[1][2][3] Crimefighters was originally released in issue 47 of the March 1981 edition of Dragon magazine.
[4][5] 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[1][6] who also drew the Crimefighters game character Dark Night Dan.
[7] Crimefighters emulates the 1930s pulp adventures of characters such as Doc Savage, The Spirit, The Spider and The Shadow.
[1] Character classes players can choose from are Defender, a law-abiding crimefighter, Avenger, a vigilante, or Pragmatist, one who obeys the spirit, if not the letter of the law.