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Issue: All-Star Squadron #53
Publication Date: January 1986
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Issues: #53 of 67 Issues (189 Printings)
Title:
Is Variant Variant: Newsstand
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/24/1985
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893111101
Price: $0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
13 (1 story, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Roy Thomas (editor, credited); Janice Race (associate editor, credited); Tom Condon (managing editor, credited)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from DC Releases #20.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: While the crisis rages-- Superman vs. Mr. Mind's Monster Society!
Synopsis: Superman struggles against Ramulus' plants.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Special Crisis Cross-Over banner.
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Grip Roaring Fun

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Feature(s): Monogram Models, Inc.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for The Animal Make-And-Play model kits.
On inside front cover.
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Worlds in Turmoil

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Synopsis: The Dummy joins the Monster Society as they fight Superman. Green Lantern, Johnny Quick, and Liberty Belle head home from Earth-S, but the latter two are diverted to the Monitor's satellite in 1985. A number of heroes and villains leave the satellite for Earth-One, where they battle an enraged Red Tornado.
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Pages: 23
Job Number: G-2207
Disclose Notes: Crisis cross-over. Story continued from previous issue; story continues in next issue. References New York New York World's Fair Comics (DC, 1939 series) #[1], Leading Comics (DC, 1941 series) #1, All-Star Squadron (DC, 1981 series) #50 and #51, and Crisis on Infinite Earths (DC, 1985 series) #5 (which contains some of the same scenes as this story).
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Break into the Big Time

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Feature(s): Nabisco candies
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Charleston Chew!, Sugar Babies, and Sugar Daddy candies.
Between pages 4-5 of story.
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Newtons Fruit Chewy Mix-Up!

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Feature(s): Nabisco cookies
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Disclose Notes: Ad for four flavors of Newtons cookies.
Between pages 7-8 of story.
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Elvira Mistress of the Dark T-shirt

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Feature(s): Elvira t-shirt
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Disclose Notes: Ad for t-shirt from SCA.
Between pages 9-10 of story.
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Spend the Year with DC!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for 1986 DC Comics wall calendar poster.
On first page between pages 12-13 of story.
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Glow in the Dark Posters

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Pineapple Kids Club
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for posters and Neon Lace shoe laces.
On second page between pages 12-13 of story.
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Write Right Now!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Character(s): Charles Atlas
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Disclose Notes: Ads in classified format for body building, comic books, martial arts training, the American Heart Association, stamps, electronic bugs, novelties, and more. Print Advertising Representatives, Inc. agent.
Between pages 15-16 of story.
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In This Crazy World, We All Need a Friend Like...'Mazing Man"

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: House ad for 'Mazing Man (DC, 1986 series) #1, on sale October 10, 1985.

Between pages 21-22 of story.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-Star Squadroom
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Pages: 2
Job Number: L-2200
Disclose Notes: Special Note on how Crisis on Infinite Earths interrupted the current story line.

Letters of comment from Mark Ryan, Hurricane Heeran, John Henry Sain, Michael Pickens, Michael J. Morano, and Dale Roberts.
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The Adventure Continues!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, fantasy
Character(s): flying monkees
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for The Oz-Wonderland Wars (DC, 1986 series) mini-series featuring characters from Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, and Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew.

On inside back cover.
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Win One of 600 Prizes!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mars, Inc.
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Disclose Notes: Ad for Starburst Fruit Chews candy.
On back cover.

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