News
The Comics Journal Defense Fund (p. 10)
Newswatch (p. 11)
Interview
Gary Groth, “Brushes and Blue Pencils: An Interview with Dick Giordano” (p. 44)
Reviews
Dale Luciano, “A Dissapointing, Heavy-Handed Assault on Mindlessness” (p. 32)
Jan Strnad, “A Ho-Hum Horror” (p. 38)
Kevin C. McConnell, “The FF on the Skidds” (p. 41)
Columns
R. Fiore, Opening Shots: “In Defense of Detectives, Inc.” (p. 8)
Jim Korkis, Suspended Animation: “The Colorado Cartoonists and the Disney Dream” (p. 81)
Richard Marschall, Polychromatic Effulgence: “Where There’s Life There’s Hope” (p. 86)
Bill Sherman, Underground Comix: “Coming Out and Going Out” (p. 92)
Listings
Coming Comics: February (p.95)
Illustration
Cover by Jerry Ordway and Sam de la Rosa