Power Pack #5 [Direct]
(December 1984)

Marvel, 1984 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1984-08-14
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Carl Potts (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #53, with newsstand on-sale date of 1984-09-04.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Power Pack / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
June Brigman (signed as Brigman)
Inks
Bob Wiacek (signed as Wiacek)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Carmody; Link; Power Pack [Gee [Alex Power]; Lightspeed [Julie Power]; Energizer [Katie Power]; Mass-Master [Jack Power]]
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Mario Bros. (Table of Contents: 1)

Mario Bros. / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
children
Characters
Mario Bros.
Synopsis
Luigi is in a maze and danger makes him call out for his brother Mario.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Comic strip ad for the Mario Bros. video game from Atari.

Homecoming! (Table of Contents: 2)

Power Pack / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Louise Simonson (credited)
Pencils
Mary Wilshire (credited) (breakdowns); Bob Wiacek (credited) (finishes)
Inks
Bob Wiacek (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Alex, what if mom and dad don't love us anymore...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Carmody; Dr. Jim Power; Dr. Olsen; Falcone; Friday; Henry Peter Gyrich; Link; Margaret Power; Power Pack [Gee [Alex Power]; Lightspeed [Julie Power]; Energizer [Katie Power]; Mass-Master [Jack Power]]
Synopsis
The Power Pack kids return to Earth and are hounded by Carmody.
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Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Power Pack
  2. 1. Mario Bros.
    Mario Bros.
  3. 2. Homecoming!
    Power Pack
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