Publishers / Western / M.A.R.S. Patrol Total War (1966) / #5
5May 1968
$0.12

M.A.R.S. Patrol Total War #5

Western · May 1968 · on sale 1968-02-22

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Series
M.A.R.S. Patrol Total War (Western, 1966 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
May 1968
Key date
1968-05-00
On-sale date
1968-02-22
Indicia publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: George Wilson; inks: George Wilson; colors: George WilsonM.A.R.S. Patrol [Lt. Cy Adams; Sgt. Ken Hiro; Sgt. Joe Striker; Cpl. Russ Stacey]; invaders
1Plastic Explosivescomic story1letters: typeset
2Mystery Beachhead [Part 1]comic story14script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: Mike Roy; inks: Mike PeppeM.A.R.S. Patrol [Lt. Cy Adams; Sgt. Ken Hiro; Cpl. Russ Stacey]; General Kripps; Admiral Danton; Patricia Chen; invaders
3The Long-Tailed Weaselcomic story1letters: typeset
4Partycomic story1letters: typeset
5Jest for Funtext article1letters: typeset
6Stegosauruscomic story1letters: typeset
7Part 2: The Secret of the Baycomic story12script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: Mike Roy; inks: Mike Peppe
8Mini-Comicscomic story1Dancer; magician; Eggzima the Wonder Hen
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetMagnus, Robot Fighter; H-8 [H8]

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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