Atari Force #17 [Direct]
(May 1985)

DC, 1984 Series
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Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.35 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1985-01-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Andy Helfer (credited); Tom Condon (credited) (managing editor); Dick Giordano (credited) (executive editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from DC Releases #12. Editor credited as Andrew Helfer in letters page.
This issue has variants:

[Tazlings Abound!] (Table of Contents)

Atari Force / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ed Hannigan (signed as Hannigan)
Inks
José Luis García-López (signed as Garcia Lopez)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Blackjak; Tazlings
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If Thine Eye Offend Thee... (Table of Contents: 1)

Atari Force / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Baron (credited)
Pencils
Eduardo Barreto (credited as Ed Barreto)
Inks
Ricardo Villagrán (credited)
Colors
Tom Ziuko (credited)
Letters
Bob Lappan (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
An hour ago, Taz's brood snatched Blackjak...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Atari Force [Martin Champion; Dart; Morphea; Pakrat; Taz; Tempest]; Tazlings; Blackjak; Rident; the Hukka; Kargg
Synopsis
The Tazlings fix Blackjak's eye and removes the Dark Destroyer's influence from him. Dart makes contact with Tempest, discovering that New Earth was not destroyed as previously thought. Then Morphea journeys into Kargg's mind and discovers the Dark Destroyer lurking there. She drives him out and a reformed Kargg offers his assistance to the group. And the Tazlings are eating all of the food on the ship.
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Rats Like Us! (Table of Contents: 2)

Pakrat / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Andy Helfer (credited)
Pencils
Michael Chen (credited as Mike Chen)
Inks
Joe Delbeato (credited)
Colors
Carl Gafford (credited as C. Gafford)
Letters
Bob Lappan (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now -- Where were we?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Pakrat; Ferra; Rident
Synopsis
Pakrat discovers that Rident forced Ferra to set him up. But both Pakrat and Ferra have a few tricks up their sleeves to get away from Rident.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Force Feedback / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Andy Helfer (credited)
Pencils
José Luis García-López (New Teen Titans ad)
Inks
Romeo Tanghal (New Teen Titans ad)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-1939
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We've been sitting here for a number of hours...
Characters
Azrael

Indexer Notes

Letters from Ted Owen, Ashby Gunter, Justin Gordon, Kevin T. Brown, Gerald Flaherty, St. Elvis, Rickie Fireline and Christopher Broadbent.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Tazlings Abound!]
    Atari Force
  2. 1. If Thine Eye Offend Thee...
    Atari Force
  3. 2. Rats Like Us!
    Pakrat
  4. 3. ["We've been sitting here for a number of hours..."]
    Force Feedback
  5. 4. ["Dear Dad, I know... I know... it's been a long time since I last wrote home."]
    Meanwhile...
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