Weird Fantasy No 1 Winter 1969 Edited By D E Britton & J Muir Rare Limited Edition

Cover: Jerry Cornelius & Frank Zappa by David Edward Britton

This issue features renowned works that have gained infamy, including the banned "Dare-a-day Davy - Frankenstein" strip by Ken Reid. Additionally, we delve into Michael Moorcock's captivating insights on "The Secret Life Of Elric Of Melnibone" and present J Ramsey Campbell's intriguing text story, "The Face In The Desert."

Table of Contents:

1. Editorial
2. John Muir & David Edward Britton: A Photographic Tribute (2 pages)
3. Michael Moorcock: The Secret Life Of Elric Of Melnibone - Early Career Retrospective on the creation of Elric with 'Moy' full-page art (9 pages)
4. Art By Jim Cawthorne: A Portfolio Feature including "Eldritch Dream-Quest", "Ergo-Ego" (Moorcock) & others (7 pages)
5. J Ramsey Campbell: The Face In The Desert (Text Story) with Art by 'Moy' and further commentary by Campbell on Lovercraft (8 pages)
6. Ken Reid: An Original Artist/Writer in Young Children's Comics - Introduction (2 pages)
7. David Edward Britton: Variations On Ken Reid (Art) (2 pages)
8. Ken Reid: Dare-a-day Davy - Frankenstein (Rejected Wham! Comic Strip) as too 'sick' for the comic market (2 pages)

Good+ condition. Cover has some age related wear which is more pronounced on the black print but staples and content are fine. Some creasing to a few pages. This has not been hand numbered like the first 400 so probably one of the rarer 50 that were not sold.