Sam Slade Robo-Hunter #17 was published by Quality Communications on February 1, 1988, as part of a series that began in 1986. Alan Grant and John Wagner write, and art comes from Dave Gibbons, Ian Gibson (UK) and Rich Larson. It features Sam Slade, Hoagy, Stogie, Giant and Slim, among 13 characters cataloged on VerseDB.