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7 June 2019Copyright

Publisher brushes off cease-and-desist letter over AOC comic

A US comic book publisher has dismissed a cease-and-desist letter from DC Comics over an issue of its “Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and the Freshman Force” graphic novel, according to reports.

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