Heavy Metal Magazine List
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1981
January - Vol. 4 No. 10

Cover - "...And One More Makes Three" - Robert Burger
p.02-03 - "Illustration" - Chris Moore
p.04 - "Chain Mail"
p.05, 96 - "Earth Is Strange Enough" - Robert Silverberg and Susanne Lee Houfek
p.06-13 - "Bloodstar" - Robert Ervin Howard and Richard Corben
p.16-23 - "Valentina: Reflection" - Guido Crepax
p.25-34, 65-75 - "Bang, Hah" - Don Wood
p.35-45 - "What Is Reality, Papa?" - Julio Ribera and Christian Godard
p.46-51 - "Gallery Section: Secret Art And Kingdom Of The Dwarfs"
p.52 - "Take Another Look: Meet This Month's Cover Artists"
p.53-64 - "Valerian: Time-Space Agent: The Ambassador Of The Shadows" - Pierre Christin, Jean-Claude Mézières, and Evelyne Tran-Lê
p.76-79 - "Rock Opera" - Rod Kierkegaard Jr.
p.81-84 - "There Is A Prince Charming On Phenixon" - Jean "Mœbius" Giraud
p.85-95 - "Woman" - Jean "Jéronaton" Torton
p.96 - "Coming Next Month"
Back Cover - "The Baby Is Watching" - Alan Lynch



February - Vol. 4 No. 11

Cover - "John And Cathy" - Jim Burns
p.02-03 - "Illustration" - Romas Kukalis
p.04, 96 - "Civilian Defense" - William Seward Burroughs, Brad Balfour, and Richard Admiral
p.05-12 - "Bloodstar" - Robert Ervin Howard, John Jakes, John Pocsik, and Richard Corben
p.13-23 - "What Is Reality, Papa?" - Julio Ribera and Christian Godard
p.24-36 - "The Horny Goof" - Jean "Mœbius" Giraud and Ted Mann
p.37-41 - "K. O." - Alain Voss
p.42-57 - "Salammbô" - Philippe Druillet and Gustave Flaubert
p.59-64 - "Gallery Section: Yesterday's Lily: Jeffrey Jones" - Eric Kimball
p.65-74 - "The Horny Goof: Part II" - Jean "Mœbius" Giraud and Ted Mann
p.75 - "The Bus" - Paul Kirchner
p.76-78 - "The Tip Of The Iceberg At Lucca 14" - Rick Veitch
p.79-89 - "Valerian: Time-Space Agent: The Ambassador Of The Shadows" - Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières
p.92-95 - "Rock Opera" - Rod "Ronald W." Kierkegaard Jr.
p.96 - "Coming"
Back Cover - "John And Cathy" - Jim Burns



March - Vol. 4 No. 12

Cover - "God Jokes" - Abdul Mati Klarwein
p.04 - "Death Arrives" - Rick Bryant
p.06 - "Chain Mail" - Tony Trauring
p.07-16 - "Bloodstar" - Robert Ervin Howard, John Jakes, John Pocsik, and Richard Corben
p.18-24 - "What Is Reality, Papa?" - Julio Ribera and Christian Godard
p.25-28 - "Edward In Love" - Dominique Hé
p.29-32 - "Changes: Red" - Matt Howarth, Tony Sciarra, and D. M. Kister
p.33 - "Changes: Arsenic & Silken Holes" - Matt Howarth
p.34-35 - "Fear Not Your Enemies" - Harlan Ellison
p.36-51 - "Salammbô" - Philippe Druillet and Gustave Flaubert
p.54-64 - "Valerian: Time-Space Agent: The Ambassador Of The Shadows" - Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières
p.65-70 - "Tex Arcana" - John Findley
p.71-72 - "The Man With The Suitcase" - Jean Teulé
p.73-90 - "Milady 3000: The Prince Of Equilibrium And A Serene Galaxy" - Roberto "Magnus" Raviola
p.92-95 - "Rock Opera" - Rod Kierkegaard Jr.
p.96 - "The Empire Grows Back" - Don Butler
p.96 - "Coming Next Month"
Back Cover - "I See Spots" - Jean "Jéronaton" Torton



April - Vol. 5 No. 1

Cover - "Sybil" - Esteban Maroto
p.02-03 - "Illustration" - Phil Trumbo
p.04-05 - "Art And The Nazis" - Brad Balfour, Arthur Kampf, and Julius Paul Junghanns
p.07-24 - "Bloodstar" - Robert Ervin Howard, John Jakes, John Pocsik, and Richard Corben
p.25-30 - "Tex Arcana: Part 2" - John Findley
p.31-32 - "Changes: Storm Warning" - Matt Howarth and D. M. Kister
p.33-35 - "Changes: The Rub (The Last Straw)" - Matt Howarth and D. M. Kister
p.36-37, 46-47 - "The Heavy Metal Interview: Julio Ribera" - Brad Balfour and Amy Seissler
p.38-45 - "What Is Reality, Papa?" - Julio Ribera and Christian Godard
p.48-59 - "Valerian: Time-Space Agent: The Ambassador Of The Shadows" - Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières
p.63-72 - "Good-Bye, Soldier!" - Ricardo Barreiro and Juan Giménez (reprinted in Greatest Hits 1994)
p.74-81 - "Stories From London" - Harry North (reprinted in The Best Of #2 1986)
p.84-91 - "Dangerous Curve" - Philippe "Caza" Cazamayou (reprinted in The Best Of #2 1986)
p.92-95 - "Rock Opera" - Rod Kierkegaard Jr.
p.96 - "Chain Mail"
p.96 - "Coming Next Month" - John Workman
Back Cover - "Woof!" - Les Edwards



May - Vol. 5 No. 2

Cover - "Enter Adam" - Enrich Torres
p.02-03 - "Ringing In The Sheep" - Dzintars Mezulis
p.04-05 - "Immortality" - William Seward Burroughs, Anthony Scibelli, and James Dean
p.06 - "Editorial"
p.06-07 - "Chain Mail"
p.08-23 - "Bloodstar" - Robert Ervin Howard, John Jakes, John Pocsik, and Richard Corben
p.24-29 - "Tex Arcana: Part Three" - John Findley
p.30-32 - "Pillars Of P-11507" - Paul Kirchner
p.33-45 - "The Nikopol Trilogy: The Immortals' Fete" - Enki Bilal
p.48-59 - "Cody Starbuck" - Howard Chaykin
p.60-63 - "Gallery: The Maker: Dzintars Mezulis" - Brad Balfour
p.65-66 - "Changes: Audition" - Matt Howarth
p.67-68 - "Changes: Take: 2" - Matt Howarth and D. M. Kister
p.69 - "Changes: Last-Minute Butterflies Or 'In Den Garten Pharaos'" - Matt Howarth
p.70-74 - "1:09" - Charles Waller
p.75-81 - "Valentina: Reflection" - Guido Crepax
p.83-91 - "A Mudwog Tale...: The Toll Bridge" - Arthur Suydam and Joseph Koch (reprinted in September 2005)
p.92-95 - "Rock Opera" - Rod Kierkegaard Jr.
p.96 - "The Bus" - Paul Kirchner
p.96 - "Coming Next Month"
Back Cover - "Cody Starbuck" - Howard Victor Chaykin



June - Vol. 5 No. 3

Cover - "The Birdwoman Of Zartacla" - Marc Harrison
p.02-03 - "Illustration" - Rick Bryant
p.04 - "The Bus" - Paul Kirchner
p.06-11 - "The Richard Corben Interview" - Brad Balfour
p.12-23 - "Bloodstar" - Robert Ervin Howard, John Jakes, John Pocsik, and Richard Corben
p.25-30 - "Tex Arcana: Part Four" - John Findley
p.31-32 - "Passions" - John Workman
p.34-41 - "The Nikopol Trilogy: The Immortals' Fete" - Enki Bilal
p.42-45 - "Gallery: Xenopaleontology" - Joel Hagen
p.47-51 - "Outland" - Jim Steranko
p.52-54 - "Mudwogs" - Arthur Suydam
p.56-64 - "Valentina: Reflection" - Guido Crepax (reprinted in 15 Years Of 1992)
p.65-69 - "Changes: Initiation" - Matt Howarth
p.70-73 - "What Goes Up" - Mark Fisher
p.75-78 - "March Hair" - Philippe "Caza" Cazamayou
p.82-89 - "Cody Starbuck" - Howard Chaykin
p.90 - "Ri-'vyü-
ed: Trust, Elvis Costello" - Brad Balfour
p.90 - "Ri-'vyü-
ed: New Musics" - Lou Stathis
p.90 - "Ri-'vyü-
ed: Raw #2, Edited By Art Spiegelman And Françoise Mouly" - Lou Stathis
p.91 - "Ri-'vyü-
ed: Cities Of The Red Night, By William S. Burroughs" - Elliot Murphy and William Coupon
p.91 - "Ri-'vyü-
ed: George Romero's Knightriders" - Brad Balfour
p.91 - "Ri-'vyü-
ed: Transformations Devoutly To Be Wished" - Joe Dante
p.92-95 - "Rock Opera" - Rod Kierkegaard Jr.
p.96 - "The Bus" - Paul Kirchner
p.96 - "Next Month"
Back Cover - "The Bionic Bunny" - Jim Cherry



July - Vol. 5 No. 4

Cover - "Exhausted!" - Chris Moore
p.04-05 - "Illustration" - Matthew Quayle
p.05 - "Editorial" - Brad Balfour
p.06 - "Chain Mail"
p.08-14 - "The Richard Corben Interview" - Brad Balfour
p.15-24 - "Bloodstar" - Robert Ervin Howard, John Jakes, John Pocsik, and Richard Corben
p.25-30 - "Tex Arcana: Part Five" - John Findley
p.31-33 - "The Blue Air Compressor: A Telling Of Horror" - Stephen King and Walter Simonson
p.34-45 - "Firaz" - Philippe Druillet and Picotto (reprinted in The Best Of #2 1986)
p.47-57 - "Outland" - Jim Steranko
p.58-64 - "The Nikopol Trilogy: The Immortals' Fete" - Enki Bilal
p.66-73 - "Paradise" - Vicente Alcazar
p.75-78 - "Whoodoo The Voodoo?" - Philippe "Caza" Cazamayou
p.80 - "Dossier: Ri-'vyü-
ed: Fly Me, I'm Superman" - Daphne Davis
p.80 - "Dossier: Ri-'vyü-
ed: An Intergalactic Michelin" - Julie Simmons-Lynch
p.81 - "Dossier: Ri-'vyü-
ed: Consumer Sexism" - Brad Balfour
p.81 - "Dossier: Ri-'vyü-
ed: New Musics" - Lou Stathis and William Coupon
p.82-89 - "Cody Starbuck" - Howard Chaykin
p.92-95 - "Rock Opera" - Rod Kierkegaard Jr.
p.96 - "The Bus" - Paul Kirchner
p.96 - "Coming Next Month"
Back Cover - "Exhausted!" - Chris Moore



August - Vol. 5 No. 5

Cover - "Grace" - Esteban Maroto
p.02-03 - "Illustration" - Gregory Scott
p.04 - "Editorial" - Brad Balfour
p.04 - "Comment" - Bert
p.06 - "Chain Mail"
p.06 - "Yawn" - Stephen Bissette
p.08-13 - "The Richard Corben Interview" - Brad Balfour
p.14-16 - "5:00" - Mark Fisher
p.17-27 - "Outland" - Jim Steranko
p.28 - "Dossier: New Musics" - Lou Stathis and William Coupon
p.28 - "Dossier: Yahoo Yoks" - Lou Stathis
p.29 - "Dossier: De-Hugoed" - Ralph T. Castle
p.29 - "Dossier: Quick Takes: Surreal Legends" - Daphne Davis
p.29 - "Dossier: Techno-Cize" - Charles M. Young
p.29 - "Dossier: As The Aliens Bop" - David Azarc
p.31-33 - "Martelaine" - John Workman
p.34-40 - "Paradise Lost" - Mora and Giménez
p.41-50 - "Heavy Metal: The Making Of The Movie" - Brad Balfour (reprinted in March 1996)
p.51-56 - "Heavy Metal: The Making Of The Movie: From Paper To Film: The Legend Of Taarna" - Bhob Stewart
p.57-62 - "Pigs On The Wing" - Tom Yeates and Ken Feduniewicz
p.63-64 - "The Immoral Majority" - Norman Spinrad
p.66-75 - "Homo Detritus" - Philippe "Caza" Cazamayou
p.76-81 - "The Nikopol Trilogy: The Immortal's Fete" - Enki Bilal
p.82-89 - "Cody Starbuck" - Howard Chaykin
p.92-95 - "Rock Opera" - Rod Kierkegaard Jr.
p.96 - "The Bus" - Paul Kirchner
p.96 - "Coming"
Back Cover - "On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!" - Hajime Sorayama



September - Vol. 5 No. 6

Cover - "Taarna" - Chris Achilléos
p.02-03 - "Illustration" - John Totleben
p.05 - "Editorial" - Brad Balfour
p.05 - "Chain Mail" - Richard Corben
p.06-13 - "Den II: Muvovum" - Richard Corben
p.16-23 - "The Nikopol Trilogy: The Immortals' Fete" - Enki Bilal
p.24-33 - "Infantrymen!  Infantrymen!" - Juan Giménez and Ricardo Barreiro
p.34-43 - "Cody Starbuck" - Howard Victor Chaykin
p.45-49 - "Outland" - Jim Steranko
p.50 - "I'm Age" - Jeff Jones
p.51-64 - "The Eye Of The Goddess Isliah" - Brocal Remohi
p.65-66 - "The Curse Of The Hobbit" - Charles Platt
p.67-72 - "Tex Arcana: Part Six" - John Findley
p.73-76 - "The Shape Of Rage: Filming The New Mythology" - Timothy R. Lucas
p.77-79 - "Born Again" - Neal McPheeters
p.80-89 - "Judgment Day" - Dick Matena
p.90 - "Dossier: New Musics" - Lou Stathis and William Coupon
p.90-91 - "Dossier: Wilson On Farmer" - Robert Anson Wilson
p.91 - "Dossier: Farmer On Wilson" - Philip José Farmer
p.91 - "Dossier: Quick Takes: Divine Raiders, Babbling Brooks" - Daphne Davis
p.92-95 - "Rock Opera: The Miss Moral America Pageant" - Rod Kierkegaard Jr.
p.96 - "The Bus" - Paul Kirchner
p.96 - "Coming"
Back Cover - "So Beautiful And So Dangerous" - Angus McKie



October - Vol. 5 No. 7

Cover - "Guess Who?" - Thomas Warkentin
p.02-03 - "Illustration" - Arthur Bell
p.04 - "Editorial"
p.04 - "Photo" - Dean Chamberlain
p.06 - "Shakespeare For Americans" - Walter Simonson, Howard Victor Chaykin, William Shakespeare, and George Simon Kaufman (reprinted in The Best Of #2 1986)
p.07 - "Chain Mail" - Serge Clerc
p.07 - "Chain Mail: Illustration" - Serge Clerc
p.09-15 - "The Mercenary" - Vicente Segrelles
p.17-24 - "Overground" - Philippe "Caza" Cazamayou
p.25 - "I'm Age" - Jeff Jones
p.26-31 - "Nil-Gish" - Gary Davis
p.32 - "B. J. Butterfly" - John Workman
p.33-40 - "Den II" - Richard Corben
p.41 - "Dossier: New Musics: Lydia Lunch" - Lou Stathis and William Coupon
p.41 - "Dossier: Handy Universes" - Brad Balfour
p.42 - "Dossier: Animatus Incredibilis" - Bhob Stewart
p.42 - "Dossier: Absurditis" - Peter Nolan Smith
p.43 - "Dossier: Merc Alert" - Lou Stathis
p.43 - "Dossier: Wildest Thing" - Steve Brown
p.43 - "Dossier: King-Size Bits: Danse Macabre and Cujo" - Johnny Ramone and Jonathan White
p.43 - "Dossier: Space Panic!" - John Holmstrom
p.44-55 - "The Gallery: The Art Of Philippe Druillet" - Brad Balfour
p.56-63 - "The Nikopol Trilogy: The Immortals' Fete" - Enki Bilal
p.64-65 - "Spain Vs. Bea: Censorship Is The Reality" - Brad Balfour and Robert Smith
p.66-73 - "Tales Of The Galactic Inn: Domestic Unit 3M" - José María "Beá Font" Beá
p.76-81 - "Outland" - Jim Steranko
p.83-90 - "Fever" - Jean-Michel Nicollet
p.92-95 - "Rock Opera" - Rod Kierkegaard Jr.
p.96 - "The Bus" - Paul Kirchner
p.96 - "Coming"
Back Cover - "Nikopol" - Enki Bilal



November - Vol. 5 No. 8

Cover - "The Mercenary" - Vicente Segrelles
p.02-03 - "Illustration" - George DeHoff
p.04 - "Editorial"
p.04 - "Illustration" - Christopher Hoffman
p.06 - "Shakespeare For Americans: Hamlet" - Howard Victor Chaykin, Peter Kuper, William Shakespeare, and George Simon Kaufman
p.08-15 - "The Mercenary" - Vicente Segrelles
p.18-19 - "Spotting The Demons: Getting To Know A Culture By Its Fear Fantasies" - Mick Farren and Christopher Hoffman
p.20-21 - "Theory Of Evolution" - Michael Gross
p.22-25 - "The Gallery: The Art Of Leo & Diane Dillon"
p.26-32 - "The Nikopol Trilogy: The Immortals' Fete" - Enki Bilal
p.33-40 - "At The Middle Of Cymbiola" - François Schuiten and Claude Renard
p.41-44 - "Mudwog" - Arthur Suydam
p.45-52 - "Humus" - Rafael Estrada
p.53-55 - "One Evening, I Saw Red!" - Philippe "Caza" Cazamayou
p.56 - "I'm Age" - Jeff Jones
p.57-62 - "Tex Arcana: Part Seven" - John Findley
p.63 - "Dossier: New Musics" - Lou Stathis and Bob Bohumil Krcil
p.63 - "Dossier: Conspicuously Consumed" - Brad Balfour
p.64 - "Dossier: Heavenly Choir" - Jonathan White and Christopher Hoffman
p.64 - "Dossier: Mourning Becomes Electric" - Duart McLean and Christopher Hoffman
p.64 - "Dossier: Western Decline" - Jim Farber
p.65 - "Dossier: Animatus Incredibilis: Dis-Mission" - Daphne Davis
p.65 - "Dossier: Animatus Incredibilis: Hand Job" - Bhob Stewart
p.65 - "Dossier: Hot Wired: Kraftwerk" - Charles M. Young
p.66-69 - "Siren Song" - Paul Abrams and Jim Cummings
p.70-89 - "The Egg Of The World" - Jean "Jéronaton" Torton
p.92 - "Chain Mail"
p.93-95 - "O'Clock" - Antonio Altarriba and Luis Royo
p.96 - "The Bus" - Paul Kirchner
p.96 - "Coming Next Issue...: December"
Back Cover - "And The Children Play" - Tito Salomoni



December - Vol. 5 No. 9

Cover - "Giger Does Debbie" - Hans Ruedi Giger and Chris Stein
p.02-03 - "Illustration" - Guy Colwell
p.04 - "Editorial" - Julie Simmons-Lynch
p.04 - "Illustration" - Alexandra Allinne
p.06 - "Shakespeare For Americans: A Midsummer Night's Dream" - Walter Simonson, Howard Chaykin, William Shakespeare, and George Simon Kaufman
p.08-15 - "The Mercenary" - Vicente Segrelles
p.17-24 - "Den II" - Richard Corben
p.25-30 - "Tex Arcana: Part Eight" - John Findley
p.31-32 - "Chain Mail: HM Movie Madness"
p.33 - "Dossier: New Musics" - Lou Stathis
p.33 - "Dossier: Variety Spicer" - Bhob Stewart
p.34 - "Dossier: SF Nightmares" - Brad Balfour
p.34-35 - "Dossier: Mysterious Mania" - Elliott Murphy
p.34-35 - "Dossier: Valued Shock" - Deborah Harry and Christopher Makos
p.35 - "Dossier: Mystical Herbert Mix" - Norman Spinrad and Marcus Leatherdale
p.35 - "Dossier: De Sade Abound" - Mick Farren and Guido Crepax
p.36 - "Dossier: Tattoo Splendor" - Brad Balfour
p.36 - "Dossier: My Ten Favorite Japanese Monster Movies" - Glenn O'Brien
p.36 - "Dossier: My Mother, My Hell" - Daphne Davis
p.38-41 - "Strange Encounters Of The Swiss Kind" - Deborah Harry, Chris Stein, Hans Ruedi Giger, and Brad Balfour
p.43-52 - "Mirror Of Dreams" - Paul Kirchner
p.56-62 - "Rose Light Grove" - Phil Trumbo
p.63 - "White House" - Jean "Mœbius" Giraud
p.65-72 - "At The Middle Of Cymbiola" - François Schuiten and Claude Renard
p.74-82 - "Skull And Crossbones" - Philippe "Caza" Cazamayou
p.84-88 - "The Nikopol Trilogy: The Immortals' Fete" - Enki Bilal
p.89 - "I'm Age" - Jeff Jones (reprinted in 15 Years Of 1992)
p.92-95 - "Rock Opera" - Rod Kierkegaard Jr.
p.96 - "The Bus: Beliefs Regarding Death And The Afterlife" - Paul Kirchner
p.96 - "Coming Next Issue...: A Look Into The Future"
Back Cover - "Weekends Were Made For Balibob" - Thomas Warkentin