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Issue: New Crusaders #1
Publication Date: October 2012
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Issues: #1 of 6 Issues (17 Printings)
Title:
Is Variant Variant: Hero Variant by Ben Bates
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Red Circle ComicsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 2012
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN:
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Price: $2.99 USD
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Content Items: 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
10 (2 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
Editor(s): Paul Kaminski (Editor/Line Editor); Victor Gorelick (Editor-In-Chief)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: Glossy paper
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Limited series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Ben Bates (signed)
Inker(s): Ben Bates (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): New Crusaders
Character(s): Shield [Joe Higgins]
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Pages: 1
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New Crusaders

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Ian Flynn ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Shield [Joe Higgins]; Web [John Raymond]; Fox [Paul Patton]; Firefly [Harley Hudson]
Synopsis: Features an introduction to the story, the credits for the story, and the different variant covers.
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Ashes to Ashes: Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Ian Flynn
Penciller(s): Ben Bates
Inker(s): Gary Martin
Colorist(s): Matt Herms
Letterer(s): John Workman
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): New Crusaders
Character(s): Joe Higgins [Shield]; John Raymond [Web]; Rose Raymond [Pow-Girl]; Kim Brand [Fly-Girl]; Ted Tyler [Fireball]; John Dickering [Jaguar]; Ralph Hardy [Jaguar]; Jack Sterling [Steel Sterling; Red Circle mayor]; Thelma Dickering; Dora Sterling (formerly Dora Cummings); Johnny Sterling (Jack's son); Alex Tyler (Ted's nephew); Kelly Brand (Kim's daughter); Greg Dickering (John's adopted son); Ivette Valez (Orphan, Ralph Hardy's apprentice); Wyatt Raymond (John & Rose's son); Brain Emperor
Synopsis: Years ago, the Mighty Crusaders rid the world of all evil and built a town for themselves called Red Circle. Joe Higgins is invited to a party in celebration of the town's birth, and attends. Just before dinner is served, Brain Emperor attacks the Mighty Crusaders, while the Shield takes the children of the Mighty Crusaders to his house. Meanwhile, all of the other Mighty Crusaders are killed. Being unable to find The Shield, Brain Emperor leaves the town.
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Pages: 24
Disclose Notes: Story title is never shown and this title is taken from the official Archie Comics solicit. This story takes place approximately 27 years after the Mighty Crusaders series from the 1980s. The DC Impact line is not featured as part of the continuity. The Mighty Crusaders do not appear in costume, but superhero names are given for identification.
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Welcome to Red Circle!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Kaminski
Penciller(s): Ben Bates
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Jack Sterling; Shield [Joe Higgins]; Comet [Greg Dickering]; Ivette Valez [Jaguar]; Alex Tyler [Fireball]; Johnny Sterling [Steel Sterling]
Synopsis: Introduction to the Red Circle line, its history, and its characters.
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Ian Flynn Interview

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Ian Flynn
Penciller(s): Ben Bates
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Creator Circle
Character(s): Joe Higgins; Jack Sterling; Ted Tyler; John Dickering; Brain Emperor; Wyatt Raymond
Synopsis: An interview with New Crusaders writer Ian Flynn.
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Pages: 0.6
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ben Bates
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): New Crusaders
Character(s): Wyatt Raymond [Web]
First Line: Log on and get connected!
Synopsis: Advertisement for the Red Circle website.
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Pages: 1
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Legacy of the Crusaders

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Ian Flynn ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Shield [Joe Higgins]; Hun; Dusty; Kardak; Mr. Justice; Wizard [Blane Whitney]; Roy
Synopsis: An introduction to the Legacy of the Crusaders feature, a series of comics showcasing the Mighty Crusaders.
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Shield Saves Hundreds!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Marty Greim
Penciller(s): Dick Ayers
Inker(s): Rich Buckler
Colorist(s): Digikore Studios; Matt Herms
Letterer(s): typeset; Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Legacy of the Crusaders
Character(s): Shield [Joe Higgins]; Colonel Boyle; Boroff (flashback, in a news photograph)
Synopsis: A short story, made to look like an article from a 1940 issue of Life Magazine showcasing The Shield. The story ends with a conversation between Joe and Col. Boyle.
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Pages: 4
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Next Issue

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Writer(s): Ian Flynn ?
Penciller(s): Ben Bates
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): New Crusaders
Character(s): Joe Higgins; Brain Emperor; Greg Dickering; Alex Tyler; Ivette Valez; Wyatt Raymond; Johnny Sterling; Kelly Brand
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: An advertisement for the next issue.
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The Critics Have Spoken!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Penciller(s): Ben Bates
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): New Crusaders
Character(s): 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]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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