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Issue: Magnus, Robot Fighter #24
Publication Date: November 1968
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Issues: #24 of 46 Issues (58 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/15/1968
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 11 (3 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 Golden Age US (#1-19); standard Modern Age US (#20-up)
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint Interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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The Pied Piper of North Am

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (painting)
Inker(s): ? (painting)
Colorist(s): ? (painting)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, superhero
Character(s): Magnus
First Line: The Pied Piper of North Am leads Magnus into mortal combat with the evil robot planet, Malev-6!
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In Content Item: FlagAvontuur Classics #18146 published January 1969
as De Rattenvanger van North-Am [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagDomingos Alegres #840 published May 1970
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagMagnus #23 published July 1970
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagMagnus, Robot Fighter #45 [unnamed variant] published October 1976
as The Pied Piper of North Am [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Pied Piper of North Am

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, superhero
Character(s): Magnus; Malev-6; Leeja Clane; Spikey; Dr. Laszlo Noel; Director Tallchief; Willo Tallchief
First Line: Out of the darkness of space comes a new Pied Piper to attack North Am and to enslave its citizens with his demonic tunes.
Synopsis: Noel learns that his ectotheric "magic" is actually natural, and can be gathered or depleted. Seeking revenge on Malev-6 he joins forces with Magnus, and apparently sacrifices himself in order to destroy his enemy.
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In Content Item: FlagMagnus, Robot Fighter #45 [unnamed variant] published October 1976
as The Pied Piper of North Am [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 21
Disclose Notes: Script credit from Richard Kyle letter in Magnus Robot Fighter #29 (October 1993). Some of the words in Noel's incantations are drawn from Lovecraft, or are based on Lovecraft.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gold Key Comics Club News
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes a drawing of feathered frog-bird by reader Ernie Parsons
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Animals

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gold Key Club Comics Reader's Page
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Drawings of animals sent in by readers Tenna Lohr, Ray Walton, Roy Newsome, Robbie Christensen, and Everett Toppins.
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Airplanes

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gold Key Club Comics Reader's Page
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Drawings of airplanes sent in by readers Hans Kuenzi, Glendon Gray, R. E. McLaughlin, Neill Jeffrey, and Chris Leighton.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Gold Key Club Comics Jokes on You
Character(s): Gold Key Kid (promotional character)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Gold Key Kid comic strip, plus jokes from readers Steve Jones, Jean Dennison, Susan Burrows, Danny Green, Eloise Sebby, Scott Laudeman, Linda Serocki, Mike Anderson, Charyce Adams, Michael Le Fauci, Ruth Mengwasser, Md. Nooruddoja, Nancy Schaeffer, Charlotte Elder, Janice Krueger, Hunter Holt, Michele Horton, Warwick Chang, Bradley Doley, and Carol Wilson.
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Sci-Fi Quickies (Stories from the Readers)

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): various
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Science-fiction stories by fans Douglas Justice and William H. Malcolm.
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Seeds of Destruction

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Captain Johner; M'Reema [Reema]; Commander Zarz; aliens of Zarz's crew
First Line: Accompanied by M'Reema and the aliens, Captain Johner blasts off from Venus in a patrol ship to investigate a sudden blackout of communications with earth.
Synopsis: The Johner party narrowly escapes from a swarm of organic heat-seeking globules.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Comic Books for Sale

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Howard N. Rogofsky
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for comics, Playboy(!), Big Little Books, etc. from noted dealer Howard Rogofsky
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Cement Feed

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Gold Key Club Comics; Mini-Comics
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Plesiosaur

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: nature, non-fiction
Feature(s): Gold Key Club Comics; Dinosauria
First Line: At the beginning of the Mesozoic Age about 190 million years ago, a huge flesh-eating sea dinosaur appeared in the prehistoric waters -- the plesiosaur.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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