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Issue: Planet of the Apes #28
Publication Date: May 1975
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Issues: #28 of 123 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagMarvel UK
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics International Ltd.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN:
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Price: £0.08 GBP
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Content Items: 10 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Maureen Softley [as Matt Softley]
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Black and White
Dimensions: Magazine Size
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Binding: Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format: Was ongoing
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The Coming of the War-Lord!

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover altered from original, changing Killraven and martians to Apeslayer and apes.
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Origins of Marvel Comics

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Disclose Notes: House Ad on inside front cover for Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #[nn] (1974). Could buy them direct from Marvel UK for £3.30 ($5.95), as they had a special limited import of 500 copies available.
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Airport of Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Apeslayer; Mala; the Warlord
Synopsis: Apeslayer discovers that LaGuardia Airport is a major supply and weapons depot for the apes. Apeslayer and the Freemen launch an assault, but are all taken captive.
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Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: New splash page added (based upon Panel 5, Page 8 figure of Apeslayer taken from last weeks chapter).

Originally a Killraven story. Art alterations: Ape heads drawn onto Martian bodies and Killraven costume modifications. Takes inspiration from H. G. Well's novel "The War of the Worlds." This storyline spans issues 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30.
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The Remaking of Roddy McDowall

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Writer(s): Abbie Bernstein
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Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: An in-depth look at how actor Roddy McDowall was transformed into an ape by make-up artist Fred Blau.
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[untitled]

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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Apes Forum
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Disclose Notes: Letters from: Mike Collins; The Watcher; Garry Lane.

As part of the design of the letters page the bottom quarter of the page has an image. It consists of key ape characters from Planet of the Apes; includes two Gorillas with M-16 rifles from the front row of figures from the cover of Planet of the Apes (Marvel, 1974 series) #1 (August 1974). These parts of Bob Larkin's painting have been reproduced in greytones/greywash.
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And Men Shall Call Him... Warlock!

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Warlock
Character(s): High Evolutionary; Sir Raam; Counter-Earth; Man-Beast; Him [becomes Adam Warlock]; Jason Grey; David Carter; Ellie Roberts
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Pages: 11
Job Number: 799Z
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Savage Tales of Adventure!

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Feature(s): Savage Sword of Conan
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House Ad for "Savage Sword of Conan" weekly.
On top half of Page 28 of issue, inbetween the Warlock story.
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Join the Super-Heroes Every Week!

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Feature(s): The Super-Heroes
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Disclose Notes: House Ad for "The Super-Heroes" weekly starring the Silver Surfer and the original X-Men.
On bottom half of Page 28 of issue, inbetween the Warlock story.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Checklist! Don't Miss These Mighty Marvel Weeklies...
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Disclose Notes: Advert for on sale now Marvel UK weeklies with the covers of The Super-Heroes #9, Mighty World Of Marvel #135, The Avengers #85, Dracula Lives #28, Savage Sword of Conan #9 and Spider-Man Comics Weekly #116. Has a figure of Captain America pionting towards the readers with a speech bubble coming from him with the covers and the text inside.
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Dracula Needs You!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: On Backcover.
Advert for Dracula Lives Special Edition, which you could sendaway for 0.65p.
This offer closes July 31st 1975.

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