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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published July 1985
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.65 USD
Pages 36
Editing Sid Jacobson; Tom DeFalco (Executive Editor)

Cover Details - "The Wand in the Stone"

Characters Wally the Wizard
Genre children; fantasy
Pencils Warren Kremer (signed)
Inks Ernie Colon (signed)
Letters Grace Kremer ?
Reprinted in Star Comics All-Star Collection (Marvel, 2009 series) #2

13 page Wally the Wizard story "The Wand in the Stone"

Characters Wally the Wizard; Marlin; Conrad; Wizard of Darkness
Synopsis On a midnight journey to Bald Mountain, Wally gets separated from his teacher Marlin and finds a group of wizards trying to pull a magic wand out of a stone. Only Wally is able to pull out the wand and he then beats the Wizard of Darkness in a magic duel. Later, he wonders if the whole experience was a dream.
Genre children; fantasy
Script Ben Brown
Pencils Ben Brown
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors George Roussos
Letters Jim Novak
Notes Page numbers are drawn in Roman numerals.
Reprinted in Star Comics All-Star Collection (Marvel, 2009 series) #2

1 page Top Dog promo (ad from the publisher) "Top Dog Is the Talk of the Town!"

Characters Top Dog; Joey Jordan; Lizzie Jordan
Genre children; funny animals
Pencils Warren Kremer ? (illustration)
Inks Warren Kremer ? (illustration)
Notes House ad for Star Comics title Top Dog (Marvel, 1985 series)

9 page Wally the Wizard story "The Barbarians Are Coming"

Characters Wally the Wizard; Bul-Bul; Marlin; Princess Penelope; Alaina; Sir Flauntaroy; Gorg; Conrad
Synopsis The harmless Bul-Bul is mistaken for an invading barbarian, but Wally doesn't know that's who they're talking about when he meets Bul-Bul and helps him return home safely.
Genre children; fantasy
Script Ben Brown
Pencils Ben Brown
Inks Vince Colletta
Colors George Roussos ?
Reprinted in Star Comics All-Star Collection (Marvel, 2009 series) #2

1 page Star Signals promo (ad from the publisher)

Script Tom DeFalco
Letters typeset
Notes DeFalco answers letters from readers Brian Huen; James W. Townsend; Jeff Bowling; Mike Sugarbaker; Larry Valente; Meron Langsner. Page also includes checklist of Marvel comics cover-dated July 1985.

1 page Care Bears advertisement "What Happens When the World Stops Caring?"

Genre children; fantasy
Letters typeset
Notes Back cover; advertisement for The Care Bears Movie (release date 29 March 1985). Care Bears © 1985 American Greetings Corporation.