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Issue: M.A.R.S. Patrol Total War #5
Publication Date: May 1968
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Issues: #5 of 8 Issues (10 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/22/1968
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 12 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, war
Character(s): M.A.R.S. Patrol [Lt. Cy Adams; Sgt. Ken Hiro; Sgt. Joe Striker; Cpl. Russ Stacey]; invaders
First Line: A city is doomed unless the M.A.R.S. team can penetrate the invaders' curtain of invisibility!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAvontuur Classics #18112 published January 1969
as Invasie der Kaalkoppen [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagM.A.R.S. Patrouille #[nn] published April 1995
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Battle scene on a small boat
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Plastic Explosives

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, military, non-fiction
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagM.A.R.S. Patrouille #[nn] published April 1995
as Plastik - Sprengstoffe [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover; black and white. Panels with text underneath. Has "M.A.R.S Patrol" logo but is just a fact-based filler -- does not actually feature M.A.R.S. Patrol.
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Mystery Beachhead [Part 1]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, war
Character(s): M.A.R.S. Patrol [Lt. Cy Adams; Sgt. Ken Hiro; Cpl. Russ Stacey]; General Kripps; Admiral Danton; Patricia Chen; invaders
Synopsis: The M.A.R.S. team assists West Coast defenders who are groping for a way to counter the invaders' earthquake weapon, and their sudden appearances. The admiral is skeptical about M.A.R.S. reports of an invader teleportation device. Meanwhile, Ken Hiro meets up with an old flame.
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In Content Item: FlagM.A.R.S. Patrouille #[nn] published April 1995
as Angriff aus dem Nichts [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
Job Number: 5-682
Disclose Notes: First part of two-part story.

Several real-life attractions of San Francisco are featured, and in some cases destroyed.
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The Long-Tailed Weasel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: nature, non-fiction
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Life of the long-tailed weasel.
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Party

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Various meanings for the word "party."
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jest for Fun
First Line: Dad:
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Pages: 1
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Stegosaurus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Facts about the stegosaurus.
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Part 2: The Secret of the Bay

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, war
Synopsis: When Admiral Danton decides to evacuate San Francisco, Patricia Chen is killed while escorting orphans to safety. Figuring that the secret invader base is nearby, the M.A.R.S. Patrol allows them to capture war materiel with concealed plastic explosives, then sets them off by remote control. This reveals that the invader base is concealed under Alcatraz Island. Aerial bombardment finishes them off, but the M.A.R.S. men are immediately summoned to cope with a crisis in Washington, D.C.
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In Content Item: FlagM.A.R.S. Patrouille #[nn] published April 1995
as Teil II (Angriff aus dem Nichts) [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Continued from preceding story.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mini-Comics
Character(s): Dancer; magician; Eggzima the Wonder Hen
Synopsis: [1] A dancer tries many steps and gyrations, then ends up at the chiropractor's office. [2] When the magician waves a colored handkerchief, Eggzima lays an egg reproducing that color. She panics when he waves a cloth of many colors.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Two half-page wordless comic strips.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Magnus, Robot Fighter; H-8 [H8]
First Line: You Asked for It!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Magnus, Robot Fighter #27, which reprints the origin of Magnus. Line drawing of part of painted cover is depicted. "On sale Feb. 20."
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Win $1,000.00 College Scholarship
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad, with response coupon, for Junior Sales Club of America.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Joel Ballenger; Mary Zimmerman; William Hanlin
First Line: Make Money Get Prizes With Fast Selling American Seeds
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad, with response coupon, for selling seeds from American Seed Co.

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