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Issue: Astounding Stories #188
Publication Date: January 1988
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Issues: #188 of 196 Issues
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Publisher: FlagAlan Class
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Indicia Publisher: Alan Class & Co. Ltd
On Sale Date: 1988
Volume:
Pages: 100
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Price: £0.55 GBP
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Content Items: 21 (17 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: 7.25" x 9.25"
Paper Stock: Glossy cover newsprint interior
Binding: Perfect Bound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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The Return of the Cat-Girl!

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Genres: superhero
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From Content Item: FlagAdventures of the Jaguar #4 published January 1962
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[untitled]

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The Return of the Cat Girl!

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Genres: superhero
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The Curse of Ojiir!

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Genres: fantasy
Synopsis: When two jewel thieves attempt to steal a cursed diamond they find themselves aged prematurely.
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Job Number: K-870
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The Secret of Jaguar Junction!

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Jaguar
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The Silence!

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Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: In the year 2076 the first flight to Mars finds that Martians have built a replica of a small town as a welcome, but because it is empty, the humans become spooked and leave before the Martians emerge from their caves to greet them.
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The Monster of the Mystery World!

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Return of the Martian!

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Zetora
Synopsis: The imprisoned Martian breaks free and tries to conquer the world. The military is helpless against him, but he eventually succumbs to Earth germs.
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Job Number: T-651
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Prison Without Bars

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Synopsis: A criminal is set free from jail if he agrees to a form of behavioral control by hypnotism ala "A Clockwork Orange".
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Job Number: K-475
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The Old Familiar Faces!

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Feature(s): Mysteries of the Unknown
Character(s): Frank Cowell; Gill; Johnson; Whyte; Jonas; Miller; Murphy
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A Matter of Luck!

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Character(s): Victor Shepard
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What the Mirror Revealed!

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Synopsis: A man invents a time mirror to display the past events of the person who looks into it. He pretends to be selfish so that a girl who is infatuated with him will profess her love to the self-sacrificing, but poor, man he has challenged to look into the mirror.
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Job Number: K-511
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The Primitive Parallel

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Genres: science fiction
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Job Number: A-1542
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Ancient Memories

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Character(s): Alice Sladen; Ben Sladen; Alice Brent
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The Jewels of Chimbor!

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Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Zev Zimmer (host); John R. (host); Dr. Alvar; Simu; Sabin; Flynn
Synopsis: Dr. Alvar is forced to reveal the source of his emeralds to Flynn and Sabin, but they are not able to take advantage of it.
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Loom of Fate!

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Genres: horror
Feature(s): Mysteries of the Unknown
Character(s): Jasper Ferall; Moira Norn; Sophronia Norn; Tabitha Norn
Synopsis: Unscrupulous antiques dealer Jasper Ferall discovers the legendary Norns, who appear to be simply three elderly sisters weaving tapestries. But when he tries to take advantage of one's ability to tell the future, he learns that not everything can be foreseen.
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Fear Follows Fenton

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Genres: fantasy, mystery
Synopsis: When a detective falls into a coma, the fugitive that he has been assigned to apprehend finds that he cannot elude the man. The police chief is happy when the fugitive is delivered over to him and then shocked to find the detective just recovering from his coma.
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Job Number: K-559
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One of Our Ships is Missing!

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Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: Trains, planes, and bicycles disappear as the Martian king seeks a gift for his son, the prince.
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The Boy with Second Sight

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Feature(s): Fanfare Series
Character(s): Roy Heddon; Jim Heddon; Ellen Heddon
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[untitled]

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Companion Comics in This Series

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Disclose Notes: House ad for the "Alan Class" range of comics.

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