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Issue: Comic Crusader Storybook #[nn]
Publication Date: January 1977
 
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Publisher: FlagMartin L. Greim
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Volume: none
Pages: 120
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Content Items: 30 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Martin L. Greim
Disclose Notes: Collection of all-new stories featuring the best characters and creators from various fanzines. Initial index info taken from "History of Black Superheroes" article at www.answers.com site. Print run: 10,000 copies.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: 8.5" x 11" (21.6 cm x 27.9 cm)
Paper Stock: Matte interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: One-Shot
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
superhero
The Defender; Dr. Weird; The Eye; Space Guardian; White Raven; Xal-Kor
The Defender [David Manning]; The Eye [Eric Drake]; Space Guardian; White Raven [Deanna Brown]
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Miscellaneous
1
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Defender [David Manning]
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Miscellaneous
1
Full page illustration on inside front cover.
[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
The Eclipse [Dr. Craig Pierce]
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Miscellaneous
5
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Defender
The Defender [David Manning]
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Miscellaneous
1
Full page illustration of The Defender.
The Mark of the Cat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Defender
The Defender [David Manning]
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Miscellaneous
25
Eleventh and last appearance to date; previous appearance in Star-Studded Comics (Texas Trio, 1963 series) #16 (November 1969). Story is divided into two parts at the front and back of the book. Inks by Dan Adkins?
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Eclipse
The Eclipse [Dr. Craig Pierce]
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Miscellaneous
1
Full page illustration of The Eclipse.
The Skyline Robbers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Eclipse
The Eclipse [Dr. Craig Pierce]; Teresa Aster (nurse); Stan Adams; Skyline Robber Gang
Reprinting
FlagFandom's Finest Comics #2 published January 1998
as Skyline Robbers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
9
Fourth appearance; previous appearances in Alter Ego (Alter Ego Enterprises, 1961 series) #5 (Winter 1962-1963) and #8 (Winter 1965) (see Fandom's Finest Comics (Hamster Press, 1997 series) #[1] and Alter Ego: The Best of the Legendary Comics Fanzine (Hamster Press, 1997 series) #[nn] for reprints, respectively) and Comic Crusader (Martin L. Greim, 1968 series) #12 (1972). Next appearance in Heroes vs. Hitler (Hamster Press, 2000 series) #1 (Summer 2000) (see The Eye Collection (Hamster Press, 2002 series) (June 2002) for reprint).
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Goodguy
Goodguy [Billy Boyko]
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Miscellaneous
1
Full page illustration of Goodguy.
Goodguy Returns

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero
Goodguy
Goodguy [Billy Boyko]
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Miscellaneous
6
Character very much in the style of the Golden Age Captain Marvel. Previously appeared in Comic Book (Alan Hanley, 1966 series) #5 (1971) (see Fandom's Finest Comics (Hamster Press, 1997 series) #[1] for reprint).
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Wilson
Subject Matter
superhero
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Miscellaneous
1
Full page illustration of Xal-Kor.
Break the Slave Ring

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
6
Eighth appearance; previous appearance in Star-Studded Comics (Texas Trio, 1963 series) #15 (May 1969); next appearance in Xal-Kor the Human Cat (New Media Publishing, 1980 series) #1 (August 1980).
Sorcerer's Apprentice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
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Miscellaneous
7
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Shade
The Shade [Roger Brant]
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Miscellaneous
1
Full page illustration of The Shade.
The Shade Strikes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Shade
The Shade [Roger Brant]
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Miscellaneous
9
Fourth appearance; previous appearances in Paragon Illustrated (AC, 1969 Series) #3 (Spring 1971) and #4 (Spring 1972) and Paragon Super Heroes (AC, 1973 series) #1 (1973); next appearance in Americomics (AC, 1983 series) #1 (April 1983).
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Full page illustration of The Black Terror.
The Black Terror Strikes Back

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Hyperman
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Miscellaneous
13
Next appearance in Americomics (AC, 1983 series) #2 (June 1983). The Black Terror first appeared in Exciting Comics (Pines, 1940 series) #v3#3 (9) (May 1941). See Wikipedia listing for more information on the various revivals of the character over the years (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Terror).
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
White Raven
White Raven [Deanna Brown]
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Miscellaneous
1
Full page illustration of White Raven.
A Matter of Justice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
White Raven
White Raven [Deanna Brown]
White Raven was Deanna Brown, an ex-prostitute with empathic abilities tied to a "rare tropical albino raven". As long as the white raven is near she gains the ability to fly.
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Miscellaneous
9
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Eye
The Eye [Eric Drake]
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Miscellaneous
1
Full page illustration of The Eye.
The Secret Lair of... The Eye

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Eye
The Eye [Eric Drake]; "Bugs" Rovelli (jewel thief); Police Chief; Lynn O'Flynn (policewoman); Carlin (mobster)
The Eye tackles "Bugs" Rovelli, who escapes from Police HQ and kidnaps policewoman Lynn O'Flynn. A fight between several rival gunmen winds up at the mountain-top observatory which is secretly The Eye's HQ! Lynn figures out The Eye is really fighting on her side, but he drugs her so she can remember nothing. The Eye Plane debuts in this story.
Reprinting
FlagThe Eye Collection #[nn] published June 2002
as The Secret Lair of... The Eye [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
12
Fifth appearance; previous appearance in Capt. Biljo Presents (Biljo White, 1968 series) #2 (1969) (see Fandom's Finest Comics (Hamster Press, 1997 series) #[1] (1997) for reprint); next appearance in Fandom's Finest Comics (Hamster Press, 1997 series) #2 (1998).
The Sound of Thunder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, superhero
Doctor Bar-Ko (in mental images only); bank robbers
Bobby Caswell sees something fall from the sky and crash nearby. He discovers a spaceship. He finds the ship empty, except for a box covered with alien symbols. Bobby's hand touches an outline on top of the box. His body is filled with energy and his mind with images. A mental recording by Doctor Bar-Ko explains that his world is dying, so they have enclosed the energy force of their planet's superhero in the box, hoping that it may benefit some other world. Following Bar-Ko's instructions, Bobby claps his hands together and visualizes the hero, thus transforming himself into Thunderbunny!
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Miscellaneous
8
Thunderbunny was first introduced in a text story by Martin Greim in "Mass Fan Newsletter" published in 1976. The story in this issue is Thunderbunny's first graphical depiction. He appears next in Charlton Bullseye (Charlton, 1981 series) #6 (March 1982).
The Whole Thing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Matrix
Matrix
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Miscellaneous
8
The Demon of the Dark Glass

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
fantasy, mystery, occult
Martin Grimm, Occult Investigator
Martin Grimm (occult investigator); Rebecca Schwartz; Bill Schwartz; Baphomet (demon)
Reprinting
FlagFandom's Finest Comics #2 published January 1998
as The Demon of the Dark Glass [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
Deaths vs. Love-Song

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
mystery, opinion, political
Reprinting
FlagThe Ditko Collection #2 published August 1986
 
Miscellaneous
10
Entire story told in pictures, without words.
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Space Guardian
Space Guardian
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Miscellaneous
1
Full page illustration of Space Guardian.
Victory

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Cosgrove
Subject Matter
science fiction, superhero
Space Guardian
Space Guardian
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Miscellaneous
11
Space Guardian debuted in Intrigue (Richard Buckler, 1966 series) #[1] (see Labors of Love -- Expanded Edition (Hamster Press, 2000 series) #[nn] for reprint of splash page). A later appearance was in Paragon Illustrated (AC, 1969 series) #4 (1972) (see Fandom's Finest Comics (Hamster Press, 1997 series) #[1] for reprint of splash page).
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Full page illustration of Dr. Weird.
Spawn of the Void

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
occult, superhero
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
11
Previous appearance in Star-Studded (Texas Trio, 1963 series) #18 (Summer 1972); next appearance in Megaton Explosion: Who's Who in Megaton Comics? (Megaton Comics, 1987 series) #1 (June 1987).
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Defender
The Defender [David Manning]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Full page illustration of The Defender.
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Full page back cover illustration.

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