His Incredible Aether Flyer
-
11.
Mary Quite Contrary
-
12.
What Is Reality, Papa?
-
13.
Double Evasion
-
14.
Reflection
Valentina -
15.
Guido Crepax
Heavy Metal Interview -
16.
Little Tiny Comics #4
-
17.
Klee
-
18.
[Drive With Us Take the Bus]
The Bus -
19.
Interlude Cont.
Changes -
20.
Laser Chic
Changes -
21.
The Quest
-
22.
Rock Opera
-
23.
The Cutter of the Fog
-
24.
Finally
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Peter Croome
- Jonathan E.
- Gregory Fischer
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Karsten S.
- Steven Samuels
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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