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Issue: Mangazine #5
Publication Date: January 1990
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Issues: #5 of 44 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagAntarctic Press
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: none
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 2
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.25 CAD
$1.95 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 10 (4 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Price of publication rises by 20 cents. Indicia lists this as the "Summer Issue." Although the indicia does not list a publisher, Antarctic Press branding is on the cover and submissions guidelines page.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.; 6.5" x 9.5" (some issues)
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Faceoff

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Gear
Character(s): Aerofox; Silver Widow
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Protagonist and antagonist of "Gear" story face off with their convertible mecha. First published cover by Fred Perry, creator of long-running GOLD DIGGER series.
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Starships and Dragons

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: 15% off all comics!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside front cover B&W ad for STARSHIPS AND DRAGONS (comics shop)
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Table of Contents

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Zippy; Landra
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Table of Contents with credits and indicia.
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Where the Demons Are...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult, superhero
Feature(s): The Magician
Character(s): The Magician
First Line: I... Thank you for coming, Magician.
Synopsis: The Magician discovers that possession is nine-tenths of the law.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Shocking panel art of an evisceration, amputation, and rape.
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Asteroid Joe vs. The Gluttonian

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Asteroid Joe
Character(s): Asteroid Joe; Zippy; Gluttonian
First Line: In the heart of the Mobish System, our hero faces a terrible threat!!
Synopsis: Has Asteroid Joe bitten off more than he can chew?
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Pages: 1
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Gear: The Aerofox

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Gear
Character(s): Aerofox; Silver Widow
First Line: The far future... man travels from star system to star system with the discovery of faster-than-light travel...
Synopsis: Shouldn't a woman who can out-fly, out-shoot and out-taunt everyone else be allowed to kill anybody she wants to?
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Pages: 15
Disclose Notes: Story credits Frederick L. Perry Jr. and Table of Contents credits Fred Perry, Jr, however in future issues he is credited simply as Fred Perry.
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Landra: Conquered Heroes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Landra
Character(s): Landra; Franco; Battlelord
First Line: Franco, remember to turn on the emergency beacon. We'll be down to get you ASAP.
Synopsis: Wandering spacefarers encounter a world where those who died in battle continue to fight an endless war for eternity.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Story and Table of Contents credit the story to Hector Diaz and Alan Larsen without detailing specific contributions. Specific credits listed here are based on LANDRA SPECIAL (Alchemy Studios, 1990).
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Antarctic Blast

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Holy cow, is it time to do another editorial already? Hmmm... what to write about?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Editorial on the motivations of the Antarctic Press staff.
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Guidelines for Submission

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Hey, everybody!!!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Guidelines for submissions to be published in Mangazine.
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Ninja High School T-Shirt

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, martial arts, science fiction, teen
Character(s): Asrial; Ichi-kun Ichinohei [Itchy-koo]
First Line: A must for passing steamology quizes!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for the first Ninja High School t-shirt on the back cover.

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