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Issue Details

Issue #8
Published July 1984
Cover Price 0.75 USD
Pages 36
Editing Rich Buckler; Richard Goldwater (Editor-In-Chief)
Notes In silhouette are Lancelot Strong, Jaguar and Fly Girl.

Cover Details - "Unholy Abyss!"

Characters Mighty Crusaders [Darkling; Black Hood; Web; the Fly]; Dr. Malcom Reeves
Genre superhero
Script ? [as GRB]
Pencils Rich Buckler (signed)
Inks Rich Buckler (signed)
Notes In silhouette are Lancelot Strong, Jaguar and Fly Girl.

20 page Mighty Crusaders story "Unholy Abyss of Agony"

Characters Mighty Crusaders [the Fly; the Web; the Black Hood; Darkling]; Dr. Malcom Reeves; Fly-Girl; Jaguar; Lancelot Strong (all 3 possessed by Lord S'Ithh and reptilian in appearance); the Druid; Dream Demon; Lord S'Ithh (possessing the Druid); Lord Varigon
Synopsis The remaining Crusaders -- with Darkling's help-- manage to save the possessed Crusaders and battle against dinosaurs brought to life by Lord S'Ithh. Jaguar then defeats Lord S'Ithh -- now possessing the Druid's body -- with a small amount of help from Lord Varigon.
Genre superhero
Script Cary Burkett
Pencils Adrain Gonzales (layouts)
Inks Rich Buckler; Ricardo Villagran
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Last appearance of Lancelot Strong, as he is killed in Shield-Steel Sterling #3.

2 page letters page "Crusaders Comments"

Characters Captain Flag; Hangman
Script Rich Buckler
Pencils C. Taylor (signed)
Inks Sam DeLarosa (signed)
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters typeset

4 page Original Shield story "untitled"

Characters Shield [Joe Higgins]; Boroff (flashback, in a news photograph); Colonel Boyle
Genre superhero
Script Marty Greim
Pencils Dick Ayers
Inks Rich Buckler
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters ?; typeset
Notes This is a short story, made to look like a collection of newspaper clippings.