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Leading Comics 14

LEADING COMICS #14

Cover Date: Spring 1945
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1945-02-27

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jon Small


Story: "The Bandits From The Books" (40 Pages)
Chapter I
"Chapter 2: Treasureless Island!"
"Chapter 3: Food For Falstaff!"
"Chapter 4: Hypocrites, Incorperated!"
"Chapter 5: The Giant Who Got A Job!"
"Chapter 6: Little Men With Big Ideas!"
"Chapter 7: Back to the Books"

Credits:

StoryJoe Samachson
ArtArthur Cazeneuve

Feature Character(s):

Seven Soldiers of Victory:
Crimson Avenger (last in flashback in Golden Age Secret Files #1/1; next in Adventure Comics #438/2)
Green Arrow (last in More Fun Comics #102; next in World's Finest Comics #17/2)
Speedy (last in More Fun Comics #102; next in World's Finest Comics #17/2)
Vigilante (Greg Sanders; between Action Comics #83/2 and #84/2)
Star-Spangled Kid (last in Star Spangled Comics #43/2; next in World's Finest Comics #17/5)
Stripesy (last in Star Spangled Comics #43/2; next in World's Finest Comics #17/5)
Shining Knight (Sir Justin; between Adventure Comics #96/2 and #97/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Wing (next in Adventure Comics #438/2)
Winged Victory

Villain(s):

Long John Silver, Falstaff, Uriah Heep, The Old Man of the Sea, A Giant and Lilliputians

Other Character(s):

Dr. Wimsett (first appearance; develops a method to bring characters from popular books to life; see Comments)
Humpty Dumpty and Old King Cole

Location(s):

Earth Two

Comment(s):

The Green Arrow and Speedy in this story are no longer in continuity.
This is the final appearance of the Seven Soldiers during the Golden Age.
Dr. Wimsett may be pulling characters out of The Dreaming and giving them substance.

Story Reprinted in:

Seven Soldiers of Victory Archive #3 (2008)


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