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 Heavy Metal April 1979

Madonna, by Curtis King, 3

CONTENTS
NewTa]esoftheArabianNights,SindbadintheLandofJinn,
by Richard Corben and Jan Strnad. 5 "_

Going Native, by Enki Bilal, 9

The Phantom Ship, by Rodolphe and Rouge, 17
Gideon Faust, by Howard Chaykin and Len Wein, 25
The Garage, by Moebius, 33, 62
The Strange Mission, by Picotto, 36
In Between Then and Now, by Arthur Cover;
illustration by Michael Presley, 42
Alien, by Paul Scanlon and Michael Gross, 45
Time Out, by Val Mayerik, 54
Starcrown, by John Pocsik;
photo- illustrations by The Bruce Jones Studio, 64
Only Connect: One- Way Ticket, by Alias, 73
No Love Lost, by Chaland, 78
Pyloon, by Leo Giroux and Ray Rue, 82
The Bus, by Paul Kirchner, 8

So Beautiful and So Dangerous, by Angus McKie.

.Twenty-fiv
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Chain-Mail, 72
Front cover, TheBrain Cloudy Blues, by Clyde C aldwell
rfe cover, Gidget Meets the Squirrel Dogs
from Outer Space, by Larry Elmore

"Sindbad in the Land of Jinn,'' Irorh the New

Tales of trie Arabian Nights, copyfight

1 979, by Richard feorben and JarPstmad

'So Beautiful and 5o Dangerous, '

copyright
1979, by Angus McKie.
"Starcrown," copyright 1978. Ariel Books.
All rights reserved.

"Time Out," copyright 1979, by Vat Mayerik.

"Pyloon," copyright 1979, by Ray Rue and Leo Giroux.
"Madonna, "copyright 197B, by Curtis King.
"Gideon Faust," copyright 1979. by Howard Chaykin
and Leonard Wein

"The Brain Cloudy Blues." copyright 1979, by Clyde Caldwell

"Gidgel Meets IheSquirreljDogs from Ouler Space,"
copyright 1978. by Larr/Elmore.

"The Garage," by Moebius. " N6J.ove Lost, '

by Chaland, Only Connect: One-Way Ticket,''

by Alias. "The Phantom Ship," by Rodolphe
and Rouge, and The Strange Mission, by Picotto are
all Irom Metal Hutianl, copyright 1976, 1977,

19781979 Metal Hurlant is published by L. F Editions.

Les Humanoides Associes, Paris. Reprinted by permission
Illustration, copyright 1979, by Robert Morello
"Arturo," copyright 1979, by Robert K. LeRose.
"The Bus." copyright 1979, b^/ Paul Kirchner

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 '.TWENTY-FIVE...
We happen to know, per-
sonally, two people who have
actually seen Alien. They
convinced Twentieth Century-
Fox that they couldn't possi-
bly do the portfolio of stills
-and designs from the. film
planned for this issue without
seeing it.The.y were flown
t< England, blindfolded
at Heathrow, driven to a
?cnj,ng room somewhere,
icii were sworn to

;y according to some an-

lieiliari rite, and returned
afe but not necessarily
Both are s/f horror
ie buffs, given to patron-
laughter at most alleg-
edly terrorizing flicks. Both
Were scared, mutually
in their
elegant phrase 'shitless."
Next month, we will offer'
the beginning chapters of the
illustrated version of Alien,
.Soon, we will bring you The
Book of Alien, the story of the
films design and production, .

and Alieiythe Illustrated

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loo.There's nothing we
won't do for our loyal readers.
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Gideon Faust adventure', also
'twixt these covers, might
also malj.e adynamite finWfJ
Musical? One-act play? Rock
opera? The anti-totalitarian
Mr. Chaykin is open to offers.
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"I came to my
senses, darkly
$%
aware that
several hours
could have passed while lay
I

unconscious. What little time I

had to free my friends was

certainly drawing to a close."

Simwiub
divmc
 "Idug through the "To my amazement
mounds of treasure, the edge was still
frantic and fearful as a keen."
rat, in search of a
weapon for my final Praise Allah! At my
confrontation with Al- life's very end ... a

Ra'ad al-Kasif. I
friend strong and true
scorned many a fine- in which to place my
trimmed but fragile trust!
."
blade . .

". . .
selecting, finally, a
common sword with
centuries of hard use
apparent in its sturdy
features."

"I climbed cautiously to the

upper deck, and ... I was
certain ... to my death."
"At the sound of his name, the
devil thatwas Judar hesitated
and loosened his grip. So this
was the fate of my caravan
and former friends ... the fate
I'd brought upon them!"

By the love of Allah,

what have I done
to you, my friend . . . 1

"For a moment, recognition

seemed to glimmer in Judar's
."
eyes . .

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 United States commercial starship Nostromo returning to earth from a deep-space
The
mining expedition. Home
is

four months away, and the crew

is still is in hypersleep. When the
ship's computer monitors a transmission apparently of nonhuman origin it prematurely
awakens the crew. Any transmission indicating possible intelligence must be investigated.
The Nostromo journeys to a distant planetoid to investigate. A three-member scouting
team suits up and moves out across a desolate, storm-lashed surface and finds an immense,
derelict spacecraft. Once inside, they discover the obviously alien, skeletal remains of the
as well as a mechanical signaling device.
derelict's pilot,
What the scouting party doesn't yet know is that the extraterrestrial space jockey is a vic-
tim and that the signal is not a distress call, but a warning. Soon, the five men and two women
of the Nostromo will be engaged in a life-or-death struggle with a superior and treacherous
life-form.
Thus begins Alien, an elaborately constructed, big-budget horror film set entirely in deep
space. The Twentieth Century-Fox production will open in May. Shooting began last summer
under heavy security precautions in England. Sets were routinely cleared of all but essen-
tial personnel during scenes involving the Alien. Post-production work has also been
shrouded in secrecy.
The film's design responsibilities were handled by such artists as Ron Cobb, Chris Foss,
Moebius, and H. R. Giger. The Alien itself was conceived and designed by Giger. This is an
excerpt from The Book of Alien, to be published by Heavy Metal at the same time the movie is
released. It will contain hundreds more pre-production illustrations, stills from the film,
behind-the-scenes material, and, of course, pictures of the Alien.
in the early pre-production stages.
Nostromo was caned Leviathan, lor
good reason. While the ship itself is
luge, it is only a small pari of a larger
soace platform, a sort of traveling refin-
ery designed to nine distant planet?
i=arly designs liy Ron Cobb and Chris
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ble and often M by what Director Ridley
Scott calls a "candlelight eflect.''
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boat interior- {above, left to right) the
science officer's post: a detail of the infir-
mary and "C Level," the dowels of the
ship. (Se'ow)The crew emerges from
hypersleep. After several set designs
were rejected tor this opening
sequence, it was finally decided logo
with an eflect resembling the opening
petals ol a fiower. using hydraulic tops
and oadded interiors.
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England's Shepperton Studios for
sequences involving the planetoid {right)
where the crew investigates the alien
signal. An earlier concept tor the derelict
ship (below) was discarded in 'aver of
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s the derelict ship, and one ol Ihem is
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as possible; vapor exhalation is visible.
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experts look like latter-day mechanics,
or truck drivers; the people who do the
flying look like commercial airline pilots.
All wear tennis sneakers, one character
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 With reluctance, Flan Sunheart, young scion of Accompanied by his loyal robotic companion
the royal House of Sunheart, returns to Ilium PEW (actually an electronic psyche-host for his
Prime, the desert world of his birth. To the youth, dead uncle Praetorius), Sunheart speeds to
life appears seemingly unchanged, at least on the the palace for the Empress's, his mother's,
surface. But the presence of Lord Nekron birthday. He strides into the thronged hall that
Corona's elite blacktroops at the spaceport evening, unaware that destiny's binding coils are
creates a vague uneasiness within him. slowly tightening round them all.

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 The and endless, wore long
dinner, exotic fecting our designs -no doubt because they
by entertainments
into the evening, enlivened The situation is made even more
parallel his.
both sophisticated and bizarre. Merriment complicated because of the Federation's
abounded, as well as a gentle solemnity as current program of colonization, which
the holoforms sang their laments for lost Corona openly advocates turning into a
Earth. campaign of conquest. This assignment as
"And how fares the Goad of Mord?" Flan Armada Commander has placed a danger-
asked lightly during a lull when the light- ous power, a murderous tool, in his hands. I

dancers were changing their spectrum maintain a delicate balance; my grip on

guides. "I'm suprised to find Nekron Corona events is, at best, fragile."
still in power; one might think one of his fleet "But Corona would never dream of
off icers would have arranged a fire-drop, or a actually moving against us, would he?"
sonic-cannon implosion, something, by this The Emperor reached over to clasp his
time." wife's hand.
"My Lord, don't think we should discuss
I
"He wants the Starcrown, son; he lusts for
these matters now. Rouyn began.. .
!'
the power it represents. He is not like the
The Emperor silenced the youth with a other Mords." He paused. "I used to think all
sideways glance. "The bitter rivalry between the fighting would end some day; even I

the House of Sunheart and the House of entertained the conceit that would be theI

Mord is no secret. am certain Corona has at

I one to bring this about. used to dream that
I

least fifty spies here at sup with us, each our blood would issue in a new dawn for
with his or her locutor probe aimed in our mankind, a golden age when our music
direction. Let him gnaw on what we may say. would float across the hills of a thousand
"Quite a few things have happened since worlds. But Corona - and Mord - are in some
your last visit, Flan. Corona has managed ways dark reflections of our own House; they
to secure official, voted command of the are victims of an ambition and a power-
Imperial Armada - almost every attack wing, madness as vaulted and white-hot as those
and all of the Ilium-based operations. In stars you fly toward. And their hatred for us
doing so, he holds the key to this planet and and our goals are like sparks thrown up
the starlane approaches. In his defense, will I from an ancient flywheel."
say Corona is a leader without peer, brilliant, He chuckled at that. "Your father is
ruthless, unswerving in his goals, a brave becoming a poet in his old age. Will they sing
fighter and a tactical genius. But his also is my songs, erect statues in the old manner
the spider's brain which directs all plots and after my passing. No, Flan, hold a body of
I

confoundments, large and small, against us. planets in my hands, yet am almost a pris-
I

"I am my power base

starting to find oner on my own. The troops here on Ilium are
eroding as more and more of my nobles loyal to Corona to a man, my own nobles
switch allegiances and defect, attracted by fight my policies at every turn, and life in the
his promises and growing influence. Gaul Court is not to be tolerated. There are open
has told me to exile the man, or at least mutterings of dissent in the streets -
assign him to rimworld surveillance. Yet imagined unrest stoked by the lies of
though his behavior toward me, the Star- Corona's imagerists - and hear of incident
I

crown, and the Federation itself has been after incident of near revolt throughout the
little short of traitorous, he has been ef- star fleet. And, as you know, there have been
assassination attempts ..." had been at each other's throats since time
"The Mords are pleasant enough to deal had begun to flow, it seemed. Corona's new
with, Father,"Rouyn said, stroking his beard. position would do little to disturb things.
"I think you are overreacting to a nonexistent Flan found himself thinking more and
threat." more of the Omega Wing; overhead, the
"We could be easily rid of Corona,"
still stars pulsed and shimmered hotly, insistent
Oromocto broke in, eyes shining. "As he in their call. He tried to resist. He felt he
would be rid of us! Our wealth can buy any- should stay this time for some reason. But it

thing!" was useless.

Alidin Sunheart's face darkened. "That is Keying PEW's activation signal, Flan rose,
not our way! For six hundred years, the stretched, looked around at everyone. He
Sunhearts have ruled this world and our smiled and gave a helpless shrug of his
people with honor and justice. A maze- shoulders.
stabbing, a ritual accident in Below, even The happy expression on his mother's
mindlag projections - that is the way of Mord. face froze, fell apart. "You're leaving us
Theirs will be the first hands to lift weapons again," she said sadly.
in uprising against the Starcrown. He kneltby her side, taking her hand in
"And yet," he added, gazing directly at his.
Flan, "were all my sons to work with me at "Yes. . Little else could be said.
.
."

keeping him in check - A great weariness was on his father's

"I wouldn't count on that if were you,
I face, but those gray eyes still burned with
Father," Oromocto said, smiling at his the fires of resolve that Flan remembered. He
brother. took his wife's other hand.
Flan looked away, his face reddening with "You cannot deny your heritage forever,
guilt and shame. son. You are a Sunheart; royal blood flows
through your veins, and there will always be
By the time the glacial moon had risen above a people needing our leadership and pro-
the horizon, distorted and wavering in the tection. Service is our destiny - to the race,
heated night airs, the Sunhearts had retired to our planet, to the mote worlds humanity
to the more intimate confines of the thrives or struggles upon. Someone has to
Emperor's garden, where Flan presented his guide them; someone has" to battle for them;
mother with the living robe of the someone, ultimately, has to serve."
eeeammmur. The furry white creature set- "I accept that responsibility now, my
can't
tled gracefully upon the Empress' creamy Lord!" Flan answered. Once more he won-
shoulders, twining its twin tails and soothing dered at how much his father had changed,
her with its psychic purrings; it also watched what the endless compromises and Federa-
the gently stirring foliage with unblinking slit tion intrigues had done to this former man of
eyes. ... iron will.

Flan was in a reflective mood as he He, Flan Oros Sunheart, would never
sipped the dreamwine, watching the liquid's accept that, would never give up his freedom
cloudy elements separate, combine again, for....
reform. His father's comments regarding "You will have to - some day," his father
political unrest here on Ilium disturbed him replied. "You will be forced to." In lowered
only slightly: the Sunhearts and the Mords tones: "I will not pass the Starcrown on to
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 your brothers. They are both weak and easily here was the most powerful man in the
swayed by minute details of commerce and galaxy begging him to listen! It was more
profitinstead of the realization of our dream than he could take: he felt the walls dis-
for another golden age. Only a true ruler of solving around him again, the unknown and
men may wear the Starcrown, and you are prisoning future surging in upon him. . .

such - whether you realize it or not, whether And the guilt, because he knew what he
you care to admit it or not. sired you, I've
I was going to do.
watched you grow, know even now what
I
"I have to go!" he said thickly.

you think of me - and all this." "I see," said the Emperor. His melancholy

Alidin Sunheart's eyes blazed for a smile returned. "Well, then, nothing remains
moment: "Nevertheless, submit to my will in for us. The cutters will take you and PEW out
this matter. Become a Sunheart in truth, and to the field. You must be anxious for takeoff.
not just in name. Lead us all forward, as I The refitters have already finished with your
know you can!" ship."
"You said, 'Some day,' my Lord. But not "That isn't necessary. I'd prefer to leave
this time." with less notice than when I arrived."
"Timethe only reality, Hah, and our
is "Flan, for what it is worth - and at the very
slyest enemy. In the end, it will overwhelm least it is worth a father's love and affection -
everything, just as the dustfalls have con- you will soon see the folly of trying to slip
quered the oceans here on Ilium. We are through life like a shadow. The Sunheart
shapes in the fire that come and go. knowI destiny will prevail."
the restlessness which fills your spirit. I "I realize that, but. . . "and for Flan there
understand your desire for freedom, because was really nothing further to say. The safe
that desire was once my own. But when my barriers had come down again between him
father pressed the Starcrown upon me, I and his family. Between him and cloying
knew what had to be set aside, and why. Our intrigues, life-draining days. But the unease
duty to our race is clear cut; a price - the was still with him! Best to go now.
highest price - must always be paid. One day Having made polite, but detached fare-
I will ask that of you - and demand it. Hope- wells to his brothers, Flan halted at the
fully when you preside over the Galactic entrance to the corridor shuttle. It was a
Assembly, times will have bettered them- mistake to look back, yet he could not help
selves. Do you understand?" himself.
Flan turned away from his father's Tears were shining in his mother's eyes.
entreating eyes. Never before had he heard "We won't see you again," they seemed to
Alidin Sunheart beg for anything, and yet say to him. Crystalline plant leaves clashed
 together. dinate lock-on ::: sectors four zero four :::
"I'll be back!" he shouted, almost gaily. four zero five ::: four ten ::: four sixteen :::
"Sooner than you think. Perhaps the next closing on sectors five two three ::: five
time even settle on Ilium, help Father. .at
I'll . two five ::: high probability of military
Court." traffic
The emptiness of his words made him "At this time of deepsleep? wonder how
I

wince. loyal Corona's drivers and tankers are feeling

PEW was watching it all through the now."
youth's eyes. wait : additional readings
: : : :

come on : : : flan + said the small, sectors six two zero : : :

knowing voice. there is nothing more you Skimming alongside a vaporous waste
can say make the parting as brief and
: : : canal, they at last exchanged the City can-
painless as possible and never say : : : yons for hydra-tilled countryside and the
goodbye restless wandering borders of the oxyponic
The Emperor and Empress of Ilium Prime orchards. Darkness closed round their vibrat-
watched their son pass into the dark ina ing cocoon like a fist. The isodine head-
rustle of steelsilk. lamps blasted holes through the night fabric,
picking out details of road, rock, shadows
Flan eased back on the go throttle as the leaping, the fleeing trees, banishing all in a
screamcar arrowed down Ilium's deserted hurtling spill of light.
streets. He felt brain-chilled, numb, fading, Flan leaned back in the seat, letting his
tired. head fall back against the rest as he gazed
Speed markers flashed each one
by, up at the star fields.
lighting up in warning as it sensed the The screamcar drifted sideways off the
vehicle moving off the regulator track into metallic roadway. The warning alarm bawled.
unauthorized traffic lanes. He corrected instantly, cooly, bringing the
Got to go, he kept repeating; got to go, car's computer image - with its two blots of
got to get out of this place! sentient energy registering - back onto line
He lowered the hood dome, letting the on the screen.
wind blast hot and fierce against his face to "Damn!" he cursed, at once angered and
clear away the liquorish fog. They whispered exultant.Again he was deserting his family,
through the City's radiant heart. justas he had so many times before, with the
slow it down sense concentra- : : : i same hollow promises to return Once .

tions of mass and energy movement on again the familiar burden of guilt - and
i city outskirts : : : tau grid scan : : : coor- release.
 .

H is stories are better when he is working with a

writer, his solo pieces tend to be excessively
Beginning in May...

CHAIN gloomy and sometimes

so beautiful, oh so beautiful). His best work
I've
people
always thought was with Jan Strnad. You
at Heavy Metal are dodos if you don't

dig up Corben/Strnad's "To Meet

ill-defined (but always

The Faces

MAIL You Meet"

Enterprises. 1972)
ion, it's
( in Fever Dreams. Kitchen Sink

their finest work.

As for Mr Stmad.
and

I find
reprint

him
it. In

better in single-
my opin-

episode pieces rather than long serials. In other

Dear Heavy Metal: words, he's a short story writer and not a novel-
You may think (his is weird, but I am only ist. I had high hopes for the "New Tales of the

eleven years old and I enjoy your magazine. Arabian Nights" when I saw that Strnad had
My twenty-seven-year-old brother was the one written it. and for the first couple of episodes
who first showed me the magazine. Your No- mv hopes were realized. Then it degenerated
vember issue was. so to speak, heavy! thought I into the same directionless drunkard's walk as
your "Sindbad" and "Exterminator 17" chap- " Den" I plead with Strnad to studv the rules of

terswere great, but "Orion"... well. was sort I longer drama. As for Mr. Corben, if I haven't
of disappointed. thought for sure that it was
I made my feelings clear. he>; a genius and one
going to end in this issue, but it continued. of the finest artists of history.
THE ILLUSTRATED STORY
"The Great Trap" "Gail." and "Off-Season" I feel the same way about Moebius. only a
The dazzling, terrifying 'tale, of life -

were ones that think weren't worth starting

I little more so. but then I may be prejudiced
.'
and death in the far reaches of space
(or finishing, for that matter). "The Airtight from knowing him personally. What a wonder- '

;.-' based on the sensational film from

Garage" was one that I didn't care for at first, ful man! His is an enlightened mind. When I
'.
Twentieth Century Fox and rendered
but with the last two chapters, it gained my in- first met him he was smoking cigarettes and
'

for Heavy Metal by the award-win-

terest. Your excerpt of Empire was okay, but eating meat. He and I used to get stoned every
ning team of Archie Goodwin and
day at work. Jodorowsky made him get stoned
.
if you're going to include excerpts from books
!

1 ;.'....' Walter Simonson. !

all the time, you might as well put the whole because he worked longer hours that way (ah. :

book in there. In this case, you have added an- memories!). Today Moebius has given up ciga-
other ten pages to the selection. was glad to I rettes and is a vegetarian, and he says it makes
see the end of "Heilman" although Voss could him feel so much lighter, so delicate and aware.
have made it at least two episodes longer Would that Icoulddothesame(<v>ui*/i, hack)]
(though last issue's installment was pretty stu- What you don't know is that there's another
pid). I also enjoyed "So Beautiful and So Dan- guy in the world who draws as pretty as
gerous:' I really think that Angus McKie is Moebius and Corben. His name is Ron Cobb.
doing a great job on that story. In fact, why and he used to be an underground political
should he stop at eight chapters? Why not ten? cartoonist in the sixties. Remember R. Cobb's
or even twelve? also liked "May I Have a Cup
I weekly cartoon in the L.A. Free Press? Well,
of Dilithium Crystals, Please!' Keep up the what you don't know is that he has always con-
good work, and may even get a two-year sub-
I sidered himself a painter and is a life long stu-
scription next time! dent of science fiction. In 1969 I walked into
AlanNaditz his tiny Westwood apartment and saw a mind-

bendingly convincingly painting of a twenty-

Dear Alan: Thank von for vour letter, hut isn V it mile slarship. which he was doing as an album
past vour bedtime? Eds. cover for Jefferson Starship's first album under
that name. Tragically he never finished itand it
Dear Heavy Metal: existsonly as a dusty canvas in his closet. But I
Your stones are getting better One short- realized at that moment I had stumbled upon
coming of your mother publication Metal a unique artist. kept after him for vears to do
I

Hurlam was that it was a magazine of artists. something about it. and he just finished de-
not writers. Not that 1 am criticizing Metal signing Alien with H. R. Giger. If you guys
Hurlanr. the French have created a new school want to add another star to vour tree you'll get
of art Fantastic Art. What a joy after the ster- him on the phone and start wheedling with
iledead end oi the minimal art of the fifties him.
and sixties. But there really wasn't much to Your readers are in a constant froth over sex
read in Metal Hurlam: you dwelt on the art but in Heavy Metal. A certain number of them
the text was generally pointless a shame seem to he overcome with revulsion every time
when you're drawing comic strips. one of Corben's massive weenies flops out. and
How delighted was to open the January-1979
I it ruins their enjoyment of the rest of the maga-

issue of Heavy Metal and read. "Only Con- zine. A continual complaint is of pictures of
nect: The Tumor?' "The Ultimate Negotia- space sirens who look like they want to get
tion!' as well as the latest installment of "So fucked. To those people I say: time marches
Beautiful and So Dangerous" Stories! Min- on. kiddo. and art isn't art if it walks at the tail
imal ones in some cases, but at least I have a of the column. You can always read the DC
reason to start at the beginning rather than the Watch lor
Collectors" Editions. Personally. I like to fuck.
middle or the end. Keep it up. Your magazine is a work of art A Brandywine-Ronald Shuiett Production
Corben, of course. never had that problem. and there won't be another one like it for a Produced by Gordon Carrol and David Giler
Directed by Ridley Scott
All the way back when he was doing under- long, long time.
Screenplay by Dan D'Bannan, Walter Hill and Dauid Giler
ground comics (lo. these many years ago!) he AH Meffle Ren Kelston. Story by Dan D'Rannon end Ronald Shu sett
was telling stories. That being the case 1 will Dan O'Bannon From Twentieth Century Foi

escalate and criticize Corben on a higher level. L.A.. Calif.

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