Protectors (1992 Malibu) #5
$2.50 cover-priced (has title logo). "Bullet hole" die-cut cover. NOTE: This issue originally came factory polybagged and may or may not be bagged when sold. Cover pencils by Thomas Derenick, inks by Mike S. Miller. "Bloody Monday," script by R. A. Jones, art by Thomas Derenick
Man of War speaks to his team of Protectors, preparing them for their imminent battle against Mr. Monday and the Steel Army; He also addressed a problem with the communication gear and how they will be resolved in two days; Meanwhile, at the very same moment, Mr. Monday speaks to his elite soldiers in the Steel Army, preparing for an unavoidable battle against the Protectors; He warns them that they should keep their armor in the best of shape against their foes; After the Protector's meeting, Richard Reinhart speaks to Marcia and apologizes about making a romantic move the day before and they make their peace; Meanwhile, President O'Brien visits Philip Reinhart in the hospital and they discuss Philip's son, Richard "Night Mask" Reinhart, being on the team; Philip doesn't like that his son is on the team but realizes his son is a grown man who has to walk his path; While the team is on patrol, Night Mask comes across a group of Steel Army members destroying a post office; He tries to alert Amazing Man but the communication device is on the fritz; Amazing Man tries to tell Night Mask to wait for backup, but he never receives the message.
36 pgs., full color. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.
