(2002)

Crusade Comics, 2002 Series
 
Price
2.99 USD
Pages
40
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Crusade Comics
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Page count includes a 2-page poster in the center of the issue, having 2 blank sides.

[untitled] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Billy Tucci (signed)
Inks
Billy Tucci (signed)
Colors
Jay FitzPatrick (signed)
Letters
typeset

Characters
New York City firefighter

Through the Ashes (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Billy Tucci
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Dedication to FDNY Lieutenants John Crisci and John Napolitano, upon the events of September 11, 2001.

Indexer Notes

Also includes issue credits, note that profits to benefit the Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York Widow's and Orphans Fund, and photo of last scribbled note of John Napolitano. Printed on inside front cover.

Through the Ashes (Table of Contents: 2)

Shi / text story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Billy Tucci
Pencils
Billy Tucci
Inks
Billy Tucci
Letters
typeset

Characters
Shi [Ana Ishikawa]; NYC firefighters
Synopsis
Shi relates the events of September 11 from the point of view of someone in the World Trade Center who survived and watched the firefighters heading up the stairs moments before the towers collapsed.

Indexer Notes

Illustrated text story.

My Father's Shoes 9/11/01 (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 3.33 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Carolan
Pencils
Ed Fritz (background photo); ? (photo)
Inks
Ed Fritz (background photo); ? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Gerald Carolan; Michael Carolan
Synopsis
Recollections of September 11 from someone who was in midtown Manhattan, and was drafted to help put out vehicle fires.

Indexer Notes

The man's father was a firefighter, hence the title.

Perseverance (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Barry Orkin
Pencils
Ed Fritz (background photo)
Inks
Ed Fritz (background photo)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Background info from the artist for the poster in the center of this issue.

Private Pilot (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Jack Garland
Pencils
Ed Fritz (background photo)
Inks
Ed Fritz (background photo)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Reminiscenses of a private airplane pilot, on flying over Manhattan Island.

Wake Up Call (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Beau Smith
Pencils
Ed Fritz (background photo); ? (photo)
Inks
Ed Fritz (background photo); ? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Beau Smith
Synopsis
Reminiscenses on the events of September 11 from someone who watched them on TV.

Indexer Notes

The two pages are separated by a poster in the center of the issue.

Perseverance (Table of Contents: 7)

illustration / 4 pages (report information)

Pencils
Barry Orkin (painting)
Inks
Barry Orkin (painting)
Colors
Barry Orkin (painting)
Letters
?

Synopsis
Painting of rescue efforts at the World Trade Center.

Indexer Notes

A two-page poster with a blank page on each side.

NYPD Officer Kevin Gierloff (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Kevin Gierloff
Pencils
Billy Tucci (signed)
Inks
Billy Tucci (signed)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Kevin Gierloff
Synopsis
Story of a temporary morgue on September 11, 2001.

Indexer Notes

Includes an illustration.

The View From There (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
J. C. Vaughn
Pencils
J. C. Vaughn (background photo)
Inks
J. C. Vaughn (background photo)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Story about the events of September 11 by a frequent visitor to New York City, trying to locate friends on that day.

Officer Kenny (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Kenneth B.
Pencils
Billy Tucci
Inks
Billy Tucci
Letters
typeset

Characters
Officer Kenny
Synopsis
Policeman's story of arriving at the scene on September 11.

Ed Fritz (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ed Fritz
Pencils
Billy Tucci (signed); Ed Fritz (background photo)
Inks
Billy Tucci (signed); Ed Fritz (background photo)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Ed Fritz
Synopsis
Reminiscenses of a steel worker who worked for two weeks cutting steel during the search for bodies at the World Trade Center.

Michael Noeth DM2 (SW) (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Karen Santry
Pencils
Michael Noeth; Ed Fritz (background photo)
Inks
Michael Noeth; Ed Fritz (background photo)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Reminiscenses by a friend and fellow artist, about Michael Noeth, who was killed in the attack on the Pentagon.

Indexer Notes

Illustrated text story.

Down Town (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Tartaglione
Pencils
John Tartaglione
Inks
John Tartaglione
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Description of living his entire life in the shadow of the World Trade Center, with a painting he did of them.

Lt. John Napolitano (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Napolitano Sr.
Pencils
Billy Tucci (signed)
Inks
Billy Tucci (signed)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Lt. John Napolitano
Synopsis
A father's eulogy for his son.

Indexer Notes

Includes an illustration.

Lt. John Crisci (Table of Contents: 15)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Leonard Crisci
Pencils
Billy Tucci (signed)
Inks
Billy Tucci (signed)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
A short look back at the life of John Crisci, by his brother.

Indexer Notes

Includes an illustration.

[The Fallen] (Table of Contents: 16)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

A list of the people who died in rescue efforts of the September 11, 2001 attack.

Firefighter Thomas J. Mitchell (Table of Contents: 17)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Thomas J. Mitchell
Pencils
Billy Tucci (signed)
Inks
Billy Tucci (signed)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Description of the brotherhood of firefighters, by a member.

Through The Ashes (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

We Will Never Forget. (Table of Contents: 19)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Modified photograph image of "Towers of Light" from internet(?), copyright 2002 by unknown author. Printed on back cover.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [untitled]
  2. 1. Through the Ashes
  3. 2. Through the Ashes
    Shi
  4. 3. My Father's Shoes 9/11/01
  5. 4. Perseverance
  6. 5. Private Pilot
  7. 6. Wake Up Call
  8. 7. Perseverance
  9. 8. NYPD Officer Kevin Gierloff
  10. 9. The View From There
  11. 10. Officer Kenny
  12. 11. Ed Fritz
  13. 12. Michael Noeth DM2 (SW)
  14. 13. Down Town
  15. 14. Lt. John Napolitano
  16. 15. Lt. John Crisci
  17. 16. [The Fallen]
  18. 17. Firefighter Thomas J. Mitchell
  19. 18. Through The Ashes
  20. 19. We Will Never Forget.
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