1984 was an American black and white science-fiction comic magazine published in New York City by Warren Publishing from 1978 to 1983. 1984 was edited by Bill Dubay. The title of the magazine was changed to 1994 starting with issue #11 in February, 1980 based on a request by the estate of George Orwell. The magazine ceased publication with issue #29 in February, 1983 due to the bankruptcy of Warren Publishing. Contributors Artists who contributed stories to 1984/1994 included Alex Niño, Richard Corben, Jose Gonzalez, Jose Ortiz, Frank Thorne, Esteban Maroto, Rudy Nebres, Jimmy Janes, Abel Laxamana, Wally Wood, Luis Bermejo, Alfredo Alcala, and Vic Catan. Cover artists included Nino, Corben, Patrick Woodroffe, Jim Laurier, Sanjulián, Jordi Penalva, H.R. Giger, Steve Fastner, Rich Larsen, Lloyd Garrison, Terry Oates and John Berkey. Writers included Dubay, Thorne, Jim Stenstrum, Jan Strnad, Rich Margopoulos, Kevin Duane, Nicola Cuti and Gerry Boudreau. Recurring characters and series Similar to its sister publications Eerie and Vampirella, 1984 featured numerous recurring series and characters. This included the following: Mutant World (Artist: Richard Corben; Writer; Jan Strnad) Ghita of Alizarr (Drawn and written by Frank Thorne) Idi Amin (Artist: Esteban Maroto; Writer: Bill Dubay) Rex Havoc (Artist: Abel Laxamana; Writer: Jim Stenstrum) The Starfire Saga (Artist: Rudy Nebres; Writer: Bill Dubay) Young Sigmond Pavlov (Artist: Alex Niño; Writer: Bill Dubay) Controversies One of the most notable incidents that occurred regarding the magazine was an unauthorized adaptation of Harlan Ellison's short story, "A Boy and His Dog", which has been rumored as one of the major factors in the bankruptcy of Warren Publishing. As discussed in the book The Warren Companion, editor Bill Dubay approached writers Gerry Boudreau and Jim Stenstrum about adapting science fiction stories for the magazine. Boudreau asked permission to adapt Ellison's story, and Dubay approved this, without first asking Ellison. When Ellison refused to grant permission, Dubay had artist Alex Niño draw the story anyway, then provided the art to Stenstrum to use as the basis for a new story. The story was published in issue #4, under the title "Mondo Megillah". Despite Stenstrum's reworking of the script, the basic story was still obvious plagiarism and Ellison filed a lawsuit, which he eventually won. Advertised as an adult fantasy magazine, 1984 contained very mature subject matter by the standards of the time. To compete with rivals such as Heavy Metal it contained many stories featuring