V4.8 Heavy Metal - Nov 1980

The spine of the cover has significant splitting. See pics. 

Cover - "Warmth" - Hajime Sorayama
p.02-03 - "Illustration" - Wotipka
p.03 - "...Forty-Four" - Ted White
p.04 - "Chain Mail"
p.06, 60-61 - "Sidebar: Murk In The Crystal Balls" - Robert Silverberg and Richard Admiral
p.06, 56-59 - "Muzick" - Lou Stathis and Ebet Roberts
p.06, 61-64 - "SF" - Steve Brown
p.07, 71-73 - "Comix" - Jay Kinney
p.07, 74-78 - "Comix Int'l" - Maurice Horn
p.07-09 - "Flix: Heavy Metal On Film" - Bhob Stewart and Mike Ploog
p.10-15 - "Blind Citadel" - Jean "Mœbius" Giraud
p.16-23 - "Awaken" - Martin Springett and James Waley
p.24 - "The Bookshelf" - Mike William Kaluta
p.25-28 - "Changes: The Rub: Part Two" - Matt Howarth
p.29 - "Changes: Interlude" - Matt Howarth and Randy Tusone
p.30-32 - "Changes: Duologue" - Matt Howarth
p.34-41 - "Sans Family" - Nicole Claveloux (reprinted in The Best Of #2 1986)
p.44-49 - "Metropolitan Opera" - Philippe "Caza" Cazamayou
p.51-55 - "The Prophet And The Dictator" - Paul Poirier
p.57-59 - "The Quest: Chapter One" - Derek Parks-Carter
p.60-61 - "Little Tiny Comics #3" - Rick Veitch
p.62-64 - "Interference" - Jean Teulé
p.65-70 - "The Adventures Of Professor Thintwhistle And His Incredible Aether Flyer: Chapter Nine" - Steve Stiles and Richard Lupoff
p.71 - "The Bus" - Paul Kirchner
p.72 - "The Bus" - Paul Kirchner
p.73-78 - "Rock Opera" - Rod Kierkegaard Jr.
p.79-83 - "Red-Beard And The Brain Pirate" - Jean "Mœbius" "Gyr" Giraud (reprinted in The Best Of #2 1986)
p.84-95 - "Progress!: Conclusion" - Enki Bilal and Pierre Christin
p.96 - "Standing On The Corner" - Dan Steffan
Back Cover - "Number 13 At Hialeah" - Chris Achilléos

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.