(March 1984)

Archie, 1983 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly in Jan., March, May, July, Sept., and Nov.
On-sale Date
1983-12-06
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Enterprises Inc.
Brand
Archie Adventure Series
Editing
Robin Snyder (Editor); Victor Gorelick (Production Manager); Richard H. Goldwater (Editor-In Chief)

Issue Notes

Snyder credit per Gary Usher's Robin Snyder's Comic Book List. Previous indexer credited Rich Buckler. On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #37.

Special All-Shield Issue! (Table of Contents)

Shield / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rich Buckler (signed)
Inks
Ricardo Villagran (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Shield [Joe Higgins]
Cover Thumbnail for The Mighty Crusaders (Archie, 1983 series) #6
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Cover gallery

Chapter 4 - Flaky Puff (Isn't Sweet) (Table of Contents: 1)

Original Shield / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Martin L. Greim
Pencils
Dick Ayers
Inks
Tony DeZuniga
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Victor Gorelick
Genre
superhero
Characters
Original Shield [Joe Higgins]; Tory Newton; the Hun (an old super foe of the Shield's); Flaky Puff (a telepathic girl); Delta 3; Lisa Garvin
Synopsis
As the Shield and Tory attempt to free themselves from a collapsed abandoned mine, the Hun and Flaky Puff attack the FBI office, looking for the 2nd half of the 42642 map.
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Crusader Comments (Table of Contents: 2)

letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Rich Buckler
Pencils
Bill Reinhold (signed) (the Web); Mike Cogliandro (signed) (the Fly); Dan Marra (signed) (the Comet)
Inks
Sam de la Rosa (signed) (the Web); Sam de la Rosa (signed) (the Fly); Dan Marra (signed) (The Comet)
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
typeset
Characters
the Web; the Fly; the Comet

Chapter 5 - Duel! (Table of Contents: 3)

Original Shield / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Marty Greim
Pencils
Dick Ayers
Inks
Tony DeZuniga
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida (written in Japanese)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Flaky Puff; Lisa Garvin; the Shield [Joe Higgins]; the Hun
Synopsis
It's the Shield vs. The Hun!
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Flaky Puff's next appearance is in New Crusaders (Archie, 2012 series) #5. However, she does appear in unpublished art for Original Shield (Archie, 1984 series) #6.

Pick a Card (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A rich woman gets her fortune told in a gypsy tea room.
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Special All-Shield Issue!
    Shield
  2. 1. Chapter 4 - Flaky Puff (Isn't Sweet)
    Original Shield
  3. 2. Crusader Comments
  4. 3. Chapter 5 - Duel!
    Original Shield
  5. 4. Pick a Card
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  • Nick Caputo
  • Mark Coale
  • Steve Coates
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Gregg Whitmore
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