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Six from Sirius | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
Schedule | Monthly |
Format | Mini-series |
Genre | |
Publication date | July 1984 – October 1984 December 1985 – March 1986 |
No. of issues | 4 4 |
Creative team | |
Written by | Doug Moench |
Artist(s) | Paul Gulacy |
Letterer(s) | Six from Sirius Gaspar Saladino Six from Sirius II Jim Novack |
Colorist(s) | Paul Gulacy |
Editor(s) | Archie Goodwin |
Collected editions | |
Hardcover | ISBN 1-933305-04-5 |
Softcover | ISBN 1933305037 |
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