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Issue: The Muppets Take Manhattan #1
Publication Date: November 1984
 
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: 07/03/1984
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.75 CAD
£0.30 GBP
$0.60 USD
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Content Items: 15 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Sid Jacobson
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #51, with newsstand on-sale date of 1984-07-31. All three issues of the series were released simultaneously.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
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Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: limited series
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Cover, Front
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Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Dean Yeagle ?
Jacquiline Roettcher ?
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typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
The Muppets
Rowlf; Fozzie Bear; Kermit the Frog; Miss Piggy; Gonzo; Camilla; Animal; Scooter; Dr. Teeth
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Buckaroo Who?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
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Subject Matter
Buckaroo Banzai
Ad for movie from 20th Century Fox.
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Miscellaneous
1
inside front cover
The Muppets Take Manhattan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Kay (comic adaptation); Tom Patchett (movie script); Jay Tarses (movie script); Frank Oz (movie script)
Dean Yeagle
Jacqueline Roettcher [misspelled as Jacquiline]
Andy Yanchus
Jim Novak
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
The Muppets
Fozzie Bear; Kermit the Frog; Gonzo; Miss Piggy; Janice; Scooter; Floyd; Animal; Dr. Teeth; Statler; Waldorf; Rowlf; Camilla; Rizzo; Zoot; Floyd; Liz; Martin Price [Murray Plotsky]; Jenny; Pete (Jenny's father)
The Muppets arrive in New York, trying to get their college show on Broadway, but discover the crooks and hardships of the big city.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Super Special #32 published January 1984
was The Muppets Take Manhattan [Story on Interior Page(s)]part
 
Miscellaneous
22
Adapted from the motion picture.
Movie script credits from IMDb.
Fun for Everyone!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Oreos; Newtons
Ad for cookies from Nabisco Brands and premiums available for proofs of purchase.
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Miscellaneous
1
between pages 4-5 of story
The New Fantasy-Adventure Series You've Been Waiting For!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
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Subject Matter
Dragontales
Ad for books from Signet.
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Miscellaneous
1
between pages 5-6 of story
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
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Subject Matter
Ads for various items including comic books, self defense, toys and novelties, body building, and schools and training.
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Miscellaneous
1.5
between pages 7-8 and 17-18 of story
New Comic Books Only 40c

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Peter Mauesis (signed)
Peter Mauesis (signed)
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Subject Matter
Westfield Comics
Ad for comic subscription service.
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Miscellaneous
1
Signature difficult to read in middle letters, but number of letters is correct.
Between pages 8-9 of story.
Earn Famous Name Prizes Or Cash

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
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Subject Matter
Olympic Sales Club, Inc.
Ad for card and gift sales club.
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Miscellaneous
1
between pages 16-17 of story
Comic Books For Sale!

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typeset
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Subject Matter
J & S Comics
Ad for comic book sales.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
between pages 17-18 of story
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
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Subject Matter
Helen of Toy, Co.
Ad for games "Task Force" and "Fighting Ships."
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Miscellaneous
1
between pages 19-20 of story
A New Generation of Super-Heroes!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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June Brigman
Bob Wiacek
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typeset
Subject Matter
Power Pack
Power Pack [Gee [Alex Power]; Lightspeed [Julie Power]; Energizer [Katie Power]; Mass-Master [Jack Power]]
House ad for comic series.
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Miscellaneous
1
between pages 19-20 of story
Jim Starlin Tried To Kill Me!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee
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typeset
Subject Matter
Bullpen Bulletins
Vanth Dreadstar; the Lord High Papal
Stan makes his usual hype of upcoming comics and tells a tale of tubing down a river with Jim Starlin.
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Miscellaneous
1
Illustration is from cover of Dreadstar #14.
Includes the Marvel Check List.
Between pages 19-20 of story.
Join Our Special Subscriber's Club

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Marvel Comics
House ad for comics subscriptions, using 4 current Marvel characters.
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Miscellaneous
1
Collect Olympic Heroes Trading Cards

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
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Subject Matter
M&M's
Orange; Green (male); Mike Eruzione; Muhammad Ali
Ad for M&M's featuring trading cards available for proofs of purchase.
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Miscellaneous
1
inside back cover
Jim Starlin Wasn't Going To Change This Book Unless He Could Make It Better

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Dreadstar
Vanth Dreadstar
House ad for comic series from Epic Comics imprint of Marvel.
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Miscellaneous
1
back cover

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