Fantastic Films (1978) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Apr 1978 by Blake Publishing.$16.00
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View scanVol. 1 #1 in indicia. April 1978 on cover. Subtitled The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in the Cinema, Fantastic Films #1 includes: animating the Star Wars chess sequence, The Ships of Star Wars, Rick Baker interview, Animating the Death Star Trench, Dr. J. Allen Hynek on Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Forerunners of CE3K, The Day the Earth Stood Still retrospective, The Language of Klaatu, Mystery of the Seamless Saucer, The Original Story and the Final Film (of Day the Earth Stood Still), The Gort Effects, How the Earth Stood Still, and The Music that Made the Earth Stand Still. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #2
Published Jun 1978 by Blake Publishing.Vol. 1 #2 in indicia. June 1978 on cover. Subtitled The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in the Cinema, Fantastic Films #2 includes: Mothership Architecture, The Alien Language of CE3K Translated, Kirk Alyn interview, Superman movies preview by Mike Gold, The Powers of Kal-El, The Animated Kryptonian, The Man of the Steel vs. the Cathode Ray article, Superbeings that Almost Were (Superboy and Superpup), 50s bubblegum cards article, The True Origins of Superman, and The Daily Planet. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #3
Published Aug 1978 by Blake Publishing.$24.00
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View scanVol. 1 #3 in indicia. August 1978 on cover. Spectacular Special Effects Issue. Subtitled The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in the Cinema, Fantastic Films #3 includes: Interviews with Douglas Trumbull, John Dykstra (including Galactica photos), R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) and Susan Sackett; Woody Allen on 'The UFO Menace'; the weapons of Star Wars; exclusive Star Trek II photos; alien languages of Star Wars translated. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #4
Published Oct 1978 by Blake Publishing.$3.20
$3.20
Vol. 1 #4 in indicia. October 1978 on cover. Subtitled The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in the Cinema, Fantastic Films #4 includes: Ray Harryhausen interview, Metamorphoses (animated film) article, Winsor McCay profile by Mike Gold, Inside Jaws 2, Future Animation by Gold, The Lord of the Rings (animated film) preview, and Greg Jein interview. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #5
Published Dec 1978 by Blake Publishing.$22.00
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- Pedigree: John G. Fantucchio
- From the John G. Fantucchio collection, but comic does not include a certificate of authenticity.
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View scanVol. 1 #5 in indicia. Galactica and the art of John Dykstra (interview). Science Fiction on Television. Spock Speaks—Alien Linguistics by Tauna Le Marbe (the Vulcan language translated). Remembering Captain Midnight. SF TV Animation. Feature on The Outer Limits. The Amazing Worlds of Gerry Anderson. A gallery of Ralph McQuarries pre-production paintings for Battlestar: Galactica. 70 pgs. Dec, 1978. Cover price: $2.00. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #6
Published Feb 1979 by Blake Publishing.$8.00
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Vol. 1 #6 in indicia. February 1979 on cover. Subtitled The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in the Cinema, Fantastic Films #6 includes: Battlestar Galactica interviews with Glen Larson and episode director Christian Nyby, Battlestar Galactica color portfolio, Science Fiction on Television, Ralph Bakshi interview, The Lord of the Rings (animated film) color scenes, Judy King Rieniets profile and poster, Buster Crabbe interview, and Conversation with Ken Swenson. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #7
Published Apr 1979 by Blake Publishing.$8.00
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Vol. 2 #1, #6 in indicia. April 1979 on cover. Subtitled The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in the Cinema, Fantastic Films #7 includes: The Selling of Superman by Mike Gold, Science Fiction on Television, Spacecraft from Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica, Michael Saenz profile and poster, Star Wars vs. Battlestar Galactica, and The Lord of the Rings (animated film) article. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #8
Published Jun 1979 by Blake Publishing.$15.00
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View scanVol. 2 #2 in indicia. June 1979 on cover. Subtitled The Magazine of Visual Fantasy & Science Fiction, Fantastic Films #8 includes: Richard Donner interview, Science Fiction on Television, One Last Time Down the Death Star Trench, Robert Altman on Quintet, Geof Darrow profile and poster, Superman The Movie location report, Invasion of the Body Snatchers overview, a new look at The Conquest of Space, and Jean Rogers interview and scrapbook. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #9
Published Jul 1979 by Blake Publishing.$4.00
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Vol. 2 #3 in indicia. July 1979 on cover. Subtitled The Magazine of Visual Fantasy & Science Fiction, Fantastic Films #9 includes: Glen Larson and Gil Gerard on Buck Rogers, Science Fiction in Theater, Ron Cobb interview, George Romero interview, Starcrash: The Adventures of Stella Star, Why Superheroes Dont Work on Television, and Artwork from Alien. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #10
Published Sep 1979 by Blake Publishing.$9.00
$8.00
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Early coverage of the first Alien movie. Vol. 2 #4in indicia. September 1979 on cover. Subtitled The Magazine of Visual Fantasy & Science Fiction, Fantastic Films #10 includes: Dan OBannon interview, Robert Wise interview, The Making of Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, Alien: The Pre-Production Paintings of Ron Cobb, Science Fiction on Television, Buck Rogers: The Inside Story—Interview with Director Daniel Haller, First Men in the Moon article, and Battleships and Battlescenes from Buck Rogers. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #11
Published Oct 1979 by Blake Publishing.$4.80
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Vol. 2 #5 in indicia (#11 at top of Table of Contents page), October 1979 on cover. Subtitled The Magazine of Visual Fantasy & Science Fiction, Fantastic Films #11 includes: Ridley Scott interview, Alien Pre-Production: The Artists, The Starship Nostromo article, the story and art behind H.R. Giger, The 8th Annual Paris International Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Festival, Pals Puppetoons, and an overview of the Quatermass films. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #12
Published Nov 1979 by Blake Publishing.$4.80
$3.20
Vol. 2 #6 in indicia. Noverber 1979 on cover. Subtitled The Magazine of Visual Fantasy & Science Fiction, Fantastic Films #12 includes: Moonraker article, part one of a history of robots, Ridley Scott interview part two, Sigourney Weaver interview, Frank Langella interview, and This Island Earth retrospective. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #13
Published Jan 1980 by Blake Publishing.$4.80
$4.80
Vol. 2 #7 in indicia. January 1980 on cover. Subtitled And Other Imaginative Media, Fantastic Films #13 includes: Meteor article, Eiji Tsuburaya (of Godzilla fame) interview, John Badham interview, Maurice Binder (title designer) interview, part two of a history of robots, artwork from the pulps of yesteryear, and a critique of Alien. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #15
Published Mar 1980 by Blake Publishing.$4.40
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Vol. 2 #9 in indicia. March 1980 on cover. Blue cover. Subtitled And Other Imaginative Media, Fantastic Films #15 includes: Art Cruickshank (director of miniature effects on The Black Hole) interview, Art Probert (Star Trek effects designer) interview, Terry Saunders (Black Hole model maker) interview, Painting The Black Hole with Peter Ellenshaw, Star Trek: The Costumes part two, The Giant Behemoth article, and 2000 A.D. article by Mike Gold. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #16
Published May 1980 by Blake Publishing.$8.00
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Subtitled The Magazine of Imaginative Media, Fantastic Films #16 includes: Saturn III preview, part four of history of robots, Gorgo article, Harrison Ellenshaw and The Black Hole Paintings, The Fog article, Lord of Light article, and Radio Ranch (AKA) The Phantom Empire. Cover price $2.00.
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Issue #20
Published Dec 1980 by Blake Publishing.$4.80
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CChuck Comiski on Battle Beyond the Stars. Article on Mike Jittlov. Speculation Concerning the Future History of the Star Wars Saga. Feature on Island of the Lost Souls (1933). Feature on Thundarr the Barbarian. Interview with Tom Savini. 62 pgs. Dec, 1980. Cover price: $2.25. Cover price $2.25.
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Issue #21
Published Jan 1981 by Blake Publishing.$4.80
$3.20
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Subtitled The Magazine of Imaginative Media, Fantastic Films #21 includes: Ricou Browning (man inside Creature from the Black Lagoon suit) interview, Forbidden Planet retrospective, Forbidden Planet Photo Film Book, Forbidden Firearms, Krellian Language, Flash Gordon is Back, and Time after Time article. Cover price $2.25.
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Issue #22
Published Feb 1981 by Blake Publishing.$3.20
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Four Unforgettable Years Of SF Cinema, 1977-1980. Subtitled The Magazine of Imaginative Media, Fantastic Films #22 (The Very Best of Fantastic Films) includes: From Star Wars to Empire, One Last Time Down the Death Star Trench, The Weapons of Star Wars, Rick Baker interview, Animating the Death Star Trench, Dan OBannon interview, Alien Dissected, Ron Cobb interview, Mothership Architecture, The Lord of the Rings overview, the Vulcan language translated, The Language of Klaatu, The Alien Languages Star Wars Translated, and The Alien Language of CE3K Translated. Cover price $3.50.
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Issue #24
Published Jun 1981 by Blake Publishing.$3.20
Subtitled The Magazine of Imaginative Media, Fantastic Films #24 includes: Ringo Starr is the Caveman, Omen III: The Final Conflict article, The Omen Trilogy viewed in context with religious history, Excalibur article, The Fantasy Worlds of Virgil Vogel, The Incredible Shrinking Woman production designer interview, David Cronenberg Talks About Scanners, and Star Wars Comes to Radio. Cover price $2.25.
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Issue #25
Published Aug 1981 by Blake Publishing.$3.20
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Subtitled The Magazine of Imaginative Media, Fantastic Films #25 includes: Peter Hyams (Outland) interview, The Howling article, Joe Dante article, The Colossus of New York article, Frank Marshall (Raiders of the Lost Ark) interview, Superman II article, James Earl Jones interview, Caveman Animators, Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman article, and Ray Harryhausen interview. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #26
Published Nov 1981 by Blake Publishing.$3.20
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Subtitled The Magazine of Imaginative Media, Fantastic Films #26 includes: Raiders of the Lost Ark article, Dragonslayer article, The Heavy Metal Movie article, The Taarna Sequence: From Start to Finish, The Monster That Challenged the World article, Reptilicus article, Christopher Reeve interview, Superman at the Special Olympics, and Escape from New York Article. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #27
Published Jan 1982 by Blake Publishing.$3.20
Subtitled The Magazine of Imaginative Media, Fantastic Films #27 includes: Swamp Thing: From the Comics to the Silver Screen, Galaxy of Terror Meets Saturday the 14th, The New World SPFX Team, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Outland Art: An Illustrated Interview with Jim Steranko, and Shock Treatment article. Cover price $2.50.
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Issue #31
Published Nov 1982 by Blake Publishing.$3.20
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Special 5th Anniversary Issue. Cover painting by Barbara Fister-Liltz. Subtitled The Magazine of Imaginative Media, Fantastic Films #31 includes: Steven Spielberg talks about E.T.; an exclusive interview with Star Trek's William Shatner; Is Spock Really Dead?; pictorial previews of Dark Crystal and Creepshow. Plus: special effects interviews with Douglas Trumbull on Blade Runner, Richard Edlund and John Bruno of ILM on Poltergeist, John Dykstra on Firefox, Rob Bottin on The Thing, Syd Mead on TRON. Cover price $3.50.
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Issue #32
Published Feb 1983 by Blake Publishing.$3.20
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Special Holiday Edition. Cover painting by Barbara Fister-Liltz. Subtitled The Magazine of Imaginative Media, Fantastic Films #32 includes: Star Wars: Revenge of the Jedi - new facts and photos; Stephen King interview; Henson and Kurtz on Dark Crystal; King and Romero on Creepshow; the newest in electronic and video games. Plus: E.T., Twice Upon a Time, Android. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #36
Published Nov 1983 by Blake Publishing.$3.20
$3.20
Feature on Brainstorm. Movie and videogame reviews. The Ewoks of Endor. Return of the Jedi Special Effects (Part One). Jack Schwartzman interview regarding Never Say Never Again. The Twilight Zone: Richard Matheson (interview). Interview with director Teague regarding Cujo: the Movie. Feature on Krull. 76 pgs. June, 1982. Cover price: $2.95. 52 pgs. Nov, 1983. Cover price: $2.95. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #37
Published Jan 1984 by Blake Publishing.$4.80
$4.40
Subtitled The Magazine of Imaginative Media, Fantastic Films #37 includes: Brainstorm cinematographer Richard Yuricich interview; Gen. Chuck Yeager and astronaut Gordon Cooper on The Right Stuff; Dead Zone; Christine; SPFX creator Chuck Comiski; The Forever War; '50s director Ed Bernds on Queen of Outer Space; Star Wars: Return of the Jedi effects - part II. Cover price $2.95.
