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2Spring 1942
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Leading Comics #2

DC · Spring 1942 · on sale 1942-03-14

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Series
Leading Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
Spring 1942
Key date
1942-04-00
On-sale date
1942-03-14
Indicia publisher
World's Best Comics Co.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Black Starcover1pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred RaySeven Soldiers of Victory [Crimson Avenger; Green Arrow; Star-Spangled Kid; Stripesy; Shining Knight; Speedy; Vigilante]; Black Star (villain)
1The Big Eight!promo (ad from the publisher)1
2Beware! The Black Star Shines! [Chapter 1]comic story6script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort MeskinSeven Soldiers of Victory [Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Vigilante [Greg Sanders]]; Mr. Pemberton; Black Star (villain); Falseface (villain); Captain Bigg (vil
3[Chapter 2] Mystery of the Clowning Criminalscomic story9script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Creig Flessel; inks: Creig FlesselThe Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Winged Victory; Falseface (villain); Black Star (villain)
4[Chapter 3] Mystery of the Santa Claus Pirate!comic story9script: Mort Weisinger, Jerry Siegel; pencils: Hal Sherman; inks: Hal ShermanThe Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Dr. Yates; Captain Bigg (villain); Black Star (villain)
5[Chapter 4] Mystery of the One-Man Museumcomic story9script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappGreen Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Coburn; Hopper (villain); Black Star (villain)
6[Chapter 5] The Case of the Twisted Twinscomic story9script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Jack Lehti; inks: Jack LehtiCrimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Bobby Leeds; Bandler; The Brain (villain); Black Star (villain)
7[Chapter 6] The Sixty Kiddie Clubcomic story9script: Bill Finger; pencils: Mort Morton; inks: Mort MortonVigilante [Greg Sanders]; Billy Gunn; Mr. Wilkens; Rattler (villain); Black Star (villain)
8Beware! The Black Star Shines! Chapter 7comic story5script: Bill FingerSeven Soldiers of Victory [Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]]; Mr. Wilkens; Black Star (villain, death)
9-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
10Way to Freedomtext story2script: Norman Goss
11Comiquizactivity0.5letters: typeset
12Did Your Favorite Win?promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
13-comic story1
14-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffKing Kale
15Gee Mancomic story1script: Ray McGill; pencils: Ray McGill; inks: Ray McGill
16Now on Salepromo (ad from the publisher)1

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ISBN 1-4012-0401-5
2005On eBay ›

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