Star Lord magazine
This weekly series from IPC Magazines Ltd., the same publisher as 2000AD, had the same general mission to deliver science-fiction adventure. Naturally, many of the same creators were involved. It lasted 22 issues and was then combined with its companion publication in a procedure referred to (internally) as “merge and purge.” The goal was to get new fans hooked, then add them to the 2000AD readership. The end result was that 2000AD inherited Star Lord‘s most popular characters (Strontium Dog and Ro-Busters), and kept them running in perpetuity.
The format was slightly different than 2000AD, 8.5″ wide by 11.75″ high. It was also 32 pages with color covers and three color spreads. The paper, binding, and printing quality were a step up with more painted and grey-toned art. It started out with four ongoing stories that ran 6 or more pages per chapter. It was almost certainly a more expensive magazine to make, which may have led to its demise.
I got SUPER lucky with this batch, finding the entire run all at once in a Chicago comic shop. So here they are!
