Longshot #5 [Direct]
(January 1986)

Marvel, 1985 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Louise Simonson (credited as Louise Jones) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Longshot / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Arthur Adams (signed as Arthur Adams)
Inks
Arthur Adams (signed as Arthur Adams)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Longshot (Mojoverse); Magog (Mojoverse)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Deadly Lies (Table of Contents: 1)

Longshot / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Ann Nocenti (credited) (creator)
Pencils
Arthur Adams (credited) (creator)
Inks
Whilce Portacio (credited); Scott Williams (assistant inker)
Colors
Christie Scheele (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nice planet you got here. I'm a little stuffed right now...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fatboys (mainstream): Alfie (mainstream) (gang goes by Starrammers); Butch (mainstream) (gang goes by Starrammers); Darla (mainstream) (gang goes by Starrammers)
Arize (Mojoverse) (first appearance, flashback); Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange] (mainstream); Longshot (Mojoverse) (also origin in flashback); Magog (Mojoverse) (death, real name is Gog n'Magog); Mojo (Mojoverse); Quark (Mojoverse) (name revealed); Ricochet Rita [Rita Wayword] (mainstream); Saxaphone (mainstream) (death); Spiral [Rita Wayword] (Mojoverse); Wifferdill (mainstream); Wong (mainstream)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream; Marvel : Mojoverse
Synopsis
Mojo and Spiral capture Rita to use her to locate Longshot. Longshot, the kids, and Quark battle the demonic Magog who has gorged himself on magic. Longshot discovers his powers are gone and quits the fight. Feeling sorry for himself, he gets another flash of his origin--he was created by Arize to be a deadly warrior for entertainment but was programmed with a penchant for rebellion. Longshot decides to visit Rita but finds her home destroyed and Dr. Strange there. They hunt down and battle Magog and are able to destroy the him. Longshot decides to take a proactive stance in fixing his life.
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Keywords
magic
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Longshot
  2. 1. Deadly Lies
    Longshot
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