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1st team appearance of Primate Patrol
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1st team appearance of Creature Commandos: Matthew Shrieve, Elliot 'Lucky' Taylor, Vincent Velcro, Warren Griffith aka Wolfpack
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1st team appearance of Creature Commandos: Matthew Shrieve, Elliot 'Lucky' Taylor, Vincent Velcro, Warren Griffith aka Wolfpack
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Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode
This issue came out early in the Direct Marketing era when Newsstand were much more prevalent than Direct edition copies sold in comic shops
Recent eBay sales and listings show 10 Newsstand copies to every 1 Direct which would make the Direct more scarce than the Newsstand
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Newsstand Edition, indicated by the barcode
This issue came out early in the Direct Marketing era when Newsstand were much more prevalent than Direct edition copies sold in comic shops
Recent eBay sales and listings show 10 Newsstand copies to every 1 Direct which would make the Direct more scarce than the Newsstand
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First published artwork in the comic book industry by Greg LaRocque - provided the illustration on the introduction page
Though Mystery in Space #115 is often cited as LaRocque's first published work in comics, it went on sale October 23, 1980 which was a month later than this issue
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First published artwork in the comic book industry by Greg LaRocque - provided the illustration on the introduction page
Though Mystery in Space #115 is often cited as LaRocque's first published work in comics, it went on sale October 23, 1980 which was a month later than this issue
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2nd appearance of the Creature Commandos
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2nd appearance of the Creature Commandos
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1st appearance of G.I. Robot J.A.K.E.
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1st appearance of G.I. Robot J.A.K.E.
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Cover art featuring Adolf Hitler
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Cover art featuring Adolf Hitler
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Fan letter from Todd McFarlane
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First known Todd McFarlane published writing in a comic book via correspondence to DC printed in the letters column
McFarlane,19 years old at the time of this issue's release had letters printed approximately 15 times throughout 1981-1983 including Ghosts #104 which went on sale the same week as Weird War Tales #103 but the contents of the letter were only partially printed
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First known Todd McFarlane published writing in a comic book via correspondence to DC printed in the letters column
McFarlane,19 years old at the time of this issue's release had letters printed approximately 15 times throughout 1981-1983 including Ghosts #104 which went on sale the same week as Weird War Tales #103 but the contents of the letter were only partially printed
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Fan letter from Todd McFarlane
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Battle of the Creature Commandos versus Hitler
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Battle of the Creature Commandos versus Hitler
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1st appearance of Dr. Medusa, later becomes a member of the Creature Commandos
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1st appearance of Dr. Medusa, later becomes a member of the Creature Commandos
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1st appearance of Dr. Medusa, later becomes a member of the Creature Commandos
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1st appearance of Dr. Medusa, later becomes a member of the Creature Commandos
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