Leading Comics
#13
(Winter 1944)
DC,
1941 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1944-11-28
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- World's Best Comics Co.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Trophies of Crime
Seven Soldiers of Victory / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Seven Soldiers of Victory [The Green Arrow; Speedy; Vigilante; The Crimson Avenger; The Shining Knight; The Star-Spangled Kid; Stripesy]; Wing
- Reprints
-
in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([September] 2008)
-
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
Buzzy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Trophies of Crime! Chapter 1
Seven Soldiers of Victory / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Seven Soldiers of Victory [The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; The Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]]; Wing; The Barracuda (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Law's Legionnaires have donated some unusual items to a local museum: a building block, a rubber dagger, an iron ring, a cup, and a piece of canvas, items that a master criminal, the Barracuda, once wished to have for his own private Museum of Crime (knowing they have a value unknown to the authorities), and which are being tracked down by the Legionnaires before the criminal can get his hands on them.
- Reprints
- in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([September] 2008)
-
Chapter 2: Crime's Cornerstone!
The Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy; Seven Soldiers of Victory / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; The Barracuda (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Kid and Stripesy must hunt down the building stone that was once a part of a prison, later used in the Belford Building. The Barracuda sends out a robot, at the same time, to retrieve the stone, and when the Kid discovers the stone was hollow and once used to smuggle in objects into the prison, he substitutes a false one in the robot's chest.
- Reprints
- in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([September] 2008)
-
[no title indexed]
Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Roland Coe (signed)
- Inks
- Roland Coe (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All right -- I get it!
Chapter 3: The Cup of the Borgias!
Seven Soldiers of Victory; The Shining Knight / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Silver Dollar Dan (villain); Gumbo (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Knight is on the trail in Transparent City of the famed poisoned cup once belonging to the Borgias, but Silver Dollar Dan and his boys beat him to it, but are caught by the very trap they set for the police!
- Reprints
- in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([September] 2008)
-
Sport Short
Thom McAn / advertisement / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- George Roussos (signed)
- Inks
- George Roussos (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Chapter 4: The Rubber Dagger!
The Vigilante; Seven Soldiers of Victory / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Ruxby (villain); The Barracuda (villain); Big House Bennie Stalks (villain); Rattler (villain)
- Synopsis
- Rubber baron J. Edwards is mysteriously killed at his plantation and the police are puzzled by the lack of a murder weapon. The Vigilante must beat Big House Bennie to the plantation to discover the location of that weapon and retrieve it first.
- Reprints
- in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([September] 2008)
-
Chapter 5: The Sails of the Sally C.!
The Crimson Avenger and Wing; Seven Soldiers of Victory / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Captain Gusty (villain); The Barracuda (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Crimson and Wing in disguise go undercover on a ship, waiting for the Barracuda to show his hand, and then discover the part of the ship the master criminal really wants: a part of the main sail.
- Reprints
- in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([September] 2008)
-
[no title indexed]
Private Pete / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ha-ha! Look at Pete...
- Genre
- humor; military
Ten Seconds
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Joseph Greene
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
Second page on the inside back cover.
Chapter 6: The Iron Band!
The Green Arrow and Speedy; Seven Soldiers of Victory / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Tim Durfree; Stretch (villain)
- Synopsis
- Green Arrow discovers that a radio factory worker has bought the iron ring they seek, and that man discovers that the ring carries voices and was once used by a mobster as a way of keeping in contact with his gang.
- Reprints
- in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([September] 2008)
-
Chapter 7: Mementos of Victory
Seven Soldiers of Victory / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Seven Soldiers of Victory [The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; The Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; the Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]]; Wing; The Barracuda (villain)
- Synopsis
- Having secured all the items, the Legionnaires turn them over to a local museum, where the Barracuda and his men are waiting to grab them.
- Reprints
- in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([September] 2008)
-
Boys! Girls! Accept Dick Tracy's Detective Kit
Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.67 page
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
The Toy Cannon
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 0.33 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Tootsie; Rollo; Dr. Narsty
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Trophies of Crime
Seven Soldiers of Victory -
1.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
2.
[no title indexed]
Buzzy -
3.
Trophies of Crime! Chapter 1
Seven Soldiers of Victory -
4.
Chapter 2: Crime's Cornerstone!
The Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy; Seven Soldiers of Victory -
5.
["All right -- I get it!"]
Wheaties -
6.
Chapter 3: The Cup of the Borgias!
Seven Soldiers of Victory; The Shining Knight -
7.
Sport Short
Thom McAn -
8.
Chapter 4: The Rubber Dagger!
The Vigilante; Seven Soldiers of Victory -
9.
Chapter 5: The Sails of the Sally C.!
The Crimson Avenger and Wing; Seven Soldiers of Victory -
10.
Here They Come!
Lionel Trains -
11.
["Ha-ha! Look at Pete..."]
Private Pete -
12.
[no title indexed]
-
13.
Ten Seconds
-
14.
Chapter 6: The Iron Band!
The Green Arrow and Speedy; Seven Soldiers of Victory -
15.
Flying Models of Famous Fighter Planes
Wheaties -
16.
Chapter 7: Mementos of Victory
Seven Soldiers of Victory -
17.
[no title indexed]
Let's Go to College -
18.
Boys! Girls! Accept Dick Tracy's Detective Kit
Tootsie Roll -
19.
The Toy Cannon
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Craig Delich
- John Pannozzi
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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