Crusaders (Marvel Comics)
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The Crusaders is a group of
Publication history
The Crusaders first appear in the
Dyna-Mite, who has no memory of his former life, becomes suspicious and spies on Alfie, learning that he is a
Aubrey is eventually restored to normal height and adopts Falsworth's former heroic identity as the Destroyer, now calling himself the
Conception
The Crusaders were based on the
At the same time that the Invaders were meeting the Crusaders in Marvel Comics, DC Comics' Freedom Fighters were also facing off against a team called the Crusaders,[4] with the DC version of the Crusaders based upon Marvel Comics' Invaders (several of the Crusaders that fought the Freedom Fighters were really "comic book fans" named "Lennie" (Len Wein), "Marvin" (Marv Wolfman), "Arch" (Archie Goodwin), and "Roy" (Roy Thomas), as shown in Freedom Fighters #9).
References
- ^ The Invaders #14-15 (March–April 1977)
- ^ The Invaders #26 (March 1978)
- ^ Cronin, Brian (September 21, 2006). "Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #69". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ Freedom Fighters #8-9 (May–August 1977)
External links
- Crusaders (Marvel Comics) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)