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Issue Details

Issue #9
Published March 1994
Cover Price 2.75 USD
Pages 36
Editing Bill Devine

Cover Details

Characters Paul the Samurai; The Tick
Genre superhero; humor
Pencils Dave Garcia
Inks Dave Garcia
Letters Typeset

23 page Paul the Samurai story "Crisis on Infinite Tick Spin-Offs Part 1: A Heroic Fist-O-Thon"

Characters FEATURE: Paul the Samurai; GUESTS: The Tick; Paul's Mother; Paul's Grandfather's Spirit; Captain Academia; Hollowpoint; VILLAINS: Sagin; Gomorra; Dr. Bonsai; Salary Man; Zen Man; Ninjas
Synopsis The Tick is visiting Japan in hopes of seeing giant monsters and he is in luck as Gomorra attacks; Paul is about to be killed by his arch-enemy and newly discovered to be half-brother, Sagin, but he is in luck because Gomorra attacks; Captain Academia and Hollowpoint are visiting from The City in order to help the Japanese government defeat Gomorra who is, in fact, attacking; So the Tick meets up with Paul and has a conversation with his dead grandfather and a drink with his mother; Then the duo run across Academia and Hollowpoint and beat on them in an obligatory super hero battle; Guess what, they decide to team up to face Gomorra; Who is still attacking; But Sagin is the real villain behind the scenes as he uses the distractions facing our heroes to teleport to The City in a bid for ruling the world; Of course.
Genre superhero; humor
Script Ben Edlund (Concept); Clay Griffith
Pencils Dave Garcia
Inks Ron Muns
Letters Bob Polio (?)
Notes Cont. in Man-Eating Cow #9; Samurai Speak: "I'll die before I let you kill me."