1984 / Warren Publishing
1984 / Warren Publishing
1984 / Warren Publishing
JUNE 1978
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A WARREN MAGAZINE
EXPLOSIVE
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URN. IN 1984?
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.'; .' ..-... read the comics?Remember how-it f ett'AbV (Jtyp. ioto;, ttie\ .,";.'. surrealistic World of Buck Rog^rS; Flasfx >!';';!
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Gordon and The Shadow? Ah, the/fiioMa^trtie/''.adventure. It was a for m-'.e-f '.near.- seVii31 # ->.;':>". testacy.; a reverie, innoce^aflduntain*e(t%;,' the. problems pj everyday life, tt was a cerebral junk food high, before the hjmts.'
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became .'cliches
modern usage.
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comic's.
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then -something happened. To the And to us. Suddenly, Flash Gordon; of relevance. And the omnipotent
..
.nflrrnal
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Shadow, withered under the ^poblems of men. Our children grew up overnight
realities in the
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playgrounds of- their nursery' schflol ;wprld..' Antf the jComics virtually drsappeared,. .-*
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rendered extract by relevant four-rcctor :tneiodrimas.that had arisen, apd laid waste to
their
.
once-onderous
lands:.
V^e',rm9'rabef.th*bSe days/
And
;
&
of us did.
And
maybe we became a
little
childhood heroes." Gurgoals changed. W.e became aware c-1 different needs. And
through it all, the .worftf Seemed to change* -'*; even fasterYet despite everything; we, never lost our
urge to escape. More than Bver'we needed those iosf, adventurous worlds. Bpt there"
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"
simply
around.
of the fun of old.
adventure, a smtdgean.oj excitement from the golden years of pur youth; and mixed it with a
healthy dose bt reJevanV irreverence of the day. Weve tried to recapture the spirit of a.fc^
time that didn't take itself as* seriously, an-**^ mix it with healthy adiitt speculation of
'l
all-
craftsmen^rpupd.And
Wartefl.labe'1..
tied
it
We think- the mix is an intelligent, and satjsftmg blend. -One-that puts the fun back Jntoi*fhe funnies.
^OSSt"
MAGAZINE*
Publisher
JAMES WARREN
Editor
W.B.
DuBAY
Production
4
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And American men wailed as their masculine attributes withered away. But we showed them commie rats. We got them in the end!
MOHALLEY
Circulation
exactly like a
MIKE SCHNEIDER
Cover
man. But the sex-starved miners didn't need another man. So the professor made an adjustment. And it drove the miners insane!
RICHARD CORBEN
Authors
STENSTRUM
JOE VAULTZ
WALLY WOOD
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Then the mishap with the drunken surgeon's blade. Soon, there much anyone could do but stick Clarissa in little jars!
.
.
A thousand-thousand
itself in
was no
two
was And
still
split into
the Half-nots!
They came. From infinite corners of the universe. And landed amidst the rubble of a freshly dead world. Why, they wondered, was this fertile land destroyed? Then they found the answer!
AND XOTZ
us.
stars. In Earth's first intergalactic probe. Then we saw them. Three unidentified craft. All with their hatches opened to greet And rows of glistening metal teeth waiting eagerly within!
Dimento was hungry. But then, so was every other survivor of the world-wide industrial holocaust. And there simply was no remaining food. None, that is save for that scrumptious-looking girl, strolling down the lane!
. .
51
It
was
all
very sci-
fected the art of faster-than-light travel. How, you may well ask? He merely built a better, though more compact wheel!
63
just a baby when they dropped the bombs. she was safe. Protected from the savage outside world by the holy men In the monastery. As they raised her, they taught her everything. Things you wouldn't expect holy men to know!
75
SUE.
name was Cole Steel. Half of him was man. The other half, machine. Once, years ago, he had been dully normal. That was before the night the Altarian slime beast had half of him for dinner! /
his
1984
MAGAZINE IS THE PROPERTY SOLELY OF WARREN PUBLISHING COMPANY WHICH COMPANY IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS CONCEPTION AND CONTENT.
LOOK ALIVE,
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IN
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EFFECTIVE
WITHEReP ANP
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EVERY WARHEAP.'
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EXTREMITIES AS SHRIVELS? AS A
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HERE AT THE
MCUUM PUMP, THESOLE NI6HTSPDTANP WATERING HOLE, THEY SOUGHT REFUSE FROM THEIR PREARY, PRUPGERY-FILLEP LIVES.
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RICHARD CORBEN
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ALEX NINO
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MY FATHER WAS KILLEP ONE NIGHT WHEN HE GOT PRUNK ANP PECIPEP TO TAKE A SUN BATH
SAUSAGE!
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YEARS.
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ADOPTED .^Otifl
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BUT YOU'RE
NAME IS MAISY!
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RELAXATION...
THE UGLIEST CREATURE IVE EVER SEEN AMBLED OVER TO THE TABLE ANP NODDED TO THE PEALER.
^ASOUT /Gr^
QUIET,
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YOU FOOLS.'
SO GOITRE LOOKING FOR^
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New SHANGHAI
MOTHER.
THATS
QUITE A
NOBLE
_ IF YOU WOULP NOT' pBTECT. TO LIKE TO HAVE LAG/fr SENT TO YOUR ROOM.
THAT'S GOING
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trust its'.
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The day
they control your thoughts
v.
is
here
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