TCJ Archive

The Comics Journal No. 55, April 1980

Featuring an interview with Jack C. Harris; essays on John Bolton and Valhallah; illustration by Gary Kwapisz.

Editorial
Kim Thompson and Joan Hanke Woods (illustration), “Another Relentlessly Elitist Editorial” (p. 6)

Letters

Blood and Thunder (p. 22)

News
Newswatch (p. 10)

Interviews
Margaret O’Connell, “An Interview With Jack C. Harris” (p. 36)

Reviews
R. Fiore, “The Swords of Heaven, the Flowers of Hell” (p. 28)
Richard Howell, “Heart Throbs” (p. 30)
Capsule Reviews (p. 32)

Essays
John Dakin and John Bolton (illustration), “John Bolton, Britains Foremost Fantasy Artist” (p. 54)
Gene Phillips and Ron Wilber (illustration), “Heroes and Antiheroes in a Vulgar Valhalla” (p. 62)

Columns
Rick Marschall, “Polychromatic Effulgence: Overture” (p. 65)
Bill Sherman, “Underground Comix: Memories and Studebakers” (p. 71)
Dale Luciano, “Cinema Journal: The Lathe of Heaven and The Martian Chronicles” (p. 73)
Dwight R. Decker and Don Rosa (illustration), “Doc’s Bookshelf: The Kiddiebook Kounterattack” (p. 76)

Illustration
Gary Kwapisz, “Drawn and Quartered” (p. 83)