''Comics Scene'' was a
magazine published in three volumes by Starlog Group Inc.
Its original 11-issue run lasted from January 1982 through September 1983 and the second volume was published between 1987 and early 1996, lasting 56 issues (this second series was published from bi-monthly at its initial start, to monthly frequency for its final years). The third volume, also known as ''Comics Scene 2000'', was published in 2000 for three bi-monthly issues.
The primary focus of the magazine was coverage of the adaptation of various
comic book
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properties into
movies
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and
television
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shows, but it also occasionally carried articles about the comic book industry itself.
''Comics Scene'' was, like its sister magazines ''
Starlog'' and ''
Fangoria'', distributed via the newsstand system and was widely available in drug stores and grocery outlets.
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1982 establishments in the United States
2000 disestablishments in the United States
Bimonthly magazines published in the United States
Monthly magazines published in the United States
Satirical magazines published in the United States
Defunct magazines published in the United States
Magazines about comics
Magazines established in 1982
Magazines disestablished in 2000
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