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9December 1984
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP

Star Trek #9

DC · December 1984 · on sale 1984-08-21

First appearance: Carol Marcus2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Star Trek (DC, 1984 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
December 1984
Key date
1984-12-00
On-sale date
1984-08-21
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.30 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Carol Marcus - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0New Frontierscover1pencils: Tom Sutton; inks: Ricardo Villagrán; colors: Anthony TollinPavel Chekov, James T. Kirk, Carol Marcus First, Leonard McCoy, Saavik, Montgomery Scott, Spock, Hikaru Sulu, Nyota Uhura
1New Frontiers, Chapter I ...Promises to Keepcomic story23script: Mike W. Barr; pencils: Tom Sutton; inks: Ricardo Villagrán; colors: Michele Wolfman; letters: John Costanza
2-letters page2script: Robert Greenberger

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0709893364212
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0709893364212

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Star Trek: The Mirror Universe Saga #[nn]
ISBN 093028996X		1991On eBay ›
Best of Alternate Universes
ISBN 978-1-60010-522-7		2009On eBay ›
Star Trek Classics: The Mirror Universe Saga #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-68405-873-0		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #89 of 56#10 ›

Sources

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