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Cover: Joe Staton & Bob Smith

The Mighty Crusaders #1

Jan 2003 · Archie · 12.95 USD
📊 ~9,361 copies sold its debut month
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This trade paperback collects the 2003 Red Circle series, bringing together Archie's classic superhero revival. It follows the formation of a new Mighty Crusaders team, including The Shield, The Comet, The Black Hood, Fly-Man, Flygirl, and others, as they unite to face a common threat. The volume reprints the complete story arc that reintroduced these Golden Age-inspired heroes to modern readers.

Contains 6 stories
The Fly-Man's Partners in Peril [Part 1]
8 pp · Superhero
The SpiderBoppo the MightyFlipsy the TerrificBasher the Dynamic

In "The Fly-Man's Partners in Peril [Part 1]," The Spider breaks free from prison with a vendetta, setting his sights on Fly-Man. Just as he traps Fly-Man in a massive electrified claw, the Comet arrives to intervene—leaving the outcome hanging in the balance.

Battle of the Super-Heroes! [Part 2]
12 pp · Superhero
Nightmare (Black Hood's robot horse)The SpiderBoppo the MightyFlipsy the TerrificBasher the Dynamic

In "Battle of the Super-Heroes! [Part 2]," The Spider’s cunning schemes push the Mighty Crusaders—Boppo the Mighty, Flipsy the Terrific, Basher the Dynamic, and the Black Hood—to their limits, as traps and betrayals test their unity. With the Spider’s final plan unfolding, the heroes must confront not just their enemy, but the fragile trust between them, as Fly-Man’s fading powers leave them all in peril.

The Wicked Web of the Wily Spider! [Part 3]
5 pp · Superhero
Nightmare (Black Hood's robot horse)The Spider

In "The Wicked Web of the Wily Spider! [Part 3]," the Spider's victory is short-lived as Fly-Man reveals he's been playing a long game—faking his defeat and manipulating the others to expose the villain. With the ruse uncovered and the heroes questioning their next move, the line between ally and adversary blurs. The moment hangs in the balance as they consider what comes after the fight.

Eterno the Tyrant
25 pp · Superhero
DoombalaNightmare (Black Hood's robot horse)Eterno the TyrantLionelStonefaceMighty Midget (comic fan)Adhesive-Man (comic fan)The Living Coil [Harvey Corey] (comic fan)King Ogre (comic fan)The Purple Menace [Albert Brenner] (comic fan)Adhesive-ManThe Living CoilKing OgreThe Purple MenaceThe Hooded Mule (Cameo)

In "Eterno the Tyrant," the Mighty Crusaders face a terrifying new threat when their battle with Doombala awakens the ancient Eterno the Tyrant, a long-forgotten tyrant from Atlantis. Trapped in suspended animation for millennia, Eterno seeks to corrupt the heroes and reshape the world in his image—only to be thwarted by an unlikely foe: a tiny Atlantean mosquito.

Fly-Man's Treacherous Team-Mates
25 pp · Superhero
Nightmare (Black Hood's robotic horse)the Destructorthe Hangmanthe Wizard

When the new heroes rescue the Mighty Crusaders from The Destructor, their heroism seems genuine—until the Hangman and the Wizard reveal their true colors, turning the team’s welcome into a dangerous game. With the stakes rising and trust shattered, the line between ally and enemy blurs in this gripping tale of deception and daring.

The Mighty Crusaders Vs. The Brain Emperor
19 pp · Superhero
Mighty Crusaders [Fly-Man [Thomas Troy]the Comet [John Dickering]The Shield [Bill Higgins]Black Hood [Matthew Burland]Flygirl [Kim Brand]]ThornaldoBomborWax-ManElectrosoForce-ManBrain EmperorNightmare (Black Hood's robot horse)Operative Z-7

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Cast · 13 characters

Full credits

artist, inker Paul Reinman
colorist Aaron Caruso
cover pencils Joe Staton
cover inks Bob Smith

Reprints

↩ Reprints Adventures of the Fly #31 (1965), Fly Man #32 (1965), Fly Man #33 (1965), The Mighty Crusaders #1 (1965)

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