Seven Soldiers of Victory [Star-Spangled Kid; Stripesy; Green Arrow; Speedy; Shining Knight; Vigilante; Crimson Avenger]; Wing; Mr. X (villain, introduction); Red Heister (villain, introduction); Dopo the Dip (villain, introduction); Blackie Kraul (villain, introduction); Lazy Dyers (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
A group of criminals meet at a luxurious hotel and discuss the fact that each had been once captured by a member of the Law's Legionaires, then a Mr. X steps forward and bets the crooks $10,000 each that he can overcome each of the "over-rated" heroes himself.
The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Mr. X (villain); Crusher Kane (villain); Roscoe (villain)
Synopsis
Mr. X sends Crusher Kane to head up a local mob and commit a crime at a pawn shop, but he also lets the Crimson Avenger know where and when that crime is to be committed.
Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Mr. Doremy; Mr. X (villain); Poicy (villain)
Synopsis
After the Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy are challenged to a duel of wits by Mr. X, a Mr. Doremy offers to allow his vast, but well-protected, estate as the venue for the confrontation.
Mr. X (villain); Red Heister (villain); Lazy Dyers (villain); Blackie Kraul (villain); Dopey the Dip [called Dodo in the text] (villain)
Synopsis
When Mr. X returns to his hideout, some of the crooks he challenged to a bet begin to deride him for not stopping the Crimson Avenger, Star-Spangled Kid, and the Vigilante. However, Mr. X is sure of stopping the Shining Knight, so the criminal who stands to lose $10,000 if that happens, pens a letter to the Knight warning him of Mr. X's plans.
The Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Mr. Dorgan; Manton; Mr. Ponsonby; Mr. X (as a policeman, villain); Inco (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
When Inco discovers a green feather on the person of Mr. Ponsonby, he figures him to actually be the Green Arrow, which nearly leads to Mr. X being captured.
Seven Soldiers of Victory [Green Arrow; Speedy; Vigilante; Star-Spangled Kid; Stripesy; The Crinmson Avenger]; Wing; Mr. X (villain); Blackie Kraul (villain); Red Heister (villain); Dopo the Dip (villain); Lazy Dyers (villain)
Synopsis
Mr. X is taking it on the lam, with the Law's Legionaires in hot pursuit, when the master criminal comes face to face with the very criminals he lost the wagers to.