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Issue: Tales to Astonish #9
Publication Date: August 1980
 
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 2
Pages: 36
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Price: $0.40 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
7 (1 story, 1 cover) from base issue
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Spell of the Serpent!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
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typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
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Original cover art is mirrored.
The Spell of the Serpent!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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superhero
Var-Tov; Lemurians
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Miscellaneous
18
Story is cut by two pages. Original page 14 has been omitted. Panels 1 and 2 of original page 16 have been removed. Panel 1 of page 17 has been removed. Panels 3 and 4 of original page 16 and pagels 2-4 of original page 17 have been merged and resized.
Marvel Subscription Form

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House Advertisement for Marvel Comics Series (subscription page).
House Advertisement

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House Advertisement for: FUN AND GAMES MAGAZINE
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In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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"Stan's Soapbox" by San Lee; "Mighty Marvel Checklist" (44 titles), plus HOWARD THE DUCK #6 mini ad.
The Incredible Hulk Vs. The Roller Disco Devils!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Roller Disco Devils
The Roller Disco Devils have been terrifying the town.
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Candy ad by the Baking Company using a one-page comic with Marvel heroes.
Ads

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Total of 13 one-page advertisements for: 1600 Novelties (pranks & jokes, Johnson Smith Company), Shop By Mail (miscellaneous ads, 4 pages), H-0 Scale Sherman Tanks (toys, Model Expo), Great Whoppers (candy, Leaf), Super Hero Dolls (merchandise, Heroes World), Gre-Gory (vampire bat toy, Mattel), Bubble Yum (chewing gum, Wm. Wrigley), Super Gifts & Gimmicks (gifts, Fun Factory), Be a Draftsman (art school, North American School of Drafting), BMX (bicycle, Schwinn).

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