Cover - Enrich Torres
p.04-05 - "Dossier: Tellygrant" - Merle Ginsberg, Brian Grant, and Neal Preston
p.05 - "Dossier: Soulfull Of It" - Jon Tiven, Sally Tiven, and Eric Watson
p.06-07 - "Dossier: Film Strip" - James Verniere, Jerome Gary, and Mark Shaw
p.07-08 - "Dossier: SF Surprise" - John Silbersack and Robert Bonifield
p.08 - "Dossier: Arms & Bud Groove On Szukalski" - J. D. King
p.09-10 - "Dossier: Nahallywood" - Ed Naha
p.10 - "Dossier: Laserdisc City - A Look At The 1983 A. M. O. A. Video Game Convention" - John Holmstrom and Steve Bloom
p.11 - "Dossier: Cryptica" - Melik Kaylan and J. D. King
p.13-20 - "Roda And The Wolf" - Richard Corben
p.21-28 - "Tex Arcana: Meets The Toast Of Europe: Part Five" - John Findley
p.29-37 - "The Incal: Starting From The Bottom" - Alejandro Jodorowsky and Jean "Mœbius" Giraud
p.38-42 - "Valentina The Pirate" - Guido Crepax
p.43 - "June 2050" - Christopher Browne
p.44-52 - "Salammbô II: Carthage" - Philippe Druillet and Gustave Flaubert
p.53-57 - "My Vampires: A Memoir" - David Black and Randall Enos
p.58 - "An Unmarried Pillsbury Doughperson" - Rod Kierkegaard Jr.
p.59 - "I'm Age" - Jeff Jones
p.60-68 - "Ranxerox: In New York" - Gaetano "Tanino" Liberatore and Stefano Tamburini
p.69-76 - "Tales Of The Galactic Inn: Toksath's Tale" - José María "Font" Beá
p.77-81 - "2001 Words: An Interview With Douglas Trumbull" - James H. Burns
p.82 - "A Tide Song: Driving Nails" - George Pratt
p.82-83 - "Chain Mail"
p.82 - "Chain Mail: Illustration" - Jean "Mœbius" Giraud
p.83 - "Headcut 3000" - Lyman Dally
p.84 - "Titi Iyihh" - Angelwine
p.85-88 - "Noise From Upstairs" - Philippe "Caza" Cazamayou
p.89 - "HM's Star Dissections: Game Show Hosts Walk Among Us!" - Drew Friedman
p.92-95 - "Rock Opera" - Rod Kierkegaard Jr.
p.96 - "The Bus" - Paul Kirchner
p.96 - "Coming"

Back Cover - Ballestar

Heavy Metal is an American science fiction and fantasy comics magazine, published beginning in 1977. The magazine is known primarily for its blend of dark fantasy/science fiction, erotica and steampunk comics. Unlike the traditional American comic books of that time bound by the restrictive Comics Code Authority, Heavy Metal featured explicit content.

The magazine started out primarily as a licensed translation of the French science-fantasy magazine Métal hurlant, including work by Enki Bilal, Philippe Caza, Guido Crepax, Philippe Druillet, Jean-Claude Forest, Jean Giraud (a.k.a. Moebius), Chantal Montellier, and Milo Manara. As cartoonist/publisher Kevin Eastman saw it, Heavy Metal published European art which had not been previously seen in the United States, as well as demonstrating an underground comix sensibility that nonetheless "wasn't as harsh or extreme as some of the underground comix – but . . . definitely intended for an older readership".

Heavy Metal's high-quality artwork is notable. Work by international fine artists such as H. R. Giger, Frank Frazetta, and Esteban Maroto have been featured on the covers of various issues. Stefano Tamburini and Tanino Liberatore's RanXerox series debuted in the States. Terrance Lindall's illustrated version of Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost appeared in the magazine in 1980. Many stories were presented as long-running serials, such as those by Richard Corben, Pepe Moreno and Matt Howarth.

Illustrators like Luis Royo and Alex Ebel contributed artwork over the course of their careers. An adaptation of the film Alien named Alien: The Illustrated Story, written by Archie Goodwin and drawn by Walter Simonson, was published in the magazine in 1979.