Karate Kid #1 (1976) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Mike Grell; inks: Mike Grell; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: John Workman	Karate Kid; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Superboy; Mon-El]
1	My World Begins in Yesterday	comic story	18	script: Paul Levitz; pencils: Ric Estrada; inks: Joe Staton	Karate Kid; Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Mon-El; Brainiac 5; Saturn Girl]; Iris Jacobs; Nemesis Kid (villain)
2	The Story Behind the Story	text article	1	script: Joe Orlando; pencils: Ric Estrada; inks: Joe Staton
4	Justice for All Includes Children!	public service announcement	1	pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: John Workman	Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]

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

Collection	Year
The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives #12 ISBN 1-56389-961-2	2003	On eBay ›
Comic Reader #125	1975	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #5 ISBN 978-1-4012-4297-8	2015	On eBay ›

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Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
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