M.A.R.S. Patrol Total War #7

(November 1968)

["Most Powerful Airplane"] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Cheerios Kid (advertising character)

Synopsis:

Ad for Cheerios cereal from General Mills, with Cheerios Kid flying through space. Information on the XB-70A Valkyrie airplane.

Keywords:

space

The Death Wind (Table of Contents)

M.A.R.S. Patrol / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

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10145-811

Content Information

Characters:

Lieutenant Cy Adams; Sergeant Joe Striker; Sergent Ken Hiro; Corporal Russ Stacey

Synopsis:

The "Crab" invaders use weather control to attack key sites. The President sends the M.A.R.S. team to fend off an attack on the Panama Canal, but the invaders flood New Orleans with a hurricane, killing thousands, wrecking the city, and destroying its defenses.

Keywords:

Hurricane; Louisiana; New Orleans; Panama Canal; war

Indexer Notes

"M.A.R.S. PATROL #7-688". Part I of a two-part book-length story. The course and consequences of the hurricane foreshadow those of Hurricane Katrina.

["Don't miss an issue, or you may miss your contribution."] (Table of Contents)

Gold Key Comics Club News / text article / 4 pages (report information)

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Ernie Parsons; Tenna Lohr; Ray Walton; Roy Newsome; Robbie Christensen; Everett Toppins; Hans Kuenzl; Glendon Gray; T.E. McLaughlin; Neill Jeffrey; Chris Leighton

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Ernie Parsons; Tenna Lohr; Ray Walton; Roy Newsome; Robbie Christensen; Everett Toppins; Hans Kuenzl; Glendon Gray; T.E. McLaughlin; Neill Jeffrey; Chris Leighton

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Gold Key Kid (advertising character)

Synopsis:

News of upcoming Gold Key titles and TV tie-ins; reader artwork; gags from readers

Guerilla Warfare (Table of Contents)

M.A.R.S. Patrol / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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Genre:

war; science fiction

Characters:

Lieutenant Cy Adams; Sergeant Joe Striker; Sergeant Ken Hiro; Corporal Russ Stacey; Lisa Kane

Synopsis:

With New Orleans devastated, cut off, and occupied, M.A.R.S. Patrol gathers the remnants of other forces and starts guerrilla war from a lumber camp, operated by Joe's uncle, in the bayous. They strike back aided by Lisa Kane, who insists that in total war, women too must fight. Guerrillas blow up the enemy transport base and attack, paving the way for airborne to recapture the city.

Keywords:

alien; guerrilla; Louisiana; New Orleans; war

Indexer Notes

Part II of a two-part book-length story.

["Comic books for sale"] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Ad for back issues of comics, magazines, and more from Howard N. Rogofsky

["Mini-Comics"] (Table of Contents)

Gold Key Club Comics / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre:

humor

Characters:

builder; rooster

Synopsis:

Rooster eats cement, thinking it's corn, then drinks water and solidifies.

Keywords:

mime; rooster

Indexer Notes

Mime strip

["Dinosauria: Plesiosaur"] (Table of Contents)

Gold Key Club Comics / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Facts about plesiosaurs

Keywords:

dinosaur; educational; fact

["28 of Walt Disney's most famous characters"] (Table of Contents)

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Tinkerbelle; Mary Poppins; Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck; Huey; Louie; Dewey; Peter Pan; Thumper; Goofy; Snow White; Seven Dwarfs; Winnie-the-Pooh; Pinocchio; Gepetto; Figaro; Bambi; Pluto; Jiminy Cricket; Dumbo; Timothy; Bongo

Synopsis:

Ad for punch-out Disney characters from Golden Press

["Be a big winner"] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Ad for Sales Leadership Club