''Crimefighters'' is a TSR

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-themed

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created by game designer David Cook. ''Crimefighters'' was originally released in issue 47 of the March 1981 edition of ''

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'' magazine. This issue of ''Dragon'' magazine also contained an introductory ''Crimefighters'' adventure called ''The Case of the Editor’s Envelope''. The game featured artwork by artist Jeff Dee who also drew the ''Crimefighters'' game character Dark Night Dan. ''Crimefighters'' was included in the '' Dragon Magazine Archive'', a collection of five

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s comprising the first 250 issues of ''Dragon'' magazine.

Game overview

''Crimefighters'' emulates the 1930s

adventures of characters such as

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, The Spirit,

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and

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es players can choose from are Defender, a law-abiding crimefighter, Avenger, a

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, or Pragmatist, one who obeys the spirit, if not the letter of the law.

References

External links

''Crimefighters'' original gamebook
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