If you missed the last one…
The 1980s have arrived and things continue to change. Science Fiction now dominates most of the content in the Warren magazines. It gets really hard sometimes to know if I should or should not include a story. (I have erred on the liberal side.) Strips like “The Last Labor of Hercules” have obvious SF elements like aliens, while others like “Cagim” are Science Fantasy retellings of King Arthur. These are my picks. Feel free to disagree.
“Charnel Combat” (Creepy #114, January 1980) was written by Pierce Askegren.
“The Last Labor of Hercules” (Creepy #115, February 1980) was written by Budd Lewis.
“Voltar Part 1” (The Rook #2, February 1980) was plotted by Alfred Alcala. Scripted by Bill Dubay as Will Richardson. This was has an interesting history. Read about it here.
“Ghita of Alizarr Part 4” (1994 #11, February 1980) was written by Frank Thorne.
“Haxtur Part 2” (1994 #11, February 1980) was written by Victor de la Fuente. This was the last part to appear in 1994 before the series went to Eerie. At that magazine, the character got covers. More on the series here.
“The Conscience Of The King” (Vampirella #85, March 1980) was written by Budd Lewis.
“A Green Phoenix” (Vampirella #85, March 1980) was written by Laurie Sutton.
“Ghita of Alizarr Part 5” (1994 #12, April 1980) was written by Frank Thorne.
“The Open Sky: Francois” (Eerie #110, April 1980) written by Bob Toomey.
“Voltar Part 2” (The Rook #3, June 1980) was plotted by Alfred Alcala. Scripted by Bill Dubay as Will Richardson.
“Ghita of Alizarr Part 6” (1994 #13, June 1980) was written by Frank Thorne.
“Samurai: The Messenger” (Eerie #111, June 1980) was written by Larry Hama.
“Haxtur: Beware Of Glahb” (Eerie #111, June 1980) was written by Victor de la Fuente.
“Voltar Part 3” (The Rook #4, August 1980) wad plotted by Alfred Alcala. Scripted by Bill Dubay as Will Richardson.
“Ghita of Alizarr Part 7” (1994 #14, August 1980) was written by Frank Thorne.
“Frontispiece” (Eerie #113, August 1980)
“Haxtur And The Slow Death God!” (Eerie #113, August 1980) was written by Victor de la Fuente.
“Haxtur: Panthers, Wolves And Death!” (Eerie #114, September 1980) was written by Victor de la Fuente.
“Viking Prince Part 1” (The Rook #5, October 1980) was written by Jose Ortiz. This one sounds like Joe Kubert’s old comic, but obviously isn’t. More on it here.
“Voltar Part 4” (The Rook #5, October 1980) was plotted by Alfred Alcala. Scripted by Bill Dubay as Will Richardson.
“Cagim: The Mark of Merlin!” (Eerie #116, November 1980) was written by Budd Lewis. This is not a continuous of the 1970s Merlin strip but something new.
“Haxtur: Warriors And Friends!” (Eerie #116, November 1980) was written by Victor de la Fuente.
“Viking Prince Part 2” (The Rook #6, December 1980) was written by Jose Ortiz.
“Voltar Part 5” (The Rook #6, December 1980) was plotted by Alfred Alcala. Scripted by Bill Dubay as Will Richardson.
“Cagim: City of Fire” (Eerie #117, December 1980) was written by Budd Lewis.
“Haxtur: A Time For Dying” (Eerie #117, December 1980) was written by Victor de la Fuente. This was Haxtur’s finale.
