Star Brand #9 [Newsstand]
(September 1987)

Marvel, 1986 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1987
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel; New Universe
Barcode
071486021407 09
Editing
Michael Higgins; Michael Rockwitz (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Star Brand (Marvel, 1986 series) #9 [Direct].

Star Brand vs. Star Brand (Table of Contents)

Star Brand / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Higgins (signed)
Inks
Bob Wiacek (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Star Brand [Ken Connell]; Nightmask [Keith Remsen]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencil credits confirmed by artist Michael Higgins, July 2008.

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Where Walks the True Believer! (Table of Contents: 1)

Star Brand / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Cary Bates
Pencils
Keith Giffen
Inks
Bob Wiacek
Colors
Andy Yanchus
Letters
Ken Lopez
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ken Connell; Myron Feldman; Lucian Ballad; Keith Remsen [Nightmask]
Synopsis
Ken Connell has nightmares following Tad Selby's funeral. Myron points him to the sleep therapy clinic of Dr. Lucian Ballad, where Ken's dreams are analyzed by Keith Remsen. In the dreams, Remsen, as Nightmask, finds that Connell sees himself as a super hero with Tad as his sidekick. Nightmask helps Connell get over his guilt for being unable to save Tad from radiation poisoning and come to terms with Tad's death.
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Indexer Notes

Deliberate Kirby tribute (style).

Letters to: Star Brand (Table of Contents: 2)

Star Brand / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

First letters page.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Star Brand vs. Star Brand
    Star Brand
  2. 1. Where Walks the True Believer!
    Star Brand
  3. 2. Letters to: Star Brand
    Star Brand
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