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Tailgunner Jo is an American six-issue comic book limited series written by Peter B. Gillis with artwork by Tom Artis. The cover dates run from September 1988 through January 1989, with issue #5 dated as "Winter". [1]

The series tells the story of Lars Gunnar and his daughter Jo, whose consciousness was implanted into his own brain as a result of manipulation by the Telemachus Corporation, so as to create a cyborg with two minds. [2] [3]

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References

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