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Issue: Star*Reach Companion: The Complete History of the Influential 1970s Independent Comic #[nn]
Publication Date: July 2013
 
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Pages: 196
ISBN: 97816054905191605490512
UPC/EAN: 978160549051952795
Price: $27.95 USD
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Content Items: 17 (6 stories, 0 covers)
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Chapter One: The Star*Reach Influence

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- The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 Series) #125
- A Contract with God (Baronet Publishing, 1978)
- The New Gods (DC, 1971 Series) #1
- Swamp Thing (DC, 1972 Series) #1
- ElfQuest (WaRP Graphics, 1978 Series) #1
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Chapter Two: What Came Before

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- An undated ad for an unpublished magazine by Dan Adkins, Outlet, which eventually became Wally Wood's Witzend (1966).
- Two ads for Witzend by Wally Wood and various.
- Cover to Abyss (Abyss Publications, 1970 Series) #1 by Bernie Wrightson.
- The original art of the title page of "Death Is the Sailor" from Reality (Robert Gerstenhaber, 1970 Series) #1 by Michael Kaluta.
- Back cover of Reality #1 by Kaluta.
- Cover to This Is Legend (Richard L. Jennings, 1970 Series) #1 by Bernie Wrightson.
- Cover to I'll Be Damned (Damnation Enterprises, 1970 Series) #2 by Kenneth Smith.
- Cover to Fantagor (Last Gasp, 1971 Series) #1 by Richard Corben.
- Cover to Imagination (David Jablin, 1971 Series) #1 by Gray Morrow.
- Cover to Phase (Sal Quartuccio, 1971 Series) #1 by Ken Barr.
- Covers to Heritage (Bruce Hershenson, 1972) #1 by Alex Raymond, and Al Williamson & Gray Morrow.
- Cover to Venture (Horizon Zero Graphics, 1972 Series) #1 by Frank Cirocco.
- Cover to New Paltz Comix (Moods Publishing Empire, 1973 Series) #1 by Michael T. Gilbert.
- Cover to High Adventure (Kitchen Sink Press, 1973 Series) #1 by Bob Kline.
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Chapter Three: An Interview with Mike Friedrich

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- Cover to The Spectre (DC , 1967 Series) #3, and the original art of page 4 (page 17 of the overall story) of "Menace of the Mystic Mastermind" from the same issue, both by Neal Adams.
- Covers to Justice League of America (DC, 1960 Series) #86 by Neal Adams, and #90 by Carmine Infantino & Murphy Anderson.
- Title page of "Feed It!" from Web of Horror (Major Magazines, 1969 Series) #3 by Bernie Wrightson.
- Cover to Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 Series) #1 by Brendan Lynch.
- Title page of "The Pollution Monsters" from Nightmare (Skywald, 1970 Series) #1 by Don Heck & Mike Esposito.
- Cover to The Outlaw Kid (Marvel, 1970 Series) #10 by Gil Kane.
- Cover to Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 Series) #48 by Gil Kane & Vince Colletta.
- Title page to "Out On a Limb!" from I'll Be Damned (Damnation Enterprises, 1970 Series) #4 by Bernie Wrightson.
- Unspecified page Scream Door (Mark Feldman and Robert Lewis, 1971 Series) #1 by Bernie Wrightson, possibly the title page.
- Original art of the title page spread of "Worms of the Earth" by Barry Windsor-Smith & Tim Conrad.
- Title pages of "Cody Starbuck" by Howard Chaykin, and "Suburban Fish" by Steve Skeates from Star*Reach (Star*Reach, 1974 Series) #1.
- Title page of "Key Club" by John Workman from Star*Reach (Star*Reach, 1974 Series) #2.
- Cover to The Further Fattening Adventures of Pudge, Girl Blimp (Last Gasp, 1973 Series) #1 by Lee Marrs.
- Title page of "Duckaneer" from Quack (Star*Reach, 1976 Series) #1 by Frank Brunner.
- Title page of "I'm God!" from Star*Reach #7 by Fabio Gasbarri.
- Front cover to Within Our Reach (Star*Reach, 1991) by Norm Breyfogle.
- Title page of "A Dream of Milk and Honey" from Imagine (Star*Reach, 1978 Series) #4 by Michael T. Gilbert.
- Page 11, panel 1 of "Just a Series of Events!" from Warlock (Marvel, 1972 Series) #15 by Jim Starlin and Steve Leialoha.
- Detail from page 1, panel 1 of "Linda Lovecraft: High Priestess of Sexual Fantasy" from Star*Reach #3 by Mike Vosburg.
- Title page of "Gods of Mount Olympus Chapter One: The Beginning of All Things" from Star*Reach #5 by Joe Staton.
- Two examples of the different printings of the title page of "Part I: His Journey" from Parsifal (Star*Reach, 1978) by P. Craig Russell.
- Title pages of "The Bushi" by Masaichi Mukaide, and "My Fears" by Jeff Bonivert from Star*Reach #7.
- Trio of unspecified panels of "Electric Warrior" from Orb Magazine (Orb Publications, 1974 Series) #4 by Ken Steacy.
- Two versions of the same story excerpt: Page 15, panels 1-2 of "The Sacred and the Profane: Memoria: Vessels of the Past" from Star*Reach #12, and the re-illustrated version: Page 15, panels 1-2 of "The Sacred & the Profane: Memoria: Chapter VI: Vessels of the Past" from Epic Illustrated (Marvel, 1980 Series) #25. Black and white art for the first version, color painting for the second, both by Ken Steacy.
- Title page of "Seriah & Damon" from Star*Reach #9 by Mickey Schwaberow.
- 3 examples from Marshall Rogers' 1980 Batman portfolio, tryout pieces for a Batman graphic novel to have been published by Star*Reach.
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Chapter Four: The Star*Reach Checklist

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Chapter Five: The Stars of Star*Reach

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Chapter Six: The Independents During Star*Reach's Run

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Chapter Seven: Star*Reach During Its Run

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Chapter Eight: The Collapse

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Appendix: The Early Independents Checklist

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The Comics: Stories from Star*Reach

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A Tale of Sword and Sorcery

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Marginal Incident

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Vignette: A Soft and Gentle Rain

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Starbuck

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Character(s): Cody Starbuck
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I'm God!

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Siegfried and the Dragon

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"Siegfried and the Dragon" was originally going to be published in Star*Reach, but instead it found its way into the pages of Epic Illustrated (Marvel, 1980 series) #2. In Epic Illustrated, the final 8th page of the story was omitted, and another page was published in its place. The correct last page was published by itself in Imagine (Star*Reach, 1978 series) #6. This reprint of "Siegfried and the Dragon" is the first time the complete story has been published together.

P. Craig Russell Opus No. 7
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Back Cover

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First Line: Reach for the stars!
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