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1March 1983
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The Mighty Crusaders #1

Archie · March 1983 · on sale 1983-01-11

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Identification plate

Series
The Mighty Crusaders (Archie, 1983 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
March 1983
Key date
1983-03-00
On-sale date
1983-01-11
Indicia publisher
Red Circle Productions Inc.
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Rich BucklerThe Mighty Crusaders [The Black Hood [Thomas "Kip" Burland]; The Jaguar [Ralph Hardy]; The Web [John Raymond]; The Fly [Tommy Troy]; Fly Girl [Kim Brand]; The Comet [John Dickering]; The Shield [Joe Higgins]; The Shield [Capt. Lancelot Strong]]
1We're Back!text article1script: David Singer; pencils: Rich Buckler, James Sherman; inks: Rich Buckler, James ShermanThe Fly [Tommy Troy]; The Shield [Capt. Lancelot Strong]
2Prologuecomic story9script: Richard Buckler; pencils: Richard Buckler; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Victor GorelickBrain Emperor; The Shield [Capt. Lancelot Strong]; The Fly [Tommy Troy]; Fly Girl [Kim Brand]; The Jaguar [Ralph Hardy]; The Shield [Joe Higgins]; The Black Hood [Thomas "Kip" Burland]
3Chapter One: "Atlantis Rising!"comic story16script: Richard Buckler; pencils: Richard Buckler; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Victor GorelickThe Mighty Crusaders [The Black Hood [Thomas "Kip" Burland]; The Jaguar [Ralph Hardy]; The Web [John Raymond]; The Shield [Capt. Lancelot Strong]; The Fly [Tommy Troy]; Fly Girl [Kim Brand]; The Comet [John Dickering]; The Shield [Joe Higgins]]; Eterno; the Brain Emperor; Dr. Malcolm Reeves; Megalit
4The Golden Age Shieldcomic story1script: Rich Buckler; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Rich Buckler; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Victor GorelickThe Shield [Joe Higgins]; Eraser; Tom Higgins
5The Cometcomic story0.5script: Rich Buckler; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Victor GorelickThe Comet [John Dickering]; Queen Naija
6The Webcomic story0.5script: Rich Buckler; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Rich Buckler; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Victor GorelickThe Web [John Raymond]
7The Black Hoodcomic story0.5script: Rich Buckler; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Rich Buckler; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Victor GorelickThe Black Hood [Thomas "Kip" Burland]; Matthew "Kip" Burland
8The Jaguarcomic story0.5script: Rich Buckler; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Rich Buckler; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Victor GorelickThe Jaguar [Ralph Hardy]
9The Flycomic story1script: Rich Buckler; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Rich Buckler; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Victor GorelickThe Fly [Tommy Troy]; Turan
10Capt. Lancelot Strong: The Shieldcomic story1script: Rich Buckler; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Rich Buckler; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Victor GorelickThe Shield [Capt. Lancelot Strong]; Malcolm Fleming
11Galaxiapromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Willie Blyberg; inks: Sam DeLaRosaMister Midnight
12-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various; inks: various; colors: various; letters: typeset
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: James Sherman; inks: James ShermanThe Fly [Thomas Troy]
14-illustration1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Rich BucklerThe Mighty Crusaders [The Black Hood [Thomas "Kip" Burland]; The Jaguar [Ralph Hardy]; The Web [John Raymond]; The Fly [Tommy Troy]; Fly Girl [Kim Brand]; The Comet [John Dickering]; The Shield [Joe Higgins]; The Shield [Capt. Lancelot Strong]]

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New Crusaders: Legacy #[nn]
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