Issue | #3 |
Published | April 1982 |
Cover Price | $2.25 |
Pages | 52 |
Editing | Michael Gustovich; Bill Loebs (Story Editor) |
Notes | Last of the magazine-size books. |
Characters | The Justice Machine [Blazer; Titan; Demon; Diviner; Talisman; Challenger]; Bloodmaster |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Michael Gustovich |
Inks | Joe Rubinstein |
Notes | Last of the magazine-size books. |
Characters | Jeremiah Hopper (dies in this story); Bloodmaster; 4 of Jeremiah's thugs (all die in this story) |
Synopsis | Bloodmaster is hired by Jeremiah Hopper to take out one of Hopper's political opponents. As a show of his skill, Bloodmaster kills 3 of Hopper's thugs immediately. Just as they discuss the details of Bloodmaster's contract, Bloodmaster kills Hopper as well. He'd been hired to kill Hopper by the same man Hopper wanted dead. Wanting no witnesses, Bloodmaster proceeds to kill the 4th thug. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Michael Gustovich; Charlie Wallace (co-plot) |
Pencils | Charlie Wallace |
Inks | Michael Gustovich |
Colors | Rusty Clunker |
Letters | Michael Gustovich |
Editing | William Francis Loebs (Story Editor) |
Notes | Co-Plotted by Charlie Wallace. Bloodmaster was also created by Charlie Wallace. |
Characters | The Justice Machine [Blazer; Titan; Demon; Diviner; Talisman; Challenger]; Hammett Dash; unnamed citizens and soldiers of New Haven; various Servitors; Killgore (cameo -in stasis); Robert Maxinor; Maxinor; Prosecutor Zarren; Dr. Victor Von Croft; Bloodmaster (off-panel cameo) |
Synopsis | Escaping from Georwell, the Justice Machine takes Maxinor on his offer to house them. They contact Hammett Dash, founder of New Haven, a technological utopia. The city is completely self-contained and self sustaining, including food and energy needs. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Michael Gustovich |
Pencils | Bill Reinhold |
Inks | Michael Gustovich (pgs. 6-13); Mitch O'Connell (pgs. 14-19) |
Colors | Dave Gifford |
Letters | Michael Gustovich |
Synopsis | Editorial page. |
Script | Bill Loebs |
Letters | Typeset |
Synopsis | Letters Page. |
Script | Bill Loebs |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | A black and white pinup of Titan. |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Michael Gustovich |
Inks | Bob Layton |
Synopsis | A pencil sketch of Killgore. |
Pencils | Bill Loebs |
Inks | Bill Loebs? |
Synopsis | A pencil sketch of Servitor. |
Pencils | Bill Loebs |
Inks | Bill Loebs? |
Synopsis | A black and white pinup of Blazer and Demon. |
Pencils | Mitch O'Connell |
Inks | Mitch O'Connell |
Characters | The Justice Machine [Blazer; Titan; Demon; Diviner; Talisman; Challenger]; Bloodmaster; Hammett Dash; Killgore |
Synopsis | Bloodmaster frees Killgore as a distraction for the Machiners as he attempts to kill Hammett Dash. Diviner discovers him and the two battle, resulting in him slicing through Diviner's cape and crippling her. The Machiners defeat Killgore and stop Bloodmaster from killing Hammett, Blazer, and Diviner. But, Bloodmaster escapes the heroes by posing as a citizen of New Haven. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Michael Gustovich; Charlie Wallace (co-plot) |
Pencils | Charlie Wallace |
Inks | Michael Gustovich |
Colors | Dave Gifford |
Letters | Michael Gustovich |
Notes | Co-plotted by Charlie Wallace. |
Characters | Crusader; Prosecutor Bettan; the Hunk |
Synopsis | Crusader (from the Guardians) is ordered by Prosecutor Bettan to infiltrate the Rebellion by going renegade. He is forced into this against his will. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Robert Berry |
Pencils | Robert Berry |
Inks | Kevin Siembieda |
Letters | Kevin Siembieda |
Editing | Michael Gustovich |
Notes | This is a black and white story. |