1982: COMICS FEATURE 15 (January 1982) NEWS PAGES

What was happening in the world of comic books at the end of 1981?  Here's the news pages from COMICS FEATURE issue 15 (cover-dated January 1982) to reveal all.  The big story is that Starlog's planned COMIC WORLD spin-off is mired in a legal dispute.  A swift name-change to COMICS SCENE fixed the problem.

In other news: Marvel announce plans for comics based on G.I. JOE, INDIANA JONES and - err - TEAM AMERICA.  And their STAR TREK title beams out after its 18th issue.