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Issue: Weird War Tales #81
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/07/1979
Volume: 9
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893071711
Price: $0.40 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 10 (4 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #171.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy covers; newsprint interiors
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #36)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Title Page
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Subject Matter
science fiction, war
Professor Ling Tsu-Te; Major Walter Reilly
See-- you shall live forever-- as part of my experiment!
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Introduction

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horror, occult, war
Death
Paint a picture of war -- and all you will see is my image!
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It Takes Brains to Be a Killer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror, occult, science fiction, war
Death (host); Major Walter Reilly; Professor Ling Tsu-Te
How much faster would humanity advance if inventors devoted their genius to peace instead of war?
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J-6017
Set in Korea in 1951 during the Korean War.
Green Lantern vs Triclops Three-Eyed Keeper of the Cave

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Triclops
Okay, Triclops. Your days of gluttonous crime are over...
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Frieze Frame

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror, occult, war
Death (also as host); Hernando Ramínez
I am Death and I am present in all wars-- though ofttimes my role is stranger than even man can imagine!
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J-6078
Set in the 1527 Sack of Rome.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Death
Only the brave dare read my chilling tales of the weird war!
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subscription ad for Weird War Tales includes splash pages from earlier issues and new art by Don Heck.
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typeset
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Death
The moralistic theme in Weird War Tales #76 was very intriguing.
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L-350
Includes a preview of next issue's cover. Letters from Alan G. Giroux, Peter Deveny and Holden McCormack.
Brother War

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
horror, occult, war
Death (host); Matthew Taylor; Josiah Taylor; Nathaniel
The firing of the first shots at Harper's Ferry signalled more than the start of a civil war between North and South--
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J-6077
Set during the Civil War.
Volume 79 Issue 33 - Week of August 6, 1979

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Madame Xanadu; Commissioner James Gordon; Batman
Unexpected Chills
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Promos with illustrations from The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #194, "Moonlight and Laughter" story, 21st page, 2nd panel (by Jodloman) and The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #156 cover by Aparo. Direct Currents: On Sale Week of August 20th. Ask the Answer Man with questions from Dan Rondello, John H. Sain, Richard E. Sutton, John McDill, Tim Holland, Tim Retzloff, Tim Burnam, Antoine Pherm and Alan Wright.
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Flash; Zatanna
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