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Issue Details

Issue #9
Published July-August 1977
Cover Price 0.35 USD
Pages 36
Editing Joe Orlando (Managing Editor); Dennis O'Neil (Story Editor)

Cover Details

Characters Karate Kid; Pulsar
Genre superhero; martial arts
Pencils Al Milgrom
Inks Al Milgrom

1 page Batman; Robin advertisement "Birds of a Feather"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Pigeon Person; U.S. Army personnel
Synopsis The Pigeon Person is using giant flocks of pigeons to steal landmarks like the Statue of Liberty, but Batman and Robin Capture her and stop her from stealing Mount Rushmore by distracting her pigeons with Hostess Cup Cakes.
Genre Superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Advertisement for Hostess Cup Cakes.

17 page Karate Kid story "The Black Belt Contract"

Characters Karate Kid; Pulsar [Benjamin Day] (villain); Iris Jacobs; Princess Projectra; Mr. Kade (villain); Liz Day
Synopsis Pulsar reluctantly tries to fulfill a contract to kill Karate Kid, but finds himself fighting alongside Karate Kid for their lives. Meanwhile Princess Projectra finds out that Karate Kid has been in contact with her father King Voxv and a garbled message from him sends them back into the future.
Genre Superhero; Martial Arts
Script David Michelinie [as Barry Jameson]
Pencils Ric Estrada
Inks Joe Staton
Colors Carl Gafford
Notes Pseudonym identification submitted by Rob Allen.

1 page Karate Comments letters page "Karate Comments"

Notes Letters from readers - Larry Cummings, Mike White and Sam Stahl.

1 page Daily Planet promo (ad from the publisher) "Daily Planet Volume 77 Issue 14"

Characters Flash [Barry Allen]
Editing Bob Rozakis; Anthony Tollin (production)
Notes Volume 77, Issue 14, Week of April 4, 1977. Solicitation for titles shipping the weeks of April 4, 1977 and April 11, 1977. Planet mini-puzzle #7. Spotlight on THE FLASH #251, WELCOME BACK, KOTTER #5 and WEIRD WAR #54.