Moebius, Peter Kuper, Richard Corben, Fernando Fernandez & more.

Cover - "Cadmium Anniversary" - Thomas Warkentin
p.02-03 - "Illustration" - Martin Springett
p.05 - "Dossier: Nu Vinyl: Electro-Popism" - Lou Stathis
p.06-07 - "Dossier: Summer Pop-Corn" - Daphne Davis
p.06 - "Dossier: Horror Meister" - Brad Balfour
p.07 - "Dossier: Cryptica" - Melik Kaylan
p.08-09 - "Dossier: Future Fashion: Position Distance And Dead Reckoning" - Dean Chamberlain and Philip Monaghan
p.10 - "Dossier: Entertainment Through Pain" - Michael Gira
p.10 - "Dossier: Magic Markers" - Ira Cohen
p.10 - "Dossier: SF Hit Parade" - Lenny Kaye
p.11 - "Dossier: Video Of The Absurd: Eye Music" - Alan Hecht
p.11 - "Dossier: Video Of The Absurd: Nintendo's Donkey Kong: Morality Tale Or Theatre Of The Absurd" - John Holmstrom
p.11 - "Dossier: Video Of The Absurd: Disc-O-Kodachrome" - Steven Maloff
p.12-15 - "Den II" - Richard Corben
p.17 - "Chain Mail"
p.17 - "Coming Next Issue"
p.18-22 - "The Incal: The Incal Light" - Alejandro Jodorowsky, Jean "Mœbius" Giraud, and Yves Chaland
p.23 - "I'm Age" - Jeff Jones
p.24-32 - "Nova 2" - Luis Garcia and Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
p.33-58 - "Life At The Circus" - Philippe Marcelé and Lacome
p.59-63 - "Gallery: Richard Corben's Flights Into Fantasy" - Pete Hamill
p.64 - "Shakespeare For Americans: Two Gentlemen Of Verona" - Peter Kuper, William Shakespeare, and George Simon Kaufman
p.65-73 - "At The Middle Of Cymbiola" - Claude Renard and François Schuiten
p.74-77 - "Zora" - Fernando Fernandez
p.78-79 - "The Third Sexual Revolution: Part Two: The Macho Woman And The Priestess" - David Black and Philippe "Caza" Cazamayou
p.80 - "Ancient Innocence" - George Pratt
p.81-85 - "The Voyage Of Those Forgotten" - Pierre Christin and Enki Bilal
p.86-89 - "Yragaël" - Philippe Druillet
p.92-95 - "Rock Opera: Condo Bondage: Part 2" - Rod "Young Professional" Kierkegaard Jr.
p.96 - "The Bus" - Paul Kirchner
Back Cover - "In Flight" - Chris Achilléos

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.