Grateful Dead The Golden Road Magazine 1985 Winter Issue 5 GD Comics Cover Art

Description: Grateful Dead Magazine : The Golden Road : G.D. Fanzine ! : 1985 Winter / Issue Five # 5 : Color Comic Cover Art - by Tim Gleason ! : Editors - Blair Jackson & Regan McMahon / Photographers : Jim Marshall - Bob Marks - Richard McCaffrey - Ron Delany - Ken Greenberg - Herb Greene - Currie & Rymes - David Gans One of the Very-Rare !!! & Classic ! Mid-'80's Editions of ' The Golden Road ' - Grateful Dead Fan Magazine ! - Winter 1985 / Issue # 5 !!! ... Featuring Hilarious ! Mid-80's Color Comic ! Cover Art - by Tim Gleason ! ... an Amazing ! Dan Healy Article/Interview - " The Sound Ideas Of Dan Healy " !!! ... " 20-Years-Dead " Tall Tales & Gallery of Photos 1965-1970 ! ... Charlotte through Berkeley ( BCT ) 1984 Set lists !! ... and even an Article / Interview on " The Soul Of The J.G.B. " - Melvin, Jackie & Gloria !!! Dead Fans ... and just to Think ?!? that this Epic ! 1985 Edition ( Issue # 5 ! ) of The Good Ol' "Golden Road" ! is actually close to 40-Years-Old ! at this point in Time ... & Space !!! A Beyond-Classic ! '85 Issue of the 1984 to 1993 Golden Road Magazines ... Featuring the Hilarious ! - ' Timely ' - & So-Cool ! " Deadhead Color Comic Cover Art " !!! - by Tim Gleason ! Two '80's Gals ( with one even rocking an '80's style Esprit ! Sweatshirt ! ) ... & " Joe The Deadhead " Himself ! - with the Classic tag-line ... " Joe's A Nice Guy But There's Something Weird About Him ... You Don't Think He's A Deadhead Do You ?!! " Ha !!!!! So-incredibly funny, naturally ... for anyone out there who's had " one-of-these " types of experiences in their own Deadhead-Daze !!! And ... on the inside - an Article on Healy !!! - " The Sound Ideas Of Dan Healy " ! - which, for any of you tapers and/or audiophiles out there ... is priceless ! in its info. Impressive ... for sure. Some Awesome ! shots of Jerry, Bobby, Phil & Co. are included - and even one of Pigpen & Janis too ! Plus ... " 20-Years-Dead " Tall Tales & Gallery of Photos - for 1965-1970 ! The Charlotte, NC through Berkeley, CA ( BCT ! ) Set lists are included. And, last but certainly not-least - an Awesome ! Article / Interview on " The Soul Of The JGB " - Melvin Seals, Jackie LaBranch & Gloria Jones !!! And ... all of this provided close to 40-years ago - in 1985 ! - right as " 20-Years-So-Far " is just ' beginning ' to happen right before all of the Loyal Dead Fans - Eyes & Minds !!! Wow !!!!! " The Golden Road " was published all the way until 1993 ( founded originally in 1984 ) - and this very-early Issue # 5 here is a truly Impressive ! one - as once again ... the Grateful Dead are beginning to ride a Wave of Live ! Rock & Roll Resurgence !! Both the Band & the Dead Fans are totally-psyched ... and it Shows ! As the caliber they had just played through the tail end of '84 - was once again possibly heading towards an All-Time ' High ' !!! aka. = 1985 !!! As the most-recent at the time Red-Hot ! " Set lists " from Charlotte ( NC ) through Berkeley ( CA ) are also included inside ! Dang ... does this Issue bring-back so many Fond ! Memories. I mean Fans ... just Look ! at this Cover !!! Ha ! One of the Most-Classic ! Issues from " The Golden Road " Magazine Series ! And, as for the Photos inside ?!? ... Whoa ! --- just some Incredible ! Photos of the Band Members ... with some Legendary ! ones of both Jerry, Weir, Phil & the Boys ! As a quick look at the photo-credits for this issue well-shows. Way-Impressive ... ! I mean if you dig your '85 " Twenty-Years-So-Far " Grateful Dead as much as I do ... then You are in for some serious Treats ! inside this Fall '85 Issue ... as it is Excellent !!! I mean seriously, my fellow Dead Fans ... as let's be blunt here, in Early ' Winter ' '85 - could any good Deadhead even ask for any-more than This ? What a " Wow " '85 Issue !! Extremely-Impressive, as " The Golden Road " went way-beyond the Deadhead " call of duty " here in this Issue # 5 ... way-back in the Fall of 1985 ! - just past the mid-point of the " Twenty Years So Far " Celebration !!! Gimmie 5 ! ... I'm Still Alive !! Beyond-memorable G.D. Events all-over this Issue from close to Three-Decades ago ... and you still ! can't help but getting Completely-Excited ! & Smiling !! while reading ' All ' of This ! I mean this was-indeed such a beyond vitally-important & critical-time in the 30-Year Touring Timeline of The Grateful Dead !!! As this was still ' way-prior ' to Garcia's near-death coma experience close to a year and a half later in July of '86. They sure don't make'em them like this anymore - over 40-Pages ! of G.D. Vital-Info !! & Deadhead Bliss !!! ... and, all in just one seriously-collectible Issue -- Issue # 5 ! " 20-Years-So-Far " ( & More ! ) ... of Good Ol' " Mid-'80's " Grateful Dead !! And too ... " Deadhead Joe ! ... from Me to You !! " Ha ! Enjoy !!!!! Item Condition : This Golden Road Magazine ( Issue 5 / 1985 Winter ) is in Very Good condition - close to Very Good/Like New overall. There is a small cover corner tear located on the bottom left front cover corner, and a small ink pen asterisk located on page 24 in the left column. This issue has minimum edge/surface wear & indentations, outside of these blemishes mentioned - as this Classic ! Winter '85 " Golden Road " Issue is in close to Like New condition - Very Good/Like New overall ... and is close to 40-Years-Old ! There are some ' standard ' stray ink marks throughout the covers, from the printing & distribution process (please see photos). Light signs of wear/use otherwise, as this Issue has been very carefully ' collected ' inside protective plastic for the last few decades. Please see all photos provided. Photos included are of the actual item you will receive. The Golden Road - 1985 Winter / Issue 5 Edition ! - Featuring Deadhead Color Comic Cover Art ... of " Deadhead Joe & Friends !!! " ... Enjoy !!!Please see all photos provided ... & Enjoy !!! ( also ... please feel free to click the 'see other items' button above to check-out my other related live listings - Thanks ! ) U.S. & International buyers welcome (additional shipping charges & delivery time will apply for international destinations). Shipping charges include delivery confirmation on every item. Returns accepted within 14 days of purchase if item is returned unused & undamaged (buyer pays return shipping). All items will be shipped as merchandise with the winning bid entered as item value (2023-2024).

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