About this Collection
Savage Dragon Archives Volume 5 collects issues #76–87 of Erik Larsen's long-running superhero series, continuing the chaotic adventures of Chicago police officer-turned-giant green hero Dragon. This volume features major storylines including the return of the villainous Dark Dragon, the introduction of Malcolm Dragon as a young hero, and the fallout from the devastating war with the alien Kurr. The oversized black-and-white archive format presents these mid-1990s issues in their original form, showcasing Larsen's distinctive art and the series' trademark blend of action, humor, and character drama.
Contains 38 stories
Problem Child
12 pp · Superhero
Max Damage
Shattered Planets, Shattered Lives!
10 pp · Superhero
Child Warfare
12 pp · Superhero
Suffer the Children!
10 pp · Superhero
Special Operations Strikeforce [Max Damage]Derrick Stephenson (alternate)
If This Be Doomsday!
8 pp · Superhero
Special Operations Strikeforce [Max Damage] (all die)
If This Be Doomsday!
14 pp · Superhero
A New Beginning!
22 pp · Superhero
Candy Man!
8 pp · Superhero
Candy Man
Those Who Would Destroy Us
14 pp · Superhero
Stan LeviJames Michael Worthington
Christmas Stalking
22 pp · Superhero
Santa Claus the ElfSeekerClaire Bono
The New Kids On the Block
22 pp · Superhero
Humongous (villain, death)Major Damage [Melvin Grimes]Jenna Swarzendruber
Dragonslayer
6 pp · Superhero
The Flying Shoes Incident
22 pp · Superhero
Ben BlankThe Gods [Mikki (introduction)Charlie BrawnCosmic RayMessiahGinkPaula DebrisWhite Racerresidents of God Town]Annie (death)
When Falls the Hero
22 pp · Superhero
The Lummox [Ben Blank]
Danger in Dimension-X!
22 pp · Superhero
The Lummox [Ben Blank]The AbsorbanoidsDeathseed [Sterling Mason]Hooter (death)
Lo, There Shall Come . . . An Ending!
22 pp · Superhero
Deathseed [Sterling Mason] (villain, death)The Lummox [Ben Blank] (villain, death)The Absorbanoids (villains)
Up from the Depths
22 pp · Superhero
Claire Bono (video footage)Harry Paratestees (introduction)The Vicious Circle [Furious George (death)Raging Woody (death)] (villains)The Slammer (villain, video footage)
The Vicious Circle Rising!
20 pp · Superhero
Mission: Kill the Savage Dragon!
22 pp · Superhero
James Worthington (introduction)Vicious Circle [The Devastator (joins)Blue Broad (introduction)GlowBugNick Justice (introduction, death)Rat Bastard (introduction)]
Final Battle!
30 pp · Superhero
Special Operations Strikeforce [BarrageButtressRaceStingerStrikerWarhawk]Brute Force [Max DamageMajor Battle (dies)Moe Muscle (dies)]The Vicious Circle [Armor (introduction)Baby Killer (only appearance, dies)Bighorn (introduction)Blue Broad (dies)Crosseye (introduction)Fourplay (introduction)Gunman (introduction)Iron Jaw (introduction)Larry Lucifer (introduction)Skullfire (introduction)Sickly (introduction)Sterno (introduction)Tech-Head (introduction)Toad Man (introduction)White Trash (introduction)]
Power Outage
22 pp · Superhero
The Sky-Riders [Snake-Eyes (introduction)] (villains, disband)Osgood (introduction)Ronald Winston Urass (introduction)Negate (antagonist)The Brain-Child (villain, death)
The Wish
6 pp · Superhero
Power Shortage
8 pp · Superhero
Brutalizer (villain, introduction)
Broken Hearts, Broken Dreams
22 pp · Superhero
Weed (villain)Ronald Winston Urass (image only)
Arachnophobia
22 pp · Superhero
Barbara (reporter)Ronald Winston UrassThe Awesome Eater
Bushwacked!
22 pp · Superhero
Special Operation Strikeforce [BarrageButtressRaceStingerStrikerWarhawk]Ronald Winston UrassOsgoodAmerican Freedom Fighters [Imposter] (only appearance of group, disbands)The Rats [Battle RamBug Guy (introduction)Bugeye (introduction)Grudge (introduction)Sonic Headgear (introduction)]
Untitled Superhero story
22 pp · Superhero
Ronald Winston UrassThe Dragon Robot (only appearance, destroyed)
Untitled Superhero story
21 pp · Superhero
Ronald Winston UrassNuclear Man (villainintroduction)
Untitled Superhero story
22 pp · Superhero
Special Operations Strikeforce [BarrageButtressRaceStingerStrikerWarhawk]Chicago Police Department [Officer Harold Balzac]Ronald Winston UrassBette Turlife (introduction, flashback)The Nuclear ManDread Knight (flashback) Rose Fua
Untitled Superhero story
20 pp · Superhero
New Dread Knight [Ronald Winston Urass]Old Dread Knight (flashback, death)The Creator [Johnny Redbeard] (death)The Nuclear Man (death)Special Operations Strikeforce [BarrageButtressRaceStingerStrikerWarhawk] (all unconscious)Mister Bug (introduction)
A Very Glum X-Mas
4 pp · Superhero
Untitled Superhero story
20 pp · Superhero
Dread Knight [Ronald Winston Urass]The DreadheadsMister BugPeter Palmer (introduction)Peter Palmer's elderly female relative (introduction)Mr. Finkleberry (death)
Untitled Superhero story
13 pp · Superhero
The Rats [Battle Bob (introduction)Chop-Choppers (introduction)Hiro Zero (introduction)Red Don (introduction)Rosebud (introduction)SicklyTigore (introduction)]Chicago Police Department [Officer Alex Foley (only appearance, death)Officer Harold Balzac (death)]Mister Bug
Rex Dexter Smartest Guy on the Planet
1 pp · Superhero
A Wish Granted
6 pp · Superhero
The Fly
24 pp · Superhero
Mister Bug (turned into a fly, death)
Knocks One Out of the Park!
1 pp · Superhero
Untitled Humor story
4 pp · Humor, Superhero
Carl CosmicBrokk
