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Publishers / DC / Aquaman (1962) / #56

56March-April 1971
$0.15

Aquaman #56

DC · March-April 1971 · on sale January 5, 1971

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Identification plate

Series: Aquaman (DC, 1962 series)
Issue: #56
Publication date: March-April 1971
Key date: March 1971
On-sale date: January 5, 1971
Indicia publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price: $0.15
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Creature That Devoured Detroit!	cover	1	pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy	Aquaman, Arthur Curry
1	The Creature That Devoured Detroit!	comic story	20	script: Steve Skeates; pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; letters: Jim Aparo	Aquaman, Arthur Curry
2	The Cave of Death!	comic story	2	script: Steve Skeates; pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; letters: Jim Aparo	Aquagirl; unnamed boy
3	-	in-house column	0.67	script: E. Nelson Bridwell
4	Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation	statement of ownership	0.33	script: Bernard Kashdan
5	Survey Winners	text article	1	letters: typeset

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Collection	Year
Aquaman: Deadly Waters The Deluxe Edition #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77950-294-0	2020	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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