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Vanth Dreadstar is a reluctant messiah in this epic series by Jim Starlin. Together with a ragtag team of rebels, he must seek a conclusion to the centuries-long war between the Monarchy, the last of a noble empire, and The Instrumentality—a fanatical group of religious crusaders with awesome military might. Dreadstar is a brilliant series in the tradition of Epic Illustrated magazine from which it sprang. Jim Starlin is at his best here as he weaves religious and social commentary into an action-filled storyline reminiscent of Star Wars.
Dreadstar #1
A summary of the origin of Vanth Dreadstar and how he came to the planet Caldor and what happened afterwards that caused him to form a team against the evil Lord High Papal and the powerful Instrumentality in "The Quest." Back cover is a full-color pinup of the evil Lord High Papal. Script and art by Jim Starlin. Published by First Comics beginning with # 27. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #2
To find out why Willow, the cybernetic telepath on Dreadstar's team, can't reach her full potential, Syzygy mystically bonds their psyches and transports the two of them to a plane of psychic energy and finds out the truth in "Willow's Story." Back cover is a full color pinup of Dreadstar. Script and art by Jim Starlin. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #3
Dreadstar and his team go through an elaborate plan to obtain a tele-drive but the Lord High Papal will go to great lengths to stop them in "Holocaust." Back cover is a full color pinup of Syzygy. Script and art by Jim Starlin. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #4
With the Monarchy losing its battle against the Lord High Papal and the powerful Instrumentality, Dreadstar visits King Gregzor and is asked to help in finding an assassin stalking the king in "The Hand of Darkness." First appearance of the mysterious Z. Back cover is a full color pinup of Oedi. Script and art by Jim Starlin. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #5
In "The Commune," Syzygy, Oedi and Skeevo visit the Commune to do some business and come face to face with the assassin Tuetun. And it turns into a battle of wits between Tuetun and Oedi, of which, in Oedi's words: "I doubt ol' two ton has the ammunition for such an encounter." Inside back cover has a comedic photo feature with Jim Starlin. Back cover is a full color pinup of Skeevo. Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Al Milgrom. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #6
Dreadstar and his team unleash Plan M which includes a mysterious leader known only as Maxilon in "Siege." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Josef Rubinstein. Issue also has The Interstellar Toybox in "One-War Over Easy" by Berni Wrightson. Inside back cover is a "How to Write and Draw Comics Good" comedic photo feature. Back cover is a full color Wrightson pinup. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #7
When Dreadstar goes alone to try discover one of the Instrumentality's most closely guarded secrets, the Lord High Papal has a deadly trap waiting for him in "Mindtrap." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Josef Rubinstein. Issue also has The Interstellar Toybox in "Devolutionary-Dilemma" by Berni Wrightson. Inside back cover is a "How to Write and Draw Comics Good" comedic photo feature. Back cover is a full color pinup of Willow. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #8
Lord High Papal and the mysterious Z form an alliance as Oedi goes alone on an undercover mission into the enemy's camp and Dreadstar tells his team who he thinks the mysterious Z really is in "Betrayal." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Kim De Mulder. Inside back cover is a "How to Write and Draw Comics Good" comedic photo feature. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #9
As the Instrumentality attacks Jewelworld, Dreadstar seeks out the mysterious Z and learns his secret in "Confrontation." Script and art by Jim Starlin. Inside back cover is a "How to Write and Draw Comics Good" comedic photo feature. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #10
Dreadstar goes on a rampage in the final battle against Z in "Maniac." Script and art by Jim Starlin. . Inside back cover is a "How to Write and Draw Comics Good" comedic photo feature. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #11
The origin of the High Lord Papal, Dreadstar's deadliest enemy, is revealed in "Origin." Script and art by Jim Starlin Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #12
While seeking a doctor to treat Oedi's injuries and join their team on the planet Falstarro, the group runs into Tueton (from issue #5), who is determined to get revenge in "Slasher!" Script and art by Jim Starlin. Inside back cover is a "How to Write and Draw Comics Good" comedic photo feature. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #13
A secret about Syzgy is revealed, Skeeve tells about his youth and Willow learns of new foes in "Bad Dreams." Script and art by Jim Starlin. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #14
It's a battle to death when Dreadstar versus the Lord High Papal and the rest of Dreadstar's team fights Infra Red and Ultra Violet in "Resolution." Script and art by Jim Starlin. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #15
As Dreadstar slips into death, his friends and teammates try to figure out how to save him in "The Power." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Sam De La Rosa. Inside back cover is a "How to Write and Draw Comics Good" comedic photo feature. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #16
Dreadstar goes it alone against the forces of the Instrumentality on Plorexus in order to test his new powers in "The Test." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Sam De La Rosa. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #17
Willow thinks about her troubled past and when she spots something in a video that Oedi obtained, she sets out for "Revenge." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Sam De La Rosa. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #18
As Dreadstar forms an alliance against the Instrumentality, he and his teammates can come to only one conclusion: one of them is a traitor in "A Traitor Within." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Sam De La Rosa. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #19
Dreadstar and his teammates infiltrate the enemy's camp. But the enemy is ready for them and the Lord High Papal has a new team preparing to deal with them in "…Trap!" Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Sam De La Rosa Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #20
In the battle in the enemy's camp, one of Dreadstar's team does not make it out in "The Fallen Hero." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Sam De La Rosa. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #21
After the death of one of their teammates, Dreadstar and his team try to escape as Instrumentality destroyers pursue them in "Blowout." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Sam De La Rosa. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #22
When the Lord High Papal's special team closes in, Dreadstar and his teammates must separate and each go it alone and Willow recalls how she met Doctor Delphi in "The Hunted." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Sam De La Rosa. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #23
The Lord High Papal's special team that was assembled to hunt down Dreadstar and his teammates strikes and in the end, only Willow is left to fight in "Hunters!" Script and art by Jim Starlin. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #24
Alone and pursued by the Lord High Papal's special team on a planet, Willow must battle Monalo in "Violation." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Jim Sherman. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #25
Captured and brought back to the planet Altarix, Dreadstar and his teammates are prepared for an Instrumentality trial but Mezlo is up to something in "…Trial." Script and art by Jim Starlin. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #26
The Instrumentality condemns and sentences Dreadstar and his team to death by atomic explosion but Dreadstar has a plan in "The Execution." Script and art by Jim Starlin. Last issue of Dreadstar published by Marvel. Issues 27 and on were published by First Comics. Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar #27
First issue of the series as published by First, which picks up and continues the storylines in the Marvel Epic editions. In "Answers," the traitor who has been plaguing Dreadstar and his team is revealed. Script and art by Jim Starlin. Cover price $1.75.
Dreadstar #28
With the traitor within now taken care of, Dreadstar and his teammates begin their final assault on the Instrumentality but the Lord High Papal is waiting in "Freedom Break." Script and art by Jim Starlin. Cover price $1.75.
Dreadstar #29
It's an all-out battle as Oedi versus Mass and Willow battles Monalo on the uninhabited world of Terigan in "Mindwar." Script and art by Jim Starlin. Cover price $1.75.
Dreadstar #30
This is it! An incredible and furious battle results when Dreadstar, Syzygy, and Violet face the Lord High Papal. But it all comes down to Dreadstar in the final confrontation with the Lord High Papal in "Victory and the High Price of Victory." Script and art by Jim Starlin. Cover price $1.75.
Dreadstar #31
After his final battle with the Lord High Papal, Dreadstar discovers the true source of his powers and his new ones in "The Healing Dream." The story also has a summary of what has gone in Dreadstar's life up to this point. Script and art by Jim Starlin. Cover price $1.75.
Dreadstar #32
Dreadstar awakens from his two year coma and has to adjust to a new world, a world that may not need or want him in "Brave New World." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Sam Grainger. Cover price $1.75.
Dreadstar #33
Dreadstar, Willow and Fixx go on their first mission together in hunting down war criminals in "In Defense of Innocence." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Luke McDonnell & Val Mayerik. Cover price $1.75.