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Issue: Star Spangled War Stories #84
Publication Date: August 1959
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Issues: #84 of 202 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/30/1959
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Most information indexed originates from Julius Schwartz' personal editorial records provided by DC Comics.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; standard Silver Age US; standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Battle Doll!

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Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Mlle. Marie; USA paratrooper
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Feature(s): The National Sports Council
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Battle Doll!

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Genres: war
Character(s): Mlle. Marie (intro); Marie's father; US paratrooper
Synopsis: A paratrooper carrying explosives lands to meet the French Resistance fighter "MM". He's rescued by a "girl" who is Mlle. Marie. He has a bad leg. She helps him cross country. Together they blow up a tank. They reach a river where he dives to plant explosives on a bridge. She mans the detonator, but waits until he's safe - and they blow up a passing train! He returns to England. She stays "fighting for La Belle France". The narrator asks, "Would you like to see more? Write to Mlle. Marie" at National Comics.
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In Content Item: Flag100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-16 published April 1973
as Battle Doll! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 11.67
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Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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"Tiger Division" Battle Story of the 10th Armored Division!

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Genres: non-fiction, war
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Blind Bomber!

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Genres: war
Synopsis: In Korea, a US pilot flying in a wing is blinded by a bomb flash. The skipper radios to circle until they can return. But the flight misses their targets, so the skipper talks the pilot through a bombing run, then directs how to aim his guns at enemy fighters. The skipper even talks him down to a carrier landing while the ship is under attack!
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In Content Item: FlagG.I. Combat #148 published June 1971
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Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Pop
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Feature(s): Combat Corner
Synopsis: The editor answers readers' questions about recon subs, WW1 trench mortars, rockets vs missiles, and "short rushes" against enemy positions.
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Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
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Feature(s): Wilson Chemical Co.
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Peter Porkchops Gives Tips on Summer Fun!

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Genres: anthropomorphic, opinion
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No Flag for a Sand Fly!

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Genres: war
Synopsis: GIs in "Canteen Squad" stumble through the Sahara Desert seeking water. The sarge can only complain about his long johns itching. They spot an oasis, but a Nazi flag flies over it, with six stars for the units they beat. The GIs rush but are driven back. The "flag" comes after them on an armored car. One GI hitches a ride and grabs the flag. The Nazis rush for the flag and are defeated. So the unit hangs the sarge's long johns as their own "battle flag".
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Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Fudge
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Feature(s): Garcelon Stamp Co.
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Bill's Vacation Gift from Dad!

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Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Company
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Feature(s): Junior Sales Club of America
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Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Company
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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