1963

Cover by Steve Bissette. Showdown in the Shimmering Zone!, script by Alan Moore, art by Steve Bissette and John Totleben; N-Man, a Thing-like creature with Reed Richards-type intelligence, is sent to investigate the Shimmering Zone; he encounters Comrade Cockroach, a Russian who tries to stop him from investigating the dimensional rift so the Russians can claim it. Flipsville!, script by Alan Moore, art by Jimmy Valentino and Steve Bissette; the home of Johnny Beyond, a beatnik, is ground zero for a dimensional rift; he encounters his alternate reality counterpart from 1992; Johnny Beyond is similar to Dr. Strange. N-Man pin-up by Steve Bissette. Garab Dorje pinup by Melinda Gebbie. 36 pgs., full color. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.