October 1983

Cover by Luis Royo

Interview: Timothy Leary by Michael Simmons

Gallery: Enki Bilal

Dossier by Lou Stathis
Ranxerox by Gaetano Liberatore and Stefano Tamburini
June 2050 by Jerry Bingham
Tex Arcana by John Findley
I'm Age by Jeff Jones
Lolla by Lacome and Marcele
Nimble Fingers by Didier Eberoni and Rodolphe
HM's Star Dissections by Drew Friedman
The Elevator by Pepe Moreno
The Odyssey by Francisco Navarro and Jose Martin Sauri
The Third Song: Gods Tower by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Arno
Rock Opera by Rod Kierkegaard, Jr.
The Bus by Paul Kirchner

Back Cover by Gaetano Liberatore

In the first 25 years of Heavy Metal's existence, Luis Royo's majestic artwork graced the covers 24 times. The October 1983 front cover was his first. Back cover by Gaetano Liberatore.