Comics Interview (1983) comic books 1970-1985
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Issue #1
Published Feb 1983 by Comics Interview.$8.20
Cover by Keith Giffen and Mike DeCarlo. Inside: more interviews than any other magazine! In this issue: Keith Giffen and Roger Slifer tell all about The Omega Men! Plus: is there life after comics? Steve Gerber speaks his mind. And: Who is...Jim Galton? - Marvel's top man talks. Also: Terry Austin on Teen Titans, X-Men and Star Wars; Jim Novak (letterer) on Crystar, Star Wars and Conan; Mike Teitelbaum; and Steve Oliff on Hulk, Moon Knight and Battlestar Galactica. Cover price $1.75.
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Issue #2
Published Apr 1983 by Comics Interview.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Frank Miller. In this issue: first look at Frank Miller's Ronin and a "frank" interview! Plus: Mark Evanier spills the secrets behind Jack Kirby's New Gods; Gene Simmons of KISS speaks out on comics; and Will Meugniot gabs with Gerber about DNAgents, TV animation, Daffy Duck and Spider-Man. Also in this issue: Gary Brodsky and George Roussos. Cover price $1.95.
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Issue #3
Published May 1983 by Comics Interview.$7.00
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Cover by P. Craig Russell. In this issue: first look at Killraven, and P. Craig Russell and Don McGregor rap. Plus: Marv Wolfman tells what's next for New Teen Titans, and discusses Vigilante, Superman and Dracula. And: a talk with Gene Pelc, Marvel's man in Japan! Also: from Archie to Red Circle, Dick Goldwater's plans as publisher. Also in this issue: Howard Chaykin, Todd Klein and Bob Larkin. Cover price $1.95.
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Issue #4
Published Jun 1983 by Comics Interview.$6.00
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Cover by Jim Starlin. In this issue: Jim Starlin's Dreadstar, and a Jim-dandy interview! Plus: DC's driving force Dick Giordano voices his views on violence in comics (part 1); from Foster to Frazetta, Roy G. Krenkel's last interview; and comics writer and retailer Tony Isabella on Black Lightning and Moon Knight. Cover price $1.95.
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Issue #5
Published Jul 1983 by Comics Interview.$6.00
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Cover by Wendy Pini. In this issue: Wendy Pini and Richard Pini discuss ElfQuest (part 1). Plus: Marvel at the movies? Stan Lee goes Hollywood! Also: starting from scratch - Bill Cucinotta, Gerry Giovinco and Phil LaSorda discuss Comico and Grendel; star letterer John Costanza tells all about his other life as an artist; and Dick Giordano (part 2) discusses the JLA, Green Arrow and Daredevil. Cover price $4.95.
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Issue #6
Published Aug 1983 by Comics Interview.$40.00
Cover by George Pérez. In this issue: George Pérez on the unpublished JLA/Avengers. Plus: from Doonesbury to Peanuts, Berke Breathed blabs about Bloom County; Heavy Metal art director John Workman; and reaching for the stars, Mike Friedrich argues the case for agents. Also in this issue: Wendy Pini and Richard Pini on ElfQuest (part 2), and colorist Bob Sharen. Cover price $1.95.
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Issue #7
Published Jan 1984 by Comics Interview.$6.49
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Cover by Tod Smith and Mike DeCarlo. In this issue: A talk with Tod Smith and Mike DeCarlo on The Omega Men. Plus: TV star Robert Culp on I Spy, Greatest American Hero and Hulk; veteran inker Jack Abel speaks his mind on DC and Marvel's early days; a conversation with Phil Foglio, Freff and Melissa Ann Singer, the creators of D'Arc Tangent; and Mike Lake and Nick Landau on Judge Dredd, 2000 AD and Nemesis. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #8
Published Feb 1984 by Comics Interview.$6.00
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Cover by Steve Rude. In this issue: Steven Grant and Mike Baron talk Nexus, Badger and Whisper. Plus: Batman! Superman! JLA! The Teen Titans! The Outsiders! Listen in on a real plotting session for World's Finest Comics #300 with Mike W. Barr, Roger Slifer and David Anthony Kraft. Also in this issue: British editor Richard Burton gabs about Judge Dredd, 2000 AD, IPC and Eagle Comics; Zippy the Pinhead - is Bill Griffith having fun yet?; colorist Tom Ziuko; and a conversation with Warren Reece, the king of comics collecting. Cover price $1.95.
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Issue #9
Published Mar 1984 by Comics Interview.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Walter Simonson. In this god-size issue: Walter Simonson talks Thor, Alien, Star Wars, X-Men and Manhunter. Plus: Joe Kubert discusses DC's Tarzan, Hawkman, Sgt. Rock and Tor; June Brigman on Power Pack; Gardner Fox discusses Hawkman, the Flash and the JLA; Jaxon (Jack Jackson) on Comanche Moon and Los Tejanos; Eclipse Comics publishers Jan Mullaney and Dean Mullaney reflect on the company's early days; letterer Bob Pinaha on A Distant Soil and Black Diamond; and colorist Adrienne Roy illuminates on Teen Titans and Batman. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #10
Published Jun 1984 by Comics Interview.$6.00
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Cover by Michael Hernandez and Tom Yeates. In this issue: a first look at Aztec Ace! The word from Doug "Moses" Moench (part 1)! Plus: a wacky interview with Steve Leialoha - Star Wars, Coyote, Howard the Duck and Starlin are discussed with the Marvel artist; TV and comics writer Christy Marx on Red Sonja, Sisterhood of Steel and Conan; a rap with sales rep Mark Hamlin on Comico's early days - independents vs. the establishment; and colorist Anthony Tollin on The Shadow, Green Lantern and the JLA. Cover price $1.95.
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Issue #11
Published Jul 1984 by Comics Interview.$6.00
Cover by John Romita, Jr. More pages! More interviews! More fun! In this issue: Iron Man! Spider-Man! And now...X-Men! A rap with John Romita, Jr.! Plus: Doug Moench (part 2) cuts loose about his career in comics and discusses Six from Sirius, Weirdworld and Red Sonja; editor David Scroggy gabs Rocketeer to Sun Runners and gives all the poop on Pacific Comics; and superstar letterer Tom Orzechowski (part 1) lets it all hang out and talks X-Men and Captain America. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #12
Published Jul 1984 by Comics Interview.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by José Luis García-López. More pages! More interviews! More fun! In this issue: DC superstar artist José Luis García-López talks Atari Force, Star Raiders and Superman. Plus: Alan Moore speaks his mind on Marvelman, Captain Britain and V for Vendetta; a visit with EC Comics vet Jack Davis, who discusses MAD Magazine, Humbug, Cracked and Trump; Louise Simonson on Power Pack, The Starriors and Conan; and Tom Orzechowski (part 2) on X-Men, Avengers and Elric. Also: are superheroes bad for you? Mister Rogers, TV's neighborhood niceguy, talks TV censorship. Cover price $2.25.
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Issue #13
Published Jul 1984 by Comics Interview.$4.00
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More pages! More interviews! More fun! In this issue: from Marvel to the movies! Conan II! A confab with Gerry Conway, who also discusses Avengers, JLA, Fantastic Four and Firestorm. Plus: Ernie Colon calls 'em as he sees 'em as he talks Conan, Amethyst, Richie Rich and Casper the Ghost; porno princess Kelly Nichols on comics collecting; and from Carl Barks to Muhammad Ali, Don Rosa gabs about his comics and stories (including Pertwillaby Papers and Captain Kentucky). Cover price $2.25.
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Issue #14
Published Aug 1984 by Comics Interview.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Mike Zeck. In this issue: Secret Wars! Jim Shooter spills the secrets, and also discusses Avengers and Legion of Super-Heroes. Plus: The Comics Journal co-conspirators Gary Groth and Kim Thompson - why they jeer at Marvel. Also: rising star Matt Wagner on Mage and Grendel. And: the return of the Silver Surfer - Steve Englehart springs some big surprises, and also discusses Batman, Coyote, Captain America and Doctor Strange. Cover price $2.25.
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Issue #15
Published Sep 1984 by Comics Interview.$5.00
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Cover by Tim Truman. More pages! More interviews! More fun! In this issue: Grimjack! John Ostrander and Tim Truman on that series, plus Starslayer. Also: from Howard the Duck to Void Indigo with Marvel artist Val Mayerik; beyond ElfQuest, as Richard Pini and Colleen Doran discuss A Distant Soil; an interview with indexer George Olshevsky - Official History of the Marvel Universe; and Steve Gerber on Void Indigo. Cover price $2.25.
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Issue #16
Published Oct 1984 by Comics Interview.$6.00
Cover by Dan Jurgens and Karl Kesel. In this issue: Legion of Super-Heroes! Dual dialogues with DC's Paul Levitz and Dan Jurgens. Plus: Deadman creator Arnold Drake spills the story of his own secret wars, and discusses X-Men, Teen Titans and Star Trek; Doctor Who artist Dave Gibbons gabs about the British comics brain drain, along with Green Lantern and Superman; and a free comic preview of Southern Knights. Cover price $2.25.
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Issue #17
Published Nov 1984 by Comics Interview.$7.49
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Cover by Bill Willingham. In this issue: Elementals! Do comics and religion mix? Bill Willingham doesn't think so, and also talks Dungeons & Dragons. Plus: from Tarzan to The Lone Ranger with Golden Age great Gaylord Dubois; from The Spirit to The Spectre, a gab with artist Jerry Grandenetti; Joe Colquhoun on Charley's War and Eagle Comics; Sandy Plunkett talks Marvel Fanfare, Defenders and Conan; and Flo Steinberg remembers Marvel's early days. Cover price $2.25.
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Issue #18
Published Dec 1984 by Comics Interview.$5.00
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Cover by Scott McCloud. In this issue: Zot! Charting the universe of rising star Scott McCloud. Plus: Carol Kalish calls 'em as she sees 'em as she discusses Marvel's behind-the-scenes; Rod Reed on writing the original Captain Marvel, and talks Batman and Whiz; and Heavy Metal artist Arthur Suydam muses about music, movies and mudwogs, and talks Cholly & Flytrap and Echoes of Futurepast. Cover price $2.25.
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Issue #19A
Published Jan 1984 by Comics Interview.$7.00
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In this issue: Judge Dredd vs. Batman? You can help it happen! British superstar artist Brian Bolland spills the big secret! Plus: straight from the horse's mouth...Arn Saba - a conversation with the creator of Neil the Horse! And: salute to American Flagg's Leslie Zahler - Crystal Gayle Marakova's real life counterpart talks about coloring! Cover by Brian Bolland. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #19B
Published Jan 1985 by Comics Interview.$8.00
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Special Edition. Interviews with Brian Bolland and Neil The Horse's Arn Saba. Bolland cover. Prestige format squarebound. Cover price $4.95.
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Issue #20
Published Feb 1985 by Comics Interview.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Keith Giffen and Rick Bryant. In this issue: Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents! A dialog with Deluxe Comics' Dave Singer! Plus: a conversation with X-Men artist Dave Cockrum - from the Nightcrawler mini-series to the new Futurians; Tom Bierbaum and Mary Bierbaum on T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents and Legion of Super-Heroes; what's next for artist Keith Giffen - from Lightning to Spider-Man to Batman to the Ambush Bug and beyond; what's hot and what's not - Chambana Comix Club lets it all hang out; Greg Theakston talks Super Powers; and Arn Saba (part 2) on Neil the Horse. Cover price $2.25.
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Issue #21
Published Mar 1985 by Comics Interview.$6.00
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Cover by Mike Saenz. In this issue: Comics by computer! Shatter - Mike Saenz shares art secrets. Plus: outspoken Marvel animator Rick Hoberg - from Spider-Man to Star Wars to Tarzan, from cartoons to comics; software creator Jon King tells how you can do your own comic with a computer; death of the Micronauts - Kelley Jones has big plans for the future; and Matt Jorgensen on Outrider. Cover price $2.25.
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Issue #22
Published 1985 by Comics Interview.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Fred Hembeck. In this issue: You won't read this in Marvel Age! Whatever happened to Fred Hembeck Destroys the Marvel Universe? Fred discusses that and Fantastic Four Roast. Plus: British horror master Ramsey Campbell on writing, Stephen King, Berni Wrightson and EC; Swamp Thing artist Tom Yeates talks about Timespirits, Warlord and Conan; and Marvel's unknown inker Andy Mushynsky - from the agony of G.I. Joe to the ecstacy of the Vision & Scarlet Witch. Cover price $2.25.
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Issue #23A
Published 1985 by Comics Interview.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Neil Vokes and Rich Rankin. In this issue: Robotech! From TV to comics, why Robotech is coming out on top! Producer Carl Macek on the Robotech TV series, and Neil Vokes gabs about Robotech Masters/Macross Saga. Plus: Hugo-winning SF artist Phil Foglio mumbles about Myth-Adventures and Buck Godot. Also: a controversial conversation with Eclipse Comics editor cat yronwode - from "fine" art to not-so-fine comics. Cover price $4.95.
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Issue #23B
Published 1985 by Comics Interview.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Neil Vokes and Rich Rankin. In this issue: Robotech! From TV to comics, why Robotech is coming out on top! Producer Carl Macek on the Robotech TV series, and Neil Vokes gabs about Robotech Masters/Macross Saga. Plus: Hugo-winning SF artist Phil Foglio mumbles about Myth-Adventures and Buck Godot. Also: a controversial conversation with Eclipse Comics editor cat yronwode - from "fine" art to not-so-fine comics. Cover price $4.95.
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Issue #24
Published 1985 by Comics Interview.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Sal Buscema. In this issue: from Silver Surfer to Spider-Man to Walter Simonson's Thor, Marvel superstar artist Sal Buscema breaks his long silence; a talk with the team of Max Collins and Terry Beatty on Ms. Tree, Dick Tracy, The P.I.'s and Mike Mist; and Karen Berger discusses Swamp Thing and Amethyst. Plus: ever wonder how to get a letter into your favorite comic? T.M. Maple, mystery man, got over 500 printed! Cover price $2.25.
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Issue #25
Published 1985 by Comics Interview.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
In this issue: a totally awesome book-length interview with Marvel's John Byrne on Hulk, Alpha Flight, X-Men and more! Plus collector's item bonus: 30 full pages of previously unpublished pencil art by Byrne featuring the Fantastic Four! Cover by John Byrne. Cover price $3.50.
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Issue #26
Published 1985 by Comics Interview.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by George Pérez, Dick Giordano and Arne Starr. In this issue: Crisis on Infinite Earths! World-shattering words with DC's Crisis team Marv Wolfman and Bob Greenberger - it's the countdown to the cataclysmic climax! Plus: Stan Drake (part 1) - from Sunset Strip to syndicated strips, the career of a cartoonist from film to the funnies as Juliet Jones, Blondie and Kelley Green are discussed. Also: DC Heroes role-playing game designers Sam Lewis and Greg Gorden know all the secrets...but are they telling? Cover price $2.25.
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Issue #27A
Published 1985 by Comics Interview.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. In this issue: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mania! Those titans of turtle-tude Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird tell all! Would you believe -- Secret Wars...turtle style? Plus: from Star Wars to Japanese comics to Epic with editor Jo Duffy; rip-roarin' writer Peter B. Gillis raps about censorship, comedy and death in comics, discussing Defenders, Micronauts and Shatter; and Stan Drake (part 2) talks Little Orphan Annie, Kelley Green and Blondie. Cover price $2.25.
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Issue #27B
Published 1985 by Comics Interview.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Special Edition. Cover by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. In this issue: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles mania! Those titans of turtle-tude Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird tell all! Would you believe -- Secret Wars...turtle style? Plus: rip-roarin' writer Peter B. Gillis raps about censorship, comedy and death in comics, discussing Defenders, Micronauts and Shatter. Cover price $2.25.
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Issue #28
Published 1985 by Comics Interview.$6.00
In this issue: X-Factor! You've read the hype -- now find out the facts! Artist X-traordinaire Jackson Guice jawbones about mutant mania, and also talks Southern Knights and Micronauts. Plus: inside stories of the industry from inker Bruce D. Patterson, who discusses Green Lantern, Camelot 3000 and Spider-Man. Also: Golden Age great William Woolfolk (part 1) tells tales of legendary times on Captain Marvel and Spirit. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #29
Published 1985 by Comics Interview.$6.00
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Cover by Michael T. Gilbert. In this issue: Swamp Thing vs. Mr. Monster? The master plans of Elric artist Michael T. Gilbert, including Moorcock's Stormbringer. Plus: from John Byrne to the Grateful Dead - an interview with letterer/editor Mike Higgins; bestselling writer William Woolfolk (part 2) rips the lid off the Golden Age; and a bonus, totally superfluous guide to Teen Titans! Cover price $2.50.
