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Issue: Weird War Tales #99
Publication Date: May 1981
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Issues: #99 of 124 Issues (200 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/13/1981
Volume: 11
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 10 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date from DC Coming Attractions #51.
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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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Assets2
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The Gantlet of Giants!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, war
First Line: Join a desperate race thru...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: C-566
Disclose Notes: Cover title slightly different from story title.
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Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult, war
Feature(s): Weird War Tales
Character(s): Death
First Line: Close your eyes and hold your breath, until your head grows dizzy and your lungs scream for air--and you will have just the smallest taste of how a drowning man feels as the churning sea swallows him for all time!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-7194
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A Gauntlet of Giants!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, war
Character(s): Death (host); Larry; Steve
First Line: While World War II erupts amidst the countless, nameless islands of the South Pacific and men hunt each other in the inferno of battle...
Synopsis: The crew of an American PBA (flying boat) are plucked from the sky by a pterodactyl and must fights for their lives against all sorts of dinosaurs.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: J-6763
Disclose Notes: Set during World War II in the south Pacific.
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Hearts of Darkness

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Jim Gordon; The Midnight Ladies
First Line: A female crime ring stalks Gotham.
Synopsis: The Dynamic Duo halts the crime wave of the Midnight Ladies with the help of Hostess Cup Cakes.
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Pages: 1
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A Match Made in Hell!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult, war
Feature(s): Weird War Tales
Character(s): Death (host); Kali [also as Ivira]; Col. Sir Aubrey Clegg-Haversham; unnamed Lieutenant
First Line: Many a war has been settled by a wedding between antagonists.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: J-7106
Disclose Notes: Set in Colonial Bengal.
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Man's Best Enemy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult, war
Feature(s): Weird War Tales
Character(s): Death (host); Corky; Frank
First Line: Amid the ruins of a bombed-out laboratory, a "K-9" warrior and his master prowl in search of survivors...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: J-6857
Disclose Notes: Set during World War II.
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$ave Money: Subscribe Now!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman; Commissioner Gordon; Carol Fein
First Line: Night in Gotham City. The Batman is on a case...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for subscriptions of DC Comics in comic strip form. Credits from Klein.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Death
First Line: Weird War #94 was magnificent! "The War That Time Forgot" was my favorite.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
Job Number: L-736
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from readers Gordon Manley, T.M. Maple, James Sands, and Robin Snyder.
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Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Date of Filing: October 1, 1980. Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 243,857.
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Divine Wind

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult, war
Feature(s): Weird War Tales
Character(s): Death (host); Sano Takahashi; Daigoro Takahashi
First Line: It is the last days of World War II, and Japan is relying heavily on her valiant kamikaze pilots to carry her to victory-- even if they must make the supreme sacrifice!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: J-7094
Disclose Notes: Set in Japan and over the Pacific Ocean during the last days of World War II.

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