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Issue: Marvel Spotlight #5
Publication Date: March 1980
 
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Variant: Direct Edition
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
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)
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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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A Question of Honor!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
fantasy, horror
Dragon Lord
Dragon Lord
An all-new classic by Marv Wolfman and Steve Ditko!
Reprinting
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)]
FlagMarvel Milestones: Dragon Lord, Speedball & the Man in the Sky #[nn] published January 2006
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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A Hero Is Also a Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
fantasy, horror
Dragon Lord
Dragon Lord [Tako Shamara III] (introduction, origin); The Wani (introduction, death, villain)
How long does it take before anger fades, before hatred vanishes, before revenge is no longer a motive for action?
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, Tako dons his Dragon Lord gear and resumes the battle his ancient ancestor first fought in 1582. The battle destroys his home and nearly kills his family. Tako realizes that his hatred of this monster has nearly cost him everything he holds dear. He then uses his magic to take control of the Wani and after controlling it to save his family, causes it to vanish back into the past.
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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)]
 
Miscellaneous
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LF-681
Originally drawn as a Godzilla story, the monster was altered slightly and the story revised when Marvel lost the rights to the character.

Tako conjures up two different mystic monsters to fight the Wani with both being defeated. The first was a huge bulky humanoid orange monster, while the second was a fuchsia colored demonic entity with a long stretchy body.
[untitled]

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typeset
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Letters from Scott Rolfs, JNohn DiGiorgio, Dennis Blanuoci, Anthony Reala, Wei-Chung Hu, Peter Lacy and John Randall. Includes a house ad for Savage Sword of Conan and Crazy.
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typeset
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The Hungry Battleaxe!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Battleaxe
My helmet radio is picking up a report of an intruder at the uranium vaults!
Iron Man stops Battleaxe from stealing uranium by offering him Hostess Fruit Pies instead.
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Here's an Ad That Will Flip Ya!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, superhero
Crazy; Batroc
Batroc the Leaper
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Promo advertisement for Crazy magazine.

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