Comic Crusader Storybook #[nn]

(1977)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

James Steranko

Inks:

Rudy Nebres

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

The Defender

Indexer Notes

full page illustration on inside front cover

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

text article / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin L. Greim

Pencils:

Ron Foss (illustration)

Inks:

Ron Foss (illustration)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

The Eclipse

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Defender / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Rudy Nebres (signed)

Inks:

Rudy Nebres (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Indexer Notes

full page illustration of the Defender

The Mark of the Cat (Table of Contents)

The Defender / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin L. Greim

Pencils:

Martin L. Greim

Inks:

Martin L. Greim

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Super-hero

Characters:

David Manning The Defender

Indexer Notes

11th & last appearance to date; previous appearance in STAR-STUDDED #16 (Texas Trio, November 1969). Story is divided into two parts at the front and back of the book. Inks by Dan Adkins?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Eclipse / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Frank Thorne (signed)

Inks:

Frank Thorne (signed)

Letters:

Frank Thorne

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Indexer Notes

full page illustration of The Eclipse

The Skyline Robbers (Table of Contents)

The Eclipse / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin L. Greim [as Marty Greim]

Pencils:

Gary Kato

Inks:

Ronn Foss

Letters:

Ronn Foss

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Dr. Craig Pierce [The Eclipse]; Teresa Aster (nurse); Stan Adams; Skyline Robber Gang

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Fandom's Finest Comics (Hamster Press, 1997 series) #2 (1998)

Indexer Notes

4th appearance; previous appearances in ALTER EGO #5 & 8 (Jerry Bails, March 1963 & March 1965; see ALTER EGO/1997 and FANDOM'S FINEST COMICS/1997 for reprints) and COMIC CRUSADER #12 (Martin L. Greim, 19??). Next appearance in HEROES VS. HITLER #1 (Hamster Press, Summer 2000; see THE EYE COLLECTION/2002 for reprint).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Goodguy / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Indexer Notes

full page illustration

Goodguy Returns (Table of Contents)

Goodguy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alan Hanley

Pencils:

Alan Hanley (signed)

Inks:

Alan Hanley (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Super-hero; Humor

Indexer Notes

Character very much in the style of the Golden Age CAPTAIN MARVEL; previously appeared in COMIC BOOK #5 (1964); see FANDOM'S FINEST COMICS (Hamster Press, 1997) for reprint.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Xal-Kor / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Mike Machlan

Inks:

Don Newton; Bill Wilson

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Indexer Notes

full page illustration

Break the Slave Ring (Table of Contents)

Xal-Kor, The Human Cat / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Richard "Grass" Green

Pencils:

Richard "Grass" Green

Inks:

Brian J. Buniak

Letters:

Richard "Grass" Green

Content Information

Genre:

Super-hero

Indexer Notes

8th appearance; previous appearance in STAR-STUDDED COMICS #15 (Texas Trio, May 1969); next appearance in XAL-KOR, THE HUMAN CAT #1 (Richard "Grass" Green, 19??).

Sorcerer's Apprentice (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dennis Fujitake

Pencils:

Dennis Fujitake

Inks:

Dennis Fjuitake

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Science Fiction

The Shade Strikes (Table of Contents)

The Shade / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Black

Pencils:

Bill Black

Inks:

Steve Vance

Letters:

Bill Black

Content Information

Genre:

Super-hero

Characters:

The Shade; Black Terror

Indexer Notes

3rd appearance; previous appearances in PARAGON SUPER HEROES #1 and PARAGON #3 (Paragon, 1971); next appearance in AMERICOMICS #1 (AC Comics, April 1983).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Shade / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Mike Machlan (signed)

Inks:

Mike Machlan (signed)

Letters:

Mike Machlan

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Indexer Notes

full page illustration

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Black Terror / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Mike Machlan (signed)

Inks:

Mike Machlan (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Indexer Notes

full page illustration

The Black Terror Strikes Back (Table of Contents)

The Black Terror / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin L. Greim; Steve Clement

Pencils:

Mike Machlan (layouts)

Inks:

Jerry Ordway (finishes)

Letters:

Jerry Ordway

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Black Terror; Hyperman

Indexer Notes

Next app. in AMERICOMICS #2 (AC, June 1983). The Black Terror 1st appeared in EXCITING COMICS #9 (Better, May 1941). See Wikipedia listing for more info on the various revivals of the character over the years.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

White Raven / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Al Bradford

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Indexer Notes

full page illustration

A Matter of Justice (Table of Contents)

White Raven / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Bradford

Pencils:

Gary Kato

Inks:

Al Bradford

Letters:

Gary Kato

Content Information

Genre:

Super-hero

Characters:

Deanna Brown [White Raven]

Synopsis:

White Raven was Deanna Brown, an ex-prostitute with empathic abilities tied to a "rare tropical albino raven". As long as the white raven is near she gains the ability to fly.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Eye / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Fred Fredericks (signed)

Inks:

Fred Fredericks (signed)

Letters:

Fred Fredericks

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Indexer Notes

full page illustration

The Secret Lair of... The Eye (Table of Contents)

The Eye / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Biljo White

Pencils:

Biljo White

Inks:

Biljo White

Letters:

Biljo White

Content Information

Genre:

Super-hero

Characters:

The Eye; "Bugs" Rovelli (jewel thief); Police Chief; Lynn O'Flynn (policewoman); Carlin (mobster)

Synopsis:

The Eye tackles "Bugs" Rovelli, who escapes from Police HQ and kidnaps policewoman Lynn O'Flynn. A fight between several rival gunmen winds up at the mountain-top observatory which is secretly The Eye's HQ! Lynn figures out The Eye is really fighting on her side, but he drugs her so she can remember nothing. The Eye Plane debuts in this story.

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• in The Eye Collection (Hamster Press, 2002 series) #[nn] (June 2002)

Indexer Notes

5th appearance; Previous app. in CAPTAIN BILJO PRESENTS #2 (Biljo White, 1969), see FANDOM'S FINEST COMICS (Hamster Press, 1997) for reprint; next app. in FANDOM'S FINEST COMICS Vol.2 (Hamster Press, 1998).

The Sound of Thunder (Table of Contents)

Thunder Bunny / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin Greim

Pencils:

Gene Day

Inks:

Jerry Ordway

Letters:

Jerry Ordway

Content Information

Genre:

Funny animals; Super-hero

Indexer Notes

1st appearance. Next appearance in CHARLTON BULLSEYE #6 (Charlton, March 1982).

The Whole Thing (Table of Contents)

Matrix / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Steve Clement

Pencils:

Mike Machlan

Inks:

Mike Machlan

Letters:

Pete Iro

Content Information

Genre:

Super-hero

The Demon of the Dark Glass (Table of Contents)

Martin Grimm, Occult Investigator / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin Greim

Pencils:

Dan Adkins

Inks:

Dan Adkins

Letters:

Peter Iro

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Characters:

Martin Grimm (occult investigator); Rebecca Schwartz; Bill Schwartz; Baphomet (demon)

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Fandom's Finest Comics (Hamster Press, 1997 series) #2 (1998)

[Deaths vs.Love-Song] (Table of Contents)

Mr. A / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Steve Ditko

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Content Information

Genre:

Detective; Political

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in The Ditko Collection (Fantagraphics, 1985 series) #2 (1986)

Indexer Notes

Entire story told in pictures, without words.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Space Guardian / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Joe Staton (signed)

Inks:

Joe Staton (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Indexer Notes

full page illustration

Victory (Table of Contents)

Space Guardian / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Cosgrove

Pencils:

Carl Taylor

Inks:

Dennis Fujitake

Letters:

Dennis Fujitake

Content Information

Genre:

Science fiction; Super-hero

Indexer Notes

Space Guardian debuted in INTRIGUE (1966; see LABORS OF LOVE--EXPANDED EDITION / Hamster Press, 2000 for reprint of splash page). A later appearance was in PARAGON ILLUSTRATED #4 (Bill Black, 1972 / see FANDOM'S FINEST COMICS, Hamster Press, 1997, for reprint of splash page).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Doctor Weird / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Tom Sutton (signed)

Inks:

Tom Sutton (signed)

Letters:

Tom Sutton

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Indexer Notes

full page illustration

Spawn of the Void (Table of Contents)

Doctor Weird / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Howard Keltner

Pencils:

Dennis Fujitake

Inks:

Dennis Fujitake

Letters:

Dennis Fujitake

Content Information

Genre:

Occult; Super-hero

Indexer Notes

19th appearance; previous app. in STAR-STUDDED #18 (Texas Trio, Summer 1972); next app. in MEGATON EXPLOSION (Caliber, June 1987, "Who's Who" entry) and BERZERKER #3 (Gauntlet/Caliber, August 1993).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Defender / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Neal Adams

Inks:

Neal Adams

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

full page illustration

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Thunder Bunny; Silver Surfer / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Joe Sinnott (signed)

Inks:

Joe Sinnott (signed)

Colors:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Indexer Notes

full page backcover illustration