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Starman #5

Dec 1988 · DC · 1.00 USD; 1.35 CAD; 0.50 GBP
“Don't You Know There's a War On?”

The Power Elite have captured Starman so that his powers can be transferred to them, but the alien invaders want Starman's power for themselves and take him away. He's rescued by three heroes who enlist him in the fight against the invasion, traveling to the South Pacific to overtake a Khund outpost with the help of Easy Company of the US Army. They find Adam Strange and free him, then are summoned by Captain Atom to a war council in Washington.

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writer Roger Stern · artist Tom Lyle · inker Bob Smith · colorist Julianna Ferriter · letterer Bob Pinaha · cover Tom LyleTom Lyle

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artist Tom Lyle
inker Bob Smith
letterer Bob Pinaha
cover pencils Tom Lyle
cover inks Tom Lyle

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The Power Elite have captured Starman so that his powers can be transferred to them, but the alien invaders want Starman's power for themselves and take him away. He's rescued by three heroes who enlist him in the fight against the invasion, traveling to the South Pacific to overtake a Khund outpost with the help of Easy Company of the US Army. They find Adam Strange and free him, then are summoned by Captain Atom to a war council in Washington.

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