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Issue: Tales to Astonish #4
Publication Date: March 1980
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Issues: #4 of 14 Issues (35 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Newsstand
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: 12/18/1979
Volume: 2
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0714860261103
Price: $0.40 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 21 (1 story, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Order and location of ads within comic is uncertain.
On sale date from the Comic Reader #175.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

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Genres: superhero
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From Content Item: FlagSub-Mariner #4 published August 1968
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Winter Olympic Bananas

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside front cover
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Who Strikes for Atlantis?

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Gorgul; Kor-Konn
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From Content Item: FlagSub-Mariner #4 published August 1968
was Who Strikes for Atlantis? [Story on Interior Page(s)]-2 pages
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 18
Disclose Notes: Story is cut by two pages. Original page 6 has panel 3 removed. Original page 7 has panels 2 and 3 removed. Original page 10 has panels 3 removed. Original page 11 has panels 1 and 2 removed.
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Classified Ads

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Miscellaneous ads for various products. Appears after page 3 of the main story.
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Super Gifts & Gimmicks

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Disclose Notes: Appears before page 4 of the main story.
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First Line: The all-new adult fantasy magazine from Marvel
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Disclose Notes: House Advertisement for: EPIC ILLUSTRATED series.
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First Line: New! Electronic action toy!
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for ROM toy. Appears before page 6 of the main story.
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Star Fleet Defenders

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Disclose Notes: Appears after page 7 of the main story.
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Fantastic Brute Strength

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Mighty Marvel's Big Money-Saving Holiday Offer!

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Disclose Notes: House Advertisement for Marvel Comics Series (subscription page). Appears after page 13 of the main story.
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First Line: Hey America, We've got Your Cup of Candy!
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Classified Ads

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Disclose Notes: Miscellaneous ads for various products. Appears after page 15 of the main story.
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[untitled]

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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Appears before page 16 of the main story.
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Deluxe Quality Movie Viewer

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Disclose Notes: Sold by Honor House Products.
Appears before page 16 of the main story.
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[untitled]

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Pages: 0.8
Disclose Notes: "The Mighty Marvel Checklist" lists 38 titles.
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[untitled]

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Genres: fantasy
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Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: Promo ad for Conan the Barbarian and the Savage Sword of Conan. Appears at the bottom of the Bullpen Bulletins column.
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Iron Man in The Hungry Battleaxe!

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Character(s): Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Battleaxe
First Line: My helmet radio is picking up a report of an intruder at the uranium vaults!
Synopsis: Iron Man stops Battleaxe from stealing uranium by offering him Hostess Fruit Pies instead.
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement using a one-page comic with Marvel heroes.
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How to Be a Wild and Crazy Guy!!

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Character(s): Batroc the Leaper
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Disclose Notes: House ad using a one-page comic for CRAZY magazine.
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[untitled]

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Disclose Notes: Sold by Lucky Products.
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[untitled]

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Disclose Notes: inside back cover
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[untitled]

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Disclose Notes: Ad for "Star Trek The Motion Picture" from Paramount.
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