Comic Title: Adventure Comics #143
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1949
Approx. On Sale Date: June 15, 1949 Copyright Date June 13, 1949
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1949
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Villains Without Guns"
Pages: 6

Feature(s):
Shining Knight (of Earth-2)

Writer: Otto Binder

Feature Character(s)

• Shining Knight (last appearance in Adventure Comics #142; next appearance in Adventure Comics #144)

Supporting Character(s)

• Winged Victory (last appearance in Adventure Comics #142; next appearance in Adventure Comics #144)

Villain(s)

• Brains O'Connell and his gang (no further appearances)
• A gang of arms dealers (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Shining Knight and police raid an arms factory an take custody of their guns. Without guns, the underworld is forced to stop their criminal activities. Brains O'Connell then suggests that his gang uses swords for weapons. The gang trains and is successful in swordplay. The Shining Knight then gets involved and uses his own sword to defeat the gang.