''Eclipse, The Magazine'' (or simply ''Eclipse'') was a black-and-white
comics anthology
A comics anthology collects works in the medium of comics, typically from multiple series, and compiles them into an anthology or magazine. The comics in these anthologies range from comic strips that are too short for standalone publication to ...
magazine published by
Eclipse Comics
Eclipse Comics was an American comic book publisher, one of several independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1978, it published the first graphic novel intended for the newly created comic book specialty store market. It was ...
from 1981 to 1983. The magazine introduced several new characters and series — including
Coyote
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, Ms. Tree, and Masked Man — that would get published in collections and new series by Eclipse and others.
Many of the features from ''Eclipse'' were carried over into the color anthology ''
Eclipse Monthly
''Eclipse Monthly'' was a full color comics anthology title published in 1983–1984 by Eclipse Comics. An attempt by Eclipse to revive the comics anthologies of the Golden Age of Comic Books, ''Eclipse Monthly'' was the successor to Eclipse's bla ...
'', which ran from August 1983 to July 1984.
Features
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Coyote
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by
Steve Englehart
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Max Allan Collins
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and
Terry Beatty
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Steve Ditko
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Trina Robbins
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Don McGregor
Donald Francis McGregor (born June 15, 1945) is an Americans, American comic book writer best known for his work for Marvel Comics; he is the author of one of the first graphic novels.
Early life
Don McGregor was born in Providence, Rhode Island, ...
Trina Robbins
Trina Robbins (born Trina Perlson; August 17, 1938, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American cartoonist. She was an early participant in the underground comix movement, and one of the first female artists in that movement. In the 1980s, Robbins bec ...
; Ms. Tree — part one of "Role Model/Caring, Sharing, and Helping Others," about the
hypocrisy
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of
censorship
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Don McGregor
Donald Francis McGregor (born June 15, 1945) is an Americans, American comic book writer best known for his work for Marvel Comics; he is the author of one of the first graphic novels.
Early life
Don McGregor was born in Providence, Rhode Island, ...