Comic Title: Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives Vol. 3 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2008
On Sale Date: July 23, 2008 Direct Market Date May 28, 2008
Source: Previews, #232

Direct Market Date July 23, 2008
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Cover Price: $59.99
Page Count: 280

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Bandits from the Books"
Pages: 40

Feature(s):
Seven Soldiers of Victory (of Earth-2)

Writer: Joe Samachson
Artist: Arthur Cazeneuve

Reprinted From:
Leading Comics #14 (1945)

Feature Character(s)

• Seven Soldiers of Victory (last appearance in Leading Comics #13; next appearance in Adventure Comics #438)
• Crimson Avenger (last appearance in Leading Comics #13; next appearance in Adventure Comics #438)
• Green Arrow (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #17; next appearance in More Fun Comics #103)
• Speedy (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #17; next appearance in More Fun Comics #103)
• Shining Knight (last appearance in Adventure Comics #97; next appearance in Adventure Comics #98)
• Star-Spangled Kid (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #43; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #44)
• Stripesy (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #43; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #44)
• Vigilante (last appearance in Action Comics #83; next appearance in Action Comics #84)

Villain(s)

• Long John Silver and his men (Frankie named; no further appearances)
• Falstaff and his gang, Uriah Heep, the Old Man of the Sea, a giant, and the Lilliputians (no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Wing (last appearance in Leading Comics #13; next appearance in Adventure Comics #438)
• Winged Victory (last appearance in Adventure Comics #97; next appearance in Adventure Comics #98)

Other Character(s)

• Dr. Wimsett (a scientist; no further appearances)
• Hamelt, Old King Cole, Humpty Dumpty, the Mohicans, the Cheshire Cat, a lion, and a unicorn (no further appearances)
• Sir Maltby Poplar and Mr. Hopper (an actor and a charity house employee; no further appearances)
• A circus manager and sideshow giant (no further appearances)
• Hiram and Zeke (farmers; no further appearances)

Comments:
Chap. 2: "Treasureless Island"
Chap. 3: "Food for Falstaff"
Chap. 4: "Hypocrites, Incorporated"
Chap. 5: "The Giant Who Got a Job"
Chap. 6: "Little Men with Big Ideas"
Chap. 7: "Back to the Books"

This is the final Golden Age appearance of both the Seven Soldiers of Victory and Crimson Avenger. The Seven Soldiers next appearance is in Justice League of America #100. An unpublished Golden Age story originally intended for Leading Comics #15 was serialized beginning in Adventure Comics #438. It takes place chronologically between this story and the reintroduction of the Seven Soldiers in Justice League of America #100.

This is the final issue of Leading Comics to feature super-heroes. Beginning with Leading Comics #15, the contents are devoted to funny animal characters.

Synopsis:
Dr. Wimsett has developed a formula that can materialize fictional characters into real people. They characters escape, and several of them beginning causing trouble.

The Seven Soldiers of Victory are alerted to the danger. They split up to track down the missing characters while Wimsett develops a way to return the characters to the books. Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy take on Long John Silver and his band of pirates; Green Arrow and Speedy track down Falstaff; Crimson Avenger and Wing battle Uriah Heep and the Old Man of the Sea; Shining Knight challenges the giant from Jack and the Beanstalk; and Vigilante rounds up the Lilliputians.

Once the characters have been returned to Wimsett's lab, they attempt another break-out. Humpty Dumpty falls on Wimsett's lab equipment during the scuffle. The resulting mixture of chemicals creates the formula which returns the characters to the books from where they sprang. Wimsett vows not to release them again.