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85March 1980
$0.40

Weird War Tales #85

DC · March 1980 · on sale December 4, 1979

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Identification plate

Series
Weird War Tales (DC, 1971 series)
Issue
#85
Publication date
March 1980
Key date
March 1980
On-sale date
December 4, 1979
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Barcode
0709893071703
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Edge of Reality!cover1pencils: George Evans; inks: George Evans; letters: Todd Klein
1The War on the Edge of Reality!comic story22script: J. M. De Matteis; pencils: Tenny Henson; inks: Tenny Henson; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Esphid MahilumDeath (host); Captain Edward F. Di Palma; "Radio" Rob Garcia; Ensign Randy Cantor; Lieutenant Melville; Captain Jason Du Pont; Chancellor Hitler; President Hirohito
3-letters page1script: Paul Levitz; pencils: Mike Grell, Joe Kubert; inks: Mike Grell, Joe KubertDeath; Warlord

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

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Britishprice 0.15 GBP

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