Editorial
Gary Groth, "Comics and their Critics" (p. 7)
Letters
Blood & Thunder (p. 16)
News
Word Balloons (p. 4)
Newswatch (p. 10)
Interview
Kim Thompson, "An Interview with Marvel's Head-Honcho: Jim Shooter" (p. 38)
Reviews
Kim Thompson, "Tom Sutton, the Unknown Artist" (p. 29)
Raymond Orkwis, "You Get a Big Delight in Every Bite" (p. 31)
Jim Dawson, "Kraftmanship and the Defenders" (p. 32)
Scott Edelman, "McGregor's Rage" (p. 32)
John Benson, "From Maus to Now" (p. 36)
Essays
Bill Mantlo, "The Micronauts" (p. 24)
Columns
Dwight Decker, Doc's Bookshelf: "Far Away is Close at Hand in Images of Elsewhere" (p. 48)
Jeffrey Wasserman, Jach Spake: "Sheldon Mayer, "Superfolks," and Gary Trudeau" (p. 53)
Bill Sherman, Underground Comix: "Old Pros and Safety Pins" (p. 56)
Marilyn Bethke, Fandom Review: "R.B.C.C." (p. 59)
Frank Catalano, AFoot in the Airlock: "Space Opera is Alive and Well in Star Hunters" (p. 68)
Reprints
Stan Lee and John Romita, "The Amazing Spider-Man" (p. 72)
Steve Gerber and Gene Colan, "Howard the Duck" (p. 74)
Illustrations
John Cornell, "Seeker 3000" (p. 28)