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Issue Details

Issue V3#5
Published September 1979
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 1.50 USD
Pages 100
Editing Sean Kelly; Valerie Marchant

Cover Details - "Love Hurts"

Genre Science Fiction
Pencils Jim Cherry (painted)
Inks Jim Cherry (painted)
Colors Jim Cherry (painted)

1 page credits "Contents"

Genre Fantasy
Pencils Romas Kukalis (painted)
Inks Romas Kukalis (painted)
Colors Romas Kukalis (painted)
Letters Typeset
Notes Contents page with illustration.

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "...Thirty..."

Genre Science Fiction
Script Sean Kelly
Pencils Phil Trumbo
Inks Phil Trumbo
Colors Phil Trumbo
Letters Typeset
Notes Introductory text with illustration.

4 page story "Soft Landing"

Genre Science Fiction
Script Dan O'Bannon
Pencils Thomas Warkentin (painted)
Inks Thomas Warkentin (painted)
Colors Thomas Warkentin (painted)
Notes Adapted into the opening sequence of the first Heavy Metal movie.

6 page story "The Doll"

Genre Fantasy
Script J. K. Potter
Pencils J. K. Potter (painted)
Inks J. K. Potter (painted)
Colors J. K. Potter (painted)

2 page The Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius story "Things are going badly on the second level"

Genre Science Fiction
Script Jean Giraud [as Moebius]
Pencils Jean Giraud [as Moebius]
Inks Jean Giraud [as Moebius]
Notes Part 28 of 32.
Reprinted From METAL HURLANT

6 page story "Only Connect - The Spirit of the Game"

Genre Science Fiction
Script Alias
Pencils Alias
Inks Alias
Notes Continues as sequence 16.
Reprinted From METAL HURLANT

1 page Buck Rogers illustration "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century"

Genre Science Fiction
Pencils Gray Morrow
Inks Gray Morrow
Notes Title page for following sequence.

8 page Buck Rogers story "On the Moon of Madness!"

Genre Science Fiction
Script Jim Lawrence
Pencils Gray Morrow
Inks Gray Morrow
Notes Apparently a preview of a longer work. Art is signed by both Lawrence and Morrow.

2 page story "Rising to the Occasion"

Genre Fantasy
Script Kenneth Smith
Pencils Kenneth Smith
Inks Kenneth Smith
Letters Kenneth Smith

4 page A Metallic Tale story "Little Red V-3"

Genre Science Fiction
Script Dominique He
Pencils Dominique He
Inks Dominique He
Reprinted From METAL HURLANT

4 page text story "The Grail War"

Genre Fantasy
Script Richard Monaco
Pencils Marcus Boas (painted)
Inks Marcus Boas (painted)
Colors Marcus Boas (painted)
Letters Typeset
Notes Text story exerpt from a novel with illustrations.

13 page story "Elvis"

Genre Fantasy
Script Francois Thomas
Pencils Francois Thomas
Inks Francois Thomas
Colors Francois Thomas
Letters Francois Thomas

Half page The Bus story

Genre Fantasy
Script Paul Kirchner
Pencils Paul Kirchner
Inks Paul Kirchner

3 page text story "A World Between"

Genre Science Fiction
Script Norman Spinrad
Pencils Donald Brautigan (painted)
Inks Donald Brautigan (painted)
Colors Donald Brautigan (painted)
Letters Typeset
Notes Text story excerpt from the book with full page illustration.

11 page Elric of Melnibone story "Elric of Melnibone"

Genre Fantasy
Script Michael Moorcock
Pencils Frank Brunner (painted)
Inks Frank Brunner (painted)
Colors Frank Brunner (painted)
Letters Typeset
Notes Part 1 of 2. Part 2 appears in the 11/79 issue. Adapted from the original text story.

6 page story "Only Connect - The Spirit of the Game"

Genre Science Fiction
Script Alias
Pencils Alias
Inks Alias
Notes Continued from sequence 6.
Reprinted from METAL HURLANT

2 page The Airtight Garage of Jerry Cornelius story "Jerry Cornelius uses his super powers to escape the raving mob"

Genre Science Fiction
Script Jean Giraud [as Moebius]
Pencils Jean Giraud [as Moebius]
Inks Jean Giraud [as Moebius]
Notes Part 29 of 32.
Reprinted From METAL HURLANT

8 page story "Telefield Episode 6"

Genre Science Fiction
Script Sergio Macedo
Pencils Sergio Macedo (painted)
Inks Sergio Macedo (painted)
Colors Sergio Macedo (painted)
Notes Part 6 of 6. Part 5 appears in the 7/79 issue.
Reprinted From METAL HURLANT

5 page story "Shelter"

Genre Science Fiction
Script Chantal Montellier
Pencils Chantal Montellier
Inks Chantal Montellier
Letters Typeset
Reprinted From METAL HURLANT

1 page illustration

Genre Fantasy
Pencils Val Mayerik (painted)
Inks Val Mayerik (painted)
Colors Val Mayerik (painted)
Notes Image on back cover.