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Hero Illustrated (1993) comic books

  • Issue #1AP
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 1AP

    Interview with Todd McFarlane; article on new comics universes: Ultraverse and Comics' Greatest World; article on ashcan comics; article on signed comics; interview with Bob Layton about The Second Life of Doctor Mirage; interview with Erik Larsen; 'From Pencils To Inks' column intro & artwork by Mark A. Nelson; 'The Final Word!' page written by Stan Lee; Bernard Chang cover. Polybagged w/ two foil cover ashcans, poster and trading cards. Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #1AU
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 1AU

    Interview with Todd McFarlane; article on new comics universes: Ultraverse and Comics' Greatest World; article on ashcan comics; article on signed comics; interview with Bob Layton about The Second Life of Doctor Mirage; interview with Erik Larsen; 'From Pencils To Inks' column intro & artwork by Mark A. Nelson; 'The Final Word!' page written by Stan Lee; Bernard Chang cover. NOT POLYBAGGED! Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #2P
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 2P

    Interview with Mike Allred; Barry Windsor-Smith discusses Rune; Jim Starlin discusses Breed; Howard Chaykin discusses Power and Glory; Mantra poster by Jim Lee (from the cover of Ultraverse Premiere #0); Clive Barker discusses Razorline; interview with Jim Shooter; 'From Pencils To Inks' column by Mark A. Nelson; 'The Final Word!' page written by Scott Rosenberg; gatefold cover by Dave Dorman. Polybagged w/ Pitt ashcan, Valiant poster and trading card Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #2U
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 2U

    Interview with Mike Allred; Barry Windsor-Smith discusses Rune; Jim Starlin discusses Breed; Howard Chaykin discusses Power and Glory; Mantra poster by Jim Lee (from the cover of Ultraverse Premiere #0); Clive Barker discusses Razorline; interview with Jim Shooter; 'From Pencils To Inks' column by Mark A. Nelson; 'The Final Word!' page written by Scott Rosenberg; gatefold cover by Dave Dorman. NOT Polybagged w/ Pitt ashcan, Valiant poster and trading card Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #3A
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 3A

    Direct Edition. Interview with Frank Miller; interview with Spike Lee; article on Marc Silvestri; interview with Todd McFarlane; 'The 100 Most Important People in the Comic Book Industry'; 'The Final Word!' page written by Michael Davis; gatefold cover by Marc Silvestri/Brandon Peterson/Dan Panosian. May or may not be polybagged Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #4A.U
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 4A.U

    Unbagged -Interview with Neil Gaiman; article on Doc Savage; Vampirella poster by Brian Stelfreeze; interview with Rob Liefeld; interview with Curt Swan; David Quinn discusses Doctor Strange; 'From Pencils To Inks' column by Mark A. Nelson; 'The Final Word!' page written by Mike Richardson; Kelley Jones cover. Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #5N
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 5N

    No polybag. Interview with Jim Lee; interview with Dave Sim; Tom DeFalco discusses Fantastic Four; Carl Potts discusses Heavy Hitters line; 'From Pencils To Inks' column by Mark A. Nelson; 'The Final Word!' page written by Michael Davis Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #5P
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 5P

    Polybagged with extras. Interview with Jim Lee; interview with Dave Sim; Tom DeFalco discusses Fantastic Four; Carl Potts discusses Heavy Hitters line; 'From Pencils To Inks' column by Mark A. Nelson; 'The Final Word!' page written by Michael Davis Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #6AP
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 6AP

    Polybagged w/ Pitt ashcan and a trading card Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #6AU
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 6AU

    NOT POLYBAGGED! Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #7P
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 7P

    Still in original polybag with poster, trading card and "Bone Holiday Special" Comic - A day in the life of Extreme Studios; interview with Gene Colan; interview with Alan Moore; 'From Pencils To Inks' column by Mark A. Nelson; 'pleasures and perils of self-publishing'; 7 pages of Topps' Cadillacs and Dinosaurs #1 by Roy Thomas and Dick Giordano; 8 pages of Jerry Ordway's The Power of Shazam graphic novel; 'The Final Word' page written by Michael Davis; Jim Lee/Sal Regla cover Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #7U
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 7U

    Unbagged - A day in the life of Extreme Studios; interview with Gene Colan; interview with Alan Moore; 'From Pencils To Inks' column by Mark A. Nelson; 'pleasures and perils of self-publishing'; 7 pages of Topps' Cadillacs and Dinosaurs #1 by Roy Thomas and Dick Giordano; 8 pages of Jerry Ordway's The Power of Shazam graphic novel; 'The Final Word' page written by Michael Davis; Jim Lee/Sal Regla cover Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #8U
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 8U
  • Issue #9U
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 9U

    Unbagged. Interview with Dale Keown; 'From Pencils To Inks' column by Mark A. Nelson; interview with Grant Morrison; Kevin Dooley and Ron Marz discuss Green Lantern; interview with Jim Valentino; interview with Steve Purcell about Sam & Max; Prime poster by Norm Breyfogle (from the cover of Hero Illustrated #8); 7 pages of Vengeance of Vampirella #1 by Tom Sniegoski and Buzz; 'The Final Word' page written by Dave Sim; Pitt cover by Dale Keown Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #10
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 10
  • Issue #11P
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 11P

    Polybagged. Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #11U
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 11U

    Unbagged. Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #15
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 15

    'The 100 Most Important People in Comics'; Frank Miller's keynote speech given at the Diamond Seminar, June 12, 1994; interview with John Kricfalusi; interview with Marv Wolfman; article on creators' rights; Joe R. Lansdale and Tim Truman discuss The Lone Ranger and Tonto; James Robinson discusses Starman; interview with Jim Carrey about The Mask and Batman Forever; 'From Pencils To Inks' column by Mark A. Nelson; Radical Dreamer strip by Mark Wheatley; 'The Final Word' page written by James Owen; John Kricfalusi cover Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #16
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 16

    Animation timeline from 1941-1993; joint interview with Jeff Smith and James Robinson; article on Tekno Comix; interview with Leonard Nimoy about Primortals and his career; Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins discuss Mickey Spillane's Mike Danger; interview with Murphy Anderson; interview with Peter Bagge; Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti discuss Ash; 'From Pencils To Inks' column by Mark A. Nelson; Radical Dreamer strip by Mark Wheatley; The Hero Files: 12-page look at The Legion of Super-Heroes, including a Legion price guide; 'The Final Word' page by Greg Hyland; Jeff Smith cover Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #17
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 17

    Tom Veitch, Cam Kennedy and Dave Dorman discuss Star Wars comics; interview with Will Eisner; 'Self-Publishing Class of '94': interviews with Don Simpson, Terry Moore, Shannon Wheeler, John Mitchell and Jana Christy; interview with George Perez; interview with Harvey Pekar; 'From Pencils To Inks' column by Mark A. Nelson; Radical Dreamer strip by Mark Wheatley; The Hero Files: 12-page look at Spider-Man, including a Spider-Man price guide; 'Finally' commentary by Heidi MacDonald; gatefold cover by Will Eisner Cover price $3.99.

  • Issue #18A
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 18A

    Sin City cover. Interview with Tony Daniel; Q & A with Neil Gaiman; a conversation with Frank Miller by Hart Fisher; interview with Art Spiegelman; interview with Jill Thompson; interview with Mark Waid; Michael Eury discusses Comics' Greatest World; Mike Baron and Steve Rude briefly discuss Nexus: The Wages of Sin; 'From Pencils To Inks' column by Mark A. Nelson; Radical Dreamer strip by Mark Wheatley; The Hero Files: 12-page look at the Valiant Universe, including a Valiant price guide; 'Finally' commentary by Colleen Doran; Sin City cover by Frank Miller Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #21
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 21

    Brief interviews with Adrian Tomine and Andy Mangels; Q & A with Jerry Ordway; Greg Hyland interviews Todd McFarlane; interview with Evan Dorkin; interview with Harlan Ellison; interview with John Ostrander; 'From Pencils To Inks' column by Mark A. Nelson; Radical Dreamer strip by Mark Wheatley; The Hero Files: 14-page look at EC Comics, including an EC price guide; 2 interviews with Larry Marder; 'Finally' commentary by Jeff Smith; Spawn cover by Steve Bodnar Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #22U
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 22U

    Brief interviews with Steven Grant, David Lapham and Rick Parker; Q & A with Charles Burns; Mike Richardson and Duane Capizzi discuss The Mask; Karen Berger, Jamie Delano, Neil Gaiman, Peter Milligan, John Ney Rieber and Steven T. Seagle discuss Vertigo comics; Neil Gaiman and John Ney Rieber discuss Tekno Comix; article on Comico; 'From Pencils To Inks' column by Mark A. Nelson; The Duck Files: 10-page look at Donald Duck comics, including a Duck price guide; 'Finally' commentary by James Robinson; The Mask cover by Doug Mahnke Cover price $3.95.

  • Issue #26
    Hero Illustrated (1993) 26