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Toxic Crusaders

    (Marvel, 1992)
™ and ©1992 Troma, Inc.

Troma specializes in turning out tacky, lighthearted, and utterly preposterous films—many of which have gone on to become cult classics. The Toxic Avenger, was one such masterpiece. It starred a hapless janitor who managed to dunk himself in a can of toxic waste, immediately turning green, ugly, and super-powerful. Now, he’s out to clean up pollution, starting with the fiends who have been spreading toxic waste all around the place.

That original film spawned its own comic series, Toxic Avenger, and an even more unlikely cartoon spinoff, Toxic Crusaders, which in turn inspired this series. For Toxic Crusaders, old Toxie is joined by a crew of similarly bizarre toxic heroes which includes Major Disaster, Nozone, Headbanger, and Junkyard (a half hobo/half junkyard dog hybrid). Like the film, the comic gets chuckles by smirking at its own implausibility and silliness. And, like Troma’s films, it works more often than not.
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  • 1
    #1
    May 1992
    Cover: $1.25
    W: Simon Furman  ·  A: Derek Yaniger, Sam Kieth
    Origin of Toxic Avenger
    2 copies from $30.00
  • 1/B
    #1 Variation B
    Cover B by AR Sullivan
    Cover: $4.99
    W: Matt Bors  ·  A: Tristan Wright
    No copies available
  • 1/C
    #1 Variation C
    Retroware Game Art Cover C by Xander Arnot
    Cover: $4.99
    W: Matt Bors  ·  A: Tristan Wright
    No copies available
  • 1/D
    #1 Variation D
    Cover D by Tristan Wright
    Cover: $5.99
    W: Matt Bors  ·  A: Tristan Wright
    No copies available
  • 1/NS
    #1 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Sam Kieth
    May 1992
    Cover: $1.25
    W: Simon Furman  ·  A: Derek Yaniger, Sam Kieth
    Origin of Toxic Avenger
    No copies available
  • 2
    #2
    Jun 1992
    Cover: $1.25
    W: Doug Rice, Hilary Barta  ·  A: Joe Staton
    3 copies from $9.98
  • 2/NS
    #2 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Sam Kieth
    Jun 1992
    Cover: $1.25
    W: Doug Rice, Hilary Barta  ·  A: Joe Staton
    No copies available
  • 3
    #3
    Jul 1992
    Cover: $1.25
    3 copies from $7.50
  • 3/NS
    #3 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Sam Kieth
    Jul 1992
    Cover: $1.25
    No copies available
  • 4
    #4
    Aug 1992
    Cover: $1.25
    W: Simon Furman, Derek Yaniger, Doug Rice, Hilary Barta  ·  A: Bruce Zick, Derek Yaniger, Joe Staton
    1 copy for $10.00
  • 4/NS
    #4 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition
    Aug 1992
    Cover: $1.25
    W: Simon Furman, Derek Yaniger, Doug Rice, Hilary Barta  ·  A: Bruce Zick, Derek Yaniger, Joe Staton
    1 copy for $29.99
  • 5
    #5
    Sep 1992
    Cover: $1.25
    W: Steve Gerber  ·  A: Derek Yaniger
    No copies available
  • 5/NS
    #5 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition
    Sep 1992
    Cover: $1.25
    W: Steve Gerber  ·  A: Derek Yaniger
    No copies available
  • 6
    #6
    Oct 1992
    Cover: $1.25
    W: Simon Furman  ·  A: Chuck Frazier
    1 copy for $144.99
  • 6/NS
    #6 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition
    Oct 1992
    Cover: $1.25
    W: Simon Furman  ·  A: Chuck Frazier
    No copies available
  • 7
    #7
    Nov 1992
    Cover: $1.25
    W: Ann Nocenti  ·  A: Marie Severin
    1 copy for $49.99
  • 7/NS
    #7 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition
    Nov 1992
    Cover: $1.25
    W: Ann Nocenti  ·  A: Marie Severin
    No copies available
  • 8
    #8
    Dec 1992
    Cover: $1.25
    W: David Leach  ·  A: Jeremy Banx
    1 copy for $19.99
  • 8/NS
    #8 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition
    Dec 1992
    Cover: $1.25
    W: David Leach  ·  A: Jeremy Banx
    1 copy for $32.00