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Issue: Marvel Spotlight #5
Publication Date: March 1980
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Issues: #5 of 11 Issues (32 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct Edition
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 2
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.40 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 6 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Marv Wolfman; Jim Shooter (consulting editor)
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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
Format Notes:  
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A Question of Honor!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Frank Miller (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Wiacek (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino; Joe Rosen
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, horror
Feature(s): Dragon Lord
Character(s): Dragon Lord
First Line: An all-new classic by Marv Wolfman and Steve Ditko!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSpider-Man and Daredevil Special Edition #1 published March 1984
as Marvel Spotlight #5 cover reprint [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Milestones: Dragon Lord, Speedball & the Man in the Sky #[nn] published January 2006
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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A Hero Is Also a Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Marv Wolfman
Penciller(s): Steve Ditko
Inker(s): Steve Ditko
Colorist(s): Roger Slifer
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Elaine Heinl
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, horror
Feature(s): Dragon Lord
Character(s): Dragon Lord [Tako Shamara III] (introduction, origin); The Wani (introduction, death, villain)
First Line: How long does it take before anger fades, before hatred vanishes, before revenge is no longer a motive for action?
Synopsis: Modern day electronics whiz Tako Shamara comes from a long line of dragon hunters who have waited five hundred years for the Wani to rear its ugly head again. When his ancient enemy appears from the waters of New York, Taki dons his Dragon Lord gear and, with the help of magic and his backyard barbecue grill, finishes the threat of the Wani forever.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Milestones: Dragon Lord, Speedball & the Man in the Sky #[nn] published January 2006
as A Hero Is Also a Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 17
Job Number: LF681
Disclose Notes: Originally drawn as a Godzilla story the monster was altered slightly and the story revised when Marvel lost the rights to the character.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Spotlight Mail
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Scott Rolfs, JNohn DiGiorgio, Dennis Blanuoci, Anthony Reala, Wei-Chung Hu, Peter Lacy and John Randall.
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (signed); ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bullpen Bulletins
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Pages: 1
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The Hungry Battleaxe!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Milgrom
Inker(s): Frank Giacoia
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Irving Watanabe
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Iron Man; Hostess Fruit Pies
Character(s): Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Battleaxe
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Pages: 1
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Here's an Ad That Will Flip Ya!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Marie Severin ?
Inker(s): Chic Stone ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Rosen
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Crazy; Batroc
Character(s): Batroc the Leaper
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo advertisement for Crazy magazine.

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