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9May 1978
$0.35

Black Lightning #9

DC · May 1978 · on sale 1978-02-14

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Identification plate

Series
Black Lightning (DC, 1977 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
May 1978
Key date
1978-05-00
On-sale date
1978-02-14
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0709893043905
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Tatjana WoodBlack Lightning; Annihilist
1Fear and Loathing at Garfield Highcomic story17script: Tony Isabella; pencils: Trevor Von Eeden; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Ben OdaBlack Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Annihilist
3-letters page1script: Tony Isabella
4-in-house column0.6script: Bob Rozakis
531 Kurt Schaffenbergerin-house column0.4script: Mike Catron

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.12 GBP

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CollectionYear
Black Lightning #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6071-2
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