The Mighty Crusaders #11

(March 1985)

A Hero's Rage Chapter One (Table of Contents: 1)

The Mighty Crusaders / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Rich Margopoulos

Pencils

Alan Kupperberg

Inks

Frank Giacoia; Joe Giella

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mighty Crusaders [Black Hood [Kip Burland]; the Fly; Fly Girl; Jaguar; Shield; the Web; Darkling]; Dr. Malcolm Reeves; Matt Burland (the original Black Hood) (dies in this story); The Riot Squad [Buzzard; Sting; Eraser]

Synopsis

Finding his uncle has been murdered, Kip Burland --the current Black Hood-- takes his uncle's costume and wears it out of respect. He then contacts the Crusaders to aid him in finding the Eraser and bringing him to justice. A tracking device sewn into the Black Hood's costume leads a trio of super-villains to the Crusaders headquarters, including the Eraser.

Reprints

• in New Crusaders: Legacy (Archie, 2013 series) ([July] 2013) [Pages 1, 2, and 5 only.]

Indexer Notes

Giella assisted Giacoia on inks. info per Nick Caputo, January 2018.

To Die a Hero...! Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 2)

The Mighty Crusaders / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Rich Margopoulos

Pencils

Alan Kupperberg

Inks

Frank Giacoia; Joe Giella

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mighty Crusaders [Black Hood; the Fly; Fly Girl; Jaguar; Shield; the Web; Darkling]; Dr. Malcolm Reeves (is fatally injured in this story); The Riot Squad [Buzzard; Sting; Eraser]; the Brain Emperor

Synopsis

A battle between the Crusaders and the Buzzard, Sting, and the Eraser destroys the Crusaders' headquarters. It ends quickly when the Brain Emperor appears and takes control of the Crusaders. Dr. Reeves doesn't fall under the Emperor's control and is mortally wounded by Sting's toxic venom. Also Darkling disappears just prior to the Brain Emperor showing up.

Indexer Notes

Giella assisted Giacoia on inks. info per Nick Caputo, January 2018.

Reinforcements - Chapter 3 (Table of Contents: 3)

The Mighty Crusaders / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Rich Margopoulos

Pencils

Alan Kupperberg

Inks

Frank Giacoia; Joe Giella

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fox; Comet; Darkling; Dr. Malcolm Reeves (dies in this story)

Synopsis

Escaping from the Brain Emperor, Darkling recruits the Fox and the Comet to aid her in freeing the Crusaders. Traveling to the remains of the Crusaders headquarters they find Malcolm Reeves, who gives them a clue to the missing heroes whereabouts before he passes away. The Comet then cremates the body with his disintegration vision.

Indexer Notes

Giella assisted Giacoia on inks. info per Nick Caputo, January 2018.

Crusader Comments (Table of Contents: 4)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Victor Gorelick

Letters

typeset

Showdown in Space Chapter 4 (Table of Contents: 5)

The Mighty Crusaders / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Rich Margopoulos

Pencils

Alan Kupperberg

Inks

Frank Giacoia; Joe Giella; ? (see notes)

Colors

Barry Grossman

Letters

Bill Yoshida

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mighty Crusaders [Black Hood; the Fly; Fly Girl; Jaguar; Shield; the Web; the Fox; the Comet; Darkling (disappears forever in this story)]; The Riot Squad [The Buzzard; Sting; Eraser]; the Brain Emperor

Synopsis

Darkling teleports the Fox and the Comet to the Comet's ship, which has been taken over by the Brain Emperor and his cronies. The Brain Emperor mindwipes Darkling as she disappears into a mystic dimension. The Fox then battles everyone as the Comet takes on the Brain Emperor. The Comet then frees the Crusaders and sets the ship to explode, possibly killing the Buzzard, the Eraser, and Sting.

Indexer Notes

Giella assisted Giacoia on inks. Unknown inks on first page. info per Nick Caputo, January 2018.