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9Winter 1943
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Leading Comics #9

DC · Winter 1943 · on sale 1943-11-30

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Series
Leading Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
Winter 1943
Key date
1943-11-30
On-sale date
1943-11-30
Indicia publisher
World's Best Comics Co.
Price
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Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Chameleon of Crimecover1pencils: Jon Small; inks: Jon SmallSeven Soldiers of Victory [Star-Spangled Kid; Stripesy; Vigilante; Crimson Avenger; Shining Knight; Green Arrow; Speedy]; Wing; Mr. X (villain)
1Fogbound: A Waterfront Mysterytext article1script: Josette Frank
2Chapter 1: The Chameleon of Crime!comic story5script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Arturo Cazeneuve; inks: Arturo CazeneuveSeven Soldiers of Victory [Star-Spangled Kid; Stripesy; Green Arrow; Speedy; Shining Knight; Vigilante; Crimson Avenger]; Wing; Mr. X (villain, introduction); Red Heister (villain, introduction); Dopo the Dip (villain, introduction); Blackie Kraul (villain, introduction); Lazy Dyers (villain, introd
3Chapter II: Mr. X Marks the Spot!comic story8script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Arturo Cazeneuve; inks: Arturo CazeneuveThe Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; Wing; Mr. X (villain); Crusher Kane (villain); Roscoe (villain)
4Chapter 3: The X-ploits of Mr. X!comic story7script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Arturo Cazeneuve; inks: Arturo CazeneuveThe Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Mr. Hemsley; Ringo; Larson; Mr. X [Parry] (villain); Tommy the Thug (villain); Diamondback Rattler (villain)
5Chapter 4: The House That Couldn't Be Robbed!comic story8script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Arturo Cazeneuve; inks: Arturo CazeneuveStar-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]; Stripesy [Pat Dugan]; Mr. Doremy; Mr. X (villain); Poicy (villain)
6Chapter V: Interlude at Hoodlums' Hideouttext story2script: Joe SamachsonMr. X (villain); Red Heister (villain); Lazy Dyers (villain); Blackie Kraul (villain); Dopey the Dip [called Dodo in the text] (villain)
7Chapter 6: The Gorilla and the Gangster!comic story7script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Arturo Cazeneuve; inks: Arturo CazeneuveThe Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Mr. X [The Gorilla] (villain); The Gorilla Gang (villains); Square John (villain)
8Chapter 7: Inco the Unknown!comic story7script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Arturo Cazeneuve; inks: Arturo CazeneuveThe Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Mr. Dorgan; Manton; Mr. Ponsonby; Mr. X (as a policeman, villain); Inco (villain, introduction)
9Chapter 8 [Conclusion]comic story4script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Arturo Cazeneuve; inks: Arturo CazeneuveSeven Soldiers of Victory [Green Arrow; Speedy; Vigilante; Star-Spangled Kid; Stripesy; The Crinmson Avenger]; Wing; Mr. X (villain); Blackie Kraul (villain); Red Heister (villain); Dopo the Dip (villain); Lazy Dyers (villain)
10Sonny & Pappycomic story2Sonny; Pappy
12Tuffycomic story1.67Tuffy
13-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
14Hectic Historycomic story2pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr; letters: Jack Farr

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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ISBN 978-1-4012-1694-8
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