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Issue Details

Issue #3
Published April 1982
Cover Price $2.25
Pages 52
Editing Michael Gustovich; Bill Loebs (Story Editor)
Notes Last of the magazine-size books.

Cover Details - "The Justice Machine"

Characters The Justice Machine [Blazer; Titan; Demon; Diviner; Talisman; Challenger]; Bloodmaster
Genre superhero
Pencils Michael Gustovich
Inks Joe Rubinstein
Notes Last of the magazine-size books.

5 page Bloodmaster story "A Day in the Life of-- Bloodmaster!"

Characters Jeremiah Hopper (dies in this story); Bloodmaster; 4 of Jeremiah's thugs (all die in this story)
Synopsis Bloodmaster is hired by Jeremiah Hopper to take out one of Hopper's political opponents. As a show of his skill, Bloodmaster kills 3 of Hopper's thugs immediately. Just as they discuss the details of Bloodmaster's contract, Bloodmaster kills Hopper as well. He'd been hired to kill Hopper by the same man Hopper wanted dead. Wanting no witnesses, Bloodmaster proceeds to kill the 4th thug.
Genre superhero
Script Michael Gustovich; Charlie Wallace (co-plot)
Pencils Charlie Wallace
Inks Michael Gustovich
Colors Rusty Clunker
Letters Michael Gustovich
Editing William Francis Loebs (Story Editor)
Notes Co-Plotted by Charlie Wallace. Bloodmaster was also created by Charlie Wallace.

14 page The Justice Machine story "New Haven"

Characters The Justice Machine [Blazer; Titan; Demon; Diviner; Talisman; Challenger]; Hammett Dash; unnamed citizens and soldiers of New Haven; various Servitors; Killgore (cameo -in stasis); Robert Maxinor; Maxinor; Prosecutor Zarren; Dr. Victor Von Croft; Bloodmaster (off-panel cameo)
Synopsis Escaping from Georwell, the Justice Machine takes Maxinor on his offer to house them. They contact Hammett Dash, founder of New Haven, a technological utopia. The city is completely self-contained and self sustaining, including food and energy needs.
Genre superhero
Script Michael Gustovich
Pencils Bill Reinhold
Inks Michael Gustovich (pgs. 6-13); Mitch O'Connell (pgs. 14-19)
Colors Dave Gifford
Letters Michael Gustovich

1 page text article "Justice Machine Editorial"

Synopsis Editorial page.
Script Bill Loebs
Letters Typeset

1 page letters page "Justice Speaks!"

Synopsis Letters Page.
Script Bill Loebs
Letters typeset

2 page Titan illustration "Titan at Bay!"

Synopsis A black and white pinup of Titan.
Genre superhero
Pencils Michael Gustovich
Inks Bob Layton

1 page illustration "Killgore"

Synopsis A pencil sketch of Killgore.
Pencils Bill Loebs
Inks Bill Loebs?

1 page illustration "Servitor"

Synopsis A pencil sketch of Servitor.
Pencils Bill Loebs
Inks Bill Loebs?

1 page illustration "Blazer and Demon"

Synopsis A black and white pinup of Blazer and Demon.
Pencils Mitch O'Connell
Inks Mitch O'Connell

11 page The Justice Machine story "A Master of Life and Death"

Characters The Justice Machine [Blazer; Titan; Demon; Diviner; Talisman; Challenger]; Bloodmaster; Hammett Dash; Killgore
Synopsis Bloodmaster frees Killgore as a distraction for the Machiners as he attempts to kill Hammett Dash. Diviner discovers him and the two battle, resulting in him slicing through Diviner's cape and crippling her. The Machiners defeat Killgore and stop Bloodmaster from killing Hammett, Blazer, and Diviner. But, Bloodmaster escapes the heroes by posing as a citizen of New Haven.
Genre superhero
Script Michael Gustovich; Charlie Wallace (co-plot)
Pencils Charlie Wallace
Inks Michael Gustovich
Colors Dave Gifford
Letters Michael Gustovich
Notes Co-plotted by Charlie Wallace.

5 page Crusader story "Tales of Georwell: Syllogism"

Characters Crusader; Prosecutor Bettan; the Hunk
Synopsis Crusader (from the Guardians) is ordered by Prosecutor Bettan to infiltrate the Rebellion by going renegade. He is forced into this against his will.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Berry
Pencils Robert Berry
Inks Kevin Siembieda
Letters Kevin Siembieda
Editing Michael Gustovich
Notes This is a black and white story.