Back Issue Magazine (2003 TwoMorrows) comic books

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Back Issue celebrates comic books of the 1970s, 1980s, and today through a variety of recurring (and rotating) departments. #1's theme is "DC vs. Marvel," featuring: A "Pro2Pro" dialogue between Marv Wolfman and George P?rez on the pros and cons of working for Marvel and DC in the 70s and 80s accompanied by rare P?rez artwork! A "Greatest Stories Never Told" examination of the original JLA/Avengers crossover, featuring unpublished George Perez pages, plus a spotlight on the new JLA/Avengers miniseries! A "Rough Stuff" look at 70s and 80s DC and Marvel penciled artwork by the "King" himself, Jack Kirby! A "Beyond Capes" evaluation of DC's and Marvel's Tarzan series, with interviews with and artwork by Joe Kubert, John Buscema, and Roy Thomas! An "Off My Chest" guest editorial by former DC editorial director Carmine Infantino, recalling DC's 1970s battle plan to challenge Marvel's market dominance! PLUS: A "Back Talk" letters column featuring commentary from pros and fans who aren't afraid to choose sides in the DC vs. Marvel war, and a dynamic "Batman vs. Captain America" cover by George P?rez! (TwoMorrows Publishing) Magazine, 100pg, b&w$5.95 Cover price $5.95.

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This "Marvel Milestones" issue commemorates Wolverine turning 30. Interviews with Chris Claremont and John Byrne recall his appearances in their legendary 1980s X-Men collaboration in a scintillating dialogue moderated by Marvel Universe author Peter Sanderson. Also, Len Wein fills us in on the Wolverine you didn't see. Plus, penciled artwork of Logan by John Buscema, Jim Lee, Adam Hughes, Rob Liefeld, Marc Silvestri, and others. This issue also looks at the 20th anniversary of Thor #337, and Adventures of Superman writer Joey Casey interviews Walter Simonson about his landmark run on the title, with the two comparing nots on the Man of Steel for fun. Other special features include the Punisher's 30th birthday and the 20th anniversary of Secret Wars! (TwoMorrows Publishing) Magazine, 100pg, b&w$5.95 Cover price $5.95.

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Now with color! Peek behind the masks of many of your favorite heroes in this 'Secret Identities' issue, and explore the histories of four characters with unusual alter egos: Firestorm, Moon Knight, the Question, and the 'real-life' super-hero the Human Fly! Steve Englehart and Sal Buscema talk 'Pro2Pro' about their Captain America collaboration, and Jerry Ordway is spotlighted in a career-spanning interview. Plus: a roundtable of Superman writers and artists reveal the scoop on Clark Kent, featuring artwork by and commentary from Bill Sienkiewicz, Kevin Nowlan, Doug Moench, Denys Cowan, Denny O'Neil, Al Milgrom, Gerry Conway, Frank Robbins, Cary Bates, Elliot S. Maggin, Pat Broderick, Jim Shooter, and many others. With a bonus Superman and Clark Kent color art gallery, ultra-rare art by Curt Swan and others, and a Shazam! cover by Ordway, re-creating the classic 'Spider-Man No More' cover from Amazing Spider-Man #50! Edited by Michael Eury. Cover price $6.95.

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Superstar artist Michael Golden takes center stage in an all-new interview examining 'Golden's Oldies': Micronauts, The 'Nam, and Dr. Strange! There's more Dr. Strange in this magic-themed issue: Gene Colan and Paul Smith talk 'Pro2Pro' about the Master of the Mystic Arts, Frank Brunner discusses his unforgettable stint drawing the Sorcerer Supreme, and Carl Potts and Kevin Nowlan are among the talents featured in a Dr. Strange Art Gallery! Plus: Bill Willingham's Elementals, a Zatanna history, Dr. Fate's revival, DC's Silverblade and Amethyst, a 'Greatest Stories Never Told' look at Peter Pan, and a tribute to the late, great Marshall Rogers! There's also art by and commentary from Terry Austin, Cary Bates, Steve Englehart, Keith Giffen, Craig Hamilton, Mike Leeke, George Pérez, and a magical Dr. Strange cover by Michael Golden! Edited by Michael Eury. Includes a free Preview of Rough Stuff #6! Cover price $6.95.

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Monsters make mayhem in Back Issue and its triple-terror treatment of Frankenstein, with Bernie Wrightson's fascination with the Mary Shelley classic, a look at Marvel's Monster of Frankenstein, and a 'Frankenstein in Comics' timeline.Sink your teeth into history of Vampirella and Morbius the Living Vampire. Plus, Swamp Thing, Anton Arcane and his Un-Men, Man-Bat, and many more. Cover by Earl Norem. Cover price $6.95.

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This issue of Back Issue features jungle and barbarian characters that are 'Born To Be Wild'! Shanna fans will be bedazzled by a star-studded line-up of creators who tell all about the She-Devil and a Shanna art gallery including pinups by John Byrne, Michael Lopez, Aaron Lopresti, Jason Pearson, and Stephane Roux. Then, Bruce Jones and Brent Anderson speak 'Pro2Pro' about Ka-Zar the Savage and barbarian go-to guy Larry Hama is spotlighted in an exclusive interview. Plus: Beowulf, Claw the Unconquered, Korg 70,000 B.C., Red Sonja, Rima the Jungle Girl, and Steven Alan Payne asks: Was Conan a racist? With art and/or commentary by Brian Azzarello, Pat Boyette, Ernie Chan, Peter B. Gillis, Paul Gulacy, Gerard Jones, Joe Kubert, David Michelinie, Nestor Redondo, Carol Seuling, Louise Simonson, Roy Thomas, and Barry Windsor-Smith! All this, and a jaw-dropping Shanna cover by Frank Cho! Cover price $7.95.

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Back-Issue checks in on 'Licensed Comics!' Spotlighting: Twenty years of Star Wars at Dark Horse Comics, Indiana Jones in comics, the adaptation of TV's Man from Atlantis, DC Comics' 1970s Edgar Rice Burroughs backups (John Carter, Pellucidar, Carson of Venus), Marvel's Warlord of Mars, and an interview with Carol Serling, wife of Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling. Cover price $8.95.

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Back Issue #69 celebrates it's Tenth Anniversary by revisiting the 100th, 200th, 300th, 400th, and 500th issues of '70s and '80s favorites: Adventure, Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Batman, The Brave & The Bold, Casper, Detective, The Flash, Green Lantern, Showcase, Superman, Thor, Wonder Woman, and more! An all-star lineup includes Jim Aparo, Mike W. Barr, Steve Englehart, Keith Pollard, Mike Sekowsky, Walter Simonson, Joe Staton, and Marv Wolfman. Plus: We close out the Man of Steel's 75th Anniversary with a guest editorial by Larry Tye, author of the critically acclaimed book Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero! Cover by Dan Jurgens and Ray McCarthy features ten Bronze Age Justice Leaguers - one for each year of BI! Edited by Michael Eury. Cover price $9.95.

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Back Issue #76 is their 'Let's Get Small' issue, starring Marvel's Micronauts! Plus: The Atom in the Bronze Age; Jan Strnad and Gil Kane's Sword of the Atom; the rocky relationship of Ant-Man and the Wasp; Gold Key's Microbots; Super Jrs.; DC Digests and Marvel Value Stamps. Featuring the work of Pat Broderick, Jackson Guice, Elliot S! Maggin, Bill Mantlo, Al Milgrom, Alex Saviuk, Roger Stern, Len Wein, and more. Micronauts cover illustrated and colored by Pat Broderick. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

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Back Issue #77 lets you return to a time when comics were fun! Plastic Man in the Bronze Age - the Pliable Pretzel bounced from revival to revival to Saturday morning television; The Goofy Bronze Age Superman - from burger-binging to super-cigars, the Man of Steel's most madcap adventures; Prince Street News - pull up a stool at Julie's with Karl Heitmueller, Jr. and a buncha old chums; Fun and Games Magazine - The Marvelous World of Owen McCarron, with lots of Marvel puzzles; Marshall Rogers, Cap'n Quick, and a Foozle - this fun little Eclipse series was actually envisioned as a Superman team-up (?!); Hembeck's Best of the Bronze Age Cover and Art Gallery - dozens of your favorite Bronze Age moments, in the frantic Fred Hembeck manner; interview with Jim Valentino - trapped in a world he never made...normalman; Circuits & Sorcery: The Honest-to-Goodness Story of Blue Devil - speaking of the Devil are Dan Mishkin and Gary Cohn, Paris Cullins, Alan Kupperberg and Alan Gold; Star Comics - Marvel's all-ages line was home to everything from Spider-Ham to Ewoks; Batman and Dick Tracy - Max Allan Collins and Joe Staton discuss the team-up that wasn't (but shoulda been). Also featuring the work of Ramona Fradon, Steve Skeates, Curt Swan and more. With a Hembeck recreation of his classic Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 1st Series) #86 cover. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

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Back Issue #78 is a WEIRD issue! Batman's Weirdest Team-Ups, Joe Orlando's Weird Adventure Comics, Weird War Tales, Weird Mystery Tales, Steve Ditko's Shade the Changing Man and Stalker, Howard Chaykin's Iron Wolf, Robert Crumb's Weirdo, and Jim Starlin and Bernie Wrightson's The Weird! Featuring the work of Jim Aparo, Luis Dominguez, Michael Fleisher, Bob Haney, Paul Levitz, and more. Batman and Deadman cover by Alan Craddock. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

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'All-Captains Issue!' Featuring: Shazam! in the Bronze Age - The original Captain Marvel's '70s and '80s comebacks; What's So Stinky About the Big Red Cheese? - Karl Heitmueller, Jr. looks at the attempts to modernize the World's Mightiest Mortal; Who was Captain Marvel? - Soldier, traitor, cosmic protector...copyright holder? Marvel all-stars discuss Mar-Vell; Captain Storm and the Losers - The adventures of DC's rag-tag combat team...with added Kirby crackle; Captain D's Exciting Adventures - A mouthwatering taste of restaurant giveaway comics; Captain Universe - The story behind the hero who could be YOU; Captain Avenger, Hero at Large - A look back at the John Ritter-starring 1980 nice-guy hero movie; The Thrill of (Captain) Victory - Jack Kirby's creator-owned series and its comebacks; The Zoo Crew Review - The hare-raising history of Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew, with Scott Shaw! and friends; Captain EO Interview - Dean Mullaney, Catherine Yronwode and Thomas Yeates reminisce about Eclipse Comics' Michael Jackson project. Featuring C.C. Beck, Pat Broderick, Elliot S. Maggin, Bill Mantlo, Don Newton, Bob Oksner, Jim Starlin, Roy Thomas and more. Cover by Dave Cockrum (1970 fan art from the archives of Heritage Comics Auctions). Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

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Back Issue is the 'Fourth World After Kirby' issue, exploring the enduring legacy of Jack Kirby's DC characters! The Return(s) of the New Gods, Why Can't Mister Miracle Escape Cancellation?, the Forever People, Mike Mignola's unrealized New Gods animated movie, the Fourth World in Hollywood, and more. With an all-star lineup, including the work of John Byrne, Paris Cullins, J. M. Dematteis, Mark Evanier, Michael Golden, Rick Hoberg, Walter Simonson, and more! Cover by Steve Rude, re-presenting his variant cover for 2015's Convergence #6. Plus: Darkseid - a look inside the mind of the Tyrant of Apokolips; Jack Kirby, Super Powers Toy Designer - The King's designs for a Mister Miracle figure and an unproduced Darkseid playset; Beautiful Dreamer - a superstar-powered lineup of sketches of the Forever People's fetching flower child. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages. Full color. Cover price $8.95.

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Back Issue #110 is a 'Make Mine Marvel' issue, cover-featuring Steve Englehart's 'lost' issues of West Coast Avengers! Plus: Denny O'Neil and Carmine Infantino's Marvel work, a Mark Waid/Ann Nocenti Daredevil Pro2Pro interview, British Bronze Age Marvel fandom, plus histories of Pizzazz Magazine, Speedball, and the anthology Marvel Comics Presents. And go backstage of Marvel Comicon '75 and '76 in a photo- and ephemera-packed retrospective. Featuring Tom DeFalco, Scott Edelman, Terry Kavanagh, Luke McDonnell, Marv Wolfman, and many more merry marching Marvelites! Previously unpublished West Coast Avengers cover by Al Milgrom and Mike Machlan. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

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Hunker down in your fallout shelter with Back Issue's explosive 'Nuclear Issue,' starring the Fury of Firestorm! Also: Dr. Manhattan, a Dave Gibbons Marvel UK Hulk interview, villain histories of Radioactive Man and Microwave Man, Bongo's Radioactive Man and Fallout Boy, and the one-shot wonder, Holo-Man! With Cary Bates, Pat Broderick, Gerry Conway, Steve Englehart, Rafael Kayanan, Bill Morrison, Fabian Nicieza, John Ostrander, Roy Thomas, and more! Featuring a Firestorm cover by Pat Broderick. 80 page, full color. Cover price $8.95.

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Not-Ready-for-Primetime Marvel Heroes! Mighty Marvel's Bronze Age second bananas: Doc Samson, Jack of Hearts, Thundra, Nighthawk, Starfox, Modred the Mystic, Woodgod, the Shroud, Thunderbird and Warpath, Stingray, Wundaar, and more! Featuring the work of Kurt Busiek, Peter David, Steve Englehart, Steve Gerber, Keith Giffen, Steven Grant, Bill Mantlo, David Michelinie, Roger Stern, Roy Thomas, and other A-list talent. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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Dinosaur Comics! Interviews with Xenozoic's Mark Schultz and dino-artist extraordinaire William Stout! Plus: Godzilla at Dark Horse, Sauron villain history, Dinosaurs Attack!, Dinosaurs for Hire, Dinosaur Rex, Dino Riders, Lord Dinosaur, and Jurassic Park! Featuring Arthur Adams, Stephen Bissette, Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Gary Gerani, Randy Stradley, Roy Thomas, and many more. Re-presenting a 1992 Xenozoic cover by Mark Schultz. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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Written by VARIOUS. Art by Various. Cover by Dave Cockrum. Super Issue! Superboy's Bronze Age adventures, and interviews with Gerard Christopher and Stacy Haiduk of the Superboy live-action TV series. Plus: Super Goof, Super Richie (Rich), Super-Dagwood, Super Mario Bros., Frank Thorne's Far Out Green Super Cool, Nick Meglin and Jack Davis' Superfan, and more Super stuff. Featuring a Superboy and Krypto cover by Dave Cockrum! Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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Written by VARIOUS. Art by Various, George Perez. Cover by George Perez. Great Hera, it's the 20th Anniversary of Back Issue in #147, featuring a tribute to the late, great George Pérez! Wonder Woman: The George Pérez Years, Pérez's 20 Greatest Hits of the Bronze Age, Pérez's fanzine days, a Pérez remembrance by Marv Wolfman, a Wonder Woman interview with Mindy Newell, and more! With a stunning Wonder Woman cover by Pérez! Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages, CP/B&W. Cover price $10.95.

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Written by VARIOUS. Art by Various. Cover by Sal Buscema. Get ready, True Believer, for our star-studded Marvelmania Issue! Sal Buscema's Avengers, Fabian Nicieza's Captain America, and Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross's Marvels turns 30! Plus: Marvelmania International, Marvel Age, Marvel Classics, Paul Kupperberg's Marvel Novels, and Marvel Value Stamps. Featuring Chris Claremont, Jack Kirby, Kevin Maguire, Roy Thomas, and many more Men and Women of Mighty Marvel! Marvelmania Avengers cover illustration by Sal Buscema. 78 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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Written by VARIOUS. Art by Various. Cover by Arthur Adams. Stop yer cryin', our Big Baby Issue is here! X-Babies, the last days of Sugar and Spike, the FF's Franklin Richards, Superbaby vs. Luthor, Dennis the Menace Bonus Magazine, Baby Snoots, Marvel's and Harvey's kid humor comics, & more! Featuring the work of Arthur Adams, Cary Bates, John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Scott Lobdell, Sheldon Mayer, Curt Swan, Roy Thomas, and many more grown-up creators. X-Babies cover illustration by Arthur Adams. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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Written and Art by VARIOUS. Cover by Ed McGuinness. Hey, Mister Issue! Starring the Fantastic Four's Mr. Fantastic, Steve Ditko's Mr. A, the 40th anniversary of Michael T. Gilbert's Mr. Monster, Mr. X, the Teen Titans' Mr. Jupiter, R. Crumb's Mr. Natural, Archie's Mr. Weatherbee, and a villain history of the cool, cruel Mr. Freeze! Featuring John Byrne, Nick Cardy, Gerry Conway, Dan DeCarlo, Paul Dini, Steve Englehart, the Hernandez Bros., Mike Mignola, Dean Motter, and more! Mr. Freeze cover illustration by Ed McGuinness. Edited by Michael Eury and Roger Ash. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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Written by Roger Ash. Art by Bruce Timm. Cover by Michael Allred. Mutant Mayhem issue, starring Barry Windsor-Smiths Weapon X Wolverine! Plus: The crazy romance of Havok and Polaris, Rogue and Nightcrawler limited series, villain histories of the Brood and Arcade, and more! Featuring Jon Bogdanove, John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Louise Simonson, Mike Wieringo, and more! Re-presenting the 1991 Marvel Comics Presents #78 cover by Windsor-Smith. Edited by Roger Ash. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $10.95.

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(W) Roger Ash (A) Carmine Infantino, Sal Busceam (CA) Arthur Adams People tell you not to, but this issue were Monkeying Around! Featuring your simian favorites including Gorilla Grodd, Gorilla-Man, King Kong, Angel and the Ape, and more monkey business. With the work of Carmine Infantino, John Broome, Cary Bates, Gerry Conway, Mark Waid, Steve Englehart, Sal Buscema, Don Simpson, Phil Foglio, Howard Chaykin, Philip Bond, and others. Gorilla Grodd cover by Arthur Adams! Edited by Roger Ash. 80 pages, not rated, full color Cover price $10.95.

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(W) Roger Ash (A) Alan Davis, Bart Sears (CA) Brian Bolland Look to the skies—its the Alien Invasion issue! Beings making planetfall include Starro the Conqueror, Aliens, Predator, Alien Legion, D.R. and Quinch, and more oddities sure to please. Featuring the work of David Michelinie, Gerry Conway, Bart Sears, Mark Verheiden, Mark A. Nelson, Chris Warner, Randy Stradley, Carl Potts, Frank Cirocco, Larry Stroman, Chuck Dixon, Alan Davis, and others. Starro the Conqueror cover by Brian Bolland! Edited by Roger Ash. 80 pages, full color, not rated. Cover price $10.95.

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(W) Roger Ash (A) Neal Adams, Dan Jurgens (CA) Sal Buscema Great rivalries make for great comics, as youll discover in our Rivals issue! Featuring the Bronze Age classic The Kree-Skrull War, Superman and Flash races, Thing and Hulk battles, Archie Andrews vs. Reggie Mantle, and more epic clashes. Spotlighting the work of Roy Thomas, Neal Adams, Dan Jurgens, Jose Luis García-Lopez, Gerry Conway, Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom, Peter David, Dan Parent, Mark Waid, and others. Avengers cover by Sal Buscema! 80 pages, full color, not rated. Cover price $10.95.

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(W) Roger Ash (A) Rick Veitch, Jerry Ordway (CA) John Byrne, Terry Austin In Back Issue #166, its time to Partner Up! Whether its teammates, friends, employer/employee, sidekicks, or significant others, we look at the partnerships between Superman and Lois Lane, Love and Rockets Maggie and Hopey, Batman and Alfred, Milk and Cheese, and others. Plus, behind-the-scenes with Rick Veitchs Brat Pack. Featuring the work of Jerry Ordway, Dan Jurgens, Marv Wolfman, Jaime Hernandez, Rick Veitch, Bill Mantlo, Doug Moench, Evan Dorkin, Steve Englehart, Al Milgrom, and others. Clark Kent and Lois Lane cover by John Byrne and Terry Austin. Edited by Roger Ash. 80 pages, full color, not rated. Cover price $10.95.

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(W) Roger Ash (A) Steve Ditko, John Byrne, Ron Frenz (CA) Patrick Olliffe, Al Williamson In Back Issue #167, we celebrate Girls, Women, and Ladies, as we spend some quality time with Squirrel Girl, Sue Richards, the Invisible Woman, Phantom Lady, Saturn Girl, and more. Featuring the work of Steve Ditko, Doug Moench, John Byrne, Mark Waid, Paul Levitz, Roy Thomas, Chuck Austen, Alan Martin, Jamie Hewlett, Kazuya Kudo, Ryoichi Ikegami, and others. Plus, a Pro2Pro interview with Tom DeFalco, Ron Frenz, and Patrick Olliffe about May Mayday Parker a.k.a. Spider-Girl! Spider-Girl cover by Patrick Olliffe and Al Williamson. Edited by Roger Ash. 80 pages, not rated, full color Cover price $10.95.

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(W) Roger Ash (A) Paul Smith, Alan Davis (CA) Paul Smith For Back Issue #168, were sailing into uncharted waters with our Here There Be Dragons issue. Theres sure to be danger ahead with Killer Croc, Savage Dragon, Lockheed, Bone, Daughters of the Dragon, and more. Featuring the work of Jeff Smith, Erik Larsen, Gerry Conway, Chris Claremont, Alan Davis, Chuck Dixon, Dan Mishkin, Ron Randall, Louise Simonson, June Brigman, and others. With a Lockheed and Kitty Pryde cover by Paul Smith! Edited by Roger Ash. 80 pages, not rated, full color Cover price $10.95.