COMICS FROM OUTER SPACE (PART 5)

For five years, from April 1974-October 1979, Mike Friedrich's Star*Reach Productions published some of the most cutting edge titles that independent comics had to offer in the decade. Loaded with talent from the likes of Jim Starlin, Howard Chaykin, Walt Simonson, Barry Windsor-Smith and others, they produced stories with content that would have never passed the Comics Code Authority. For that reason, the books walk the fence between alternative and underground comics.

Unfettered by conventional comics strictures, Friedrich and his gang of creators wrote and illustrated stories that pushed the envelope with both the scripts and the visuals.

The science-fiction/fantasy anthology STAR*REACH was the first out of the gate. A few other continuing titles followed (IMAGINE, PUDGE GIRL BLIMP, QUACK) along with a handful of one-shots, including the impressive adaptation of Parsifal by P. Craig Russell. 

The issue shown here is the second printing of STAR*REACH. There were subsequent multiple printings and pages were re-arranged in each version.

STAR*REACH

Vol. 1 No. 1

September 1975 (2nd printing)

Star*Reach Productions

Editor: Mike Friedrich

Cover: Jim Starlin

Pages: 52

Cover price: $1.00

CONTENTS

"Death Building"

Script: Jim Starlin

Art: Jim Starlin; Al Milgrom

"Fish Myths"

Script: Steve Skeates

Art: Steve Skeates

"A Tale of Sword and Sorcery"

Script: Ed Hicks

Art: Walt Simonson

"Suburban Fish"

Script: Steve Skeates

Art: Steve Skeates

"Cody Starbuck"

Script: Howard Chaykin

Art: Howard Chaykin

"...The Birth of Death!"

Script: Jim Starlin

Art: Jim Starlin

"The Origin of God"

Script: Jim Starlin

Art: Jim Starlin