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Series: Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom Public Domain
Years in Print: 1962 - 1982
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Publisher: FlagWestern Country: Flag United States Language: English Issues: #1 - #31 (31 Issues, 33 Printings) Continued From Continued From: none Continued In Continued In: none Disclose Tracking Notes:   Disclose Notes: Publishing hiatus of twelve years between #27 (April 1969) and #28 (April 1981).

******* 'Canadian' price variants of 1968 *******
Doug Sulipa, a comics dealer in Manitoba, Canada since 1970, has confirmed that about 90% of all 63 titles of Gold Key Canadian titles are confirmed to exist with cover dates from April 1968 through August 1968 for both 15 cent covers and 12 cent covers. Joe Torcivia, a comics collector and professional, has confirmed that at least several titles were sold in Flushing, Queens, New York with 15 cent covers while sold elsewhere with 12 cent covers. A few months later (September or November issues, depending on dating), ALL Gold Key Comics carried the 15-cent cover price and no further 12 cent issues were sold again. These issues do not have a currency qualifier on the covers, so it is not certain whether they were priced in Canadian or United States currency, or both. These issues appear to meet comics researcher John McClure's definition of Type 1a variants: “Cover Price Variants intended for foreign distribution with limited regional distribution, published simultaneously with standard or regular editions." However, in addition to foreign distribution, they appear to have also been sold as a test market for an impending price increase in the United States.
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Publication Type: Comic Books
Color: Color
Dimensions: Earlier Issues Standard Golden Age U.S.; Later Issues Standard Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Issue # Publication Date Pages Content Items Issue Images Count
#1 October 1962 36 7/2/1 Issue Image
2 Issue Images total
#2 December 1962 36 9/3/1 Issue Image
4 Issue Images total
#3 March 1963 36 8/5/1 Issue Image
2 Issue Images total
#4 June 1963 36 8/5/1 Issue Image
3 Issue Images total
#5 September 1963 36 8/5/1 Issue Image
2 Issue Images total
#6 November 1963 36 8/5/1 Issue Image
2 Issue Images total
#7 March 1964 36 8/5/1 Issue Image
#8 July 1964 36 8/5/1 Issue Image
2 Issue Images total
#9 October 1964 36 8/5/1 Issue Image
#10 January 1965 36 7/4/1 Issue Image
2 Issue Images total
#11 March 1965 36 6/3/1 Issue Image
2 Issue Images total
#12 May 1965 36 7/5/1 Issue Image
#13 July 1965 36 8/5/1 Issue Image
2 Issue Images total
#14 September 1965 36 13/3/1 Issue Image
#15 December 1965 36 6/4/1 Issue Image
2 Issue Images total
#16 June 1966 36 8/6/1 Issue Image
#17 September 1966 36 10/7/1 Issue Image
2 Issue Images total
#18 December 1966 36 6/4/1 Issue Image
2 Issue Images total
#19 April 1967 36 6/4/1 Issue Image
2 Issue Images total
#20 July 1967 36 8/5/1 Issue Image
2 Issue Images total
#21 October 1967 36 11/4/1 Issue Image
2 Issue Images total
#22 January 1968 36 11/7/1 Issue Image
2 Issue Images total
#23 April 1968 36 11/4/1 Issue Image
2 Issue Images total
#24 2 July 1968 36 12/5/1 Issue Image
#25 October 1968 36 5/3/1 Issue Image
2 Issue Images total

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