(December 2012)

Archie, 2012 Series
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Price
2.99 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
2012-11-07
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Red Circle Comics
Barcode
762816441445 00331
Editing
Paul Kaminski (editor/executive director of editorial); Victor Gorelick (editor-in-chief)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

New Crusaders / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ben Bates (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; teen
Characters
Jaguar [Ivette Valez]

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

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

Script
Ian Flynn ?
Pencils
Ben Bates
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; teen
Characters
Alex Tyler; Greg Dickering; Johnny Sterling; Kelly Brand; Ivette Valez; Wyatt Raymond
Synopsis
Recap of the previous 2 issues, plus credits for the story and pictures of the variant covers.

Legacies Part 1: Growing Pains (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Ian Flynn
Pencils
Ben Bates; Alitha Martinez
Inks
Gary Martin
Colors
Matt Herms
Letters
John Workman

Genre
superhero; teen
Characters
Joe Higgins; Johnny Sterling; Wyatt Raymond; Greg Dickering; Alex Tyler; Kim Brand; Ivette Valez; Dusty (talking space monkey); Bob Phantom; Ai-Apaec; Brain Emperor; In Picture Only: Web [John Raymond]; Jaguar [Ralph Hardy]; Comet [John Dickering]; Steel Sterling [Jack Sterling]; Fly-Girl [Kim Brand]; Fireball [Ted Tyler]
Synopsis
Joe begins to train the New Crusaders, but things don't go as planned. Ivette is traumatized by the god Ai-Apaec, Greg and Alex faint when they intentionally drink their chemical formulas, Johnny walks out due to the stress, Wyatt tries to comfort Ivette, and Kelly learns her powers from M.L.J. Deep-Planar Watch agent Bob Phantom.

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

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

Script
Ian Flynn ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Log on and get connected!
Characters
Wyatt Raymond [Web]
Synopsis
Advertisement for the Red Circle website.

Director's Cut (Table of Contents: 4)

Legacy of the Crusaders; Fly-Girl / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Rich Buckler; Stan Timmons
Pencils
Adrian Gonzales
Inks
Ricardo Villagran
Colors
Barry Grossman; Thomas Mason
Letters
Peter Kircheimer

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fly-Girl; Big Max Cardona; Harry Howell
Synopsis
Fly-Girl contemplates whether or not to join Thomas in becoming superheroes again. Later, she saves her producer from a mafia boss as Fly-Girl and decides to relaunch her crime-fighting career.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Original title of this story was A Woman's Place. Dialogue has been edited on page 2 to remove reference to Thomas Troy, the Fly.

Welcome to Red Circle! (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 0.4 page (report information)

Script
Paul Kaminski
Pencils
Ben Bates
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Dusty (monkey)
Synopsis
Article discussing this issue and how to read older MLJ/Red Circle issues. Also includes an invitation to begin sending letters to the company.

[Alitha Martinez Interview] (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 0.6 page (report information)

Script
Alitha Martinez
Pencils
Alitha Martinez
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Ivette Valez; Wyatt Raymond; Brain Emperor
Synopsis
Interview with New Crusaders artist Alitha Martinez.

Next Issue (Table of Contents: 7)

New Crusaders / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ben Bates
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero; teen
Characters
Jaguar [Ivette Valez]; Fireball [Alex Tyler]; Web [Wyatt Raymond]; Steel Sterling [Johnny Sterling]; Comet [Greg Dickering]; Fly-Girl [Kelly Brand]
Synopsis
Advertisement for the next issue.

The Critics Have Spoken! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Pencils
Ben Bates
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
New Crusaders: Joe Higgins [Shield]; Greg Dickering [Comet]; Alex Tyler [Fireball]; Kelly Brand [Fly-Girl]; Ivette Valez [Jaguar]; Johnny Sterling [Steel Sterling]; Wyatt Raymond [Web]
Synopsis
Reviews of the New Crusaders from Ain't It Cool News, iFanboy, AOL Comics Alliance, Buzzfeed, Comic Book Resources, and Pop Matters.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    New Crusaders
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    New Crusaders
  3. 2. Legacies Part 1: Growing Pains
    New Crusaders
  4. 3. ["Log on and get connected!"]
  5. 4. Director's Cut
    Legacy of the Crusaders; Fly-Girl
  6. 5. Welcome to Red Circle!
  7. 6. [Alitha Martinez Interview]
  8. 7. Next Issue
    New Crusaders
  9. 8. The Critics Have Spoken!
    New Crusaders
This issue was modified by
  • Luke A.
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Ramon Schenk