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9January-February 1974
$0.20

Weird Worlds #9

DC · January-February 1974 · on sale 1973-10-04

First appearance: Patrick OBrian KeatsFirst appearance: Burton Scott KeatsFirst appearance: Lady Vanessa Dubiel ShellyDeath of Missy
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Identification plate

Series
Weird Worlds (DC, 1972 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
January-February 1974
Key date
1974-01-00
On-sale date
1973-10-04
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Patrick OBrian Keats - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Burton Scott Keats - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lady Vanessa Dubiel Shelly - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Missy.

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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Gaspar SaladinoIronwolf, Missy
2"Though This Be Madness..."comic story14script: Howard Chaykin, Denny O'Neil, Shakespeare; pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Howard Chaykin; letters: Jean SimekIronwolf, Empress Erika Klein-Hernandez, Missy Death, Shebaba O'Neal, Lord OMikel
9For the Merriest Xmas from DCpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube Grossman; colors: Sol Harrison
12-letters page1script: Denny O'Neil
13Wolfcrestcomic story6script: John Warner, Howard Chaykin; pencils: Vicente Alcázar; inks: Vicente AlcázarBurton Scott Keats First, Patrick OBrian Keats First, Lady Vanessa Dubiel Shelly First
16Two Sensational Blockbusters!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; colors: Tatjana WoodBatman; Man-bat
17Just Put An X Next To The Comics You Want!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
18A Shockerpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Bernie Wrightson; inks: Bernie WrightsonSwamp Thing

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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