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1February-March 1973
$0.20

Sword of Sorcery #1

DC · February-March 1973 · on sale 1972-12-28

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Identification plate

Series
Sword of Sorcery (DC, 1973 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
February-March 1973
Key date
1973-02-00
On-sale date
1972-12-28
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Michael Wm. Kaluta; inks: Michael Wm. Kaluta; letters: Gaspar SaladinoFafhrd, The Gray Mouser
1The Price of Pain Easecomic story22.5script: Fritz Leiber, Denny O'Neil; pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: The Crusty Bunkers; letters: Ben OdaFafhrd, The Gray Mouser
2-letters page1script: Denny O'Neil

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CollectionYear
Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser: Cloud of Hate and Other Stories #[nn]
ISBN 1-61655-985-3; 978-1-61655-985-4
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Great American Comic Books #[nn]
ISBN 0-7853-5590-1
2001On eBay ›

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