(June 1981)

Astral Comics, 1981 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
2.50 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Astral Comics
Editing
Rich Buckler (editorial director); Thomas Sciacca (managing editor)
Color
color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions
8.5 inches x 11 inches
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
was ongoing series

Issue Notes

Indicia lists circulation as 10,000 copies.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Bloodwing / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rich Buckler (signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
Pat Gabriele
Letters
Todd Klein (series logo design); typeset

Genre
adventure; science fiction
Keywords
automatic pistols; automobiles; cross hairs; idols; statues; swords

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Gabriele to Scott Martin and submitted via the GCD Error Tracker. Logo design credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

Editorial (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Rich Buckler
Pencils
Rich Buckler; ? (photos)
Inks
Dick Giordano; ? (photos)
Letters
typeset

The Quest for the Celestial Rose (Table of Contents: 2)

Warlords of Light / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Emmanuel Colon; Rich Buckler
Pencils
Mark Texeira; Butch Guice
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
King Sundar; Enoch

Traveler on the Edge of Oblivion (Table of Contents: 3)

Bloodwing / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Rich Buckler
Pencils
Rich Buckler
Inks
Sam de la Rosa
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Gideon Cross (Bloodwing)

Mission to Homeworld (Table of Contents: 4)

Astron, Star Soldier / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
James Hunt; Astron; Str'ellah

The Wizard of Odd (Table of Contents: 5)

Sojourner / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Rich Buckler
Pencils
Rich Buckler; Stan Timmons
Inks
George Brycki
Letters
P. Kirchheimer

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Godwulf (Sojourner); Zig-Zag; the Wizard of Odd

Village Comic Art Shop (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rudy Nebres
Inks
Rudy Nebres

Genre
sword and sorcery

Media Galaxia (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Thomas Sciacca
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

movie reviews

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Romeo Tanghal
Inks
Romeo Tanghal

Genre
sword and sorcery

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Sam de la Rosa
Inks
Sam de la Rosa

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Bloodwing
  2. 1. Editorial
  3. 2. The Quest for the Celestial Rose
    Warlords of Light
  4. 3. Traveler on the Edge of Oblivion
    Bloodwing
  5. 4. Mission to Homeworld
    Astron, Star Soldier
  6. 5. The Wizard of Odd
    Sojourner
  7. 6. Village Comic Art Shop
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
  9. 8. Media Galaxia
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walls