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Issue Details

Issue #10
Published September-October 1977
Cover Price 0.35 USD
Pages 36
Editing Joe Orlando (Managing Editor); Dennis O'Neil (Story Editor)

Cover Details

Characters Karate Kid; The Black Dragon; Princess Projectra; Legion of Super-Heroes [Phantom Girl; Lightning Lad; Superboy; Cosmic Boy]
Genre superhero; martial arts
Pencils Al Milgrom (signed)
Inks Jack Abel (signed)

17 page Karate Kid story "Death-Duel on Orando"

Characters Karate Kid; Princess Projectra; The Black Dragon [Sadaharu] (villain); King Voxv; Legion of Super-Heroes [Phantom Girl; Superboy; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy]
Synopsis Karate Kid and Princess Projectra return to the 30th century and the planet or Orando, now under the control of Karate Kid's rival.
Genre superhero; martial arts
Script David Michelinie [as Barry Jameson]
Pencils Ric Estrada
Inks Jack Abel
Colors Carl Gafford
Notes Pseudonym identification submitted by Rob Allen. The Black Dragon was last seen in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #210. It is revealed in this issue that Karate Kid's trip to the past is a quest to prove to King Voxv that he is worthy of Princess Projectra's hand. Karate Kid stays in the 30th century and appears in Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1977 series) #231, before returning to the 20th century next issue.

1 page Karate Comments letters page "Karate Comments"

Notes Letters from readers - Jim Mason, Paul Emrath, Brian D. Scott and William Nutt.

1 page Publishorial text article "Swamp Thing from the Beginning"

Script Jenette Kahn
Letters typeset
Notes Jenette Kahn editorial about the history of Swamp Thing and the upcoming reprints of the original series.