Volume: 9
Price: 0.40 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1979-05-08
Editing: Joe Orlando (credited) (managing editor); Paul Levitz (credited) (editor)
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[The Indian War in Space]
(Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks:
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors:
?
  • Genre:horror-suspense; war
  • Job Number:C-990
This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: DC [bullet]
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: monthly
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: Printed in U.S.A.
  • Barcode: 0709893071708

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #168.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
Romeo Tanghal (signed)
Inks:
Romeo Tanghal (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:horror-suspense; war
  • Job Number:J-5973
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I am Death, and I know that all war is simply gambling... trusting in luck to improve your lot.
Characters:
Death

The Indian War in Space
(Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:science fiction; war
  • Job Number:J-5671
Characters:
Death (host)

Indexer Notes

Set sometime in the future in space.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 3)

A.P.O. Weird War Tales / letters page / 1 page

Script:
Bob Rozakis (review)
Paul Levitz (introduction, closing)
Pencils:
Joe Kubert (illustrations)
Inks:
Joe Kubert (illustrations)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Job Number:L-284

Indexer Notes

Due to a lack of letters a review of the book FOR WANT OF A NAIL by Robert Sobel is included written by Bob Rozakis.

Eddie!
(Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:horror-suspense; war
  • Job Number:J-5470?

Indexer Notes

Set during World War II. Includes robotic soldiers similar to G.I. Robot.

The Tunnels
(Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:horror-suspense; war
  • Job Number:J-5480?

Indexer Notes

Set in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

Volume 79 Issue 20 - Week of May 7, 1979
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Daily Planet / in-house column / 1 page

Hembeck
(Table of Contents: 7)

Hembeck / comic story / 0.2 page

Script:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; superhero
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    Table of Contents
  1. [The Indian War in Space]
  2. ["I am Death, and I know that all war is simply gambling... trusting in luck to improve your lot."]
  3. The Indian War in Space
  4. [no title indexed]
    A.P.O. Weird War Tales
  5. Eddie!
  6. The Tunnels
  7. Volume 79 Issue 20 - Week of May 7, 1979
    Daily Planet
  8. Hembeck
    Hembeck
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