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Issue: Sword of the Atom Special #2
Publication Date: July 1985
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Issues: #2 of 3 Issues (7 Printings)
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Is Variant Variant: Newsstand
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/02/1985
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893329955
Price: $1.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
13 (1 story, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Alan Gold (editor); Tom Condon (managing editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from DC Releases #14.
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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: limited series
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[untitled]

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Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]
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Thanks to Amazing Heroes Best 10 Books of 1984

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Synopsis: Listing the 10 best books of 1984 per R.A. Jones, Amazing Heroes #63.
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Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): Atom [Ray Palmer]; Voss; Princess Laethwen; Torbul; Norman Brawler; Paul Hoben; Jean Loring; Trucien
First Line: It all started about two months ago...
Synopsis: When Jean is accidentally shrunken to six inches, Paul and Norman take her to the Amazon to try to find Ray for help. When they arrive, they find themselves in the middle of a battle between Atom and Torbul.
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Pages: 40
Job Number: G-1588
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Which Way?

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First Line: To the creamy center of a crunchy Oreo® chocolate sandwich cookie.
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement in the form of a maze inside an Oreo® cookie.
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Red Tornado Finally Gets Himself Together

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Synopsis: Promotional house advertisement for the four part mini series.
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Write Right Now!

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Disclose Notes: Full page of non-novelty advertisements.
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You Really Expect Us to Get People to Pay For This?

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Character(s): Legion of Substitute Heroes [Fire Lad; Infectious Lass; Porcupine Pete; Chlorophyll Kid; Stone Boy; Polar Boy; Color Kid]
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He's 40 Feet Tall. He Weighs 70 Tons. He Has More Firepower Than 20 Tanks. And He's Coming For You.

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Feature(s): Battledroids
First Line: But you have your own Battledroid.
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Battledroids™ game from FASA Corporation.
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A New Concept in Role Playing Games!

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Feature(s): DC Heroes Role Playing Game
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for role playing game. Catalogue available by writing Mayfair Games in Chicago, Illinois.
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Cross Swords with Champions!

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Character(s): Warlord; Arak; Deimos; Hercules; Machiste; Mikola
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Remco Toys in Kmart stores.
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Sword of the Atom

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Penciller(s): ? (masthead)
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Feature(s): Sword of the Atom
First Line: Around a year ago...
Synopsis: Alan Gold describes in detail the intricacies of getting this series published.
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Job Number: L-2003
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Guest Meanwhile...

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Disclose Notes: Includes checklist of other DC titles on sale week of April 23rd, 1985. Inside back cover.
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Get in on the action with Power Action!

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Character(s): Lex Luthor; Superman; Hawkman; The Joker; Wonder Woman; Batman; Aquaman; The Penguin; The Flash; Brainiac; Green Lantern; Robin
First Line: They're the most awesome heroes fighting the most despicable villains in a universal struggle for power.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover advertisement for Super Powers™ Collection of action figures.

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