Weird Heroes, Volume 2 [of 8 in the series]; published December 1975. Cover art by Jim Steranko. Introductory essays by Byron Preiss, "Doc Phoenix" by Ted White; "The New York Review of Bird" by Harlan Ellison; "The Camden Kid" by Charlie Swift; "Viva" by Steve Englehart; "Spv 166: The Underground Express" by Elliot S. Maggin; "The Return of Greatheart Silver, or The Secret Life of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" by Philip José Farmer. each story is accompanied by an essay by the author, and another by the editor. Afterword by Byron Preiss; Key to Gruaga (essay) by Alex Nino. Interior illustrations by Stephen Fabian, Neal Adams, Steranko, Esteban Maroto, Paul Kirchner and Ralph Reese, Tom Sutton, Alex Nino.

"An epic adventure of mystery and science fiction! Journey into paradox and suspense in a tale where you get a chance to unlock the secrets of- Quest Of The Gypsy!"

American pulp fiction. Terror with gothic black and white illustrations An internationally famous magician—a voodoo legend in the backfields of Haiti—an obsessed ceature of the night! These are but three faces of the haunting, beautiful enigma called Nightshade!

Doc Phoenix enters the mind of a comatose 10-year-old girl. There he finds a warped version of Oz. While solving the psychological mystery, a character from Oz appears in the real world, attacking Doc's friends and his headquarters. In the afterward, co-author Ted White writes Doc Phoenix is essentially a pairing of Doc Savage and Roger Zelazny's Dream Master. Like Doc Savage, Doc Phoenix has a large bulky scientist pal and a lawyer pal, and the two pals argue continually. The story profusely illustrated by Stephen Fabian. Cover painting by Jeff Jones. Introduction and afterward by the editor, Byron Preiss.

A Quest of the Gypsy Novel, Adventure of Science fiction and mystery