Epic Illustrated October 1984

Overview/Page 6 notes on stories and contributors Futureview/Page 8 premiering the column of tomorrow review by John Robert Tebbel and Martha Thomases The Sacred and The Profane: Chapter VII/Page 9 the mission concludes story by Dean Motter/ art by Ken Steacy Apocrypha: Part II/Page 22 can hope be born into a ruined world? story & art by John Lakey and Laura Lakey Indecision/Page 33 casebook of a psychic dentist story & art by Rick Geary The Gardener/Page 37 a princess faces her future with dismay story & art by Michael Kaluta Cerebus: His First Fifth/Page 42 the adventures of the aardvark as a boy story by Dave Sim/ art by Dave Sim and Gerhard The Last Galactus Story: Part I/Page 52 the first rumblings of intergalactic doom story & pencils by John Byrne/ inks by Terry Austin/ colors by Glynis Wein Toadswart: Part II/Page 58 into the heart of the fire story & art by Tim Conrad Mediaview/Page 67 the summer's s-f and fantasy on the silver screen review by Dennis O'Neil Bookview/Page 82 a prince and a recurrence of robots review by Jo Duffy Landed/Page 83 a cosmic cycle of life and death story & art by Keiichi Koike Feedback/Page 97 reader reaction to our twenty-fourth issue