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WRITTEN BY: CULLEN BUNN & JIMMY JOHNSTON A R T B Y : M A X D U N B A R C O L O R S B Y : ANDER ZARATE LETTERS BY: TOM B. LONG EDITOR : DAVID HEDGECOCK ASSISTANT EDITOR : DAVID MARIOTTE PUBLISHER : T E D A D A M S REGULAR COVER SUBSCRIPTION COVER A SUBSCRIPTION COVER B Artwork by: MAX DUNBAR Artwork by: JED DOUGHERTY Artwork by: ARTYOM TRAKHANOV Colors by: DAVID GARCIA CRUZ Colors by: THOMAS DEER SUBSCRIPTION COVER C RETAILER INCENTIVE COVER Artwork by: ADAM RICHES Artwork by: CHRIS "PANDA" MERCIER Special thanks to Derryl Depriest, David Erwin, Josh Feldman, Mark Weber, Ed Lane, Beth Artale, and Michael Kelly For international rights, contact [email protected] Ted Adams, CEO & Publisher • Greg Goldstein, President & COO • Robbie Robbins, EVP/Sr. Graphic Artist • Chris Ryall, Chief Creative Officer • David Hedgecock, Editor-in-Chief • Laurie Windrow, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing • Matthew Ruzicka, CPA, Chief Financial Officer • Lorelei Bunjes, VP of Digital Services • Jerry Bennington, VP of New Product Development Facebook: facebook.com/idwpublishing • Twitter: @idwpublishing • YouTube: youtube.com/idwpublishing www.IDWPUBLISHING.com Tumblr: tumblr.idwpublishing.com • Instagram: instagram.com/idwpublishing MICRONAUTS #11. MARCH 2017. FIRST PRINTING. HASBRO and its logo, MICRONAUTS, and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2017 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 2765 Truxtun Road, San Diego, CA 92106. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork. .

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