Kid Crusader is a member of the Titans East, debuting in Teen Titans #42. Originally, the character was named "Choir Boy",^[1] as stated by Dan Didio in DC Nation. However, Wizard #180 released the design of Kid Crusader, and his initial design. The character, as described by Tony Daniel, is the Hispanic arch-enemy of Kid Devil. Believing Kid Devil to be the face of evil, Kid Crusader will do whatever it takes to see that he is eliminated. DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Geoff Johns (born 25 January 1973 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American comic book writer, best known for his work for DC Comics. ... Checklist X-Force Annual #2 X-Force #28, 30-36, 38-41, 43 Gambit & the X-ternals #1-2 Shattered Image #1, 4 Spawn #38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48 Spawn: Bloodfeud #1, 2, 3, 4 Tales of the Witchblade: #9 Witchblade #78, 79 F5 #1-4, preview, origin Silke... Titans East is the name of several DC Comics teams. ... Titans East is the name of several DC Comics teams. ... Teen Titans redirects here. ... Dan DiDio is an American comic book editor and executive. ... Wizard is a magazine about comic books, published monthly in the United States by Wizard Entertainment. ... The Hispanic world. ... Kid Devil (Edward Eddie Bloomberg) is a superhero in the DC Comics universe. ...

Character History

In Teen Titans #44, Kid Crusader reveals that his devotion to killing Kid Devil started when he stumbled into Kid Crusader's sunday school asking for help. In #43, he subdues Kid Devil in church, and takes him back to Deathstroke's tower. He has him chained to a cross and recites a spell that turns Kid Devil back to human, with the intention of killing him before his demon form can return, thus "saving" his soul from the hands of the demon Neron. In #44 He is interupted in his attempt to kill Kid Devil by Miss Martian who uses her psychic powers to disable him. In doing so, she discovers that Kid Crusader's parents were murdered, and the event scarred the young crusader who blamed it on Satan. Crusader discovers Miss Martian's intrusion, and in attempting to attack who he believes is the devil, he strikes the demonic entity that he removed from Kid Devil. This causes the entity to enter him turning him into a demon much like Kid Devil. He now seeks to kill Kid Devil because he percieves he is going to hell, forever bared from seeing his parent in the afterlife. The story is ongoing. Deathstroke the Terminator (Slade Wilson), also called simply Deathstroke, is a fictional character appearing in the DC Comics universe. ... Neron is also an alternative name of the Roman Emperor Nero. ...

Trivia

A solicitation for Teen Titans #43 has referred to the character by the name of "Alter Boy".^[2]

References

1. ^ Dan DiDio talks about the upcomming Titans East in DC Nation #22
2. ^ Newsarama's DC January 2007 52 (and more) Preview

• Teen Titans #41

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