Star Spangled War Stories #172 (1973) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
1	A Cocktail for Molotov!	comic story	13	script: Frank Robbins; pencils: Jack Sparling; inks: Jack Sparling
2	Decision!	comic story	3	script: Don Kraar; pencils: Walter Simonson; inks: Walter Simonson
3	The Story Behind Strange Sports Stories	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	script: Paul Levitz
4	-	letters page	1	script: Archie Goodwin
5	-	in-house column	1	letters: typeset
6	The Thousand-Stitch Belt	comic story	4	script: Sam Glanzman; pencils: Sam Glanzman; inks: Sam Glanzman

Collection	Year
Showcase Presents: The Unknown Soldier #1 ISBN 1-4012-1090-2; 978-1-4012-1090-8	2007	On eBay ›
U.S.S. Stevens: The Collected Stories #[nn] ISBN 978-0-486-80158-2; 0-486-80158-6	2016	On eBay ›

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