| Issue | #1 |
| Published | October 1986 |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Bob Harras (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief) |
| Characters | Spitfire; Troubleshooters [Eric Chin; Eduardo Giotti; Terry Roberts; Tim Ferris; Andy Meadows] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Herb Trimpe ? |
| Characters | Spitfire [Prof. Jennifer "Jenny" Swensen] (introduction); Troubleshooters [Tim Ferris; Eduardo Giotti; Teresa "Terry" Roberts; Eric Chin; Andy Meadows] (introduction); Dr. Karl Swensen (introduction, dies); Fritz Krotze (introduction, villain); Chairman Dibble (introduction); Detective Sloan (introduction); Detective Jenkins (introduction); Sensei (introduction); Faylen (introduction); Mick Bronson/M.A.X. Model I pilot (introduction, villain) |
| Synopsis | Dr. Karl Swensen, inventor of the M.A.X. (Man Amplified X-periment) armor, is killed by an agent of his employer, Fritz Krotze. While going through her father's things Prof. Jennifer “Spitfire” Swensen finds information hinting he may have been killed. She later returns to her father's lab and, aided by MIT students, the Troubleshooters, locates the M.A.X., Model II armor and steals it from the lab. She is pursued by Krotze's agent, Mick Bronson, wearing the M.A.X., Model I armor. Jenny dons the M.A.X., Model II armor, dubbed Spitfire, and defeats Bronson. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Eliot Brown (plot); John Morelli (plot); Gerry Conway (script) |
| Pencils | Herb Trimpe |
| Inks | Joe Sinnott; Tom Morgan |
| Colors | George Roussos |
| Letters | Rick Parker |
| Notes | Continued in Star Brand #2 |
| Script | Jim Shooter |
| Letters | typeset |