# Barbarella (2017) #9
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**Recorded status: NOT OWNED; physical copies: 0.**
## Cover
**REFERENCE COVER — not your physical copy.** The reference establishes an issue illustration only, not your printing, condition or unresolved variant.
[Reference source page](https://www.comixcatalog.com/issue/gcd-1838619) · [Image source](https://wlrcxnzdywzxgrcqvctc.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/canonical-covers/comicvine/barbarella/vol-106664/680586-set-the-controls-for-the-heart-of-the-sun.jpg). Cover art remains copyright its rights holders.
No owned copy/photo recorded; the image above is public reference art.
## Story
**Evidence: publisher-solicitation.** After discovering that she has been used as a weapon, Barbarella faces the Esseverine and a hostile fleet while seeking those responsible.
[Story source](https://dynamite.com/barbarella-9/). This is an original short summary, not copied pages or a transcript. Publisher solicitations describe the advertised story and are not verified against a complete issue; reviews and bibliographic synopses are secondary evidence. Spoilers may be present.
Indexed story title: **Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun**.
## Interior credits
| Role | Issue-specific sourced credit |
|---|---|
| Script | Mike Carey |
| Pencils | Kenan Yarar |
| Inks | Kenan Yarar |
| Colors | Mohan Sivakami |
| Letters | Crank! |
[Issue credits — GCD](https://www.comics.org/issue/1838619/) · [Readable GCD-derived record](https://www.comixcatalog.com/issue/gcd-1838619).
## Cover credits — reference catalog edition
These are the cover credits of the cited bibliographic edition, **not automatically the variant pictured above or the cover on an owned copy**.
- Pencils: Dave Bullock.
- Inks: Dave Bullock.
- Colors: Dave Bullock.
- Letters: typeset.
## Physical copies and purchase provenance
No physical copy recorded. `owned: false` means absent from the current recorded collection, not a claim about copies you have not yet cataloged. No printing, condition, price paid or valuation is inferred.
## Bibliographic details and sources
- Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment.
- Cover date: August 22, 2018.
- On sale: August 22, 2018.
- Cover price: $3.99 USD.
- Pages: 36.
- Source dates are kept as printed bibliographic text; a solicitation date is not silently substituted for an actual release date.
- GCD-derived facts: [Grand Comics Database](https://www.comics.org/), [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), as presented by ComixCatalog. Cover images are separate copyrighted reference works.