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.
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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.
Cover art by Dick Ayers. To Kill A Fly, script by Marty Greim, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Rex Lindsey
The Fly and the Shield capture the man who successfully framed Thomas Troy. Untitled Jaguar story, script by Charles Ward [as Chas Ward], pencils by Dick Ayers and Steve Ditko, inks by Steve Ditko; John tells Catherine one of the Jaguar's adventures involving Cat Girl.
36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.
Cover pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Rudy Nebres.
Part 3 of Robin Snyders Fly index. Adventure of the Crooked Man, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Robin Snyder (dialogue), art by Steve Ditko; Thomas Troy is contacted by a former client to discover the secrets of the Crooked House and a spirit that haunts it named "the Crooked Man." Untitled Jaguar story, script by Charles Ward [as Chas Ward], art by Vic Catan [as Vicatan]; The Jaguar saves a puppy from drowning in a well, and Catherine is kidnapped by cultists.
36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.
Cover pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Rudy Nebres.
n index of the Adventures of the Jaguar series. Untitled Fly story, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Robin Snyder (dialogue), art by Steve Ditko; As two crooked scientists try to claim the invention, moneys and recognition of a third scientist, they leave a trail of death behind them. Jane of The Jungle humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Jaguar, script by Charles Ward [as Chas Ward], art by Vic Catan [as Vicatan]; Still getting used to his powers return, Ralph and John help investigate a museum's theft; Catherine then informs Ralph of a cult that use animal sacrifices, and that only he can stop the cult.
36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.
Cover art by Jim Steranko.
The 1st part of Robin Snyder's Fly indexes. I Killed The Fly, script by Rich Buckler, art by Jim Sherman (1st page by Rich Buckler); Spider Spry fatally shoots the Fly. A Woman's Place, script by Rich Buckler and Stan Timmons, pencils by Adrian Gonzales, inks by Ricardo Villagran; Fly Girl contemplates whether or not to join Thomas in becoming superheroes again. The Mugging, script by Jack C. Harris, pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Rich Buckler; Thomas Troy is mugged by a masked thief named Diamond Jack.
Untitled Hangman story, script by Robin Snyder, pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Sam de la Rosa. Fly back cover art by Rudy Nebres.
36 pgs. Cover price $1.00.
Cover art by Jim Steranko.
A brief introduction to the Fly and his history. The Return of the Sinister Spider, script by Rich Buckler and Jack C. Harris (plot), art by Jim Sherman; After years of retirement, the magic finally returns to Thomas' ring and he assumes the identity of the Fly again; Kim, though, is reluctant to take on her powers again; Fly tracks the Spider down. Letter from Dan Eiler. Who Is The Man With The Double Life? starring the Shield, script and art by Rich Buckler; A brief recap of Lancelot Strong's origin and powers. Advertisement for Lancelot Strong, The Shield #1.
...And The God That Fell To Earth, script by Chris Adames, pencils by Trevor Von Eeden, inks by Frank Giacoia; Mr. Justice investigates the death of a suicide jumper, who praises Reverend Prescott and life everlasting in his final breath. Fly back cover art by Rich Buckler.
36 pgs. $1.00.
Indicia says Steel Sterling. Cover art by Eduardo Barreto.
Inside front cover includes a response to "A License To Kill" from Ronald Reagan and Elizabeth Dole. "The House That Wouldn't Die," script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Eduardo Barreto; The Young Steelers help a ghostly couple save their only child --also a ghost-- from a burning house. "The Echoes of My Mind," script by Steve Mitchell, art by Al McWilliams. "Jann Of The Jungle" one-page humor story by Henry Boltinoff. "Report from an Astral Alien," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Eduardo Barreto and Bill Dubay (page 1); In a flashback, an alien observes General Smith and his daughter Laureen mourning Lancelot Strong.
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.75.
Indicia says Steel Sterling. Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Ricardo Villagran.
"Too Easy Too Kill," script by Robert Kanigher and Robin Snyder (page 1), pencils by Charles Nicholas and Carmin Infantino (page 1), inks by Frank McLaughlin and Edardo Barreto (page 1); The bus stops in Little Big Horn for the night; Red Wing is kidnapped after leaving a local store by someone dressed as General Custer; He takes Red Wing to the site of the Little Big Horn Battle, intending on recreating the battle with a much different result. "Wooden You Know?" one-page story, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mario Acquaviva;
Dracula leaves a hotel quickly when a busboy delievers him a rare "steak." "Sent To The Showers" one-page story starring Little Archie, script and art by Bob Bolling. "The Scent of Blood," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Eduardo Barreto and Bill Dubay (page 1); 4 prison inmates break out of prison and go on a shooting spree; They attack the bus, wounding Steel and forcing everyone off in the desert before taking the bus.
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.75.
Indicia says Steel Stierling. Cover art by Eduardo Barreto. "Under The Gun!" by Robin Snyder;
A short article about Archie Publications 45th anniversary. "A License To Kill," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Eduardo Barreto and Bill Dubay (page 1); Steel Sterling tries to stop 2 different drunk drivers from harming people, but only succeeds once; Then he, the Steelers, Ms. Samson, Rita and Gayla board a bus bound for Hollywood; Along the way, they stop in a city in Iowa for the night; There, Steel goes to a "Mother Against Drunk Driving" (MADD) meeting as Arthur goes out drinking and then drag racing, only to kill another driver on the road.
36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.00.
With most of the crew going through withdrawal and trying to beat the effects of the nectar, Winston suffers the worst and goes off on his own in "World War I."
Script and art by Mark Wheatley & Marc Hempel. Issue also has Black Flame in "The Lover" with script by Peter B. Gillis & art by Tom Sutton & Bruce Patterson and a text feature "The Origins of Independent Comics – Part 6" by Charles Meyerson.
Cover price $1.00.
What happen to Milos and why he left the other crew mates is revealed in "Faith." Script and art by Mark Wheatley & Marc Hempel.
Issue also has Black Flame in "The War of Dreams" with script by Peter B. Gillis & art by Tom Sutton & Bruce Patterson and a text feature "The Origins of Independent Comics – Part 5" by Charles Meyerson.
Cover price $1.00.
Morgana finally locates her missing crew mates but the reunion is not what she hoped for in "The Whole Shebang." Script and art by Mark Wheatley & Marc Hempel.
Issue also has Black Flame in "Beyond the Night Across the Day" with script by Peter B. Gillis & art by Tom Sutton & Bruce Patterson and a text feature "The Origins of Independent Comics – Part 4" by Charles Meyerson.
Cover price $1.00.
Morgana encounters famous artists who have long been dead but now appear very much alive and talking dinosaurs. What's going on? That's what she wants to know in "Dead Artists & Talking Dinosaurs." Script and art by Mark Wheatley & Marc Hempel.
Issue also has Black Flame in "Faces in the Abyss" with script by Peter B. Gillis & art by Don Lomax & Bruce Patterson and a text feature "The Origins of Independent Comics – Part 3" by Charles Meyerson.
Cover price $1.00.
Continuing to explore Mars after her long stint in suspended animation, Morgana finds a city and is welcomed to it by Milos, but appearances can be deceiving in "Transformer." Script and art by Mark Wheatley & Marc Hempel. Issue also has Black Flame in "The Hellequin Ride."
Script by Peter B. Gillis & art by Tom Sutton & Bruce Patterson.
Cover price $1.00.
Awaking on Mars after a 10,000 years in suspended animation, Morgana discovers life on the planet in many forms, some friendly and some not-so-friendly in "Mars Attacks." Script and art by Mark Wheatley & Marc Hempel. Issue also has Black Flame in "The Closet."
Script by Peter B. Gillis & art by Tom Sutton & Bruce Patterson.
Cover price $1.00.
Torin, now on board the space craft Jolly Roger and forced to help Tamara on her quest to find the lost amulets of power, has his first adventure in this quest while investigating a flagship from a Venus invasion fleet, which leads to a deadly threat in an untitled story.
Script and art by Mike Grell. Issue also has chapter two of the Rocketeer.
Script and art by Dave Stevens. Cover price $1.00.
First appearance of the Rocketeer.
Torin finds himself transported from 43 A.D. to the 22nd year of the new millennium. Why is he there? The galaxy is in danger and in need of his help in finding some lost amulets which contain great sources of power in an untitled story.
Script and art by Mike Grell. Issue also has the Rocketeer with script and art by Dave Stevens.
Cover price $1.00.
When Evangeline and Brian's helicopter gets shot down and Brian is captured by thugs who loot the radioactive wastelands, Evangeline has to come up with a rescue plan in "Rads."
Script by Charles Dixon and art by Judith Hunt & John Nyberg.
Cover price $1.75.
Part of Evangeline's origin is revealed while she recovers from a wound and dreams about her childhood, her first encounters with brutal violence and her first meeting with Cardinal Szn in "The Feast of St. Michael."
Script by Charles Dixon & Judith Hunt and art by Judith Hunt & Ricardo Villagran.
Cover price $1.75.
Bill is scheduled for execution and Reuben and Trish have been captured, so someone else has to ride to the rescue in "Oklahoma U.K. – Part 3." Script by Steven Grant and art by Mark Badger.
Issue also has "Bob Violence: The Future is Now" with script by Steven Grant and art by Norm Breyfogle & Paul Abrams.
Cover price $1.25.
Reuben is captured by Indians as he tries to rescue Bill but he then joins up with them and tries to figure out why Bill has been kidnapped in "Oklahoma U.K. – Part 2." Script by Steven Grant & Mark Badger and art by Mark Badger & Randy Emberlin.
Issue also has "Bob Violence: Long Live the King" with script by Steven Grant and art by Norm Breyfogle & Paul Abrams.
Cover price $1.25.
