Red Heat in 3-D

In 1988, Blackthorne Publishing launched Red Heat in 3-D, a single-issue comic that brought Soviet-themed action to the 3-D boom of the late 1980s. Written by John Stephenson with art by Abel P. Laxamana, the series captured the Cold War era’s fascination with larger-than-life espionage and combat, all presented in the gimmicky, pop-culture format of stereoscopic 3-D. Though brief, it stands as a quirky artifact of its time, reflecting how publishers experimented with visual spectacle to sell comics.