CATALOG RECORD

Leading Comics #2

DC · Series began 1941 · Spring 1942

See live listings ♡ Sign in to add to Want List

Dates

Cover date: Spring 1942
On sale: March 14, 1942
Pages: 68

Editions and covers

Original edition
Source ↗

Creators

pencils: Fred Ray, Mort Meskin, Creig Flessel, Harold Sherman, George Papp, Jack Lehti, Henry Boltinoff, Ray McGillinks: Fred Ray, Mort Meskin, Creig Flessel, Harold Sherman, George Papp, Jack Lehti, Henry Boltinoff, Ray McGillscript: Mort Weisinger, Bill Finger, Henry Boltinoff, Norman Goss, Ray McGillletters: Henry Boltinoff

Stories

Beware! The Black Star Shines! [Chapter 1] · 6 pages
When Pat Dugan spies five well-known criminals dressed as policemen, it piques the interest of the Star-Spangled Kid, who calls the Seven Soldiers of Victory to investigate. They discover, from a piece of film, that the Black Star is using those felons to commit crimes on a national basis.
[Chapter 2] Mystery of the Clowning Criminals · 9 pages
Led by Falseface, the Black Star's criminal element strikes at many areas of the city of New Orleans during Mardi Gras.
[Chapter 3] Mystery of the Santa Claus Pirate! · 9 pages
Captain Bigg, dressed as Santa Claus, and the rest of his men take on the guise of pirates in order to raid luxurious yachts and plunder their loot!
[Chapter 4] Mystery of the One-Man Museum · 9 pages
The Hopper and his men target Pleasure City, "home" of an eccentric millionaire named Coburn, who lives in the Castle of Fear at the fair grounds.
[Chapter 5] The Case of the Twisted Twins · 9 pages
The Avenger and Wing travel to Twin City, scene of the annual convention of twins at the Hotel Double, attempting to foil the plans of the Brain, who is blackmailing millionaire Bandler in return for a life-saving blood transfusion.
[Chapter 6] The Sixty Kiddie Club · Vigilante · 9 pages
The Western Waddy tangles with the Rattler at the Palace of Perpetual Play, where men who have worked all their lives can retire and learn how to be children. One of them has in his possession a stamp worth $100,000!
Beware! The Black Star Shines! Chapter 7 · 5 pages
The Law's Legionnaires learn from Mr. Wilkens the real motive behind Black Star's crime wave: to obtain a ray invented by five partners in a chemical firm that will enlarge the size of all organic life. And when they attempt to track down the nefarious villains, they are greeted by a giant bird, ant, rabbit and spider that have been dispatched to destroy the Seven Soldiers.
Way to Freedom · 2 pages
Gee Man · 1 pages

Reprinted in

Justice League of America (1960), Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (2005)