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Series: Heavy Metal Magazine

- Attribution History

Years in Print: 1977 - 2023

Detail

Publisher: Flag

Heavy Metal Country:

United States Language: English Issues: #[1] - #289 (330 Issues, 552 Printings)

Continued From: none

Continued In: none Disclose

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Notes: The adult comic magazine inspired by and reprinting much from the French Metal Hurlant (Les Humanoïdes Associés, 1975 series) plus assorted American and foreign artists. ISSN 0085-7822.

April 1977 (first issue) has no volume listed and has "Issue Number 1" on the spine.
May 1977 (second issue) through August 1977 (fifth issue) do not have a volume listed and have issue number listed only in introductory text or advertisement for back issues.
September 1977 (Vol. 1 No. 6) starts Vol. ## No. ## (mostly listed in Roman Numerals).
Volume 1 has 13 issues (April through April). Volume 2 has 12 issues (May through April).
Volume 3 has 11 issues (May through March).
Volume 4 through Volume 8 have 12 issues (April through March).
Volume 9 has 10 issues (April through Winter).
Volume 10 through 12 have 4 issues. 1986 through 1989 issues were published quarterly (4 times per year).
1989-2008 Volume 13 - Volume 31 have 6 issues per Volume (March, May, July, September, November, January).

1992-1993 Under new indicia publisher, Metal Mammoth, Inc. the issue volume and number were incorrectly listed in the indicia during the first two years. Cover date and indicia date of the issue were correct. Issues are designated with the incorrect indicia designation with what it should be in brackets.

2008 with Volume 32 the seasonal specials merge into this series with the Fall 2008 Eerie Special. This continues through Volume 35.

July 2012 issue designation changes to just numbers with #259. Seasonal specials are included in this numbering.

Format

Publication Type: Comic Books

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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Sample Issue Image

Issue #	Publication Date	Pages	Content Items	Issue Images Count
#[1] 2	April 1977	100	18/14/1	2 Issue Images total
#[2]	May 1977	100	17/13/1	2 Issue Images total
#[3] 2	June 1977	100	18/14/1	2 Issue Images total
#[4] 2	July 1977	100	26/13/1	None
#[5] 2	August 1977	100	26/15/1
v1 #6 2	September 1977	100	16/12/1
v1 #7 2	October 1977	100	19/12/1
v1 #8 2	November 1977	100	17/13/1	2 Issue Images total
v1 #9 2	December 1977	108	11/7/1	2 Issue Images total
v1 #10	January 1978	100	12/9/1	2 Issue Images total
v1 #11 2	February 1978	100	16/14/1	2 Issue Images total
v1 #12 2	March 1978	100	22/14/1	2 Issue Images total
v1 #13 2	April 1978	100	24/19/1	2 Issue Images total
v2 #1 2	May 1978	100	17/14/1	2 Issue Images total
v3 [2] #2 2	June 1978	100	20/13/1	2 Issue Images total
v2 #3 2	July 1978	100	14/11/1	2 Issue Images total
v2 #4 2	August 1978	100	20/15/1
v2 #5 2	September 1978	100	20/15/1
v2 #6 2	October 1978	100	18/14/1
v2 #7 2	November 1978	100	33/11/1
v2 #8 2	December 1978	100	22/14/1
v2 #9 2	January 1979	100	21/16/1
v2 #10 2	February 1979	100	21/17/1
v2 #11 2	March 1979	100	16/12/1
v2 #12 2	April 1979	100	26/15/1	2 Issue Images total

Issue #

Publication Date

Pages

Content Items

Issue Images Count

#[1] 2

April 1977

100

18/14/1