Gil Kane cover. Industry stalwarts Gil Kane and Denny O’Neil on comics writing. Jack Kirby & Mike Grell join upstart indie company Pacific Comics. Bill Mantlo’s Micronauts moves to the direct-sales market. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Back cover by Ken Macklin.

Letters
Blood and Thunder Special (p. 25)
News
Newswatch (p. 6)
Forum
Moderated by Gary Groth, Gil Kane and Denny O’Neil on Comics Writing (p. 60)
Reviews
Carter Scholz, “Raw Roots” (p. 34)
Dale Luciano, “Pataphysical Spirit and Graphic Possibilities” (p. 36)
Gene Phillips, “The Good and the Bad of Shang-Chi” (p. 43)
R. Fiore, “Good Junk” (p. 46)
Dale Luciano, “Trasho Bizarro” (p. 48)
Fred Patten, “Biased Encyclopedia from Horn” (p. 50)
Capsule Reviews: R. Fiore, “Delightful Exhuberance” (p. 52), Kim Thompson, “Heroes for a Day” (p. 52), Dale Luciano, “Great Fun” (p. 53), Bill Sherman “Reckonings” (p. 53), Dale Luciano, “Stylish and Silly” (p. 54), Bill Sherman, “Your Fifteen Minutes Are Up” (p. 54), Kim Thompson, “Blood Banks” (p. 54), Dale Luciano, “Yikes!” (p. 55), Dale Luciano, “Inventive and Off-The-Cuff” (p. 57)
Columns
Bill Sherman, Underground Comix: “Lust Among the Ruins” (p. 82)
Dale Luciano, Cinema Journal: “Horror Movies” (p. 87)
Jim Korkis, Suspended Animation: “American Pop Tart” (p. 103)
Dwight Decker, Fandom Review: “Some Opinionated Bastards” (p. 107)
Listings
Coming Comics: June (p. 110)
Illustration
Wade Hampton, “The Spirit” (p. 115)
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