Sam Slade Robo-Hunter #8 was published by Quality Communications on May 1, 1987, as part of a series that began in 1986. Ian Gibson (UK) and John Wagner write, and art comes from Dave Gibbons and Mick McMahon. It features Hammerstein, Sam Slade, Joe Pineapples, Blackblood and Mongrol, among 10 characters cataloged on VerseDB.