Leading Comics #4

(Fall 1942)

The Sense Master (Chapter 1) (Table of Contents)

Seven Soldiers of Victory / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Ed Dobrotka

Inks:

Ed Dobrotka

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Seven Soldiers of Victory [Vigilante [Greg Saunders]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]]; The Sixth Sense [Dr. Brett] (villain); Fingers (villain); Leo Palate (villain); Eagle-Eye (villain); Bloodhound (villain); Mickey Gordon (villain)

Synopsis:

Five criminals, kidnapped by a robot, have their senses heightened by a certain extract created by a Dr. Brett, in order to be used by a paralyzed man known as the 6th Sense, who plans to use them to steal five jewels.

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• in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([February] 2005)

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-21-08.

The Crime Concerto (Chapter 2) (Table of Contents)

Seven Soldiers of Victory / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Ed Dobrotka

Inks:

Ed Dobrotka

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Alice Howard; Mickey Gordon (villain); The Sixth Sense (villain)

Synopsis:

Mickey Gordon, whose sense of hearing has been dramatically bolstered by Dr. Brett's extract, seeks to steal a diamond for the 6th Sense owned by young Alce Howard. But this heightened sense of hearing is overcome by the beautiful music Alice plays on her piano and Gordon attempts to turn against his evil boss.

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• in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([February] 2005)

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-21-08.

Don Quixote Rides Again (Chapter 3) (Table of Contents)

Seven Soldiers of Victory / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Ed Dobrotka

Inks:

Ed Dobrotka

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Wing; Don Coty; John Wilkins; Fingers (villain); The Sixth Sense (villain)

Synopsis:

The Shining Knight must prevent the famed "Yellow Topaz" from falling into the hands of Fingers, and also save its owner, a man who fancies himself another Don Quixote.

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• in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([February] 2005)

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-21-08.

The Man Who Followed His Nose (Chapter 4) (Table of Contents)

Seven Soldiers of Victory / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Ed Dobrotka

Inks:

Ed Dobrotka

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Mr. Pemberton; Mrs. Pemberton; Bloodhound (villain); The Sixth Sense (villain)

Synopsis:

The Kid and Stripesy must stop Bloodhound, the man with a super sense of smell, from locating the amazing sea-green emerald for the Sixth Sense.

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• in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([February] 2005)

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-21-08.

The Man Who Was Afraid to Eat (Chapter 5) (Table of Contents)

Seven Soldiers of Victory / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Ed Dobrotka

Inks:

Ed Dobrotka

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Vigilante [Greg Saunders]; Billy Gunn; Leo Palate; Karl Dennison [aka Karl Denner]; Henchman (villain); The Sixth Sense (villain)

Synopsis:

Henchman is used by the Sixth Sense, first to bribe Karl Denner's cook to lace his food with poison, then to steal his valuable blue-white diamond.

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• in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([February] 2005)

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-21-08.

The Man with the Miracle Eyes (Chapter 6) (Table of Contents)

Seven Soldiers of Victory / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Ed Dobrotka

Inks:

Ed Dobrotka

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Eagle-Eye (villain); The Sixth Sense (as a robot)

Synopsis:

Eagle Eye joins a caravan of some of the strangest people ever seen "under the big top" in order to steal the famed Garnet Diamond.

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• in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([February] 2005)

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-21-08.

The Sense Master (Chapter 7) (Table of Contents)

Seven Soldiers of Victory / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Ed Dobrotka

Inks:

Ed Dobrotka

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Seven Soldiers of Victory [Vigilante [Greg Saunders]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]]; Mickey Gordon (villain, death); Fingers (villain, death); Bloodhound (villain, death); Henchman (villain, death); Eagle-Eye (villain, death); The Sixth Sense [Dr. Brett](villain, death)

Synopsis:

Having obtained all the gems he needs, the Sixth Sense first electrocutes each of his cohorts, then reveals that this personna is actually a wax dummy and that the real villain, the Robot, is actually Dr. Brett in disguise.

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• in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([February] 2005)

Indexer Notes

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-21-08.

Once a Jap (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Brittin Quigley (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

war

Barney O'Dowd Meets Very Tough Competition (Table of Contents)

Barney O'Dowd / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Barney O'Dowd

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Busy Bill the Bill Collector / filler / 2 pages (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

gags

Characters:

Busy Bill