| Issue | #3 |
| Published | July 1983 |
| Frequency | bi-monthly in January, March, May, July, September, and November |
| Cover Price | 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Rich Buckler (Editor); Victor Gorelick (Production Manager); Richard H. Goldwater (Editor-in-Chief) |
| Notes | The original Shield is written out as of this issue and doesn't re-appear with the Crusaders again until #9. |
| Characters | Mighty Crusaders [Shield [Lancelot Strong]; the Shield [Joe Higgins]; Jaguar; Fly Girl; The Fly; Darkling]; the Hangman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Rich Buckler (signed) |
| Inks | Rich Buckler (signed) |
| Notes | Front cover is from Darkling's point-of-view. The back cover is the same scene from Hangman's point-of-view. |
| Script | Robin Snyder |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Located on the inside front cover and continued on the inside back cover. |
| Characters | Mighty Crusaders [Shield [Lancelot Strong]; the Fly; Fly Girl; the Web; Jaguar; the Comet; Black Hood; Shield [Joe Higgins]; Darkling]; Brain Emperor; Malevolent Legion of Juggernauts (androids of the Hangman, Bob Phantom, The Fox, Steel Sterling, Blackjack, Captain Flag, Firefly under Eterno's control) |
| Synopsis | As Eterno's androids take the defeated Crusaders to Atlantis, the Shield, the Web, and the Black Hood regroup to save their fellow Crusaders with some unexpected help: the Comet, now sporting his original outfit and powers, and Darkling, a mysterious woman with the ability to teleport. Together they save their other members, then defeat Eterno. Darkling joins the Crusaders just as the Comet quits for personal reasons. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Rich Buckler |
| Pencils | Rich Buckler |
| Inks | Ricardo Villagran |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | O'Shaw (Rod Ollerenshaw ?) |
| Notes | Introduction and first appearance of Darkling, who joins the Crusaders. This is a character who was and is still owned by Rich Buckler. |
| Characters | The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Don Phelps (FBI agent); Boroff (a Russian spy); Delta 3; Mighty Crusaders [Black Hood; Jaguar; Web; Comet; Fly; Fly Girl; Shield [Joe Higgins]; Shield [Lancelot Strong](cameo as a picture on a monitor)] |
| Synopsis | Joe Higgins and Don Phelps stop Boroff - an old Russian spy-- from getting a secret map for a mysterious organization called Delta 3. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Martin L. Greim |
| Pencils | Dick Ayers |
| Inks | Tony deZuniga |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Letters | Victor Gorelick |
| Notes | This is Joe Higgins, who is later revealed to be the father of Bill Higgins, the 1960s Shield. Story continues in issues #4-6. |
| Characters | Mighty Crusaders [Fly Girl; the Fly; Jaguar; The Shield [Joe Higgins]; the Shield [Lancelot Strong]; Darkling]; the Hangman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Rich Buckler (signed) |
| Inks | Rudy Nebres (signed) |
| Colors | Barry Grossman |
| Notes | Front cover done from Hangman's point of view. |