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Issue Details

Issue #7
Published March-April 1977
Cover Price 0.30 USD
Pages 36
Editing Joe Orlando (Managing Editor); Dennis O'Neil (Story Editor)

Cover Details

Characters Karate Kid; Gyro-Master
Genre superhero; martial arts
Pencils Mike Grell (signed)
Inks Mike Grell (signed)

17 page Karate Kid story "The Gyro-Master Strikes Twice!"

Characters Karate Kid; Iris Jacobs; The Gyro-Master (villain); Pulsar [Benjamin Day] (villain)
Synopsis As Karate Kid is being arrested for the murder of his landlady, The Gyro-Master appears. Karate Kid must stop Gyro-Master and prove his innocence, all while someone new is about to come gunning for him.
Genre superhero; martial arts
Script David Michelinie [as Barry Jameson]
Pencils Ric Estrada
Inks Joe Staton
Notes Pseudonym identification submitted by Rob Allen. The Gyro-Master was originally intended to be the Flash villain The Top, who was unavailable, due to being dead at the time.

1 page Aquaman advertisement "That Dirty Beach"

Characters Aquaman [Arthur Curry; Orin]; Slud-Jak (villain)
Synopsis Slud-Jak fouls beaches in revenge for ocean pollution, but agrees to negotiate when tempted by Hostess Twinkies.
Genre Superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta
Letters Ben Oda
Notes An advertisement for Hostess Twinkies Cakes featuring DC characters and produced by DC staff.

3 page Publishorial text article "And Now... We Interrupt This Comic To Bring You a Word from your New Publisher..."

Characters Jenette Kahn
Script Jenette Kahn; Jack Adler
Pencils Neal Adams
Inks Neal Adams
Letters typeset
Notes Jenette Kahn introduces herself to DC comics readers. A note from Jack Adler regarding the illustration of Jenette Kahn.

1 page Karate Comments letters page "Karate Comments"

Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - Mike Christiansen, Mary Jo Duffy and Elizabeth Smith.

1 page Daily Planet promo (ad from the publisher) "Daily Planet Volume 76 Issue 32"

Characters The Losers
Editing Bob Rozakis; Anthony Tollin (production)
Notes Volume 76, Issue 32, Week of December 6, 1976. Solicitation for titles shipping the weeks of December 6, 1976 and December 13, 1976. Trivia Quiz #32. Spotlight on OUR FIGHTING FORCES #132, JONAH HEX #1, SUPERMAN FAMILY #182 and HOUSE OF MYSTERY #251.