Detailed Description

Published by Charlton Comics in 1975, E-Man #9 is a noteworthy Bronze Age issue featuring another early example of professional John Byrne artwork. The issue contains the Rog-2000 backup story “The Wish,” written by Nicola Cuti and illustrated entirely by Byrne, along with the lead E-Man adventure “The Genius Plant” by Cuti and Joe Staton.

Why This Issue Matters

• Early John Byrne Artwork: Published near the beginning of Byrne’s professional career, #9 contains some of his earliest color comic-book work, years before his celebrated runs on Uncanny X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Superman.

• Rog-2000 — “The Wish”: The issue contains the third professional Charlton Rog-2000 backup, following the character’s stories in E-Man #6 and #7.

• Full John Byrne Art: Byrne provides pencils, inks, and lettering for the seven-page Rog-2000 feature, making the issue especially appealing to collectors of his early work.

• Nova Kane as E-Man’s Powered Partner: Following her transformation in E-Man #8, Nova Kane continues her adventures with E-Man as a super-powered character.

• Joe Staton Painted Cover: Joe Staton provides the distinctive painted cover featuring E-Man, Nova Kane, and Genius One.

“The Genius Plant”

The lead story finds E-Man and Nova Kane confronting another bizarre science-fiction threat involving Genius One and a strange plant capable of dramatically increasing intelligence.

Written by Nicola Cuti with artwork by Joe Staton, the story continues the imaginative combination of superhero action, science fiction, and humor that defined the original Charlton series.

Rog-2000 — “The Wish”

The backup story stars Rog-2000, John Byrne’s wisecracking robotic creation. After Rog intervenes when an elderly woman is attacked, he discovers that she is actually a witch who offers to grant him a wish. The resulting transformation creates an unusual problem for Rog and gives Byrne an opportunity to showcase the humor and expressive storytelling that characterized these early adventures.

Written by Nicola Cuti, with John Byrne providing pencils, inks, and lettering, “The Wish” is one of only four Rog-2000 backup stories published during the original Charlton E-Man run.

Creative Team

The E-Man story “The Genius Plant” is written by Nicola Cuti, with artwork by Joe Staton.

The Rog-2000 backup “The Wish” is written by Nicola Cuti, with pencils, inks, and lettering by John Byrne.

Joe Staton also provides the issue’s painted cover artwork.

With its combination of early professional John Byrne artwork, Rog-2000, Nova Kane, and a Joe Staton painted cover, E-Man #9 is an appealing Bronze Age Charlton issue for collectors of John Byrne, Rog-2000, E-Man, Joe Staton, Nicola Cuti, and classic Charlton Comics.

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