| Issue | #8 |
| Published | May 1987 |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Bob Harras (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief) |
| Notes | "Spitfire and the Troubleshooters" title in indicia and "Spitfire" on cover. |
| Characters | Jenny Swensen; Eduardo Giotti; Steel Hawk |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Steve Geiger (signed) |
| Inks | Al Milgrom (signed) |
| Characters | Jenny Swensen; Troubleshooters [Eric Chin; Eduardo Giotti; Terry Roberts]; Andy Meadows (dead); Edmund Roth (introduction); Brick (introduction); Agent Brenton (introduction); "Slash" Hannigan/Jake Travest (introduction); Steel Hawk (villain); Varna (introduction, villain) |
| Synopsis | Terry Roberts uses "Think Tank" to hack into the FBI's database and gain information on Steel Hawk. Using his "Strong-Arms", Eduardo Giotti surprises the assassin and beats him savagely. Steel Hawk only survives when a compatriot, Varna, fights off Eduardo and carries the terrorist away. It is revealed that agents of Edmund Roth had abducted Jenny Swensen. After verifying her loyalties through a series of tests, Roth tells her she will now be working for the U.S. government. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Cary Bates |
| Pencils | Alan Kupperberg |
| Inks | Tony DeZuniga |
| Colors | Bob Sharen |
| Letters | Rick Parker |