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The Trigan Empire
The Trigan EmpireCrescent Books, 1978'The Trigan Empire' (189 pp) was published by Crescent Books in 1978.'The Trigan Empire' was a British science-fiction comic that first appeared in September 1965...
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Book Review: The Probability Corner
Book Review: 'The Probability Corner' by Walt and Leigh Richmond1 / 5 Stars‘The Probability Corner’ (177 pp) was published by Ace Books in September 1977. The cover artist is uncredited.I picked up...
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The Invaders (Weird Worlds)
The Invadersfrom Weird Worlds No. 4, August 1971 (Eerie publications)Eerie publications never provided attribution information in their comics, but judging by the signature in the bottom right-hand...
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Book Review: Science Against Man
Book Review: 'Science Against Man' edited by Anthony Cheetham3 / 5 Stars'Science Against Man' (221 pp) was published by Avon books in December, 1970. The cover artist is uncredited.'Science Against...
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Dan Dare Vs Mekon
Dan Dare Vs Mekonfrom the 'Hollow World' series2000 AD comics Prog 16 (June 11, 1977)Scanned from Dan Dare: The 2000 AD Years Volume 1 (2000 AD, November 2015)In this episode, Dan Dare and his friend...
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Me and Joe Priest
Me and Joe Priestby Greg Potter (story) and Ron Randall (art)DC Graphic Novel No. 5, 1985'Me and Joe Priest' (48 pp) was DC Comics Graphic Novel No. 5, published in 1985.The story is set in the USA,...
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Deathlok the Demolisher the Complete Collection
Deathlok the Demolisher: The Complete CollectionMarvel, 2014'Deathlok the Demolisher: The Complete Collection' is a 368 pp, full color trade paperback published by Marvel comics in 2014. It contains...
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Book Review: Seeklight
Book Review: 'Seeklight' by K. W. Jeter4 / 5 StarsWhen his first novel, 1972’s ‘Dr. Adder’, was rejected by publishers, K. W. Jeter resigned himself to writing a more conventional sf novel – one...
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The Egg by Potter
The Eggby J. K. Potter and Tim Caldwellfrom Epic Illustrated No. 7, August 1981One of the more memorable entries in Heavy Metal magazine in the late 70s was the photo-based comic titled 'The Doll' by...
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Book Review: The Shadow of the Ship
Book Review: 'The Shadow of the Ship' by Robert Wilfred Franson1 / 5 Stars‘The Shadow of the Ship’ ( 273 pp) was published by Del Rey Books in May, 1983 ; the cover illustration is by David B....
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Plague of the Zombies
Plague of the Zombiesby Steve Moore (script) and Brian Bolland (art)from House of Hammer, No. 13 (October 1977)During its short, two-year lifespan (1976 - 1978), the 23 issues of Dez Skinn's House of...
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Book Review: The Truth About Chernobyl
Book Review: 'The Truth About Chenobyl'by Grigori Medvedev3 / 5 StarsI remember when I first heard about the disaster at Chernobyl: it was on Tuesday, April 29, 1986. I was a graduate student at...
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Alien Legion: The Ditch
Alien Legion: The Ditchby Chuck Dixon (writer) and Larry Stroman (art)Alien Legion No. 5, June 1988Epic / MarvelAlien Legion was launched by Marvel's Epic Comics imprint in 1984, with The Alien Legion...
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Nuclear Disaster Novels
Nuclear Disaster NovelsWith the arrival of the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, I thought I'd highlight one of the more offbeat sub-genres of sf: the nuclear disaster novel. Here are the...
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Book Review: When Gravity Fails
Book Review: 'When Gravity Fails' by George Alec Effinger3 / 5 Stars‘When Gravity Fails’ first was published in hardback in 1986; this paperback edition (276 pp) was published by Bantam Books / Spectra...
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The Deceiving Eye: The Art of Richard Hescox
The Deceiving EyeThe Art of Richard Hescoxtext by Randy M. DannenfelserPaper Tiger, 2004If you were a reader of sf and fantasy paperbacks and magazines in the 70s, 80s, and early 90s, then it's very...
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The Witch Queen of Acheron
The Witch Queen of Acheronby Don Krarr, Gary Kwapisz, and Art NicholsMarvel Graphic Novel No. 19, 1985'The Witch Queen of Acheron' is Marvel Graphic novel No. 19. The story is by Don Kraar, with...
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Book Review: The Black Roads
Book Review: 'The Black Roads' by Joe L. Hensley1 / 5 Stars‘The Black Roads’ (190 pp) was published by Laser Books in 1976; the cover artwork is by Kelly Freas.[Laser Books was an imprint of the...
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The Essential Silver Surfer Vol. 1
The Essential Silver SurferVolume 1Marvel Comics, 1998In August, 1968 the inaugural issue of Silver Surfer's solo comic book series was published. The series lasted for 18 issues, till September 1970,...
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The Sewer Werewolves
The Sewer Werewolvesby Dick Ayersfrom Tales from the Tomb (Eerie Publications, vol. 2.3, April 1971)The cover artwork for this April, 1971 issue of Tales from the Tomb likely is one 'borrowed', like so...
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