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Issue: Samurai #9

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Publication Date: July 1986

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Issues: #9 of 23 Issues (25 Printings)

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Variant: unnamed

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Publisher: Flag

Aircel Publishing

Brand:

Indicia Publisher: Aircel Publishing Ltd.

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: none

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $2.00 CAD
$1.70 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 6 (1 story, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Gordon Derry

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: Colour Cover; Black and White Interior

Dimensions: Standard Modern Age US

Paper Stock: Glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: Saddle-Stitched

Publishing Format: Was Ongoing

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

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Title Page

Indicia on this Page

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Content Items (6 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Barry Blair?

Inker(s): Patrick McEown?

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Samurai

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Editorial

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Gordon Derry

Letterer(s): typeset

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover. Also includes indicia.

Derry explains that most of this issue is reprinted from the "smaller, squarer" small-press Samurai series. The sword design that is used to fill the pages is by Patrick McEown.

Moonstones of Doom [Part 1]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Barry Blair

Penciller(s): Barry Blair; Patrick McEown (additional art); Tim McEown (additional art)

Inker(s): Guang Yap; Patrick McEown (additional art); Tim McEown (additional art)

Letterer(s): Eiwin Mark

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Samurai

Character(s): Toshiro Kimura; Gennin Kimura; Homer Bently; Velvet Black; Mr Yushi; Hotachi Kimura

First Line: Last issue, on Gennin Kimura's request, Homer Bently told her of her brother...

Synopsis: (Homer is reciting past tales for Gennin.) Velvet Black tries to recruit Toshiro back into service aboard the Naganata. He searches a lost Cambodian temple for a cursed Gemstone.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 30

Notes: This issue is reprinting tales from the early small press run of 'Samurai'. The first two pages and the last page are new, the reprint starts with a panoramic view of Hong Kong and ends with "Holy Cow, Hotachi! It's the Moonstone!".

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Letters Page on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Eiwin Mark (responses)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Letters

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Pages: 2

Notes: Letters from John Kim, Aaron Richards, Tim Turcotte, Randy Befumo, Alex Sahakian, Chris Moore, Paul Perez, Joseph Beduya, Sanchez Verma, Them Bones, Marcella, Brian Robinson, Scott McCloud, Judy Mulloy.

How Would You Like to be Part of the Adventure?

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for The Official Samurai Fan Club and subscriptions to Aircel comics.

[untitled]

Illustration on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Penciller(s): various

Inker(s): various

Colorist(s): various

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: On back cover.

Collage of the front covers of six Aircel comics.