Issue Details

Issue	#5
Published	Winter 1942-1943
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Mort Weisinger (actual)

Cover Details - "The Miracles That Money Couldn't Buy"

Characters	Seven Soldiers of Victory: Shining Knight; Stripesy; Star-Spangled Kid; Crimson Avenger; Green Arrow; Speedy; Vigilante.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Mort Meskin
Inks	Mort Meskin
Letters	typeset
Reprinted	In Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #2 (2007).

6 page Seven Soldiers of Victory story "The Miracles That Money Couldn't Buy (Chapter 1)"

Characters	Seven Soldiers of Victory: Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Vigilante [Greg Saunders]; Villains: the Skull, Bill "Porky" Johnson, Bull Corbin, Sparkler, Bronco Blade, Matt Greider.
Synopsis	Green Arrow, Speedy and the Crimson Avenger investigate a series of sensational escapes of several vicious criminals from prison, all arranged by the sinister Skull.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Ed Dobrotka
Inks	Ed Dobrotka
Notes	Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-17-08.
Reprinted	In Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #2 (2007).

9 page The Vigilante story "The Case of the Criminal Vigilante (Chapter 2)"

Characters	The Vigilante [Greg Saunders]; Villains: the Skull, Bronco Blade; Roscoe Meek.
Synopsis	The Vigilante goes up against one Bronco Blade [who disguises himself as Vigilante], whom the Skull uses to steal Spinaway, the world's fastest racehorse, and owned by Roscoe Meek, who had refused to sell the aminal for any price.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Ed Dobrotka
Inks	Ed Dobrotka
Notes	Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-17-08.
Reprinted	In Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #2 (2007).

9 page The Star-Spangled Kid story "Diamond of Doom! (Chapter 3) "

Characters	Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; V: Sparkler [D]; Sylvester Pemberton, Sr.; Mrs. Kimberly.
Synopsis	The Kid and Stripsey take on Sparkler, one of the Skull's mobsters, who has been ordered to steal the Koram Diamond from the owner who wouldn't sell it for $1 million.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Ed Dobrotka
Inks	Ed Dobrotka
Notes	Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-17-08.
Reprinted	In Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #2 (2007).

9 page The Crimson Avenger story "Death Among the Stars! (Chapter 4)"

Characters	Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Villains: the Skull, Bull Corbin; Edward Grimes.
Synopsis	The Skull orders Bull Corbin to steal a rocketship from its inventor so that he can take a pleasure trip to the Moon!
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Ed Dobrotka
Inks	Ed Dobrotka
Notes	Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-17-08.
Reprinted	In Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #2 (2007).

9 page The Shining Knight story "Knight Without Armor (Chapter 5)"

Characters	The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Winged Victory; V: Matt Greider [D]; Prof. Moresby.
Synopsis	To better be able to avoid injury from the Police, the Skull's henchman, Greider, is ordered to steal the chain-mail armor from the Shining Knight.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Ed Dobrotka
Inks	Ed Dobrotka
Notes	Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-17-08.
Reprinted	In Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #2 (2007).

9 page The Green Arrow story "The Murderer Who Couldn't Be Hanged! (Chapter 6)"

Characters	The Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Villains: Skull, Bill "Porky" Johnson [D]; Dr. Boggs.
Synopsis	Green Arrow and Speedy must halt the Skull's plan to steal a machine that brings about perpetual youth!
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Ed Dobrotka
Inks	Ed Dobrotka
Notes	Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-17-08.
Reprinted	In Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #2 (2007).

5 page Seven Soldiers of Victory story "[The Miracles That Money Couldn't Buy](Conclusion)"

Characters	Seven Soldiers of Victory: Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Vigilante [Greg Saunders]; Winged Victory; Villains: Skull [D], Bronco Slade; Dr. Boggs; Roscoe Meek.
Synopsis	The Law's Legionaires confront the Skull for a showdown match with him before he can use the machine his aide had stolen to give him perpetual life.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Ed Dobrotka
Inks	Ed Dobrotka
Notes	Synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-17-08.
Reprinted	In Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #2 (2007).

Half page story "Laffs"

Genre	humor
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff
Notes	Sequence added per Matt Torrance, July 2009.

Half page Comic Cavalcade promo (ad from the publisher)

Synopsis	House ad for Comic Cavalcade #1.
Notes	Sequence added per Matt Torrance, July 2009.

2 page text story "Three Times Loser"

Genre	adventure
Script	Eric Carter (signed)
Letters	typeset

2 page Ha Ha Ha filler

Genre

humor

Half page Dizzy Data filler

Genre	fact
Script	George Papp
Pencils	George Papp
Inks	George Papp
Notes	Signed: "Cpl. Geo. Papp." Sequence added per Matt Torrance, July 2009.

Half page World's Finest Comics promo (ad from the publisher)

Synopsis	House ad for World's Finest #8.
Notes	Sequence added per Matt Torrance, July 2009.

1 page Jerry the Jitterbug story

Genre	humor
Script	Henry Boltinoff [signed Bolt]
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff [signed Bolt]
Inks	Henry Boltinoff [signed Bolt]
Letters	Henry Boltinoff [signed Bolt]
Notes	Sequence added per Matt Torrance, July 2009.

1 page Billy and His Boss story

Genre	humor
Notes	Sequence added per Matt Torrance, July 2009.