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Issue: Heavy Metal Magazine #286
Publication Date: June 2017
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Issues: #286 of 330 Issues (552 Printings)
Title: Magick Special
Is Variant Variant: Cover B by Frank Frazetta
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagHeavy Metal
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Heavy Metal Media, LLC.
On Sale Date: 05/31/2017
Volume: none
Pages: 148
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: 09256736587626
Price: $8.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
20 (12 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Sarah Deal (contributing editor)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: 8 in. x 10.5 in.
Paper Stock: glossy
Binding: squarebound, later issues saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Reign of Wizardry

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Genres: fantasy
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The Magician

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Magick Special

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It's Your One Way Ticket to Midnight.

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Feature(s): Heavy Metal
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Heavy Metal-branded coffee.
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Atomahawk Chapter Three: Berserker

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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Atomahawk
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The Sword of God

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Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Michael
Synopsis: A tomb raider is hired to loot the sword of the archangel Michael.
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Herald

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Synopsis: A robot tutor brings its students into another dimension.
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Chapter Two: Lost to the World of Light

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Genres: anthropomorphic, fantasy, mystery
Feature(s): The Smile of the Absent Cat
Character(s): Tommy Catkins; Lord McPaw; Algernon Pussyfoot; Miss Wong
Synopsis: Tommy is tried for murder and cannot prove Algernon Pussyfoot is the killer, while Lord McPaw supposedly never existed. Tommy is sent to an insane asylum and begins to experience mystical visions, which Lord McPaw is very interested in.
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The Color of Air Part Three

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Beyond the World and the Fool: Heavy Metal's Mag!c Primer

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A Magician and the Wooden Boy

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Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Maestro Gepetto
Synopsis: In his stage show, Gepetto brings a wooden puppet to life so that he can kill it, then restore it again, but the puppet rebels and kills Gepetto.
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Frank Frazetta: Reign of Wizardry

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Synopsis: Frank Frazetta Jr. discusses his father's painting 'Reign of Wizardry.'
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The 1,000 Deaths of Harry Houdini

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Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Harry Houdini; The Devil
Synopsis: Houdini reveals how he made a deal with the Devil to return from death whenever he dies in his performances so that he can always succeed in his escape attempts.
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Lil Charlie Part III: In Which What You Thought You Knew About the Universe Is Fucked or A Creation Story

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Genres: fantasy, humorous
Feature(s): Lil Charlie
Character(s): Duncan; Death; Lil Charlie; God
Synopsis: Describes how creation came about while God was hungover.
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Ars Goetia: Demonic Tarot

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Air

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Origins of Zentropa

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Zentropa

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Clive Barker

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Synopsis: Rantz Hoseley interviews Clive Barker about his artwork.
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Lighting the Way

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Genres: horror
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Disclose Notes: Inspired by Clive Barker's painting 'Lighting the Way.'

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