''King of Crime'' is an adventure published by

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in 1986 for the superhero role-playing game ''

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Plot summary

''King of Crime'' is an introductory adventure meant to show new players how to generate and run superhero player characters. The adventure is set in Central City, where the superheroes will face members of the Secret Society of Super Villains, organized by the King of Crime.

Publication history

Mayfair Games first published the superhero role-playing game ''DC Heroes'' in 1985. The introductory adventure ''King of Crime'' was published the following year, a 32-page softcover book written by Jeff O'Hare, with cover art by

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, and Bob Smith, interior art by Rob Davis, and cartography by James Clouse.

Reception

In ''

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'' #84, Pete Tamlyn was disappointed in this product: "The bad guys are well known DC Comics ">DC_Comics.html" ;"title="DC Comics"> Marvel Super Heroes''">DC Comics cannon fodder. Unfortunately the Central City background isn't a patch on [''Marvel Super Heroes (role-playing game)">Marvel Super Heroes''s New York, and the adventure plot is like something out of the Batman (TV series)">Batman TV series. I think the problem is that the project was beyond the scope of a 32 page package, and it wasn't helped by having an editor who wouldn't even keep the mayor's name constant throughout the booklet".

References

{{reflist DC Heroes adventures Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1986