| Issue | #1 |
| Published | November 1965 |
| Cover Price | 0.12 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Richard Goldwater |
| Characters | Mighty Crusaders [Shield; Black Hood; Comet; Fly Man; Fly Girl]; Thornaldo; Bombor; Wax-Man; Electroso; Force-Man; Spy-Lord |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Paul Reinman |
| Inks | Paul Reinman |
| Characters | Mighty Crusaders [Fly-Man [Thomas Troy]; the Comet [John Dickering]; The Shield [Bill Higgins]; Black Hood [Matthew Burland]; Flygirl [Kim Brand]]; Thornaldo; Bombor; Wax-Man; Electroso; Force-Man; Brain Emperor; Nightmare (Black Hood's robot horse); Operative Z-7 |
| Synopsis | During the official formation of the Mighty Crusaders, the heroes are attacked by five aliens and their leader, The Brain Emperor. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Paul Reinman |
| Inks | Joe Giella |
| Notes | Story-line continues from Fly-Man, where the team debuted. |
| Reprinted | in Mighty Crusaders: Origin of a Super Team, The (Archie, 2003 series) #[nn] |
| Characters | Shield; Eraser; cameos: Fly Man; Fly Girl; Comet; Black Hood; the original Shield |
| Synopsis | The Eraser comes out of retirement to finish a job he thought he'd completed years ago: the elimination of the Shield. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Paul Reinman |
| Inks | Paul Reinman |
| Letters | Sam Rosen |
| Notes | The Shield's origin. This story reveals that the current Shield is really the son of the original Shield. |