Epic Illustrated August 1984

Overview/Page 6
notes on stories and contributors
The Sacred and The Profane: Chapter VI/Page 9
the Mission teeters on the brink of failure
story by Dean Motter/art by Ken Steacy
Space Cruiser Yamato/Page 20
Japan's most popular sf adventure series
article by Jo Duffy
The Potty's over/Page 24
bathroom horror at its best
story & art by Berni Wrightson
Mediaview/Page 35
Critic of Gore
review by Dennis O'Neil
Landmass/Page 36
it's all in how you look at it
story & art by Rich Veitch
Apocrypha/Page 43
putting a new face on a post-holocaust world
story & art by John Lakey and Laura Lakey
Images
Epic/Page 59
a look at Marvel's creator-owned line of comics
article by Archie Goodwin
Did You Hear the One About the Travelling Ogre and the Mayor's Daughter?/Page 67 story by Jo Duffy/art by John Bolton
Bookview/Page 75 dragons and pussycats review by Jo Duffy
Toadswart: Chapter I/Page 76
starting a new gothic tale of horror and magic
story & art by Tim Conrad
Feedback/Page 91
reader reaction to our twenty-third issue