New Crusaders #5 [Francesco Francavilla Cover]

(February 2013)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

New Crusaders / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ian Flynn ?

Pencils

Alitha Martinez

Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero; teen

Characters

Greg Dickering; Ivette Velez; Wyatt Raymond; Dusty (monkey); Johnny Sterling; Alex Tyler; Kelly Brand; Joe Higgins

Synopsis

Recap of the previous four issues, plus credits for the story and pictures of the variant covers.

Trial by Fire Part One: Jailbreak (Table of Contents: 2)

New Crusaders / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Ian Flynn

Pencils

Alitha Martinez

Inks

Gary Martin

Colors

Matt Herms

Letters

John Workman

Genre

superhero; teen

Characters

New Crusaders [Jaguar; Fireball; Steel Sterling; Web; Comet; Fly-Girl; Shield]; Brain Emperor; Steve Dickering [Hangman]; Martin Reeves [Deadly Force]; Kip Burland [Black Hood]; Dusty (monkey); Flaky Puff; Lodestone; Rogue Star; Red Stone; Sting; Dustin Simmons; Eraser; Buzzard

Synopsis

When the Brain Emperor starts a jailbreak at the Zenith Institution and Penitentiary (Z.I.P.), he releases all of its super-villains with the intent to kill the New Crusaders. Meanwhile, the New Crusaders hold back the rioters with the help of a new Riot Squad.

Indexer Notes

Flaky Puff's last appearance was in Mighty Crusaders (Archie, 1983 series) #6. Lodestone and Rogue Star's last appearances were in Mighty Crusaders (Archie, 1983 series) #5. Redstone, Buzzard, Black Hood, and Deadly Force's last appearances were in Mighty Crusaders (Archie, 1983 series) #13. Sting and Eraser's last appearances were in Mighty Crusaders (Archie, 1983 series) #11. Hangman's last appearance was in The Comet (Archie, 1983 series) #2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

New Crusaders / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Black Hood (Table of Contents: 4)

Legacy of the Crusaders; Black Hood / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Gray Morrow

Pencils

Gray Morrow

Inks

Gray Morrow

Colors

Barry Grossman; Thomas Mason

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Black Hood [Kip Burland]; Uncle Matt [former Black Hood]; Damian Doyle (Kip's weapons outfitter and electronics expert)

Synopsis

Kip Burland learns of his inheritance of the Black Hood name and prepares for his first battle with crime.

Reprints

• from Blue Ribbon Comics (Archie, 1983 series) #8 (May 1984)
which is reprinted
• from Archie's Super Hero Comics Digest Magazine (Archie, 1979 series) #2 (1979) [similar to a story in Heavy Metal introducing a heroine called Stingaree (6/1979)]

Indexer Notes

Only the first 5 pages of the original 8 page story are reprinted here. Kip's cigarette is removed on page 5.

Brian Storm: The Emperor's Puzzling Plan (Table of Contents: 5)

Red Circle Revealed / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ian Flynn ?

Pencils

Ben Bates; Alitha Martinez

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Brian Emperor; Dusty (monkey); Darkling

Synopsis

A look at the history of the Brain Emperor.

Welcome to Red Circle! (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

Paul Kaminski

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Dusty (monkey)

Synopsis

Article encouraging reader response.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Dusty's Mailbag / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

?

Characters

Dusty (monkey)

Indexer Notes

"Dusty" answers letters from readers and shares some New Crusaders-related tweets.

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New Crusaders / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Critics Have Spoken! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

New Crusaders / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)