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Issue Details

Issue V3#4
Published August 1979
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 1.50 USD
Pages 100
Editing Sean Kelly; Valerie Marchant; Julie Simmons (managing)

Cover Details - "Tan, Don't Burn"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Mantxo Algora (painting /signed)
Inks Mantxo Algora (painting /signed)
Colors Mantxo Algora (painting /signed)

1 page credits "Contents"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Peter Goodfellow
Inks Peter Goodfellow
Colors Peter Goodfellow
Letters Typeset
Notes Table of Contents with background image.

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "...Twenty-Nine..."

Genre fantasy
Pencils Peter Tybus
Inks Peter Tybus
Colors Peter Tybus
Letters Typeset
Notes Introductory text with background illustration and indicia information.

1 page advertisement "Alien the Illustrated Story"

Genre Science Fiction
Pencils Walter Simonson
Inks Walter Simonson
Letters Typeset
Notes Ad for the Heavy Metal Books' "The Book of Alien" and "Alien: The Illustrated Story".

8 page story "Time Out: Opus"

Genre Occult
Script Val Mayerik
Pencils Val Mayerik (painted)
Inks Val Mayerik (painted)
Colors Val Mayerik (painted)
Letters Val Mayerik

1 page Heavy Metal advertisement "Let Us Transport You..."

Genre Science Fiction
Letters Typeset
Notes Ad for subscription to Heavy Metal Magazine with multiple illustrated panels from various issues.

9 page Space Adventures Of Morris White, The story "The Great Trap Part 4"

Genre Science Fiction
Script Denis Sire
Pencils Denis Sire (signed)
Inks Denis Sire

Half page Chain Mail letters page

Letters Typeset
Notes Letters of Comment with a single panel illustration from a past issue.

8 page story "Free Ways"

Genre Science Fiction
Script Lee Marrs
Pencils Lee Marrs
Inks Lee Marrs
Colors Lee Marrs
Letters Lee Marrs

5 page story "Shelter"

Genre Science Fiction
Script Chantal Montellier
Pencils Chantal Montellier
Inks Chantal Montellier

8 page text story "Starcrown Part VI"

Script John Pocsik
Pencils Bruce Jones Studio (photographs)
Inks Bruce Jones Studio (photographs)
Colors Bruce Jones Studio (photographs)
Letters Typeset

1 page advertisement "Collector's Items"

Genre Science Fiction
Letters Typeset
Notes Ad for back issues of Heavy Metal Magazine.

2 page Galactic Geographic text story "A Meeting Of Civilizations"

Genre Science Fiction
Script Karl B. Kofoed
Pencils Karl B. Kofoed (painting)
Inks Karl B. Kofoed (painting)
Colors Karl B. Kofoed (painting)
Letters Typeset
Notes 1/3 page text and 1 2/3 page illustration.

2 page The Airtight Garage Of Jerry Cornelius story "Eng. Barnabus Prepares To Leave This World"

Genre Science Fiction
Script Jean Giraud [as Moeb]
Pencils Jean Giraud [as Moebius] (signed)
Inks Jean Giraud [as Moebius] (signed)

1 page story "Monsieur Glouglou"

Genre Humor
Script Jacques Rochberny
Pencils Jacques Rochberny
Inks Jacques Rochberny
Colors Jacques Rochberny ?

2 page story "Zooks!"

Genre Humor
Script Vaughn Bode
Pencils Vaughn Bode
Inks Vaughn Bode
Notes Sequence printed sideways.

6 page text story "Dragonworld"

Genre Fantasy
Script Byron Preiss; J. Michael Reaves
Pencils Joseph Zucker
Inks Joseph Zucker
Letters Typeset
Notes Text story with illustrations.

3 page story "A Space Story"

Genre Science Fiction
Script Peter A. Kuper
Pencils Peter A. Kuper
Inks Peter A. Kuper
Letters Peter A. Kuper

8 page story "New Ark City"

Genre Occult
Script Philippe Cazaumayou [as Caza]
Pencils Philippe Cazaumayou [as Caza] (signed)
Inks Philippe Cazaumayou [as Caza] (signed)

2 page story "The Mess of Fated Mess"

Genre Humor
Script Kenneth Smith
Pencils Kenneth Smith (signed)
Inks Kenneth Smith (signed)
Letters Kenneth Smith
Notes Dated 19 December 1978.

Half page The Bus story

Genre Humor
Script Paul Kirchner
Pencils Paul Kirchner
Inks Paul Kirchner
Letters Paul Kirchner

4 page story "Caries"

Genre Humor; Science Fiction
Script Frank Margerin
Pencils Frank Margerin
Inks Frank Margerin
Letters Frank Margerin

1 page story "Illostratos"

Genre Occult
Script Todd Klein
Pencils Todd Klein
Inks Todd Klein
Letters Todd Klein
Notes Sequence printed sideways.

8 page story "Sympathy for the Devil"

Genre Occult
Script Mick Jagger (lyrics); Keith Richards (lyrics); James Waley (adaptation); Gene Day (adaptation)
Pencils Gene Day
Inks Bill Payne
Colors Martin Springett
Letters Bill Payne

4 page story "Mama's Place"

Genre Fantasy
Script Arthur Suydam
Pencils Arthur Suydam
Inks Arthur Suydam
Colors Arthur Suydam
Letters Arthur Suydam
Reprinted in Best of Heavy Metal, The (HM Communications, Inc., 1982 series) #[nn]: in Demon Dreams (Pacific Comics, 1984 series) #2 (May 1984)

4 page story "Amber II"

Genre Science Fiction
Script Jim Starlin
Pencils Jim Starlin
Inks Jim Starlin
Notes Amber I (copyright 1977) was in Epic Illustrated (Epic, 1980 series) #34 (February 1986). Amber III, a Starlin illustrated "This Old Man" poem, was in Elipse, The Magazine (Eclipse, 1981 series) #1 (May 1981).

1 page advertisement "The Heavy Metal T-shirt. A knockout"

Genre Science Fiction
Pencils Gray Morrow (signed)
Inks Gray Morrow
Colors Gray Morrow
Letters Typeset
Notes Ad for Heavy Metal T-shirts.

1 page illustration "Buz"

Pencils Martin Springett
Inks Martin Springett
Colors Martin Springett
Notes Image on back cover.