| 0 | Deadline Doom! | cover | 1 | pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Tom Palmer; letters: Irving Watanabe | Beverly Switzler; Howard the Duck |
| 2 | Welcome to the Island of Dr. Bong! | comic story | 1 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Klaus Janson; letters: Irving Watanabe | Beverly Switzler; Howard the Duck; Dr. Bong |
| 3 | Zen and the Art of Comic Book Writing: A Communique from Colorado | text article | 2 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Alan Weiss; inks: Alan Weiss; colors: Doc Martin; letters: Irving Watanabe | |
| 4 | I. Writers Are Like People | text article | 2 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Ed Hannigan, Marie Severin; inks: Ed Hannigan, Marie Severin; colors: Doc Martin | |
| 5 | II. Turn Left at the Fork in the Tongue | text article | 2 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Dave Cockrum; colors: Doc Martin | |
| 6 | III. Obligatory Comic Book Fight Scene | text article | 2 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Tom Palmer; inks: Tom Palmer; colors: Doc Martin | Howard the Duck; Nevada; Bolero |
| 7 | iv. ...and Visions of Sugar Plums | text article | 2 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Doc Martin | |
| 8 | - | letters page | 1 | script: Steve Gerber | |
| 9 | V: Tell the People a Story | text article | 2 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: John Buscema; inks: John Buscema; colors: Doc Martin | |
| 10 | VI: Commentary & Analysis | text article | 2 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Doc Martin | |
| 11 | - | in-house column | 1 | script: Stan Lee | |
| 12 | - | illustration | 1 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Michael Netzer; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Doc Martin; letters: Irv Watanabe | Howard the Duck; Steve Gerber |
| 13 | VII. Fan Letter | text article | 2 | script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Mike Nasser; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Doc Martin; letters: Terry Austin, Irving Watanabe | |