Eclipse Monthly
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{{Short description|Comics anthology magazine}}
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|date = August 1983 - July 1984
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Eclipse Monthly was a full color comics anthology title published from 1983 to 1984 by Eclipse Comics. It was a successor to the company's previous anthology title Eclipse.
Publishing history
Unlike its predecessor, Eclipse Monthly had the same page format as a standard US comic, albeit consisting of 52 pages per issue; each edition was priced at US$2.00, a large price for a regular title at the time. It was also in full colour, and creators again retained ownership of their creations featured in the magazine. Three features - B.C. Boyer's The Masked Man, Ragamuffins by Don McGregor and Gene Colan and Trina Robbins' adaptation of Sax Rohmer's novel Dope - continued from Eclipse. New additions included Steve Ditko's Static and Doug Wildey's Western Rio. Eclipse Monthly largely had a stable line-up, with most features recurring; however, from #4 it dropped to 36 pages and a $1.50 cover price, with the number of features reduced accordingly.{{cite magazine|date=June 1, 1988|title=Enlarging the Penumbra|author=Bob Hughes|magazine=Amazing Heroes|publisher=Fantagraphics Books|number=142}}
After the title finished, The Masked Man would graduate to its own regular title.{{cite magazine|date=January 15, 1985|title=Who is that Masked Man?|author=Eric Yarber|magazine=Amazing Heroes|publisher=Redbeard, Inc|number=63}}
Reception
At Major Spoilers, Matthew Peterson enjoyed the anthology, especially the stories with the Masked Man.{{cite web |last1=Peterson |first1=Matthew |title=Retro Review: Eclipse Monthly #8 (May 1984) - Major Spoilers |url=https://majorspoilers.com/2015/03/01/retro-review-eclipse-monthly-8-may-1984/ |website=Major Spoilers |date=March 1, 2015}} Reviewing the final issue of the title, R.A. Jones of Amazing Heroes was unimpressed by Jetta; while he praised Wildey's art for Rio and Boyer's script for The Masked Man he was largely negative about the anthology, and was unsurprised it was ending. Jones speculated that the high cost of the format was a reason behind the book's cancellation.{{cite magazine|date=February 1, 1985|title=Comics in Review|author=R.A. Jones|magazine=Amazing Heroes|publisher=Redbeard, Inc|number=64}}
Features
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| Issue | Date | Contents |
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| 1 | August 1983 | * Cap'n Quick and a Foozle (script and art by Marshall Rogers)
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| 2 | September 1983 | * The Masked Man (script and art by B.C. Boyer)
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| 3 | October 1983 | * Cap'n Quick and a Foozle (script and art by Marshall Rogers)
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| 4 | January 1984 | * Cap'n Quick and a Foozle (script and art by Marshall Rogers)
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| 5 | February 1984 | * The Masked Man (script and art by B.C. Boyer)
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| 6 | March 1984 | * Carlos McLlyr, The Californio (script by Christy Marx, art by Peter Ledger)
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| 7 | April 1984 | * The Masked Man (script and art by B.C. Boyer)
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| 8 | May 1984 | * Carlos McLlyr, The Californio (script by Christy Marx, art by Peter Ledger)
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| 9 | June 1984 | * Steel, Stealth & Magic (script by Wendi Lee, Sandy Saidak and Tom Saidak; art by Steve Masseroni)
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| 10 | July 1984 | * Jetta (script and art by Wayne Truman)
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References
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External links
- {{gcdb series|id= 2778|title=Eclipse Monthly}}
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