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Issue: Star Brand #16
Publication Date: November 1988
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Issues: #16 of 19 Issues (29 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel; New UniverseView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics
On Sale Date: 07/28/1988
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.75 CAD
£0.50 GBP
$1.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 10 (2 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On sale date from Amazing Heroes #146.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior (#1-13); baxter interior (#14-19)
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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FlagStar Brand: New Universe #2 published January 2016
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To the Rescue!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Roger Price; Jane Price; Cereb-Rex
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Genres: superhero
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Death -- Where Is Thy Sting?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): the Star Child; Jacob Burnley; Roger Price; Jane Price; Ken Connell; Billy Burnley
Synopsis: The Star Child learns more about life on Earth and uses his power to prevent anything from ever dying. Badly injured, Ken Connell operates his own church, claiming that the “Old Man” is God. Connell is only kept alive because of the Star Child's actions. Jane and Roger Price convince the Star Child that it is wrong to deny humanity the release of death. The Star Child undoes this act, causing Connell to die, and also removes the Star Brand from Roger. Later, he visits Jacob Burnley and passes the Star Brand to him.
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The Evolutionary War

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Feature(s): The Evolutionary War
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Madman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Keith Remsen [Nightmask]; the "madman" (in dream)
Synopsis: Back at Fort Benning, Nightmask falls into a coma for a week when he is pulled into the dream of a paranormal who kills via nightmares. The madman threatens to kill him unless Nightmask helps the paranormal escape his own mind. Nightmask enters the killer's mind and finds his greatest fear: the Justice Killer. Exploiting that fear, Nightmask escapes from the dream and awakes from the coma.
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Pages: 6
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Subscribe Now or He'll Blow Up Your City!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Feature(s): New Universe
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Suicide is Not the Answer...

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Feature(s): New Universe
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Semper Fi'

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Feature(s): Semper Fi'
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On Sale This Month

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Feature(s): New Universe
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Universe News

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: "The Official Timeline of the New Universe" continues

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