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Publishers / DC / Shade, the Changing Man (1977) / #8

8August-September 1978
$0.35

Shade, the Changing Man #8

DC · August-September 1978 · on sale May 2, 1978

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Identification plate

Series: Shade, the Changing Man (DC, 1977 series)
Issue: #8
Publication date: August-September 1978
Key date: August 1978
On-sale date: May 2, 1978
Indicia publisher: DC Comics Inc.
Price: $0.35
Pages: 36
Barcode: 0709893287009
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Gambles!	cover	1	pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Shade the Changing Man [Rac Shade]; Dr. Sagan; Colonel Kabe Kross; President Olon
1	The Gambles!	comic story	17	script: Steve Ditko, Michael Fleisher; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Clem Robins	Shade the Changing Man [Rac Shade]; Dr. Sagan; Colonel Kabe Kross; President Olon; Khaos (flashback); Mellu Loron; Dr. Z.Z.; Wizor; Leno; Gola Zae (flashback); Captain Majan (flashback); Dr. Miraco (flashback); Sude (flashback); Ezak (flashback); Oga (flashback); Madzu (flashback); Xexlo (flashback)
2	-	letters page	1	script: JCH
3	-	in-house column	0.6	script: Bob Rozakis
4	36 Gerry Conway	in-house column	0.4	script: Mike Catron

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
British	price 0.12 GBP

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Steve Ditko Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-3111-8	2011	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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