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Epic Illustrated Magazine 1980 Full Year #1 2 3 4. Published by Epic/Marvel Publications 1980 Series. Similar to Heavy Metal Magazine. Covers by Frazetta, Corben, Gulacy and more. Art by Geary, Severin, Jusko, Starlin and many more. Vintage 42 year old bronze age beauties. Hello! Age appropriate art lovers only. No Minors. Thanks for lookin'! Hundreds more similar in our ebay store! Epic Illustrated was a comics anthology in magazine format published in the United States by Marvel Comics. Similar to the US-licensed comic book magazine Heavy Metal, it allowed explicit content to be featured, unlike the traditional American comic books of that time bound by the restrictive Comics Code Authority, as well as offering its writers and artists ownership rights and royalties in place of the industry-standard work for hire contracts. The series lasted 34 issues from Spring 1980–February 1986. Mainstream-comics talents such as John Buscema, Jim Starlin, John Byrne, and Terry Austin were featured, as well as such independent-press creators as Wendy Pini and The Studio's Jeffrey Jones, Michael Kaluta, Barry Windsor-Smith, and Bernie Wrightson. Goodwin commissioned stories by many new artists, including Stephen R. Bissette, Pepe Moreno, Jon J Muth, Rick Veitch and Kent Williams. The full-color magazine format allowed for a broader range of color than the traditional three-color printing process, and many of the stories, and all the covers, were painted. Fantasy artists such as Richard Corben, Frank Frazetta, The Brothers Hildebrandt, and Boris Vallejo contributed covers. Grades: 6.5 FN+ to 8.5 VF+ Uncertified. Not professionals. We grade with caution using Overstreet guidelines. Full 1st year. See below for individual grades. Bindings tight. As you will see these are clean, complete, free of markings, pages supple, white to cream. Covers and mags fully attached and secure. All lay flat. No rips. No tears except one minute on issue 1.. No stains. Very few faint signs of cover handling. Covers with high reflect ability. All staples secure, free of rust. Minor storage odors. Individually bagged and boarded. Please see our scans of actual items you will receive. Questions welcome. All interior 8.5 VF+ or better. All 1980 #1 Spring 6.5 FN+. Frazetta cover. Premiere issue. One cover corner w/minute tear and minor wear. Would otherwise grade at VF. Very few very faint signs of cover only handling. #2 Summer 7.0 FN/VF Corben cover. One minor corner bend. A few faint signs of cover only handling. #3 Fall 8.0 VF (Rare in this grade). Gulacy cover. Starlin. Extremely few faint signs of cover only handling. #4 Winter 8.5 VF+ Kaluta cover. Starlin. Howard. Ellison. Extremely few very faint signs of cover only handling. All items are 100% guaranteed. Check out my other items ! Be sure to add me to your favorites list ! Check our feedback. You will see we care about you and your order! We combine S&H! Returns We offer 30 day return/refund guarantee. We pay postage on all US returns. All returns must be approved by us first. Please contact us before returning item with any questions through eBay. Normal respond time; 2 to 6 hours. Contact us before placing your order to save big on combined orders. If you are not 100% Satisfied, please contact us first. We will make it right. We attempt to provide accurate, detailed information about every item we sell. Please review all items, photos, and description. Your complete satisfaction is our goal. Thanks for looking at our listing. Ray and Family... beyondthenorm