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Epic Illustrated

Epic Illustrated was a comics anthology in magazine format published in the United States by Marvel Comics. Similar to the US-licensed comic book magazine Heavy Metal, it featured explicit content, unlike the traditional American comic books of that time bound by the restrictive Comics Code Authority; It also offered its writers and artists ownership rights and royalties in place of the industry-standard work for hire contracts. The series lasted 34 issues from Spring 1980 to February 1986.
A color comic-book imprint, Epic Comics, was spun off in 1982.