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Issue Details

Issue #3
Published August 1984
Cover Price 0.75 USD
Pages 36
Editing Victor Gorelick

Cover Details - "Prey!"

Characters Shield; Mega; Bit
Genre superhero
Pencils Dick Ayers (signed)

12 page Original Shield story "Origins - Part 4 Reflections"

Characters Shield [Joe Higgins]; Lisa Carvin; Senator Casey; Ed Crisp (dies in this story); DELTA-3; Cameos: Comet (flashback); the Shield [Bill Higgins] (flashback); Mighty Crusaders [Fly; Comet; Fly Girl; Black Hood; Darkling; Fox; Jaguar; Lancelot Strong](all in flashback); Col. Boyle (flashback)
Synopsis The Shield remembers more of his past when he realizes that the reactivated robots are headed to the White House to kill the President. The Shield stops the robots, then he and Lisa go to arrest Senator Casey for the attacks. But he shows them that Ed Crisp was responsible. Later still, DELTA-3 orders the execution of Joe Higgins and Lisa Carvin for getting to close to the actual truth.
Genre superhero
Script Marty Greim
Pencils Dick Ayers
Inks Rex Lindsey
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page letters page "Crusader Comments"

Letters typeset

12 page Original Shield story "Prey"

Characters Shield [Joe Higgins]; Lisa Carvin; Wolfgang (Lisa's dog); Mega and bit (two DELTA-3 assassins)
Synopsis After attending Ed Crisp's funeral, Joe and Lisa are attacked by Mega and Bit, two assassins for DELTA-3. Mega has super-strength and can grow larger, while Bit is a dwarf with telekinetic abilities.
Genre superhero
Script Marty Greim
Pencils Dick Ayers
Inks Rex Lindsey
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida