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Issue Details

Issue #12
Published Fall 1944
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Whitney Ellsworth
Notes Some info added by Craig Delich 2-21-09.

Cover Details - "The Million Dollar Challenge"

Characters The Crimson Avenger; The Shining Knight; Vigilante; Green Arrow; Star-Spangled Kid.
Genre superhero
Pencils Jon Small
Inks Jon Small
Notes Some info added by Craig Delich 2-21-09.
Reprinted in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3

4 page The Seven Soldiers of Victory story "Million Dollar Challenge (Chapter 1)"

Characters The Seven Soldiers of Victory: The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Weldon Darrel; Weldon Darrel's secretary [villain].
Synopsis When the Law's Legionaires see an ad in the paper warning them to stay away from the estate of one Darrel Weldon. When they show up anyway, Darrel "penalizes" them to have dinner with him, where he relates that he has hidden valuables in 5 places, and if they can find them, following his clues, they win a million dollars for any charity they wish.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson
Pencils Arthur Cazeneuve
Inks Arthur Cazeneuve
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-21-09.
Reprinted in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3

6 page The Vigilante story "The Cache In the Canyon (Chapter 2)"

Characters The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; The Boss [villain, I]; Pete [villain, I]; other unnamed outlaws [villains, I].
Synopsis Vigilante heads west to a mining claim owned by Darrel, looking for the valuables hidden there, and runs smack dab into a group of outlaws intent on killing him. Vig finds the treasure and learns the outlaws were after him because they were working Darrel's claim...illegally.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson
Pencils Arthur Cazeneuve
Inks Arthur Cazeneuve
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-21-09.
Reprinted in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3

7 page The Crimson Avenger story "The Power of the Press (Chapter 3)"

Characters The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Charlie the Horse [villain].
Synopsis The clue provided the Avenger lead he and Wing to a local newspaper office, where they discover that Darrel once had a beef with the newspaper and bought it. He discovers the treasure is inside an old newspaper press, and gangsters show up, claiming the money is really theirs since they own the press.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson
Pencils Arthur Cazeneuve
Inks Arthur Cazeneuve
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-21-09.
Reprinted in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3

7 page The Green Arrow story "The Safe From the Sky (Chapter 4)"

Characters The Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Mulcahy.
Synopsis G.A. and Speedy visit a museum, insisting that they have permission to take a meteorite that Darrel lent it, believing it contains the treasure they seek, but instead are arrested as crooks.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson
Pencils Arthur Cazeneuve
Inks Arthur Cazeneuve
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-21-09.
Reprinted in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3

6 page The Shining Knight story "The Puzzle of the Pyramids (Chapter 5)"

Characters The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; un-named crooks [villains].
Synopsis Seeking the treasure of Darrel's, brought to the Hudson River from Egypt, the Knight discovers a metal pyramid and investigates. Hearing a cry for help, he runs into a group of crooks, who have heard other Legionaires are being considered criminals for "stealing" things belonging to Darrel.....so they attempt to make the Knight look similarly guilty at this scene. However, the Knight overpowers them and puzzled since the loot he seeks turns out to be a pair of infant's shoes and some children's toys!
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson
Pencils Arthur Cazeneuve
Inks Arthur Cazeneuve
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-21-09.
Reprinted in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3

6 page The Star Spangled Kid and Stripesy story "Murder In Minature (Chapter 6)"

Characters The Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Kansas City Kane; Chowderhead Charlie [villain, I]; Cecil the Chimp [villain, I].
Synopsis Their clue leads the Kid and Stripesy to a grotto where Darrel once tried to reform criminals, and discovers a miniature city who bank contains the treasure that they seek.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson
Pencils Arthur Cazeneuve
Inks Arthur Cazeneuve
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-21-09.
Reprinted in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3

6 page The Seven Soldiers of Victory (Chapter 7) story "The Million Dollar Challenge"

Characters The Seven Soldiers of Victory: The Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Weldon Darrel; Weldon Darrel's secretary [villain].
Synopsis Purplexed that they are considered thieves because of seeking out the treasures Darrel wanted them to find, they face the man, who confesses that he isn't Darrel at all, but an imposter, and he had previously sent other members of his own gang out to seek the treasures, but then thought better of it because he couldn't "trust" them to give him the loot.
Genre superhero
Script Joe Samachson
Pencils Arthur Cazeneuve
Inks Arthur Cazeneuve
Notes Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-21-09.
Reprinted in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives (DC, 2005 series) #3

2 page text story "Death Strikes Twice"

Genre adventure
Script Blair Bolton (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes This feature is NOT found in the Archives edition.