Heavy Metal Magazine #v9#7 [Direct]
(October 1985)

Heavy Metal, 1977 Series
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Volume
9
Price
2.50 USD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
HM Communications Inc.
Editing
Julie Simmons-Lynch (credited) (editor-in-chief); Steven Maloff (credited) (managing editor)

Issue Notes

My copy of this issue has a loose subscription certificate for up to three years of monthly issues, even though there were only two monthly issues left.
This issue has variants:

Zebra Lady (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Olivia De Berardinis (credited) (painting)
Inks
Olivia De Berardinis (credited) (painting)
Colors
Olivia De Berardinis (credited) (painting)
Letters
typeset

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

Dossier / text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script
J. D. King (credited); Kyle Roderick (credited); Constance Ash (credited); Michael Barson (credited as Mike Barson); Jay Kennedy (credited); B. Dalton
Letters
typeset
Editing
Steven Maloff (credited)

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Starting here, the capsule articles are untitled

Verhoeven's Fifth (Table of Contents: 2)

Dossier / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Yakir; Paul Verhoeven (interview)
Letters
typeset
Editing
Steven Maloff (credited)

Genre
non-fiction

She Came and She Went (Table of Contents: 3)

Ratso's Palazzo / text article / 1.2 pages (report information)

Script
Larry Sloman (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Brian Aldiss: Helliconia Calling (Table of Contents: 4)

Dossier / text article / 1.3 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Barson (credited as Mike Barson); Brian Aldiss (credited) (interview)
Letters
typeset
Editing
Steven Maloff (credited)

Genre
non-fiction

The Science-Fictional Stigmata of Barry Malzberg (Table of Contents: 5)

Raving and Drooling / text article / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
Lou Stathis (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Trek Opera (Table of Contents: 6)

Rock Opera / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Rod Kierkegaard (credited as Rod Kierkegaard Jr)
Pencils
Rod Kierkegaard (credited as Rod Kierkegaard Jr)
Inks
Rod Kierkegaard (credited as Rod Kierkegaard Jr)
Colors
Rod Kierkegaard (credited as Rod Kierkegaard Jr)
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody; science fiction
Characters
Leonard Nimoy; William Shatner; George Lucas

Mara's Edge (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ringgenberg (credited)
Pencils
Milton Knight (credited as Milton Knight Jr.)
Inks
Milton Knight (credited as Milton Knight Jr.)
Letters
?

Genre
humor; science fiction

Indexer Notes

Milton Knight is incorrectly credited Morton Knight in the table-of-contents

Khantrax's Bedtime Story (Table of Contents: 8)

Tales of the Galactic Inn / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
José Beá (credited as José Mª Bea)
Pencils
José Beá (credited as José Mª Bea)
Inks
José Beá (credited as José Mª Bea)
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense; science fiction
Reprints

Sillavengo Disappears (Table of Contents: 9)

Sillavengo / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Maurizio Corrado (credited)
Pencils
Massimo Iosa Ghini (credited) (signed as Massimo Iosa Ghini) (painting)
Inks
Massimo Iosa Ghini (credited) (signed as Massimo Iosa Ghini) (painting)
Colors
Massimo Iosa Ghini (credited) (signed as Massimo Iosa Ghini) (painting)
Letters
?

Genre
drama
Reprints
  • from Alter Alter (Milano Libri Edizioni, 1977 Series) #?

Indexer Notes

Part 6 of 6

The Andragorus (Table of Contents: 10)

The Jealous God / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Alejandro Jodorowsky (credited as Jodorowsky)
Pencils
Silvio Cadelo (credited)
Inks
Silvio Cadelo (credited)
Colors
Silvio Cadelo (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 3

Risks (Table of Contents: 11)

Slot Machine / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Carlos Trillo (credited) (signed as Carlos Trillo)
Pencils
Horacio Altuna (credited) (signed as Horacio Altuna)
Inks
Horacio Altuna (credited) (signed as Horacio Altuna)
Colors
Horacio Altuna (credited) (signed as Horacio Altuna)
Letters
?

Genre
humor; erotica; science fiction
Reprints

Elephant Cemetery (Table of Contents: 12)

Freddy Lombard / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Yves Chaland (credited)
Pencils
Yves Chaland (credited)
Inks
Yves Chaland (credited)
Colors
Isabelle Beaumenay-Joannet
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 4 of 5

Weird Soup! (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Nicola Cuti (credited)
Pencils
Nicola Cuti (credited)
Inks
Nicola Cuti (credited)
Letters
Bill Pearson (credited)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural

Tor Johnson in New York (Table of Contents: 14)

HM's Hollywood Hell / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Drew Friedman (credited)
Pencils
Drew Friedman (credited)
Inks
Drew Friedman (credited)
Letters
Drew Friedman ?

Genre
satire-parody
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 2. Part 1 appears in May 1985 issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Rebel / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Kenny Sylvester (credited) (script additions); Pete Ciccone (credited) (script additions); Rob Hingley (credited) (script additions); Pepe Moreno (credited)
Pencils
Pepe Moreno (credited)
Inks
Pepe Moreno (credited)
Colors
Pepe Moreno (credited)
Letters
?

Genre
satire-parody; science fiction
Reprints
  • from Zona 84 (Toutain Editor, 1984 series)

Indexer Notes

Part 8 of 8

Timescooter (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Juan Giménez (signed as JGIMENEZ) (credited as Juan Giminez)
Pencils
Juan Giménez (signed as JGIMENEZ) (credited as Juan Giminez)
Inks
Juan Giménez (signed as JGIMENEZ) (credited as Juan Giminez)
Colors
Juan Giménez (signed as JGIMENEZ) (credited as Juan Giminez)
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Zebra Lady
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Dossier
  3. 2. Verhoeven's Fifth
    Dossier
  4. 3. She Came and She Went
    Ratso's Palazzo
  5. 4. Brian Aldiss: Helliconia Calling
    Dossier
  6. 5. The Science-Fictional Stigmata of Barry Malzberg
    Raving and Drooling
  7. 6. Trek Opera
    Rock Opera
  8. 7. Mara's Edge
  9. 8. Khantrax's Bedtime Story
    Tales of the Galactic Inn
  10. 9. Sillavengo Disappears
    Sillavengo
  11. 10. The Andragorus
    The Jealous God
  12. 11. Risks
    Slot Machine
  13. 12. Elephant Cemetery
    Freddy Lombard
  14. 13. Weird Soup!
  15. 14. Tor Johnson in New York
    HM's Hollywood Hell
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Rebel
  17. 16. Timescooter
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  • Peter Croome
  • Jonathan E.
  • Gregory Fischer
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