(March 1984)

AC, 1983 Series
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Price
1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Americomics
Brand
AC
Editing
Bill Black (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Final issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Scarlet Scorpion / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Lightle (signed as Steve Lightle)
Inks
Jerry Ordway (signed as Jerry Ordway)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Scarlet Scorpion [Mike McCluskey]; The Shade [Roger Brant] (inset)

Indexer Notes

Updated cover credits from Henry Kujawa via the Error list (December 2006).

Nightveil (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Scarlet Scorpion (Table of Contents: 2)

Scarlet Scorpion / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Rik Levins (credited)
Pencils
Rik Levins (credited) (pp 4-7, 10-13, 15-20); Kevin Dzuban (credited) (pp 1-3, 8, 9, 14, 21-23)
Inks
Kevin Dzuban (credited)
Colors
Kevin Dzuban (credited as Dzuban); Rebekah Black (credited as Black)
Letters
Bob Pinaha (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
C'mon, move it you guys, we got a lotta cars t'do tonight.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Scarlet Scorpion [Mike McCluskey] (also origin in flashback); Inspector Richard Trent (flashback); Dr. Judy Weissman (flashback); Myla Chang (flashback); Professor Schwartz (flashback); Julius Horowitz (flashback); Vinnie "Hollywood" Fulton (also in flashback, death); Scarlet Scorpion [Rick Trent] (flashback); Mrs. Trent (death in flashback); Lenny; Frankie; Johnny; Pete
Synopsis
When truck driver Mike McClusky is run off the road and nearly dies, his life is saved with an experimental virus which gives him increased strength and the ability to heal himself at rapid speed. He takes on the identity of the retired Scarlet Scorpion and uses his new abilities to hunt down the gangsters who targeted him.
Keywords
origin

Indexer Notes

Feature continues in Nightveil (AC, 1984 series) #2.

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

Americomments / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Black
Pencils
Steve Lightle (Scarlet Scorpion); George Pérez (Shade)
Inks
Jerry Ordway (Scarlet Scorpion); George Pérez (Shade)
Colors
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Shade; Scarlet Scorpion

Indexer Notes

Letters from: M. Cheval Kelly and T. M. Maple. Publisher Bill Black explains the background of the Scarlet Scorpion. Shade illustration is from the cover of Americomics #1; Scarlet Scorpion illustration is from the cover of this issue.

Terror Flight (Table of Contents: 4)

The Shade / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Rik Levins (credited as Levins)
Pencils
Rik Levins (credited as Levins)
Inks
Kevin Dzuban (credited as Dzuban)
Colors
Rebekah Black (credited as Black)
Letters
Bob Pinaha (credited as Pinaha)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Imagive if you were born deaf...
Genre
superhero
Characters
T. C. Fremont; Tara Fremont; Janis Lawson; The Shade [Roger Brant]; Umbra (first appearance, cameo); Carl; Sarah; Marco
Synopsis
Roger Brant is on a flight to Orlando when the plane is overtaken by hijackers, which the Shade must defeat.

Indexer Notes

Story continues in The Shade Special (AC, 1984 series) #1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Can Black Diamond Survive the Dark Intruder!? (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Scarlet Scorpion
  2. 1. Nightveil
    Nightveil
  3. 2. The Scarlet Scorpion
    Scarlet Scorpion
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Americomments
  5. 4. Terror Flight
    The Shade
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
  7. 6. Can Black Diamond Survive the Dark Intruder!?
    Black Diamond
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Peter Croome
  • Clayton Graham
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Darrel McCann
  • Derek Reinhard