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Issue: Heavy Metal Magazine #286
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Title: Magick Special
Is Variant Variant: Cover C by Ian Bederman
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Publisher: FlagHeavy Metal
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Indicia Publisher: Heavy Metal Media, LLC.
On Sale Date: 05/31/2017
Volume: none
Pages: 148
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: 09256736587627
Price: $8.95 USD
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
science fiction
Atomahawk
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Miscellaneous
1
The Magician

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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1
Magick Special

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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typeset
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Miscellaneous
1
Contents, credits, staff and indicia information.
It's Your One Way Ticket to Midnight.

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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typeset
Subject Matter
Heavy Metal
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2
Advertisement for Heavy Metal-branded coffee.
Atomahawk Chapter Three: Berserker

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
science fiction
Atomahawk
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11
The Sword of God

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
fantasy
Michael
A tomb raider is hired to loot the sword of the archangel Michael.
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24
Herald

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
science fiction
A robot tutor brings its students into another dimension.
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Miscellaneous
5
Chapter Two: Lost to the World of Light

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, fantasy, mystery
The Smile of the Absent Cat
Tommy Catkins; Lord McPaw; Algernon Pussyfoot; Miss Wong
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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Miscellaneous
8
The Color of Air Part Three

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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?
Subject Matter
fantasy
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Miscellaneous
10
Beyond the World and the Fool: Heavy Metal's Mag!c Primer

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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typeset
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10
A Magician and the Wooden Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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?
Subject Matter
fantasy
Maestro Gepetto
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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Miscellaneous
8
Frank Frazetta: Reign of Wizardry

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non-fiction
Frank Frazetta Jr. discusses his father's painting 'Reign of Wizardry.'
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2
The 1,000 Deaths of Harry Houdini

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Subject Matter
fantasy
Harry Houdini; The Devil
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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Miscellaneous
6
Lil Charlie Part III: In Which What You Thought You Knew About the Universe Is Fucked or A Creation Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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?
Subject Matter
fantasy, humorous
Lil Charlie
Duncan; Death; Lil Charlie; God
Describes how creation came about while God was hungover.
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Miscellaneous
10
Ars Goetia: Demonic Tarot

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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typeset
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10
Air

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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?
Subject Matter
science fiction
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Miscellaneous
4
Origins of Zentropa

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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typeset
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Miscellaneous
1
Zentropa

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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10
Clive Barker

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Rantz Hoseley interviews Clive Barker about his artwork.
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Miscellaneous
6
Lighting the Way

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
horror
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Miscellaneous
12
Inspired by Clive Barker's painting 'Lighting the Way.'

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