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There are some pretty interesting things to notice about this line, first is the absence of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aquamanshrine.com\/\">Aquaman<\/a> ( although I&#8217;m not sure if he had a monthly by this point) and the other is there is not one but two Flash kites, even one where he&#8217;s punching Mirror Master.<\/span><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.plaidstallions.com\/images\/remcokites2.jpg\" \/><br \/><span style=\"font-family:verdana;\">I mean that&#8217;s some pretty obscure character choices there, even for 1971 when kids actually read comics. 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