I just uploaded a small batch of scans of covers from Heavy Metal magazine to my Flickr account, which I recently grabbed from a used book store in town. I really only grabbed the few they had with the most interesting covers, but I'm left with the desire to explore Ebay a bit and track down some more.

I think the quality of the covers since the magazine's launch in 1977 has always been a little hit and miss, but there's no doubt there's been some good stuff displayed. The issues I grabbed locally certainly aren't comprehensive so I'm looking forward to getting some more. Being born in 1982, I definitely hit my young teenage years too late to discover something like this at the right time, which is too bad because I'm sure I would have gone crazy for it.

The cover displayed above is from the 1983 April issue, by Chris Achilleos. He was also responsible the poster of the 1981 animated film.