Karate Kid
#1
(March-April 1976)
DC,
1976 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1975-12-04
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
The Line of DC Super-Stars
- Editing
- Joe Orlando (editor); Paul Levitz (assistant editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #125.
[no title indexed]
Karate Kid / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Mike Grell (signed)
- Inks
- Mike Grell (signed)
- Colors
- Carl Gafford
- Letters
- John Workman (logo); ?
- Job Number
- J-4176
- Genre
- martial arts; superhero
- Characters
- Karate Kid; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Superboy; Mon-El]
- Reprints
-
in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #203 -
in Karaté Kid (Editions Héritage, 1977 series) #1 (1977 Mars) - in Aventura (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #940 (26 de enero de 1980)
-
in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #12 ([June] 2003) - in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #5 (2014 [February 2015])
-
Indexer Notes
Colors credit from Carl Gafford via the GCD Error Tracker. Logo designed by John Workman per info in Back Issue #67.
My World Begins in Yesterday
Karate Kid / comic story / 18 pages
- Job Number
- J-4187
- Genre
- martial arts; superhero
- Characters
- Karate Kid; Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Mon-El; Brainiac 5; Saturn Girl]; Iris Jacobs; Nemesis Kid (villain)
- Synopsis
- Karate Kid trails Nemesis Kid to the 20th century and decides to stay there to find himself.
- Reprints
- in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #203
-
in Richard Dragon Combattant du Kung-Fu (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #4 (4ème trimestre 1976) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]] - in Aventura (Editorial Novaro, 1954 series) #940 (26 de enero de 1980)
-
in Eks almanah (Dečje novine, 1975 series) #503 (1. October 1987.) - in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #12 ([June] 2003)
- in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #5 (2014 [February 2015])
-
The Story Behind the Story
text article / 1 page
- Job Number
- J-4177
Indexer Notes
The editor discusses the development of this series. Also includes Ric Estrada's layouts for page 16 of the story and Joe Staton's finishes for the same page.
The Cup Cake Caper
Captain Marvel / Shazam!; Hostess Cup Cakes / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Max; Max's boss
- Synopsis
- Max's boss is attempting to control all the Hostess Cup Cakes, but Captain Marvel ends his caper.
Indexer Notes
An advertisement for Hostess Cup Cakes featuring DC characters and produced by DC staff.
Justice for All Includes Children!
Superman / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Center for Juvenile Justice, the research division of the National Council of Juvenile Court Judges.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Karate Kid -
1.
My World Begins in Yesterday
Karate Kid -
2.
The Story Behind the Story
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3.
The Cup Cake Caper
Captain Marvel / Shazam!; Hostess Cup Cakes -
4.
Justice for All Includes Children!
Superman
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- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Ruben Cortes
- CTGarry
- Gregory Fischer
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Pat Lang
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- Jim Van Dore
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