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Issue Details

Issue #9
Published Winter 1943-1944
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 60
Editing Whitney Ellsworth
Notes Much info added by Craig Delich 1-10-09.

Cover Details - "The Chameleon of Crime"

Characters The Seven Soldiers of Victory: Star-Spangled Kid; Stripesy; Vigilante; Crimson Avenger; Wing; Shining Knight; Green Arrow; Speedy; Villain: Mr. X.
Genre superhero
Pencils Jon Small
Inks Jon Small
Letters typeset
Notes Much info added by Craig Delich 1-10-09.
Reprinted In The Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3 (2008).

5 page The Seven Soldiers of Victory story "The Chameleon of Crime (Chapter 1)"

Characters Star-Spangled Kid; Stripsey; Green Arrow; Speedy; Shining Knight; Vigilante; Crimson Avenger; Wing; Villains: Mr. X, Red Heister, Dopo the Dip, Blackie Kraul, Lazy Dyers [I for all].
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.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson
Pencils Arthur Cazeneuve
Inks Arthur Cazeneuve
Notes Mr. X is not the JSA villain. Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-10-09.
Reprinted In The Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3 (2008).

8 page The Crimson Avenger story "Mr. X Marks the Spot (Chapter 2)"

Characters The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Villains: Mr. X, Crusher Kane, Roscoe.
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 also know where and when that crime is to be committed.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson
Pencils Arthur Cazeneuve
Inks Arthur Cazeneuve
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-10-09.
Reprinted In The Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3 (2008).

7 page The Vigilante story "The X-Ploits of Mr. X (Chapter 3)"

Characters The Vigilante [Greg Saunders]; Mr. Hemsley; Ringo; Larson; Villains: Mr. X [Parry], Tommy the Thug, Diamondback Rattler.
Synopsis The Western Waddy smells a rat [or inside job] when a rodeo box office is robbed and the man responsible for guarding it falls down on the job.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson
Pencils Arthur Cazeneuve
Inks Arthur Cazeneuve
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-10-09.
Reprinted In The Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3 (2008).

8 page The Star Spangled Kid story "The House That Couldn't Be Robbed (Chapter 4)"

Characters Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Mr. Doremy; Villains: Mr. X, Poicy.
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.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson
Pencils Arthur Cazeneuve
Inks Arthur Cazeneuve
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-10-09.
Reprinted In The Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3 (2008).

2 page The Seven Soldiers of Victory text story "Interlude At Hoodlum's Hideout (Chapter 5)"

Characters Villains: Mr. X, Red Heister, Lazy Dyers, Blackie Kraul; Dopey the Dip [called Dodo in the text].
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 that stands to lose $10,000 if that happens, pens a letter to the Knight warning him of Mr. X's plans.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson
Letters typeset
Notes Part of page 2 gives DC's Editorial Advisory Board member list. Majority of the info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-10-09.
Reprinted In The Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3 (2008).

7 page The Shining Knight story "The Gorilla and the Gangster (Chapter 6)"

Characters The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Villains: Mr. X [the gorilla], the Gorilla Gang, Square John.
Synopsis When Justin receives the letter from Blackie Kraul warning him of Mr. X, the Shining Knight sallies forth to battle the infamous Gorilla Gang.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson
Pencils Arthur Cazeneuve
Inks Arthur Cazeneuve
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-10-09.
Reprinted In The Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3 (2008).

7 page The Green Arrow story "Inco the Unknown (Chapter 7)"

Characters The Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Mr. Dorgan; Manton; Mr. Ponsonby; Villains: Mr. X [as a cop], Inco [I].
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.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson
Pencils Arthur Cazeneuve
Inks Arthur Cazeneuve
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-10-09.
Reprinted In The Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3 (2008).

4 page The Seven Soldiers of Victory story "[The Chameleon of Crime] (Chapter 8)"

Characters The Seven Soldiers of Victory: Green Arrow, Speedy, Vigilante, Star-Spangled Kid, Stripesy, the Crinmson Avenger, Wing; V: Mr. X, Blackie Kraul, Red Heister, Dopo the Dip, Lazy Dyers.
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.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson
Pencils Arthur Cazeneuve
Inks Arthur Cazeneuve
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-10-09.
Reprinted In The Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3 (2008).

2 page Sonny and Pappy filler

Characters Sonny; Pappy.
Genre humor
Notes Not found in the Archives edition.

2 page Tuffy filler

Characters Tuffy
Genre humor
Notes Not found in the Archives edition.

2 page Hectic History filler

Genre humor
Notes Not found in the Archives edition.