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`*`!Alien Worlds`!`* is an American `F33f`_`[science fiction`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Science_fiction_comics]`_`f `F33f`_`[anthology`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Comics_anthology]`_`f comic that was published by `F33f`_`[Pacific Comics`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Pacific_Comics]`_`f and then `F33f`_`[Eclipse Comics`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Eclipse_Comics]`_`f between 1982 and 1985. It was edited by `F33f`_`[Bruce Jones`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Bruce_Jones_(comics)]`_`f and his partner April Campbell.`:cite-ref-bc-1-0[`F5bf`_`[1`#cite-note-bc-1]`_`f] It was a sister title to Jones' horror anthology `*`F33f`_`[Twisted Tales`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Twisted_Tales]`_`f`*.

>>Contents

• `F0af`_`[Publication history`#publication-history]`_`f
• `F0af`_`[Content`#content]`_`f
• `F0af`_`[Features`#features]`_`f
• `F0af`_`[1982 series`#1982-series]`_`f
• `F0af`_`[1987 series`#1987-series]`_`f
• `F0af`_`[Revival series`#revival-series]`_`f
• `F0af`_`[References`#references]`_`f
• `F0af`_`[External links`#external-links]`_`f

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>>Publication history

`*Alien Worlds`* was published on a bi-monthly schedule by `F33f`_`[Pacific Comics`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Pacific_Comics]`_`f from December 1982 to April 1984 for eight issues, with a single issue of spin-off `*Three Dimensional Alien Worlds`* published in July 1984. After Pacific went bankrupt, two final issues were published by `F33f`_`[Eclipse Comics`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Eclipse_Comics]`_`f in November 1984 and January 1985.`:cite-ref-ah064nf-2-0[`F5bf`_`[2`#cite-note-ah064nf-2]`_`f] Eclipse considered continuing the title but instead opted to create `*`F33f`_`[Alien Encounters`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Alien_Encounters_(comics)]`_`f`* with a variety of writers.`:cite-ref-ah066nf-3-0[`F5bf`_`[3`#cite-note-ah066nf-3]`_`f] Instead Jones took `*Alien Worlds`* to `F33f`_`[Blackthorne Publishing`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Blackthorne_Publishing]`_`f, who produced a `F33f`_`[one-shot`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=One-shot_(comics)]`_`f featuring reprints of stories taken from earlier issues. In 1987 Eclipse struck a deal with Jones & Campbell's new packaging operation Bruce Jones Associates for new prestige format bi-annual versions of `*Alien World`*, cancelling `*Alien Encounters`* to make room. Only a single issue of the new format was produced.`:cite-ref-ah123nl-4-0[`F5bf`_`[4`#cite-note-ah123nl-4]`_`f]

Following Eclipse's bankruptcy in 1995, the company's assets were purchased by `F33f`_`[Todd McFarlane`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Todd_McFarlane]`_`f. Believing that the deal included the names of the Jones/Campbell anthologies, he teased a series called `*Todd McFarlane's Alien Worlds`* in the 1998 `F33f`_`[one-shot`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=One-shot_(comics)]`_`f `*Total Eclipse`*, but the comic would never appear.

>>Content

Nearly all of the stories in `*Alien Worlds`* were written by Jones, with only a few exceptions (notably `F33f`_`[Jan Strnad`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Jan_Strnad]`_`f's "Stoney End" in issue #8 and `F33f`_`[Frank Brunner`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Frank_Brunner]`_`f's "The Reading!" in issue #9). For the most part `*Alien Worlds`* avoided the more intensely gruesome subject matter of `*Twisted Tales`*, which was being published at the same time,`:cite-ref-bc-1-1[`F5bf`_`[1`#cite-note-bc-1]`_`f] though part of Eclipse's reason for starting `*Alien Encounters`* was to cut down on the amount of sexual content.`:cite-ref-ah064nf-2-1[`F5bf`_`[2`#cite-note-ah064nf-2]`_`f] Among the cover artists for the series were `F33f`_`[John Bolton`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=John_Bolton_(comics)]`_`f, `F33f`_`[Dave Stevens`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Dave_Stevens]`_`f, `F33f`_`[Frank Brunner`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Frank_Brunner]`_`f, `F33f`_`[William Stout`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=William_Stout]`_`f, and `F33f`_`[Joe Chiodo`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Joe_Chiodo]`_`f.

>>Features

>>>1982 series

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| Issue | Date | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 1982 | "The Few and the Far" (art by Al Williamson ): During an intergalactic war, two creatures on an uncharted planet keep their true forms hidden from the other via "Hypno-Screen". "Domain" (art by Val Mayerik ): The survivors of a disabled rocket on an alien world are forced to regress to prehistoric civilization under the orders of their crazed leader. "Head of the Class" (art by Nestor Redondo ): Robot students plot vengeance against their oppressive teacher. "Talk to Tedi" (art by Tim Conrad ): A super-intelligent robotic teddy bear follows its owner home after being inadvertently left behind on a planet millions of miles from Earth. |
| 2 | May 1983 | "Aurora" (art by Dave Stevens): The adventures of an intergalactic female freedom fighter. "Vicious Circle" (art by Ken Steacy ): Eerie goings-on in a deep space bound space vessel. "A Mind of Her Own" (art by Bruce Jones): Three children are marooned on an alien planet and one of them has the unwanted ability to bring her horrific thoughts to life. |
| 3 | July 1983 | "The Inheritors" (art by Scott Hampton ): Dolphin-like aliens from another world come to Earth to save the planet. "Pi in the Sky" (art by Ken Steacy): Futuristic aerial dogfights . "Dark Passage" (art by Thomas Yeates ): Puppy love develops between a young boy and his robot "girlfriend". |
| 4 | September 1983 | "Princess Pam" (art by Dave Stevens): A robot protects its mistress after they crash-land on an inhospitable planet. "Girl of my Schemes" (art by Bo Hampton ): A futuristic, exotic travel agency sets the stage for a comedic love story. "One Day in Ohio" (art by Ken Steacy): A robot and a monkey are the only survivors of an apocalyptic nuclear war. "Deep Secrets" (art by Bruce Jones): On the dark side of Alpha Centauri , a man gets revenge on his unfaithful lover. "Land of the Fhre (art by Al Williamson ): Humanity's triumph against alien invaders turns out to be the dreams of a brain dead survivor of the attack. |
| 5 | December 1983 | "Lip Service" (art by John Bolton): A federation bureaucrat assigned to a six-week assignment on a leper-colony planetoid discovers to his horror the natives' praying mantis styled mating rituals. "Game Wars" (art by Ken Steacy): Foes in a futuristic battle put aside their weapons to play card games "Plastic" (art by Adolpho Buylla): Soldiers trapped on a planet in a meaningless war meet horrific fates as they discover who the true enemy is. "Wasteland" (art by Thomas Yeates): A man stuck in a hospital bed watches a beacon from the future on the room's television set. |
| 6 | February 1984 | "Planet Perfict" (art by Jim Sullivan and Arthur Suydam ): An adventurer exploring an alien world finds a beautiful but not quite perfect woman. "The Test" (art by Roy Krenkel and Val Mayerik): A man and a woman on a boating trip find hideous undersea monsters plotting to take over the Earth. "Pride of the Fleet" (art by Frank Brunner and Mike Mignola ): The adventures of a female warrior. |
| 7 | April 1984 | "The Small World of Lewis Stillman" (art by Richard Corben ): The last two adult survivors of a planet-wide alien attack come out of hiding and attempt to communicate with the savage, depraved remnants of humanity that remain: all children. "Small Change" (art by Brent Anderson ): A tiny alien piloting a Frisbee-like flying disc helps a young boy earn some cash. "It All Fits" (art by Gray Morrow ): Flesh-eating creatures attack scientists in a compound on an icy planet. "Ride the Blue Bus (art by George Pérez ): After a devastating war, a specially designed bus provides cross country tours to chosen survivors to instil in them the need to rebuild civilization. |
| 8 | November 1984 | "...And Miles To Go Before I Sleep" (art by Al Williamson): As a final wish, a dying space explorer has robot-replacement created to visit his elderly parents on faraway Earth. "Soft Boiled" (art by Paul Rivoche): A film noir -ish detective discovers his very existence is a sham created by robots. "Collector's Item" (art by Ken Steacy): A set of trading cards reveal the mechanics of an imminent alien invasion to a young boy. "Stoney End" (art by Rand Holmes ): Doomed astronauts who have crash landed on a planet attempt to temporarily "escape" the horror of their impending deaths by reading science fiction comic books. |
| 9 | January 1985 | "10 Devils" (art by Bo Hampton): Soldiers fight a horde of intelligent, advanced and heavily armed gigantic ants. "The Reading" (art by Frank Brunner): Somewhere between time and space, an eerie tarot card reading reveals that the Earth no longer exists. "Small Game" (art by Mike Hoffman): Miniaturized hunters kill insects for sport. "The Maiden and the Dragon" (art by Bo Hampton): A clever young woman slays a hideous sea serpent. |
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>>>1987 series

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| Issue | Date | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| - | May 1988 | "Phony Express" (art by Thom Enriquez): A newly hired postal rider on an alien outpost finds a letter in his pouch revealing his wife's adulterous ways. "Looking For Louie" (art by Ralph Reese ): The whacky adventures of human-sized cockroach space travellers. "Boots and Jackets" (art by Eric Shanower): An old tracker gets one last chance for adventure in the jungles of a distant planet. "In The Meadow" (art by Mike Dringenberg ): While swimming in a pond, a young teenaged girl and her dog encounter an alien hunting for trophies. "Jupiter Rising" (art by Bill Wray ): One morning a man and his house-cat repeatedly stumble backwards into prehistoric time. "Worlds Apart" (art by Bob Fingerman ): An advanced frog-like alien becomes stranded on Earth. |
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>>Revival series

In 2010, Jones and actor `F33f`_`[Thomas Jane`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Thomas_Jane]`_`f announced that they were writing a revival series slated for release sometime in the future.`:cite-ref-5[`F5bf`_`[5`#cite-note-5]`_`f] As of 2025 no further news has emerged.

>>References

`:cite-note-bc-1`!1.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-bc-1-0]`_`f Johnston, Rich. "When Diamond Comic Distributors Flexed Its Censorial Muscles...", `*Bleeding Cool`* (December 29, 2018).
`:cite-note-ah064nf-2`!2.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-ah064nf-2-0]`_`f "Newsflashes". `*`F33f`_`[Amazing Heroes`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Amazing_Heroes]`_`f`*. No. 64. `F33f`_`[Redbeard, Inc`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Fantagraphics]`_`f. February 1, 1985.
`:cite-note-ah066nf-3`!3.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-ah066nf-3-0]`_`f "Newsflashes". `*`F33f`_`[Amazing Heroes`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Amazing_Heroes]`_`f`*. No. 66. `F33f`_`[Redbeard, Inc`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Fantagraphics]`_`f. March 1, 1985.
`:cite-note-ah123nl-4`!4.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-ah123nl-4-0]`_`f "Newsline". `*`F33f`_`[Amazing Heroes`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Amazing_Heroes]`_`f`*. No. 123. `F33f`_`[Fantagraphics Books`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Fantagraphics_Books]`_`f. August 15, 1987.
`:cite-note-5`!5.`! `F0af`_`[↑`#cite-ref-5]`_`f CBR STAFF. "CCI: RAW Studios Panel: Actor Thomas Jane and artist Tim Bradstreet announced the relaunch of long defunct Pacific anthology 'Alien Worlds' and horror anthology 'Twisted Tales' in addition to other RAW Studios news", `*CBR`* (AUG 03, 2010).

>>External links

• `* Alien Worlds `*(Pacific Comics) at the `F33f`_`[Grand Comics Database`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Grand_Comics_Database]`_`f
• `* Alien Worlds `*(Eclipse Comics, 1984 series) at the `F33f`_`[Grand Comics Database`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Grand_Comics_Database]`_`f
• `* Alien Worlds `*(Blackthorne Publishing) at the `F33f`_`[Grand Comics Database`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Grand_Comics_Database]`_`f
• `* Alien Worlds `*(Eclipse Comics, 1988 series) at the `F33f`_`[Grand Comics Database`:/page/wikibook/entry.mu`zim=wikipedia_en_all_nopic_2025-08.zim|entry_path=Grand_Comics_Database]`_`f

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