''Eclipse Monthly'' was a full color

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title published in 1983–1984 by

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. An attempt by Eclipse to revive the comics anthologies of the

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, ''Eclipse Monthly'' was the successor to Eclipse's black-and-white anthology '' Eclipse, the Magazine'', which was published from May 1981 to January 1983. ''Eclipse Monthly '' featured many characters — including

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's ''

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'' and B. C. Boyer's ''The

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'' — that had been part of ''Eclipse, the Magazine'' and were later featured in their own series or collections.

Features

*'' Capt. Quick and A Foozle'' by

Marshall Rogers William Marshall Rogers III (January 22, 1950 – March 24, 2007),William Marshall Rogers III

*''Rio'' by

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*''

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'' by B. C. Boyer *'' Dope'' by

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and

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*'' Ragamuffins'' by

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and

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Issues

# (August 1983) Feat. Capt. Quick and A Foozle, Masked Man, Rio, Dope, Static # (September 1983) Feat. Capt. Quick and A Foozle, Masked Man, Rio, Dope, Static # (October 1983) Feat. Capt. Quick and A Foozle, Masked Man, Ragamuffins, Dope, Static # (January 1984) Feat. Capt. Quick and A Foozle, Ragamuffins, Masked Man # (February 1984) Feat. Rio, The Masked Man # (March 1984) Feat. Carlos McLlyr, The Californio; Nightingale; Masked Man # (April 1984) Feat. Carlos McLlyr, The Californio; Nightingale; Masked Man # (May 1984) Feat. Carlos McLlyr, The Californio; Dirty Pool; Masked Man # (June 1984) Feat. Steel, Stealth & Magic; Rio; Masked Man # (July 1984) Feat. Jetta, Rio, Masked Man

References

* * 1983 comics debuts 1984 comics endings Comics anthologies Comics by Don McGregor Defunct American comics {{Comic-stub