1984

1984 was an American black and white science-fiction comic magazine published in New York City by Warren Publishing from 1978 to 1983. 1984 was edited by Bill Dubay. The title of the magazine was changed to 1994 starting with issue #11 in February, 1980 based on a request by the estate of George Orwell. The magazine ceased publication with issue #29 in February, 1983 due to the bankruptcy of Warren Publishing. Contributors Artists who contributed stories to 1984/1994 included Alex Niño, Richard Corben, Jose Gonzalez, Jose Ortiz, Frank Thorne, Esteban Maroto, Rudy Nebres, Jimmy Janes, Abel Laxamana, Wally Wood, Luis Bermejo, Alfredo Alcala, and Vic Catan. Cover artists included Nino, Corben, Patrick Woodroffe, Jim Laurier, Sanjulián, Jordi Penalva, H.R. Giger, Steve Fastner, Rich Larsen, Lloyd Garrison, Terry Oates and John Berkey. Writers included Dubay, Thorne, Jim Stenstrum, Jan Strnad, Rich Margopoulos, Kevin Duane, Nicola Cuti and Gerry Boudreau. Recurring characters and series Similar to its sister publications Eerie and Vampirella, 1984 featured numerous recurring series and characters. This included the following: Mutant World (Artist: Richard Corben; Writer; Jan Strnad) Ghita of Alizarr (Drawn and written by Frank Thorne) Idi Amin (Artist: Esteban Maroto; Writer: Bill Dubay) Rex Havoc (Artist: Abel Laxamana; Writer: Jim Stenstrum) The Starfire Saga (Artist: Rudy Nebres; Writer: Bill Dubay) Young Sigmond Pavlov (Artist: Alex Niño; Writer: Bill Dubay)