Heavy Metal November 1982 November 1982 Magazine Back Issue

4 ABOVE AVERAGE AMERICAN
by John Workman
5 DOSSIER
Edited by Lou Stathis
11 CHAIN MAIL
12 STARSTRUCK
by Elaine Lee. Illustrated by Michael Wm. Kaluta
20 DEN II
by Richard Corben
26 I'M AGE
by Jeff Jones
27 YRAGAEL
by Philippe Druillet
33 THE APE
by Silverio Pisu. Illustrated by Milo Manara
41 THE GALLERY:
The Secret
45 A PEEK AT NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CLASS REUNION
Illustrated by Berni Wrightson
53 JUNE 2050
by Jack C. Harris. Illustrated by Gray Morrow
54 A LOT OF NOTHING
by Kent Williams
55 TEX ARCANA
by John Findley
65 THE VOYAGE OF THOSE FORGOTTEN
P. Christin. Illustrated by Enki Bilal
75 ZORA
by Fernando Fernandez
81 FREAK SHOW
by Bruce Jones. Illustrated by Berni Wrightson
92 ROCK OPERA
by Rod Kierkegaard, Jr.
96 THE BUS
by Paul Kirchner
96 COMING

• Covergirl Photographed by Alan Ayers
• Den II by Richard Corben
• A Lot Of Nothing by Kent Williams
• Zora by fernando Fernandez
• Starstruck by Elaine Lee

Heavy Metal is an American science fiction and fantasy comics magazine, known primarily for its blend of dark fantasy/science fiction and erotica. In the mid-1970s, while publisher Leonard Mogel was in Paris to jump-start the French edition of National Lampoon, he discovered the French science-fantasy magazine Métal Hurlant which had debuted December 1974. The French title translates literally as "Howling Metal."

When Mogel licensed the American version, he chose to rename it, and Heavy Metal began in the U.S. with the April 1977 issue as a glossy, full-color monthly. Initially, it displayed translations of graphic stories originally published in Métal Hurlant, including work by Enki Bilal, Jean Giraud (also known as Moebius), Philippe Druillet, Milo Manara and Philippe Caza. The magazine later ran Stefano Tamburini and Tanino Liberatore's ultra-violent RanXerox. Since the color pages had already been shot in France, the budget to reproduce them in the U.S. version was greatly reduced.

Films
In 1981, an animated feature film was adapted from several of the magazine's serials. Made on a budget of USD$9,300,000, under production for three years, Heavy Metal featured animated segments from several different animation houses with each doing a single story segment. Another house animated the frame story which tied all the disparate stories together. Like the magazine, the movie featured a great deal of nudity and graphic violence, though not to the degree seen in the magazine. For example, in its Den segment, it did not display the blatant male genitalia of its print counterpart. The film featured such SCTV talents as John Candy, Eugene Levy, Harold Ramis and Ivan Reitman. It did reasonably well in its theatrical release and later gained something of a cult status, partially because a problem with music rights resulted in a delay of many years before the film became available on video.

Another animated feature film alternatively called Heavy Metal 2000 and Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.², with a budget of $15,000,000, was released in 2000. This direct-to-video release was not based on stories from the magazine, but instead was based on The Melting Pot, a graphic novel written by Kevin Eastman and drawn by artist Simon Bisley, who based the appearance of the female protagonist after nude model and B-movie actress Julie Strain, the wife of Kevin Eastman. Strain later lent her vocal talents to the movie, portraying the character modelled after her likeness. It spawned a video game in 2000, Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.². An independent video game was also spawned in 2001, Heavy Metal: Geomatrix.