Aliens #2 (1988) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Aliens	cover	1	pencils: Mark A. Nelson; inks: Mark A. Nelson; colors: Mark A. Nelson
1	Aliens	comic story	24	script: Mark Verheiden; pencils: Mark A. Nelson; inks: Mark A. Nelson; letters: Willie Schubert

Edition	How to tell
Second Printing	See the GCD record for identification notes.
Third Printing	See the GCD record for identification notes.

Collection	Year
Aliens Omnibus #1 ISBN 1-59307-727-0; 978-1-59307-727-3	2007	On eBay ›
Aliens: Outbreak #[nn] ISBN 1-56971-174-7	1996	On eBay ›
Aliens 30th Anniversary: The Original Comics Series #[nn] ISBN 1-50670-078-0; 978-1-50670-078-6	2016	On eBay ›
Aliens: The Original Years Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-302-92815-5	2021	On eBay ›
Aliens Epic Collection: The Original Years #1 ISBN 978-1-302-95068-2	2023	On eBay ›

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