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Issue Details

Issue #3
Published December 1986
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages 36
Editing Michael Higgins

Cover Details

Characters Star Brand [Ken Connell]
Genre superhero

24 page Star Brand story "Close Encounter"

Characters Ken Connell; John Eberhardt; Myron; Debbie "the Duck"; spy (introduction, villain); Barbara Petrovic; Laurie Petrovick; Bobby Petrovic; Joan (introduction); Rick (introduction); Bob (introduction); Wendy (introduction); Lenny (introduction)
Synopsis Ken Connell tests his power again by flying to the moon and creating a new crater with an energy blast. Returning to Earth, he destroys two Soviet planes attacking Afghanistan. The next day he responds to a classified ad asking to meet him and encounters a university student sent to spy on him for unknown reasons.
Genre superhero
Script Jim Shooter
Pencils Alex Saviuk
Inks Vince Colletta
Colors Bob Sharen
Letters Joe Rosen
Reprinted in Star Magazine (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #8

1 page Universe News promo (ad from the publisher) "Universe News"

Script Jim Shooter
Letters typeset