The 'Nam Magazine #1 [Direct]
(August 1988)

Marvel, 1988 Series
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Volume
1
Price
2.00 USD; 2.75 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
A Marvel Magazine [plain text]
Editing
Don Daley (reprint editor); Pat Redding (original assistant editor) (reprint editor); Larry Hama (original editor); Tom DeFalco (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

Cover date says August, the indicia says July 1988 and the top of the contents page says May 1988. Don Daley & Pat Redding are listed as "reprint editors".
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The 'Nam / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Golden (signed)
Inks
Michael Golden (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
war
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[Introduction] (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Doug Murray
Letters
typeset

[Contents Page] (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Golden
Inks
Michael Golden
Letters
typeset
Genre
war

[The 'Nam #1 cover] (Table of Contents: 3)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Golden (signed)
Inks
Michael Golden (signed)
Genre
war
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'Nam: First Patrol (Table of Contents: 4)

The 'Nam / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Murray
Pencils
Michael Golden
Inks
Michael Golden
Letters
Phil Felix
Editing
Larry Hama
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Early in 1966, a young soldier leaves home for his first taste of independence, and war.
Genre
war
Characters
Private Ed Marks; Sgt. Polkow; Rob; Mike Albergo
Synopsis
Private Marks gets on a plane, lands in 'Nam, gets assigned and takes his first patrol.
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Dustoff (Table of Contents: 5)

The 'Nam / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Murray
Pencils
Michael Golden
Inks
Armando Gil
Letters
Phil Felix
Editing
Larry Hama
First Line of Dialogue or Text
02:50 5 Mar 1966 Some Ambush!
Genre
war
Characters
Penelli; Tarver; Kakas
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'Nam Notes (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
war
Synopsis
Definitions of terms and slang.
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Tropic Lightning (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Vansant?
Inks
?
Letters
?
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Indexer Notes

History of the U.S. Army 25th Division.

[Subscription Offer] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[The 'Nam #2 cover] (Table of Contents: 9)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Golden
Inks
Michael Golden
Reprints
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The 'Nam
  2. 1. [Introduction]
  3. 2. [Contents Page]
  4. 3. [The 'Nam #1 cover]
  5. 4. 'Nam: First Patrol
    The 'Nam
  6. 5. Dustoff
    The 'Nam
  7. 6. 'Nam Notes
  8. 7. Tropic Lightning
  9. 8. [Subscription Offer]
  10. 9. [The 'Nam #2 cover]
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