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Issue: Sword of the Atom #2
Publication Date: October 1983
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Issues: #2 of 4 Issues (12 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: 07/05/1983
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.75 CAD
£0.25 GBP
$0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (1 story, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: miniseries
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[untitled]

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Genres: adventure, superhero
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAtom #7 published January 1985
as Gladiator des Dschungels [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: C-509
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It's Not Easy Being Q*Bert, But it's Fun.

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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for video game from Parker Brothers, for the Atari 2600 and Sears Video Arcade systems.
On inside front cover.
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Book Two: A Choice of Dooms

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Pohragar
First Line: Two warriors, chained and weak from battle, stand together in a subterranean chamber, poised for their final confrontation with death!
Synopsis: The Atom becomes a sword-wielding hero to the primitive people of the Morlaidh leading them against their tyrant king. He falls in love with Princess Laethwen.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagSword of the Atom #[nn] published November 2007
In Content Item: FlagAtom #7 published January 1985
as Zwickmühlen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 23
Job Number: J-8629
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Get My Exciting New Kool-Aid Man Video Game Free!

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for video game from Mattel Electronics, for Intellivision or Atari 2600 game systems.
Between pages 4-5 of story.
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Star Wars Return of the Jedi

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First Line: Build this Star Wars squadron...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for several Star Wars space vehicles from MPC models.
Between pages 4-5 of story.
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Star Frontiers

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Genres: science fiction
First Line: …From the very center of the Great Spiral Galaxy…
Synopsis: Advertisement for the Star Frontiers role-playing game from TSR Hobbies Inc. Between pages 8-9 of story.
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At $4.95 a Game You Can't Miss.

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for subscription video game club from Columbia Video Game Club, Dept. 2BX, 3000 North 35th Street, Terre Haute, IN 47811.
Between pages 17-18 of story.
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Cross Swords with Champions!

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Genres: adventure, fantasy
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Warlord, Arak, and Hercules Unbound toys.
Between pages 17-18 of story.
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E-X-Tra E-X-Tra Spending Money!

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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad seeks sellers of Grit Newspaper for money and prizes from Grit Publishing Co., Williamsport, PA 17701.
Between pages 21-22 of story.
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First Line: Jonah Hex #77 - "Over the Wall!"
Synopsis: Checklist of other DC titles on sale July 28th, 1983.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Descriptions of comics on sale July 28, 1983.
Between pages 21-22 of story.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Ah, Springtime at last!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Between pages 21-22 of story.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Beginning this October Len Wein and Dave Gibbons will take the Emerald Gladiator places he has never gone before...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for upcoming Green Lantern comics with a large illustration.
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Earn Famous Name Prizes or Cash

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad seeks sales people for greeting cards and gifts from Olympic Sales Club, Inc., Dept. 83NC7, Enfield, CT 06082.
On last inside page.
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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Cartridge

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for video game from Mattel Electronics for Intellivision, licensed from TSR Hobbies.
On inside back cover.
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BurgerTime Home Video Game

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for BurgerTime home video game from Mattel Electronics, Inc., part of Mattel, Inc. of El Segundo, California. This arcade game was designed for Intellivision, Atari 2600, Apple II, or IBM personal computer.
On back cover.

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