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  • Cover (p.[1]) (color)
  • Contents (color, except as noted)
    • Table of contents; model Kitana Baker (Stephen Stickler, photographer), p.5
    • [column] Vamped: “Planning is underway for a Dracula theme park” (Maureen McTigue, text; photograph); Masthead: Jonathan Rheingold, executive publisher; Yoshi Aino, associate publisher; Maureen McTigue, editor-in-chief; Ivan Reynoso, art director; Boni Alimagno, assistant editor; Jason Brightman, contributing editor/designer; Daniel Kang, editorial intern; Avalon Studios & David Michael Beck & Jim Catapano & Justin Gray & Patrick Keller & Tom LaSusa & Jimmy Palmiotti & Gabriel Rearte, contributors; Scott Allie & Kitana Baker & Sean Fernald & Damiel Glonek & Lee Dawson & Jennifer DeGuzman & Ginger Greager & Brian Haberlin & Michelle Harman & Courtney Huddleston & Allen Hui & KISS & Jeff Mariotte & Rebecca Oliver & Jennifer Slattery & Beau Smith & Jay Stephens & Eric Stevenson & Francis Takenaga & Larry Young, thanks; Judd Silver, advertising director; Alana Zinn, advertising sales; Richard Fogel, circulation/marketing director; Richard Ciotta, single copy sales manager; Dennis M. Wheeler, production director; Phil Dhom, director of pre-press; Stanley Harris, publisher; Warren Sherman, chief financial officer, p.7 (b&w)
    • [column] Scarlet letters, titillating tomes (Erich & Greg Sisk, letters; art; photographs), p.8 (b&w)
    • [column] In vein, succulent media morsels, p.10-12 (b&w)
      • [film] “Vampirella’s favorite horror movies of 2003” [Bubba ho-tep, The eye, Freddy vs. Jason, Gigli, Kill Bill vol. 1, 28 days later] (text; art)
      • [film] “Under the sea” [Big fish] (text; photograph)
      • [film] “Exorcised” [Exorcist: the beginnings] (text; photograph)
      • [tv] “Tut, tut” [Tutenstein] (text; art)
      • [comic] “Legendary tale” [I am legend] (text; art)
      • [books] “Vamp hunt” [Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake books] (Jim Catapano, text; art)
      • [film] “Re Darko?” [Donnie Darko] (text; art)
    • [article] “Wanted: giant robot writer” (Stuart Moore, interviewee & art; Tom Lasusa, interviewer), p.14-18 (b&w)
    • [comic] “Vampirella must die, part 2 of the definitive infinity virus” (Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray, writers; Gabriel Rearte, penciller; Meth, inker; Raymond Lee, colorist; Michael Conley, letters), p.20-29
    • [article] “KISS & tell” (Paul Stanley, interviewee; Maureen McTigue, interviewer; Stephen Stickler, photographs), p.30-33, 35 (color & b&w)
    • [contest] Win a Silvertone Sovereign electric guitar signed by Paul Stanley of KISS (photograph; text), p.[34]
    • [article] “Unmasked: The newest entry into the KISS library contains unearthed gems” (Maureen McTigue, text; photographs), p.36 (b&w)
    • [article] “Ain’t nothing small about Small Press!!” (Boni Alimagno, text; Daniel Kang, photographs; art), p.38-40 (b&w)
    • [reviews] The vault, a look at what’s what in comics, novels & movies, p.41-42 (b&w)
      • [comic] Brian Wood & Becky Cloonan. Demo #3, Bad blood (Jim Catapano, review; art)
      • [comic] Scott Mills. Seamonsters & superheroes (BA, review; art)
      • [comic] Aaron Alexovich. Serenity Rose (Daniel Kang, review; art)
      • [comic] Steve Niles. Dial M for monster (Maureen McTigue, review; art)
      • [DVD] Wonderful days (Daniel Kang, review; art)
      • [DVD] Last exile (Daniel Kang, review; art)
      • [DVD] Cronos (Maureen McTigue, review; art)
    • [reviews] New blood, take a bite into some of the newest comics offerings, p.44-45 (b&w)
      • [comic] Jerry Beck. Something wicked (Patrick Keller, review; art)
      • [comic] Becky Cloonan. Demo (Jim Catapano, review; art)
      • [comic] Justin Gray. Mr. Keen (Maureen McTigue, review; art)
      • [comic] Antony Mazzotta. Bombaby (Maureen McTigue, review; art)
      • [comic] B. Clay Moore. Hawaiian dick (Patrick Keller, review; art)
    • [article] “Ghoulish gifts” (text; photographs; art), p.48-49
    • [column] Luna Chicks, when the moon is full they rise! [on Kitana Baker] (text; photographs), p.50
    • Advertisements: Drum sets from http://www.pearldrum.com (cont’d), p.[3]; Prosthetic Records, p.[4]; The Century Family: Olympic, Abacus, Century Media, Nuclear blast, Liquor and poker CDs, p.[6]; LeRoi jewelry from http://www.leroi.com, p.[9] (b&w); signed comics from http://www.dynamicforces.com, p.[13] (b&w); CDs from http://www.metalblade.com, p.[19]; http://www.vampirella.com, p.[37] (b&w); Comic book legal defense fund at http://www.cbldf.org, p.[43] (b&w); Vampirella limited premiums, p.[46] (b&w); Slayer, war at the Warfield [DVD] from http://www.slayer.net, p.[47]
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