The Liberty Project #5 And #6

James Fry did the cover and the interior pencils for The Liberty Project #5 (October 1987) that features Crackshot, Burnout, Vibe...er, Slick, Cimarron and Johnny Savage. "How to Take Over A Planet part 1" was written by Kurt Busiek, inked by Doug Hazlewood, colored by Adam Philips and lettered by Mindy Eisman. The Liberty Project team faces aliens and become media darlings.

James Fry, Richard Howell and Stan Woch did the cover of The Liberty Project #6 (November 1987) that features Valkyrie vs Cimarron. Fry once again did the interior pencils while Kurt Busiek wrote "Misery and Gin" that was inked by Doug Hazlewood, colored by Adam Philips and colored by Mindy Eisman. Cimarron travels to Nelson, where people have been going in but not coming out. She meets up with Valkyrie, an aviatrix that flew with Skywolf and Airboy. They find out that someone has been brainwashing the townsfolk.

John Bolton's Halls of Horror #2

Three stories appear in John Bolton's Halls of Horror #2 (June 1985). The first features a caveman named Tumak that leaves his tribe. The second features a version of the Humgoo tale from The Monster Club. The final story is about Father Shandor, a monk turned demon stalker. The stories were scripted by Steve Moore and colored by Tim Smith. John Bolton did the wraparound cover, interior pencils and ink.

Champions #4

Doctor Arcane graces the cover of Champions #4 (November 1986) as drawn by Carol Lay. "The Curse of the Hellfire Crown" story continues with Dennis Mallonee as writer, Chris Marrinan as penciller, Dell Barras as inker, Marcus David as colorist, Carrie Speigle as letterer, Sean Deming as editor and Catherine "Cat" Yronwode was the editor-in-chief. The roleplaying game bonus features include Champions Combat Room #4 and character information for Rose and Malice.

Champions #2

Flare fighting Malice graces the cover of Champions #2 (September 1986) as drawn by Carol Lay, who also did the interior artwork. Dennis Mallonee returns as the writer while Catherine "Cat" Yronwode is back as the editor. The bonus roleplaying game features include Champions Combat Room #2 along with character information on Icestar and the Morbanes.

Champions #1

No, Champions #1 (June 1986) is not the group from Marvel Comics but is actually based on characters from the super hero roleplaying game of the same name. The six isssue mini-series was published by Eclipse Comics. The cover features Flare, Icestar, Marksman, Geo-Force...er, Giant and Rose. The cover artist was Carol Lay, who also inked and penciled the interior. "The Curse of the Hellfire Crown" was written by Dennis Mallonee and edited by Catherine "Cat" Yronwode. Character information and stats are written up for Flare and Foxbat for the roleplaying game in the back of the book along with Champions Combat Room #1.

What makes this issue of Champions #1 really special is that Dennis Mallonee signed the inside front cover and Sean Deming signed on the Champions Combat Room #1 page. Both signed to Kelly but Sean added "Thanks for your help in Atlanta".