Battlestar Galactica #2 [Whitman]
(April 1979)

Marvel, 1979 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Mark Gruenwald (editor); Jim Shooter (editor)

Issue Notes

Variants of this type were distributed under limited deals between publishers and distribution "jobbers" (Whitman was one, but not the only one) who could get comics into outlets that did not consistently carry comics. The retail unit was a bag containing more than one comic.
This issue is a variant of Battlestar Galactica (Marvel, 1979 series) #2 [Regular Edition]. There exist further variants:

Exodus! (Table of Contents)

Battlestar Galactica / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jeff Aclin
Inks
Joe Rubinstein
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Adama; Apollo; Starbuck; Boxey; Muffit II; Serina; Starbuck; Cylons

Indexer Notes

Cover credits per Jeff Aclin. Info per Jason Schachter.

Cover Thumbnail for Battlestar Galactica (Marvel, 1979 series) #2 [Whitman] Cover Thumbnail for Battlestar Galactica (1979 series) #2 [Regular Edition] Cover Thumbnail for Battlestar Galactica (1979 series) #2 [British]
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Exodus! (Table of Contents: 1)

Battlestar Galactica / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Roger McKenzie
Pencils
Ernie Colón (credited)
Inks
Ernie Colón (credited)
Colors
Bob Sharen
Letters
Ernie Colón (credited)
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Adama; Apollo; Boxey; Serina; Starbuck; Boomer; Cassiopeia; Athena; Muffit II [Muffey]; Otori Sect; Jolly; Gemons; Capricans; Club Elite [Sire Uri]; Siress Uri (dead); Cylons; Imperious Leader; Count Baltar
Synopsis
Apollo and Boomer take down Sire Uri and the Club Elite, who are hoarding food from other survivors.
Reprints
Keywords
Alpha Shuttle; Battlestar Galactica; Borallus; Corallon; Nova of Magadon; Rising Star; Twelve Colonies of Mankind

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 3 of the movie/series pilot adaptation.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Puts Himself in the Picture! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Hostess Twinkies; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Exodus!
    Battlestar Galactica
  2. 1. Exodus!
    Battlestar Galactica
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. Puts Himself in the Picture!
    Hostess Twinkies; Spider-Man
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  • Peter Croome
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jim Stangas
  • Richard Thomson
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