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160December 1971-January 1972
$0.25

Star Spangled War Stories #160

DC · December 1971-January 1972 · on sale October 14, 1971

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Identification plate

Series: Star Spangled War Stories (DC, 1952 series)
Issue: #160
Publication date: December 1971-January 1972
Key date: December 1971
On-sale date: October 14, 1971
Indicia publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price: $0.25
Pages: 52
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Gaspar Saladino
1	Blood Is the Code!	comic story	12	script: Bob Haney; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: John Costanza
2	-	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Joe Kubert; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
3	Lt. Steve Savage -- The Balloon Buster	comic story	14.34	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Robert Kanigher
4	-	letters page	0.67	script: Joe Kubert; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
5	Combat Cool!	comic story	6	script: Bob Haney; pencils: John Severin; inks: John Severin; letters: Gaspar Saladino
6	Edward Michael	comic story	4	script: Norman Maurer; pencils: Norman Maurer; inks: Norman Maurer; letters: Norman Maurer

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Showcase Presents: The Unknown Soldier #1 ISBN 1-4012-1090-2; 978-1-4012-1090-8	2007	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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