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Issue Details

Issue #7
Published March 1984
Cover Price $1.95
Pages 36
Editing Ken Steacy
Notes Published monthly by William P. Marks, Vortex Magazine, Canada.

Cover Details - "Vortex"

Genre science fiction; humor
Pencils Jaime Hernandez
Inks Jamie Hernandez

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Contents"

Synopsis Table of contents for this issue Vol. 1, #7, March 1984.
Pencils Bob Jacques
Inks Bob Jacques
Letters typeset

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Editorial"

Synopsis Ken Steacy discusses his new position as editor for Vortex Magazine and his opinion on the new series Mister X.
Script Ken Steacy
Letters typeset

9 page story "Return of the Zzik"

Characters Franky; Kitten
Synopsis The Zzik have announced they are returning to Earth to negotiate a business deal. They want to buy half the moon or something.
Genre Science Fiction; Humor
Script Gilbert Hernandez
Pencils Gilbert Hernandez
Inks Gilbert Hernandez

5 page story "Studio II"

Characters Machine Rock; Ken Spacey; Bill Sparks
Genre Satire
Script Jeffrey Morgan
Pencils Jeffrey Morgan
Inks Jeffrey Morgan
Letters Jeffrey Morgan
Editing Jeffrey Morgan
Notes Satire on the trials and tribulations of comic book publishing.

15 page Jean-Paul; Franz story "The Big Bad Steppenwolf and the 3 Little Pigs in 1"

Genre Funny Animals
Script John Van Bruggen
Pencils Anthony Van Bruggen
Inks John Van Bruggen
Letters Thom Grignon
Notes A bizarre adaptation of the story of the Three Little Pigs.

1 page letters page "Mailstrom"

Notes Fan letters from Mark Shainblum, Ed Black, Lou Stathis and Jay Kennedy.

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Promotional Advertisements"

Notes In-house advertisements: Mister X Sighted (comic book Vortex Magazine); We're Gonna Go Way Out! (subscription promo, Vortex Magazine)