# Eclipse Monthly > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Eclipse_Monthly > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Eclipse_Monthly.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_Monthly > Source revision: 1189420896 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{italic title}} {{Short description|Comics anthology magazine}} {{Infobox comic book title |image = EclipseMonthly7Cover.jpg |imagesize = |caption = The cover to ''Eclipse Monthly'' #7, with art by [Marshall Rogers](/source/Marshall_Rogers). |schedule = [Month](/source/Month)ly |ongoing = y |multigenre = |genre = |publisher = [Eclipse Comics](/source/Eclipse_Comics) |date = August 1983 - July 1984 |issues = 10 |main_char_team = |writers = |artists = |pencillers = |inkers = |letterers = |colorists = |editors = [Dean Mullaney](/source/Dean_Mullaney)
[Cat Yronwode](/source/Cat_Yronwode) |creative_team_month = |creative_team_year = |creators = |TPB = |ISBN = |subcat = Eclipse Comics |sort = Eclipse Monthly }} '''''Eclipse Monthly''''' was a full color [comics anthology](/source/comics_anthology) title published from 1983 to 1984 by [Eclipse Comics](/source/Eclipse_Comics). It was a successor to the company's previous anthology title ''[Eclipse](/source/Eclipse_(magazine))''. ==Publishing history== Unlike its predecessor, ''Eclipse Monthly'' had the same page format as a standard US comic, albeit consisting of 52 pages per issue; each edition was priced at US$2.00, a large price for a regular title at the time. It was also in full colour, and creators again retained [ownership](/source/Creator_ownership_in_comics) of their creations featured in the magazine. Three features - B.C. Boyer's ''The [Masked Man](/source/Masked_Man)'', ''Ragamuffins'' by [Don McGregor](/source/Don_McGregor) and [Gene Colan](/source/Gene_Colan) and [Trina Robbins](/source/Trina_Robbins)' adaptation of [Sax Rohmer](/source/Sax_Rohmer)'s [novel](/source/novel) ''[Dope](/source/Dope_(novel))'' - continued from ''Eclipse''. New additions included [Steve Ditko](/source/Steve_Ditko)'s ''[Static](/source/Static_(Eclipse_Comics))'' and [Doug Wildey](/source/Doug_Wildey)'s [Western](/source/Western_(genre)) ''Rio''. ''Eclipse Monthly'' largely had a stable line-up, with most features recurring; however, from #4 it dropped to 36 pages and a $1.50 cover price, with the number of features reduced accordingly.{{cite magazine|date=June 1, 1988|title=Enlarging the Penumbra|author=Bob Hughes|magazine=[Amazing Heroes](/source/Amazing_Heroes)|publisher=[Fantagraphics Books](/source/Fantagraphics_Books)|number=142}} After the title finished, ''The Masked Man'' would graduate to its own regular title.{{cite magazine|date=January 15, 1985|title=Who is that Masked Man?|author=Eric Yarber|magazine=[Amazing Heroes](/source/Amazing_Heroes)|publisher=[Redbeard, Inc](/source/Fantagraphics)|number=63}} ==Reception== At ''Major Spoilers'', Matthew Peterson enjoyed the anthology, especially the stories with [the Masked Man](/source/the_Masked_Man).{{cite web |last1=Peterson |first1=Matthew |title=Retro Review: Eclipse Monthly #8 (May 1984) - Major Spoilers |url=https://majorspoilers.com/2015/03/01/retro-review-eclipse-monthly-8-may-1984/ |website=Major Spoilers |date=March 1, 2015}} Reviewing the final issue of the title, R.A. Jones of ''[Amazing Heroes](/source/Amazing_Heroes)'' was unimpressed by ''Jetta''; while he praised Wildey's art for ''Rio'' and Boyer's script for ''The Masked Man'' he was largely negative about the anthology, and was unsurprised it was ending. Jones speculated that the high cost of the format was a reason behind the book's cancellation.{{cite magazine|date=February 1, 1985|title=Comics in Review|author=R.A. Jones|magazine=[Amazing Heroes](/source/Amazing_Heroes)|publisher=[Redbeard, Inc](/source/Fantagraphics)|number=64}} ==Features== {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" width="75%" |- ! Issue !! [Date](/source/Cover_date) !! Contents |- | 1 || August 1983 || * ''Cap'n Quick and a Foozle'' (script and art by [Marshall Rogers](/source/Marshall_Rogers)) * ''The [Masked Man](/source/Masked_Man)'' (script and art by B.C. Boyer) * ''Rio'' (script and art by [Doug Wildey](/source/Doug_Wildey)) * ''[Sax Rohmer](/source/Sax_Rohmer)'s [Dope](/source/Dope_(novel))'' (script and art by [Trina Robbins](/source/Trina_Robbins)) * ''[Static](/source/Static_(Eclipse_Comics))'' (script and art by [Steve Ditko](/source/Steve_Ditko)) |- | 2 || September 1983 || * ''The [Masked Man](/source/Masked_Man)'' (script and art by B.C. Boyer) * ''[Static](/source/Static_(Eclipse_Comics))'' (script and art by [Steve Ditko](/source/Steve_Ditko)) * ''Cap'n Quick and a Foozle'' (script and art by [Marshall Rogers](/source/Marshall_Rogers)) * ''[Sax Rohmer](/source/Sax_Rohmer)'s [Dope](/source/Dope_(novel))'' (script and art by [Trina Robbins](/source/Trina_Robbins)) * ''Rio'' (script and art by [Doug Wildey](/source/Doug_Wildey)) |- | 3 || October 1983 || * ''Cap'n Quick and a Foozle'' (script and art by [Marshall Rogers](/source/Marshall_Rogers)) * ''[Static](/source/Static_(Eclipse_Comics))'' (script and art by [Steve Ditko](/source/Steve_Ditko)) * ''Ragamuffins'' (script by [Don McGregor](/source/Don_McGregor), art by [Gene Colan](/source/Gene_Colan)) * ''The [Masked Man](/source/Masked_Man)'' (script and art by B.C. Boyer) * ''[Sax Rohmer](/source/Sax_Rohmer)'s [Dope](/source/Dope_(novel))'' (script and art by [Trina Robbins](/source/Trina_Robbins)) |- | 4 || January 1984 || * ''Cap'n Quick and a Foozle'' (script and art by [Marshall Rogers](/source/Marshall_Rogers)) * ''Ragamuffins'' (script by [Don McGregor](/source/Don_McGregor), art by [Gene Colan](/source/Gene_Colan)) * ''The [Masked Man](/source/Masked_Man)'' (script and art by B.C. Boyer) |- | 5 || February 1984 || * ''The [Masked Man](/source/Masked_Man)'' (script and art by B.C. Boyer) * ''Rio'' (script and art by [Doug Wildey](/source/Doug_Wildey)) |- | 6 || March 1984 || * ''Carlos McLlyr, The Californio'' (script by [Christy Marx](/source/Christy_Marx), art by [Peter Ledger](/source/Peter_Ledger)) * ''Nightingale'' (script by [Mark Evanier](/source/Mark_Evanier), art by [Mike Sekowsky](/source/Mike_Sekowsky)) * ''The [Masked Man](/source/Masked_Man)'' (script and art by B.C. Boyer) |- | 7 || April 1984 || * ''The [Masked Man](/source/Masked_Man)'' (script and art by B.C. Boyer) * ''Carlos McLlyr, The Californio'' (script by [Christy Marx](/source/Christy_Marx), art by [Peter Ledger](/source/Peter_Ledger)) * ''Nightingale'' (script by [Mark Evanier](/source/Mark_Evanier), art by [Mike Sekowsky](/source/Mike_Sekowsky)) |- | 8 || May 1984 || * ''Carlos McLlyr, The Californio'' (script by [Christy Marx](/source/Christy_Marx), art by [Peter Ledger](/source/Peter_Ledger)) * ''Dirty Pool'' (script by [Don McGregor](/source/Don_McGregor), art by [Gene Colan](/source/Gene_Colan)) * ''The [Masked Man](/source/Masked_Man)'' (script and art by B.C. Boyer) |- | 9 || June 1984 || * ''Steel, Stealth & Magic'' (script by Wendi Lee, Sandy Saidak and Tom Saidak; art by Steve Masseroni) * ''Rio'' (script and art by [Doug Wildey](/source/Doug_Wildey)) * ''The [Masked Man](/source/Masked_Man)'' (script and art by B.C. Boyer) |- | 10 || July 1984 || * ''Jetta'' (script and art by Wayne Truman) * ''Rio'' (script and art by [Doug Wildey](/source/Doug_Wildey)) * ''The [Masked Man](/source/Masked_Man)'' (script and art by B.C. Boyer) |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{gcdb series|id= 2778|title=Eclipse Monthly}} {{Comic-stub}} {{Eclipse Comics}} Category:1983 comics debuts Category:1984 comics endings Category:Comics anthologies Category:Comics publications Category:Defunct American comics Category:Eclipse Comics titles --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Eclipse Monthly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_Monthly) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_Monthly?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.