V4.5 Heavy Metal - Aug 1980

Cover - "Fun Turns Into Love" - Jim Cherry
p.02 - "Illustration" - Jim Burns
p.03 - "Illustration" - Jim Burns
p.03 - "...Forty-One..." - Ted White
p.04, 36-37 - "Muzick" - Lou Stathis and Matt Howarth
p.04, 38-39 - "Comix" - Jay Kinney and Bob Smith
p.05, 70-72 - "Flix: Dementia My Name In Sheboygan" - Bhob Stewart
p.05, 34-35 - "SF" - Steve Brown and Dan Steffan
p.05, 40-44 - "Comix Int'l" - Maurice Horn
p.06, 25 - "The Moebius Interview" - Diana K. Bletter
p.07-24 - "Shore Leave: Part 2" - Jean "Mœbius" Giraud
p.27-32 - "The Adventures Of Professor Thintwhistle And His Incredible Aether Flyer: Chapter Seven" - Steve Stiles and Richard Lupoff
p.33, 96 - "Chain Mail"
p.33 - "Chain Mail: Illustration" - John Workman
p.34-35 - "The Bus" - Paul Kirchner
p.36-38 - "Li'l Tiny Comics #2" - Rick Veitch
p.39-44 - "Rock Opera" - Rod Kierkegaard Jr.
p.45-60 - "Salammbô" - Philippe Druillet and Gustave Flaubert
p.64 - "The Mysteries Of Eroticism #2" - Jean "Mœbius" Giraud
p.65 - "Changes: Cloud" - Matt Howarth and Julian Kernes
p.66-67 - "Changes: Target: Boche" - Matt Howarth
p.68-69 - "Changes: Hero-Worship" - Matt Howarth
p.70-72 - "Norhearth Fair" - Larry Elmore
p.73-87 - "Progress!: Part Two" - Enki Bilal and Pierre Christin
p.89-95 - "The Alchemist Supreme: Part Four" - Julio Ribera and Christian Godard
Back Cover - "Not So Heavy Metal" - Michel Guéranger

Heavy Metal is an American science fiction and fantasy comics magazine, published beginning in 1977. The magazine is known primarily for its blend of dark fantasy/science fiction, erotica and steampunk comics. Unlike the traditional American comic books of that time bound by the restrictive Comics Code Authority, Heavy Metal featured explicit content.

The magazine started out primarily as a licensed translation of the French science-fantasy magazine Métal hurlant, including work by Enki Bilal, Philippe Caza, Guido Crepax, Philippe Druillet, Jean-Claude Forest, Jean Giraud (a.k.a. Moebius), Chantal Montellier, and Milo Manara. As cartoonist/publisher Kevin Eastman saw it, Heavy Metal published European art which had not been previously seen in the United States, as well as demonstrating an underground comix sensibility that nonetheless "wasn't as harsh or extreme as some of the underground comix – but . . . definitely intended for an older readership".

Heavy Metal's high-quality artwork is notable. Work by international fine artists such as H. R. Giger, Frank Frazetta, and Esteban Maroto have been featured on the covers of various issues. Stefano Tamburini and Tanino Liberatore's RanXerox series debuted in the States. Terrance Lindall's illustrated version of Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost appeared in the magazine in 1980. Many stories were presented as long-running serials, such as those by Richard Corben, Pepe Moreno and Matt Howarth.

Illustrators like Luis Royo and Alex Ebel contributed artwork over the course of their careers. An adaptation of the film Alien named Alien: The Illustrated Story, written by Archie Goodwin and drawn by Walter Simonson, was published in the magazine in 1979.