ALIEN: The Illustrated Story is a vintage 1979 collectible featuring the iconic Alien character from the popular sci-fi franchise. Written by Walter Simonson and Archie Goodwin, this first print edition was published by Heavy Metal and serves as the first appearance of the Alien in comic form. With a striking color style and set in the Bronze Age era, this comic offers a unique look at the origins of the terrifying extraterrestrial creature, making it a must-have for fans of the Alien movies and US Comics tradition.
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Product Information
Comic Stories: Alien
Product Identifiers
PublisherHeavy Metal
eBay Product ID (ePID)26056885916
Product Key Features
GenreHorror & Sci-Fi or Suspense, Science Fiction
Publication Year1979
LanguageEnglish
Artist/WriterWalter Simonson, Deborah Pedler, Louise Simonson, Polly Law, Archie Goodwin, Dan O'bannon, Ronald Shusett
EraBronze Age (1970-83)
CharacterLambert, Brett, Xenomorph, Ellen Ripley, Parker, Ash, Dallas, Kane
Cover ArtistWalter Simonson, Archie Goodwin
Series TitleAlien: the Illustrated Story
Additional Product Features
Number of Pages68
Publication Date1979
AttributionPortions of content provided by the Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0)