Moonshadow (Epic)

    (Epic, 1985-1987)
™ and ©1985 J.M. DeMatteis and Jon J Muth

Moonshadow bills itself as “a fairy tale for grown-ups.” It’s that, and much, much more.

It began in 1968, when a naive young hippie named Sheila Bernbaum was spirited across space by a member of the race of beings called “G’L-Doses” (an anagram for “godless?”). The G’L-Doses’ sole purpose in life is to do whatever strikes their whimsy. This G’L-Dose’s whimsy was to father a son, which Sheila named “Moonshadow.”

Moonshadow grew up as innocent and starry-eyed as his mother had been, having spent his youth reading tales of romance and derring-do. Eventually, the time came to leave the outer-space “zoo” he lived in and set off across the universe. His adventures form a haunting story of his fall from innocence and growth into a man. A moving and beautifully illustrated story, Moonshadow is as close to being profound as any comic ever written.
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  • 1
    #1
    Mar 1985
    Cover: $1.50
    W: J.M. DeMatteis  ·  A: Jon J. Muth
    Origin of Moonshadow
    15 copies from $0.95
  • 2
    #2
    May 1985
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    W: J.M. DeMatteis  ·  A: Jon J. Muth
    4 copies from $2.25
  • 3
    #3
    Jul 1985
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    W: J.M. DeMatteis  ·  A: Jon J. Muth
    8 copies from $2.98
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    #4
    Sep 1985
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    W: J.M. DeMatteis  ·  A: Jon J. Muth
    10 copies from $0.50
  • 5
    #5
    Nov 1985
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    W: J.M. DeMatteis  ·  A: Jon J. Muth
    5 copies from $1.96
  • 6
    #6
    Jan 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: J.M. DeMatteis  ·  A: Kent Williams
    10 copies from $1.00
  • 7
    #7
    Apr 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: J.M. DeMatteis  ·  A: Jon J. Muth
    3 copies from $1.84
  • 8
    #8
    Jun 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: J.M. DeMatteis  ·  A: Jon J. Muth
    6 copies from $1.00
  • 9
    #9
    Aug 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: J.M. DeMatteis  ·  A: Jon J. Muth
    4 copies from $3.30
  • 10
    #10
    Oct 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: J.M. DeMatteis  ·  A: Jon J. Muth, Kent Williams, Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh
    5 copies from $2.99
  • 11
    #11
    Jan 1987
    Cover: $1.50
    W: J.M. DeMatteis  ·  A: George Pratt, Jon J. Muth
    Origin of Moonshadow
    8 copies from $0.99
  • 12
    #12
    Feb 1987
    Cover: $1.75
    W: J.M. DeMatteis  ·  A: George Pratt, Jon J. Muth, Kent Williams
    Final Issue
    6 copies from $1.50