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THE KREE-
SKRULL WAR
Details Originally published Avengers #89-97 (1971/2)
Publisher Marvel Writer Roy Thomas Artist Sal Buscema, Neal Adams
etc Collected in Avengers: Kree/Skrull War (£18.99) Available digitally
Comixology, Marvel Unlimited

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