Mars Attacks #9

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Written & Lettered by

John Layman Art by

John McCrea Colored by

Andrew Elder Editor

Denton J. Tipton STORY SO FAR...

After a disastrous recon mission in 1962, Martian scout Zar has returned to Earth a half-century later as a general with an invasion force in tow, the likes of which have never been seen by humanity...

REGULAR COVER A RT BY J O H N M CC R E A CO LO RS BY

COVER RI A RT BY

NICK PERCIVAL

ANDREW ELDER

Special thanks to Adam Levine and Ira Friedman of Topps Company Inc. for their invaluable assistance.

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