Editorial
Gary Groth, “What the Direct Sales Market Has Wrought” (p. 6)
Letters
Blood and Thunder (p. 26)
News
Newswatch (p. 9)
Interviews
Roger Stewart, “An Interview With Michael T. Gilbert” (p. 56)
Reviews
Mark Burbey, “The Potential of Comics Realized” (p. 45)
Ed Via, “The Perfect Imbalance” (p. 47)
Dale Luciano, “Bugs Bunny, Krazy Kat, Carl Barks, and Casper the Friendly Ghost Meet the American Surrealists” (p. 51)
Columns
R. Fiore, “Funnybook Roulette” (p. 41)
R.C. Harvey, “The Reticulated Rainboy: Comics Aren’t Film and Other Vicey Verses” (p. 80)
Harlan Ellison, “An Edge in My Voice: The Saga of Bill Starr” (p. 88)
Peter Sanderson, “The Enchanted Drawing: To Neverland and ’Round the World” (p. 92)
Rick Marschall, “Polychromatic Effulgence: Commentary Strips of the ’80s: The Emperor’s Latest New Clothes” (p. 104)
Illustration
Stu Potts, “Pott Shots” (p. 33)
