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1June 1983
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Lancelot Strong, The Shield #1

Archie · June 1983 · on sale 1983-03

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Series: Lancelot Strong, The Shield (Archie, 1983 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: June 1983
Key date: 1983-06-00
On-sale date: 1983-03
Indicia publisher: Red Circle Productions Inc.
Price: $1.00; 1.25 CAD
Pages: 36

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Shield	cover	1	pencils: Alan Weiss; inks: John Severin	Shield [Lancelot Strong]; Dr. Laureen Smith; Negatron
1	Crusader Chronicles	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: David M. Singer
2	The Deathstar Dilemma	comic story	19	script: Stan Timmons, Rich Buckler; pencils: Alan Weiss; inks: Sam de la Rosa; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Victor Gorelick	Shield [Lancelot Strong]; General Smith; Dr. Laureen Smith; Negatron [Dr. Collins] (also called Deathstar in #3 and later)
3	Star-Spangled Readers!	letters page	2	script: Robin Snyder; pencils: Alex Toth; inks: Alex Toth	Black Hood
4	Steel Sterling Faces the Man Mountain of Muscle Men: Humongous	comic story	10	script: Stan Timmons, Rich Buckler; pencils: Adrian Gonzales; inks: Rudy Nebres; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Rod Ollerenshaw	Steel Sterling; Police Sgt. Steven Behler; David Wagner; "Chip" Carson; Gayla; Humongous; Dr. Reese
5	Shield	illustration	1	pencils: Alan Weiss; inks: Alan Weiss	Shield [Lancelot Strong]; Dr. Laureen Smith

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