The secret of the original Shield is revealed as the new Shield goes up against the Jewels, Summit City's street gang who have been extorting the local merchants by order of the evil Arvell Hauser. Guest-starring the Fly.
Written by Grant Miehm and Mark Waid, with art and cover by Miehm.
Cover price $1.00.
Forty years ago, he was the partner of the original Shield...now Dusty Madigan is the unfortunate victim of a gang of thugs and the new Shield takes them on to avenge Dusty!
Written by Grant Miehm and Mark Waid, with art and cover by Miehm.
Cover price $1.00.
The Shield has gone AWOL, so the military sends the Weapon, an armed mercenary, to bring him and his experimental armor back - no matter what the cost! (The Weapon also appears in #8.)
Plotted and pencilled by Grant Miehm, with dialogue by Mark Waid. Cover by Miehm.
Cover price $1.00.
The !mpact Era continues as the Shield, America's greatest super-hero, goes on his first official mission to rescue hostages in the Middle East. His heroism, however, could cost the life of his best friend!
Plotted and pencilled by Grant Miehm, with dialogue by Mark Waid and inks by Jeff Albrecht. Cover by Miehm.
Cover price $1.00.
Final issue. In a final, desperate attempt to regain his humanity, the Comet launches into a no-holds-barred battle with the mysterious fourth alien.
Written by Mark Waid, with art by Kevin West and Jeff Albrecht. Cover by Michael Netzer and Steve Mitchell.
Cover price $1.25.
Faced with the shocking truth about his alien heritage, the Comet learns the hard way just how little remains of his humanity.
Written by Mark Waid, with art by Cooper Smith and Jeff Albrecht. Cover by Michael Netzer and Dick Giordano.
Cover price $1.25.
Rob Connors faces the aliens who stole his parents' lives and engages them in a deadly showdown.
Written by Mark Waid, with art by Kevin West and Jeff Albrecht. Cover by Michael Netzer and Dick Giordano.
Cover price $1.25.
Part 3 of 4, continued from Fly (1991 Impact/DC) #8. The Comet teams up with fellow !mpact hero the Fly for a deadly confrontation with the aquatic menace of Dolphus. But is Dolphus the devil the Comet believes him to be? Concludes in Fly (1991 Impact/DC) #9.
Written by Mark Waid, with art by Kevin West, Dan Panosian and Jeff Albrecht. Cover pencils by Michael Netzer. This issue includes an exclusive !mpact Comics trading card.
Cover price $1.00.
Part 1 of 4. The Comet must decide which is the greater threat: a disastrous oil spill off the coast of Evergreen or the marine menace known as Dolphus. Continues in Fly (1991 Impact/DC) #8.
Written by Mark Waid, with art by Alan Kupperberg, Bruce Solotoff and Ken Penders. Cover by Michael Netzer and John Beatty.
Cover price $1.00.
A rogue agent of the Web discovers the secret identity of the Comet. What will Rob Connors do?
Written by Tom Lyle and Mark Waid, with art by Lyle and Alan Kupperberg. Cover pencils by Michael Netzer.
Cover price $1.00.
Bob Phantom strikes! A reporter creates a super-heroic guise in hopes of teaming up with the Comet for an exclusive story. What results is chaos!
Written by Mark Waid, with art by Alan Kupperberg and Dan Panosian. Cover by Mark Beachum.
Cover price $1.00.
The Comet meets the newest hero of the !mpact Comics line...the Hangman! But is he out for justice...or vengeance? Discover his secret origin!
Written by Tom Lyle and Mark Waid, with art by Lyle and Scott Hanna. Cover by Lyle.
Cover price $1.00.
In blazing battle with Inferno! A monstrously powerful cyborg-soldier is on the loose, and not even the awesome power of the Comet is enough to put an end to his rampage.
Written by Tom Lyle and Mark Waid, with art by Kevin West and Scott Hanna. Cover by Lyle.
Cover price $1.00.
Tracking the assailant who put his brother in the hospital, the Comet comes face-to-hood with !mpact Comics' newest masked man, the mysterious Black Hood.
Written by Tom Lyle and Mark Waid, with art by Lyle and Scott Hanna. Cover by Lyle.
Cover price $1.00.
Where do a hero's responsibilities lie? The Comet has to decide that for himself when anti-nuclear terrorists are blowing up illegal dumpsites and the companies responsible for them.
Written by Tom Lyle and Mark Waid, with art by Lyle and Scott Hanna.
Cover by Lyle. Cover price $1.00.
The Comet may want to re-think the letdown he felt after his first super-heroic confrontation with the less-than-challenging hi-tech gamers when he faces his first dangerous super-villain, Applejack! Is he a modern-day serial killer, the spirit of a vengeful ghost...or both?
Written by Tom Lyle and Mark Waid, with art by Lyle and Scott Hanna. Cover by Lyle.
Cover price $1.00.
The !mpact Era continues! Who is the man with the incredible power of a living comet? What is the mysterious origin of Rob Connors, a man for whom nothing ever seems to go right, until he gains the ability to fly at blinding speed, emit powerful heat and light beams, and is endowed with superhuman strength? Meet the newest hero on the block and learn many of his fascinating secrets in this blazing first issue!
Written by Tom Lyle and Mark Waid, with art and cover by Lyle. Cover price $1.00.
The Lord High Papal's special team that was assembled to hunt down Dreadstar and his teammates strikes and in the end, only Willow is left to fight in "Hunters!"
Script and art by Jim Starlin.
Cover price $1.50.
After the death of one of their teammates, Dreadstar and his team try to escape as Instrumentality destroyers pursue them in "Blowout."
Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Sam De La Rosa.
Cover price $1.50.
Dreadstar and his team unleash Plan M which includes a mysterious leader known only as Maxilon in "Siege." Script by Jim Starlin and art by Starlin and Josef Rubinstein.
Issue also has The Interstellar Toybox in "One-War Over Easy" by Berni Wrightson. Inside back cover is a "How to Write and Draw Comics Good" comedic photo feature. Back cover is a full color Wrightson pinup.
Cover price $1.50.
Cover art by Alan Weiss.
"Dark Day of the Red Sun II Target: USA," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Alex Nino; As a sick Shield goes in for what appears to be routine surgery, the doctors realizes he sicker than he knows; Using the last of his powers, he goes to stop the Souless Samurai and Deathstar, sacrificing his life in the process. "Screen Test for a Tin Hero Chapter Three: Showdown at Sunrise," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Eduardo Barreto and Bill Dubay (page 1 only); Steel Sterling makes short work of the motorcycle gang, meets some more of the neighborhood folk, interferes with a CIA sting, and auditions for the Tin Man movie.
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.00.
Cover pencils by Brian Buniak, inks by Frank Giacoia. A brief bio of and message from Marty Greim, the creator of Thunder Bunny.
"Rabbit Trapped!", script by Martin L. Greim, pencils by Brian Buniak, inks by Frank Giacoia; When Thunderbunny is unable to change back into Bobby Caswell after saving children from a school bus, he remembers the origin of his powers and discovers who he really is. The Fly ad. "The Greatest Story Ever Sold," script by Martin L. Griem, art by Brian Buniak; Uncle Al, Gary, and Bobby attend a comic convention in New York, where Bobby becomes Thunderbunny to stop a group of criminals from stealing money at auctions. Steel Sterling ad. Katy Keene ad. Thunder Bunny illustration by Brian Buniak.
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.00.
Cover pencils by Alan Weiss, inks by John Severin. "Crusader Chronicles" by David M. Singer
Introduction to the character. "The Deathstar Dilemma," script by Stan Timmons and Rich Buckler, pencils by Alan Weiss, inks by Sam de la Rosa; The Shield faces Negatron, a Soviet spy turned into a living black hole. A cover reproduction of Black Hood #1 by Alex Toth. "Steel Sterling Faces the Man Mountain of Muscle Men: Humongous," script by Stan Timmons and Rich Buckler, pencils by Adrian Gonzales, inks by Rudy Nebres; As two movie producers consider using Steel in a movie, Steel hunts down a man-monster named Humongous. Shield illustration on back cover by Alan Weiss.
36 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.
Cover by Rudy Nebres. "America's Guardian," script by Marty Greim, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ricardo Villagran
Two-page featurette giving background on the Original Shield for readers who haven't followed the Mighty Crusaders. "End Game, Chapter 6," script by Marty Greim, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Tony deZuniga; Realizing there is a mole in the FBI, Joe finds him and gets him to talk; Then the FBI and the Shield storm Boroff's headquarters and save Professor Newton, but not before DELTA-3 learns the exact whereabouts of 42642. "Origins," script by Marty Greim, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Tony deZuniga; Joe is concerned when he reads an FBI bulletin regarding 3 robots he defeated on his very first adventure are being moved from storage; He joins Lisa as her escort to a black-tie function in Washington D.C. so he can check on the robots and ensure they pose no threat.
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.75.
