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with a new title that would feature a wider range of creators, and purchased the rights to the
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was sometimes criticized for featuring gratuitous nude scenes. Reviewing the fourth issue for
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Swires, Steve (November 1988). "John Carpenter and the Invasion of the Yuppie Snatchers".
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went bankrupt in 1984, their titles were taken over by Eclipse Comics, including
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black-and-white comic containing short, self-contained stories by
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Eclipse Comics
Joe Chiodo
Publisher
FantaCo Enterprises
Eclipse Comics
One-shot
Ongoing
Science fiction
1981
1985
1987
science fiction
anthology
comic book
FantaCo Enterprises
Eclipse Comics
one-shot
Steve Bissette
Steve Stiles
Fred Hembeck
Mike Zeck
Howard Cruse
Pacific Comics
Bruce Jones
Alien Worlds
Ken Steacy
bimonthly
ongoing series
Cat Yronwode

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