Starslayer (1982 Pacific/First) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Feb 1982 by Pacific/First.$12.00
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The origin and life of Celtic barbarian Torin who, in the year 43 A.D., struggles to keep his people free against the Roman Empire is shown. And then during an epic battle, Torin, expecting to die fighting to remain free, finds that he has a different destiny in "Starslayer." Script and art by Mike Grell. Rocketeer full page ad by Dave Stevens. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #2
Tags: Rocketeer (part 1)Published Apr 1982 by Pacific/First.Auction opens April 21Auction opens April 28$89.00
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First appearance of the Rocketeer. Torin finds himself transported from 43 A.D. to the 22nd year of the new millennium. Why is he there? The galaxy is in danger and in need of his help in finding some lost amulets which contain great sources of power in an untitled story. Script and art by Mike Grell. Issue also has the Rocketeer with script and art by Dave Stevens. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #3
Tags: Rocketeer (part 2)Published Jun 1982 by Pacific/First.$13.00
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Torin, now on board the space craft Jolly Roger and forced to help Tamara on her quest to find the lost amulets of power, has his first adventure in this quest while investigating a flagship from a Venus invasion fleet, which leads to a deadly threat in an untitled story. Script and art by Mike Grell. Issue also has chapter two of the Rocketeer. Script and art by Dave Stevens. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #4
Published Aug 1982 by Pacific/First.$7.00
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Torin and Tamara are on Phobos trying to locate another lost amulet of power. Phobos is in the midst of a civil war with two brothers fighting to rule and one of those brothers has the amulet. But which one? Torin and Tamara try to find out in an untitled story. Script and art by Mike Grell. 2 page Groo the Wanderer ad by Sergio Aragones. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #5
Published Feb 1983 by Pacific/First.$6.80
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On an icebound planet seeking another amulet of power, Torin and Tamara go up against a colony that has adapted the ways of Earth's ancient seafaring barbarians, the Vikings in an untitled story. Script and art by Mike Grell. Issue also has Groo the Wanderer with script and art by Sergio Aragonés. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #6
Published Apr 1983 by Pacific/First.$3.00
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Torin and Tamara now have all of the amulets of power and need to get back to Earth in order to use them to save the galaxy. But not everyone is so anxious for them to use the amulets in an untitled story. Script and art by Mike Grell. Issue also has "A Cautionary Tale." Script and art by Craig Deeley. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #7
Published Aug 1983 by Pacific/First.$3.00
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Torin and Tamara need to resupply the Jolly Roger and dock at Tao VII Spaceport. Once there, they are asked to not hang around too long and stay out of trouble. But that doesn't appear to be an option in "A Case of Do or Die." Story also has a summary of what has gone on so far in the series. Script by Mike Grell and art by Lenin Delsol & Mike Gustovich. First issue of series published by First Comics. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #8
Published Sep 1983 by Pacific/First.$3.00
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A space ship called the Raptor, sent by the Directors of the planet Earth, is searching for the Jolly Roger and dispensing "justice" to whoever gives aid to the Jolly Roger. Meanwhile, Torin and Tamara are trying to find a place to call home and Tamara also reveals to Torin what happened to his family back in his time in "The Raptor is a Bird of Prey." Script by Mike Grell and art by Lenin Delsol & Mike Gustovich. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #9
Published Oct 1983 by Pacific/First.$3.00
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A propaganda machine portrays Torin and Tamara as evil and dangerous. And when the pair encounter and try to help intergalactic slaves, the slaves are more scared of Torin and Tamara than they are of captivity in "Flotilla." Script by John Ostrander and art by Lenin Delsol & Mike Gustovich. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #10
Published Nov 1983 by Pacific/First.$26.00
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Having a bounty on Torin and Tamara's heads brings out a lot hunters trying to collect, including the deadly Black Thom McKuen, who captures Tamara and sets a trap for Torin in "Bounty." Script by John Ostrander and art by Lenin Delsol & Mike Gustovich. Issue also has Grimjack in "Mortal Gods." Script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #11
Published Dec 1983 by Pacific/First.$8.00
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The Jolly Roger needs to get to Cynosure and in order to do that, a side-slip device is needed. And to get one, they have to go to Keldomage. That little trip leads to a lot of trouble for Torin and Tamara in "Family." Script by John Ostrander and art by Lenin Delsol & Mike Gustovich. Issue also has Grimjack in "Mortal Gods" with script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman and a text feature, "The Origins of Independent Comics – Part 1" by Charles Meyerson. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #12
Published Jan 1984 by Pacific/First.$8.00
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While Torin and Crayne try to stay ahead of their pursuit on Keldomage, Tamara is trapped in the palace d'Orsini in "Stranded." Script by John Ostrander and art by Lenin Delsol & Mike Gustovich. Issue also has Grimjack in "Buried Past" with script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman and a text feature, "The Origins of Independent Comics – Part 2" by Charles Meyerson. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #13
Published Feb 1984 by Pacific/First.$3.00
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Torin and Crayne continue to try to avoid pursuing foes and get the side-slip device for the ship and get off the planet Keldomage and Tamara fights against brainwashing and everything else while held hostage in the palace d'Orsini in "Tamara Stands Alone." Script by John Ostrander and art by Lenin Delsol & BeeDeep & Co. Issue also has Grimjack in "Buried Past – Part 2" with script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #14
Published Mar 1984 by Pacific/First.$8.00
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In trying to get the crucial side-slip device for their ship, the Jolly Roger, Torin and Tamara end up having to help a mechanic who is in possession of that device in "Stand." Script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman. Issue also has Grimjack in "Buried Past – Part 3" with script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #15
Published Apr 1984 by Pacific/First.$8.00
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Torin takes a side trip into a private hunting preserve and decides to provide some hunters with the ultimate hunting trip in "Prey." Script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman. Issue also has Grimjack in "Buried Past – Part 4" with script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman and a text feature, "The Origins of Independent Comics – Part 3" by Charles Meyerson. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #16
Published May 1984 by Pacific/First.$8.00
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Starslayer stars in the 16-page tale "S.A.M." Written by John Ostrander, with art by Timothy Truman. Plus: Grimjack stars in the 12-page story "Buried Past: Final Chapter," part 5 of a 5-part tale. Written by John Ostrander, with art by Timothy Truman. Cover by Timothy Truman. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #17
Published Jun 1984 by Pacific/First.$3.00
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Betrayed by Crayne and trapped in prison, Torin tries to lead a rebellion while Chris tries to find out what happened in "Betrayal." Script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman. Issue also has Grimjack in "Night of the Killer Bunnies" with script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman & Bruce Patterson and a text feature, "The Origins of Independent Comics – Part 5" by Charles Meyerson. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #18
Published Jul 1984 by Pacific/First.$8.00
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Grimjack meets Starslayer as Grimjack takes possession of the Jolly Roger and then leads it and the crew in a rescue mission for Torin, who is held prisoner in Castle Ariosto in "Blood and Thunder." Script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman. Issue also has a text feature, "The Origins of Independent Comics – Part 6" by Charles Meyerson. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #19
Published Aug 1984 by Pacific/First.$3.00
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It's a final confrontation for the Raptor and the Jolly Roger. Torin and company prepare for that and they have a weapon to help them and Torin has to engage in a one-on-one battle with Bragg in "Old Business." Script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman & Hilary Barta. Issue also has a text feature, "Scapegoat in Four Colors – Part 1" by Charles Meyerson. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #20
Published Sep 1984 by Pacific/First.$8.00
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As Torin lies on his death bed, an old enemy sneaks his way onto the Jolly Roger and a new threat appears in "Morrigan Lives." Script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman & Hilary Barta. Issue also has the Black Flame in "Who is the Black Flame" with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Thomas F. Sutton & Don Lomax and a text feature, "Scapegoat in Four Colors – Part 2" by Charles Meyerson. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #21
Published Oct 1984 by Pacific/First.$3.00
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Everyone fights for Torin's life as the death goddess Morrigan appears in "The Kiss of Death." Script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman & Hilary Barta. Issue also has the Black Flame in "Who is the Black Flame – Part 2" with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Tom. Sutton & Don Lomax. Cover price $1.00.
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Issue #22
Published Nov 1984 by Pacific/First.$3.00
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After the Jolly Roger encounters the legendary Golden Moby, they are led on an incredible and dangerous treasure hunt in "Treasure of the Mobae." Script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman & Hilary Barta. Issue also has the Black Flame in "Flocks of Angels See Thee to Thy Rest" with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Tom Sutton & Don Lomax and a text feature, "Scapegoat in Four Colors – Part 3" by Charles Meyerson. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #23
Published Dec 1984 by Pacific/First.$3.00
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The Jolly Roger and its crew are bound for the City at the Beginning of Time and when they end up on Parallax, encounter a mystery in "Empirical Data." Script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman & Hilary Barta. Issue also has the Black Flame in "The Blood " with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Don Lomax and a text feature, "Scapegoat in Four Colors – Part 4" by Charles Meyerson. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #24
Published Jan 1985 by Pacific/First.$8.00
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Torin and company end up in a place that looks a lot like China in the 1930s in "A Glitch in Time," a salute to Milton Caniff. Script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman & Hilary Barta. Issue also has the Black Flame in "Suffer the Little Children" with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Tom Sutton & Don Lomax. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #25
Published Feb 1985 by Pacific/First.$8.00
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When Torin returns to Cynosure, he encounters a dangerous and deadly villain that he thought was dead in "Mysteries." Script by John Ostrander and art by Timothy Truman & Hilary Barta. Issue also has the Black Flame in "The Poet, the Child, and the Lover" with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Thomas F. Sutton & Don Lomax. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #26
Published Mar 1985 by Pacific/First.$8.00
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Torin, Tamara and Chris are subdued and captured by Kalibos and the truth behind Kalibos is revealed in "Enigmas." Script by John Ostrander and art by Hilary Barta & Mark A. Nelson. Issue also has the Black Flame in "The Binding Hymn of Incorruption" with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Thomas F. Sutton & Don Lomax. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #27
Published Apr 1985 by Pacific/First.$3.20
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The Black Flame, the backup feature in this title, takes the spotlight in this issue with a full-length 28-page story. The Black Flame and company have to travel through the Nightmare Realm and try to figure out a way to safely escape in "Land of the Great Dreamers." Script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Tom Sutton & Don Lomax. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #28
Published May 1985 by Pacific/First.$8.00
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Torin is concerned that an enemy is about to strike and Tamara's past catches up with her in "Avatars." Script by John Ostrander and art by Hilary Barta & Mark A. Nelson. Issue also has the Black Flame in "Chapel Perilous" with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Don Lomax. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #29
Published Jun 1985 by Pacific/First.$3.00
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As Torin tries to comprehend what happened in his battle with the Avatar, Tamara tells Torin about her past and what she has done in "Monsters." Script by John Ostrander and art by Hilary Barta & Mark A. Nelson. Issue also has the Black Flame in "The Dark Night of the Soul" with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Tom Sutton & Don Lomax. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #30
Published Jul 1985 by Pacific/First.$8.49
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As the Jolly Roger and the D'Orsinis engage in a fight to the finish, both Torin and Tamara face their own private battles in "Monsters – Part 2." Script by John Ostrander and art by Hilary Barta & Mark A. Nelson. Issue also has the Black Flame in "The Strange High House in the Mist" with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Thomas F. Sutton & Don Lomax. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #31
Published Aug 1985 by Pacific/First.$8.00
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Moments in Torin's life, as seen through different eyes, including the Centurian who married Gwynth, a survivor of the wreck of the ship the Raptor, and a crew member of the Jolly Roger, are told in "Legends." Script by John Ostrander and art by Jon Eddings & Mark A. Nelson. Issue also has the Black Flame in "Every Smallest Dream" with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Thomas F. Sutton & Don Lomax. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #32
Published Sep 1985 by Pacific/First.$8.00
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A rescue mission leads the crew of the Jolly Roger into a trap and an old foe and some new foes in "Deceptions." Script by John Ostrander and art by Jon Eddings & Mark A. Nelson. Issue also has the Black Flame in "Gonna Ride That Midnight Train" with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Tom Sutton & Don Lomax. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #33
Published Oct 1985 by Pacific/First.$8.00
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Alliances are formed and sides are chosen as the War of the Torc begins in "And Now…Sargon." Script by John Ostrander and art by Jon Eddings & Mark A. Nelson. Issue also has the Black Flame in "New Dreams This Morning" with script by Peter B. Gillis and art by Thomas F. Sutton & Don Lomax and a text feature, "Collecting Dust: A Guide to Preserving Comic Books – Part 1" by Charles Meyerson. Cover price $1.25.
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Issue #34
Published Nov 1985 by Pacific/First.$8.00
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Torin, in avatar form, battles Morrigan as the War of the Torc end in "Redemption," a 28-page epic story for the conclusion of the Starslayer series. Script by John Ostrander and art by Jon Eddings & Mark A. Nelson & John Nyberg. Issue also has a text feature, "Collecting Dust: A Guide to Preserving Comic Books – Part 2" by Charles Meyerson. Final issue of series. Cover price $1.25.
