Super Friends #9 for Sale - First Appearance of The Olympian - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Super Friends (DC, 1976 series)
Issue: #9
Publication date: December 1977
Key date: 1977-12-00
On-sale date: 1977-09-13
Indicia publisher: DC Comics Inc.
Price: $0.35
Pages: 36
Barcode: 0709893066812
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Olympian - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Tasmanian Devil - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Sigrid Nansen - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Aristides Demetrios - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Hugh Dawkins - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Little Mermaid - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ulla Paske - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Three Ways to Kill a World!	cover	1	pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Joe Letterese	Aquaman, Batman, Arthur Curry, Princess Diana, Dick Grayson, Icemaiden First, Clark Kent, Sigrid Nansen First, Robin, Superman, Bruce Wayne, Wonder Woman
2	Three Ways to Kill a World!	comic story	17	script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Ramona Fradon; inks: Bob Smith; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Ben Oda	Aquaman, Batman, Arthur Curry, Hugh Dawkins First, Aristides Demetrios First, Princess Diana, Gleek, Dick Grayson, Wendy Harris, Icemaiden First, Jayna, Clark Kent, Little Mermaid First, Sigrid Nansen First
3	-	letters page	1	pencils: Alex Toth; inks: Alex Toth
4	It's a Mystery...	in-house column	0.75	script: Jenette Kahn
5	#22 Martin Pasko	in-house column	0.25	script: Jack C. Harris

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

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Super Friends! #[nn] ISBN 1-56389-716-4	2001	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Super Friends #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-4757-7	2014	On eBay ›
The Super Friends: Saturday Morning Comics #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-9542-4	2020	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #89 of 47#10 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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