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Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	March 1983
Cover Price	1.00 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Rich Buckler; Richard H. Goldwater (Editor-In-Chief)

Cover Details

Characters	Black Hood; Jaguar; the Web; the Fly; Fly Girl; the Comet; The Shield [Joe Higgins]; the Shield [Lancelot Strong]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Rich Buckler (signed)
Inks	Rich Buckler (signed)

1 page text article "We're Back!"

Characters	the Shield (Lancelot Strong)
Script	David Singer
Pencils	Rich Buckler
Inks	Rich Buckler
Letters	typeset
Notes	A brief introduction on the return of the MLJ heroes.

9 page Mighty Crusaders story "Prologue"

Characters	Brain Emperor; The Shield [Lancelot Strong]; The Fly; Fly Girl; Jaguar; The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Black Hood
Synopsis	As the Brain Emperor begins a plan to eliminate Earth's heroes, the Shield, the Fly, Fly Girl and Jaguar cross paths, thanks to General Ranse Smith. The original Shield stops a jewel heist, and the Black Hood rides his bike to a spot designated by the Comet.
Genre	superhero
Script	Rich Buckler
Pencils	Rich Buckler
Inks	Frank Giacoia
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Victor Gorelick

16 page Mighty Crusaders story "Chapter One-Atlantis Rising"

Characters	Eterno; the Brain Emperor; Mighty Crusaders [The Web; the Fly; Fly Girl; the Shield [Lancelot Strong]; Jaguar; Comet; the Shield [Joe Higgins]]; Dr. Maclome Reeves
Synopsis	The heroes gather together for the first time. Fly, Fly Girl, Jaguar, and the Shield [Lancelot Strong] travel to help the Web against Eterno's marauding giants, while the Comet, the Shield [Joe Higgins] and the Black Hood investigate some strange atmospheric transmissions.
Script	Rich Buckler
Pencils	Rich Buckler
Inks	Frank Giacoia
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Victor Gorelick

1 page the Shield story "The Golden Age Shield"

Characters	the Shield [Joe Higgins]
Genre	superhero
Script	Rich Buckler
Pencils	Rich Buckler
Inks	Rich Buckler
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Victor Gorelick
Notes	One page origin recap of the Golden Age Shield.

Half page The Comet story "The Comet"

Characters	the Comet [John Dickering]
Genre	superhero
Script	Rich Buckler
Pencils	Rich Buckler
Inks	Rich Buckler
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Victor Gorelick
Notes	1/2 page origin recap of the Comet. On the same page is the Web's origin.

Half page The Web story "The Web"

Characters	the Web [John Raymond]
Genre	superhero
Script	Rich Buckler
Pencils	Rich Buckler
Inks	Rich Buckler
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Victor Gorelick
Notes	1/2 page origin of the Web. Appears on the same page as the Comet's origin.

Half page The Black Hood story "The Black Hood"

Characters	The Black Hood [Kip Burland]
Genre	superhero
Script	Rich Buckler
Pencils	Rich Buckler
Inks	Rich Buckler
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Victor Gorelick
Notes	One page recap of the Black Hood's origin. Appears onthe same page as the Jaguar's origin.

Half page The Jaguar story "The Jaguar"

Characters	the Jaguar [Ralph Hardy]
Genre	superhero
Script	Rich Buckler
Pencils	Rich Buckler
Inks	Rich Buckler
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Victor Gorelick
Notes	1/2 page recap of the Jaguar's origin. Appears on the same page as the Black Hood's origin.

1 page The Fly story "The Fly"

Characters	the Fly [Tommy Troy]
Genre	superhero
Script	Rich Buckler
Pencils	Rich Buckler
Inks	Rich Buckler
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Victor Gorelick
Notes	1 page recap of the Fly's origin.

1 page the Shield story "Capt. Lancelot Strong: the Shield"

Characters	the Shield [Lancelot Strong]
Genre	superhero
Script	Rich Buckler
Pencils	Rich Buckler
Inks	Rich Buckler
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Victor Gorelick
Notes	1 page recap of the Shield's origin.

1 page Mighty Crusaders (backcovers) do not use / please fix "The Mighty Crusaders in Action!"

Characters	Mighty Crusaders [The Shield [Joe Higgins]; The Shield [Lancelot Strong]; The Web; Jaguar; The Fly; The Black Hood; The Comet; Fly Girl]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Rich Buckler (signed)
Inks	Rich Buckler (signed)