The Swords of the Swashbucklers
Swords of the Swashbucklers first appeared in the Marvel Graphic Novel range. Epic Comics, a division of Marvel Comics, began publishing it as a twelve-issue mini-series between March 1985 and March 1987. The series was created by Bill Mantlo and Jackson Guice.
Swords of the Swashbucklers is set in an alternate dimension to Earth in which the inhabitants resemble Earth’s pirates of old. A powerful, evil race of aliens known as the Colonizers controls the dimension while rebel “Swashbucklers” rob and pillage their oppressors so that they might survive. In one battle, The Admiral of the Colonizers’ armada, J’Rel discovers Earth and kidnaps two humans. The couple’s daughter, Domino Blackthorne Drake, finds the "Swashbucklers" and agrees to use her unique powers to fight the Colonizers if the Pirate Queen, Captain Raader, and her crew should help her to rescue her parents. The series chronicles the ensuing battles and the adventures of the "Swashbucklers" and their two charismatic female leaders.
Publication History
| Number | Title | Published | Writers | Artists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Officially-numbered titles | |||||
| 0 | Marvel Graphic Novel #14 | October 1984 | Bill Mantlo | Jackson Guice | |
| 1 | Shock Waves | March 1985 | Bill Mantlo | Jackson Guice | |
| 2 | …And A Child Will Lead Them | July 1985 | Bill Mantlo | Jackson Guice | |
| 3 | Adrift | September 1985 | Bill Mantlo | Jackson Guice | |
| 4 | The Weirdling! | November 1985 | Bill Mantlo | Jackson Guice | |
| 5 | A House Devided | January 1986 | Bill Mantlo | Geof Isherwood | |
| 6 | Run For Cover! | March 1986 | Bill Mantlo | Geof Isherwood | |
| 7 | Rats | March 1986 | Bill Mantlo | Geof Isherwood | |
| 8 | Bog-Thing | May 1986 | Bill Mantlo | Geof Isherwood | |
| 9 | Starmaps | September 1986 | Bill Mantlo | Colleen Doran | |
| 10 | The Prince | November 1986 | Bill Mantlo | Geof Isherwood | |
| 11 | Whatever Happened to Black Bess? | December 1986 | Bill Mantlo | Colleen Doran | |
| 12 | The Memory | March 1987 | Bill Mantlo | Geof Isherwood | |