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\"The<\/a>16 pages plus cover. 1 staple. Measured 6.875″ x 3.0625″. It came with the GI Joe Scuba set that included a rubber shark that was nowhere near the ferocious scale depicted in the comic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

16 pages plus cover. 1 staple. Measured 6.875″ x 3.0625″. 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