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Issue Details

Issue #9
Published July 8th 1978
Frequency Every Monday
Cover Price 0.12 GBP
Pages 32
Editing Kelvin Gosnell; Steve MacManus (sub-editor)

Cover Details

Characters Hammerstein; Swing-Alonga-Max; Silver Lady
Pencils Graham Cotton (painting)
Inks Graham Cotton (painting)
Colors Graham Cotton (painting)
Letters Typeset

5 page Mind Wars story "I Don't Mind Telling You Folks, I'm Scared"

Characters Arlen Lakam; Ardeni Lakam; Doctor Varn; Yosay Tilman; Kola Rashnik; Fleet Commander Di Peria; Jasper Hoke; Cosmol Na-Rutha;
Synopsis The Jugla launch their attack on Earth, but their presence enables the twins to return.
Genre Science-Fiction
Script Alan Hebden
Pencils Jesus Redondo
Inks Jesus Redondo
Letters Jack Potter
Notes The title is taken from the ‘Next Week’ panel of the previous issue.

6 page Ro-Busters story "The Ritz Space Hotel Part 3"

Characters Ro-Jaws; Hammerstein; Swing-Alonga-Max; Silver Lady; Call Me Helga
Synopsis Ro-Jaws and Hammerstein are revealed.
Genre Science-Fiction
Script Pat Mills
Pencils Carlos Pino
Inks Carlos Pino
Colors Carlos Pino
Letters Steve Potter
Notes Only the first two pages of the strip are in colour.
Reprinted In The Complete Ro-Busters (Rebellion, 2008 series) #[nn] (November 2008)

2 page letters page "Starlord's Stargrams"

Script Kelvin Gosnell [as Starlord]; Various
Letters Typeset

5 page Strontium Dog story "The Last Of A Whole Race - And I Helped Destroy Them"

Characters Johnny alpha; Wulf Sternhammer; Croll
Synopsis Johnny realises his mission is a bad one, but McIntyre has taken precautions.
Genre Science-Fiction
Script John Wagner [as T. B. Grover]
Pencils Carlos Ezquerra
Inks Carlos Ezquerra
Colors Carlos Ezquerra
Letters J. Aldrtich
Notes Only the first two pages of the strip are in colour. The remainder are in a grey wash.
Reprinted In Strontium Dog: Search/Destroy Agency Files (Rebellion, 2007 series) #1 (2007)

4 page Planet of the Damned story "Yeearrgh! I Forgot About The Acid Lake"

Characters Jake Flint; Stan Hackmann; Charlie Hagen; Lew Kerr
Synopsis Very few survive Barnes' legacy to Sanctuary.
Genre Science-Fiction
Script R. E. Wright
Pencils Alfonso Azpiri
Inks Alfonso Azpiri
Colors Alfonso Azpiri
Letters Tom Frame
Notes The title is taken from the ‘Next Week’ panel of the previous issue. Only the final page of the strip is in colour.

6 page Timequake story "'I Discovered Time-Travel'"

Characters Martin Bormann; James Blocker; Suzi Cho; Dr. Zeidler; Quexalcholmec
Synopsis Bormann reveals how he replaced Dr. Zeidler.
Genre Science-Fiction
Script Jack Adrian
Pencils Magallanes Salinas
Inks Magallanes Salinas
Letters Peter Knight
Notes The title is taken from the ‘Next Week’ panel of the previous issue.