New Crusaders
#5
[Alitha Martinez Cover]
(February 2013)
Archie,
2012 Series
- Price
- 2.99 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 2013-01-09
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Red Circle Comics
- Barcode
- 762816441445 00511
- Editing
- Paul Kaminski (editor/executive director of editorial); Victor Gorelick (editor-in-chief); Vincent Lovallo (assistant editor)
Issue Notes
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[no title indexed]
New Crusaders / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- 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
New Crusaders / comic story / 24 pages
- 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.
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New Crusaders / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Log on and get connected!
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Web [Wyatt Raymond]
- Synopsis
- Advertisement for the Red Circle website.
Black Hood
Legacy of the Crusaders; Black Hood / comic story / 5 pages
- 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
Red Circle Revealed / character profile / 1 page
- Characters
- Brian Emperor; Dusty (monkey); Darkling
- Synopsis
- A look at the history of the Brain Emperor.
Welcome to Red Circle!
text article / 0.33 page
- Characters
- Dusty (monkey)
- Synopsis
- Article encouraging reader response.
[no title indexed]
Dusty's Mailbag / letters page / 0.67 page
- Characters
- Dusty (monkey)
Indexer Notes
"Dusty" answers letters from readers and shares some New Crusaders-related tweets.
Next Issue
New Crusaders / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Jaguar [Ivette Velez]; Fireball [Alex Tyler]; Web [Wyatt Raymond]; Steel Sterling [Johnny Sterling]; Comet [Greg Dickering]; Fly-Girl [Kelly Brand]; Shield [Joe Higgins]
- Synopsis
- Advertisement for the next issue.
The Critics Have Spoken!
New Crusaders / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Jaguar [Ivette Velez]; Fireball [Alex Tyler]; Web [Wyatt Raymond]; Steel Sterling [Johnny Sterling]; Comet [Greg Dickering]; Fly-Girl [Kelly Brand]; Shield [Joe Higgins]
- Synopsis
- Reviews of the New Crusaders from Ain't It Cool News, iFanboy, AOL Comics Alliance, Comic Book Resources, and Pop Matters.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Prison Break!]
New Crusaders -
1.
[no title indexed]
New Crusaders -
2.
Trial by Fire Part One: Jailbreak
New Crusaders -
3.
["Log on and get connected!"]
New Crusaders -
4.
Black Hood
Legacy of the Crusaders; Black Hood -
5.
Brian Storm: The Emperor's Puzzling Plan
Red Circle Revealed -
6.
Welcome to Red Circle!
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7.
[no title indexed]
Dusty's Mailbag -
8.
Next Issue
New Crusaders -
9.
The Critics Have Spoken!
New Crusaders
This issue was modified by
- Luke A.
- Gregory Fischer
- Lou Mazzella
- Ramon Schenk
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