Comic Title: New Guardians #9
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: June 1989
On Sale Date: April 25, 1989 Copyright Date April 25, 1989
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1989

Shipping Date February 7, 1989
Source: Direct Currents, #13

Shipping Date February 7, 1989
Source: Amazing Heroes, #158

Direct Market Date February 9, 1989
Source: Comic Shop News, #85

Cover Price: $1.25
Page Count: 32
Editor: Andrew Helfer

Title: "War-Child"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
New Guardians

Writer: Cary Bates
Penciller: Joe Staton
Inker: Pablo Marcos
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Nansi Hoolahan

Feature Character(s)

• New Guardians (last appearance in New Guardians #8; next appearance in New Guardians #10)
• Extrano (last appearance in New Guardians #8; next appearance in New Guardians #10)
• Floro (last appearance in New Guardians #8; next appearance in New Guardians #10)
• Gloss (last appearance in New Guardians #8; next appearance in New Guardians #10)
• Harbinger (last appearance in New Guardians #8; next appearance in New Guardians #10)
• Ram (last appearance in New Guardians #8; next appearance in New Guardians #10)

Supporting Character(s)

• Tom Kalmaku (last appearance in New Guardians #8; next appearance in New Guardians #10)
• Terga Kalmaku (last appearance in New Guardians #8; next appearance in New Guardians #10)

Villain(s)

• Janwillem Kroef (last appearance in New Guardians #8; next appearance in New Guardians #10)
• Piet Broem (last appearance in New Guardians #8; no further appearances)
• Leon Twerlinger (first name given as both John and Leon; dies in this story; last appearance in New Guardians #8; no further appearances)
• Several South African soldiers (Lt. Jarro and Bela named; no further appearances)
• Hans (a pilot; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Terga's unborn child (last appearance in New Guardians #8; no further appearances)
• A group of mutants (next appearance in New Guardians #10)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Herupa Hando Hu (in flashback)
• Nadia Safir (in flashback)

Comments:
This story is continued from New Guardians #8 and continues in New Guardians #10.

Synopsis:
Minister Kroef performs tests on the unborn child of Tom and Terga Kalmaku to determine what makes the child of a Chosen special. When he finds no abnormalities, Kroef orders her termination and leaves the compound with Tom as his captive.

The New Guardians are in the process of breaking into the compound. Agent Twerlinger has also stayed behind to rescue Terga. He regrets betraying her husband. Twerlinger brings Terga to the New Guardians, but he is killed in the process. Once clear of the compound, Kroef detonates an explosive device which destroys the building with the New Guardians still inside.