Appearing in "The Dreaming City (Part One)"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Sea Lords (First appearance)
- Count Smiorgan (First appearance)
- Yaris (First appearance)
- Dharmit (First appearance)
- Fadan of Lormyr (First appearance)
- King Naclon (First appearance)
- Jiku (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Yyrkoon (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Dragon Princes (Mentioned)
- Cymoril (First appearance)
- Wind Elementals
- Sylphs
- Sharnahs
- H'haarshanns
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Wind Elementals/Wind-Demons
- Sylphs
- Sharnahs
- H'haarshanns
Locations:
- Menilboné
- Unnamed fjord
- Imrryr (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "The Dreaming City (Part One)"
Appearing in "Vanth"
Featured Characters:
- Aknaton
- Vanth Dreadstar
Antagonists:
- Zygotean A-Team
- Bazkar
- Xam
- Nultorian Iron Men
Other Characters:
- Byfrexians
- Lawt
- Dreadstar's Parents (Only in flashback)
Locations:
- Earth-8116
- Byfrexia
- Ice Demon's Lantern
- Byfrexia
Synopsis for "Vanth"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "Forest Magic"
- Appearances not yet listed
Synopsis for "Forest Magic"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "Libido"
Featured Characters:
- Unnamed woman (First appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Attendant BX 32-Janus (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Arbiter (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Attendant-A (First appearance)
- Attendant-B (First appearance)
Locations:
Synopsis for "Libido"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "Almuric: Episode Two"
Featured Characters:
- Esau Cairn / Esau Iron-Hand (First appearance as Iron-Hand)
Supporting Characters:
- Kothans (First time named)
- Ghor the Bear (First appearance)
- Khosouth Skullsplitter (First appearance)
- Altha (First time named)
- Zal the Thrower (Mentioned)
Antagonists:
- Yagas/Yags abductors (First appearance; dies)
- "Dog-heads" (First appearance)
- Unnamed monster (First appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Professor Avery Hildebrand (Mentioned)
- "Boss" Blaine (Mentioned)
- God (Invoked)
- Police (Mentioned)
- Thak (Invoked)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Guras (First time named)
- Devils (Invoked)
- Yagas/Yags (First appearance)
- Unnamed great carnivorous bird species (First appearance)
- "Dog-heads" (First appearance)
- Unnamed monsters (First appearance)
Locations:
- Almuric
- Koth (First time named)
- The Girdle (First appearance)
- Yag (Mentioned)
- Yuthla (Mentioned)
- Yugga (Mentioned)
- River Yogh (Mentioned)
- Yuthla (Mentioned)
- Earth (Only in recap)
- Undisclosed state of the United States of America (Only in recap)
Items:
- Great Secret (Only in recap)
- Guras' carabine
Synopsis for "Almuric: Episode Two"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "The Worker in the City"
Featured Characters:
- The Worker (First appearance)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Workers (First appearance)
Locations:
- The City (First appearance)
Synopsis for "The Worker in the City"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "The Gamesmen of Earth Prime"
- Appearances not yet listed
Synopsis for "The Gamesmen of Earth Prime"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "The Meeting"
Featured Characters:
- Aknaton
- Vanth Dreadstar
Antagonists:
- Zygotean A-Team
- Bazkar
- Xam
- Nultorian Iron Men (Death)
Locations:
- Earth-8116
- Byfrexia
Synopsis for "The Meeting"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "A Midsummer Nights Dream"
Featured Characters:
- Xam / Sv4738 (First appearance)
Antagonists:
Locations:
Synopsis for "A Midsummer Nights Dream"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "My Room"
Featured Characters:
- Unnamed man
Antagonists:
- Unnamed monster
Locations:
Synopsis for "My Room"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "Tomb Stones"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Jesus Christ (Invoked)
- Mother of God (Invoked)
- God (Invoked)
Locations:
- Earth (Destruction)
Synopsis for "Tomb Stones"
- Synopsis not yet written
Notes
- "The Dreaming City (Part One)" is adapted from the novella "The Dreaming City" by English author Michael Moorcock.
- This part I is reprinted along with part II (Epic Illustrated #4) in Marvel Graphic Novel #2, along with new parts III, IV and V.
- "Vanth" and "The Meeting" are chapters of Jim Starlin's Metamorphosis Odyssey, a story which eventually led to the long-running Dreadstar franchise.
- Tom Orzechowski did letters on the Metamorphosis Odyssey stories according to the Dynamite Entertainment-Hardcover Dreadstar: The Beginning which was overseen by Jim Starlin himself.
- "Forest Magic" and "The Gamesmen of Earth Prime" are illustrated text stories.
- "Almuric: Episode Two" is adapted from the novel Almuric by American author Robert E. Howard.
Trivia
- The "Ice Demon's Lantern" looks a bit like Stonehenge.