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Cover: Jon Small & Maurice Del Bourgo

Leading Comics #8

Oct 1943 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "Chapter 1: Exiles in Time!", the Knight tumbles through time to 15th-century Italy, where he encounters a young Leonardo da Vinci struggling with a flying machine and under attack from an unknown foe. With the help of the famed inventor’s genius—and a surprising discovery about a working time machine—the Knight must decide how to use this incredible device before his journey through history spirals beyond control. Written by Joe Samachson and illustrated by Jon Small, with inks by Maurice Del Bourgo, this 1943 adventure features a cover by Jon Small and Maurice Del Bourgo.

Contains 9 stories
Chapter 1: Exiles in Time!
5 pp · Superhero
Seven Soldiers of Victory [Shining Knight [Sir Justin]Stripesy [Pat Dugan]Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]Speedy [Roy Harper]Vigilante [Greg Sanders]]Winged VictoryDummy (villain)Gat Gunn (villain)Blinky (villain)

In "Chapter 1: Exiles in Time!" from Leading Comics #8 (1943), the Dummy, frustrated that his criminal schemes are being thwarted, uses a time machine to scatter the Legionaires across different points in history—each one stranded in a past era, far from their allies and their usual world.

Chapter II: The Queen's Necklace!
8 pp · Superhero
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]Speedy [Roy Harper]Three Musketeers [PorthosAthosAramis]Queen of FranceKing of France

In "Chapter II: The Queen's Necklace!" from Leading Comics #8 (1943), Green Arrow and Speedy find themselves swept into the past, landing in the world of the Three Musketeers—only to be arrested for dueling and accused of stealing the Queen's pearl necklace. The duo must navigate the treacherous court of 17th-century France, where honor, deception, and mystery collide.

Chapter III: Courage in Canton!
8 pp · Superhero
Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]WingLi Ho

In "Chapter III: Courage in Canton!" from Leading Comics #8 (1943), The Avenger and Wing are swept into ancient China in 225 B.C., where they encounter a brilliant inventor and his remarkable devices. With time running short, the heroes must harness one of those inventions—gunpowder—to stand against a looming threat.

Chapter 4: Voyage of the Vikings!
8 pp · Superhero
Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]Stripesy [Pat Dugan]Eric the RedLeif Ericson

In "Chapter 4: Voyage of the Vikings!", The Kid and Stripesy are swept into an epic sea adventure when they find themselves aboard a Viking longship, joining forces with the legendary Eric the Red. As they sail through storm-lashed waters, the duo helps defend the crew and sets out on a daring quest that leads them to the uncharted shores of Vineland.

Chapter 5: "Friends, Romans, Countrymen!"
8 pp · Superhero
Vigilante [Greg Sanders]Julius CaesarMarc AntonyCrassusShifty (villain)Rocky (villain)Danny (villain)

In "Chapter 5: 'Friends, Romans, Countrymen!'" from Leading Comics #8 (1943), the Dummy’s henchmen hijack a time machine to plunge into ancient Rome, where they aim to steal from Crassus—while Vigilante, already stranded in that era, must find a way to stop them.

Chapter 6: The Legend of Leonardo!
8 pp · Superhero
Shining Knight [Sir Justin]Winged VictoryLeonardo da VinciCount Ludovico (villain)

In "Chapter 6: The Legend of Leonardo!", the Knight travels to ancient Italy, where he finds Leonardo da Vinci on the verge of a dangerous flight and intervenes when an enemy threatens him. With da Vinci’s secret invention of a time machine revealed, the Knight must decide how to use its power—before it falls into the wrong hands.

Chapter 7: [Conclusion]
5 pp · Superhero
Seven Soldiers of Victory [Shining Knight [Sir Justin]Stripesy [Pat Dugan]Star-Spangled Kid [Sylvester Pemberton]Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]Speedy [Roy Harper]Vigilante [Greg Sanders]]WingShifty (villain)Rocky (villain)The Dummy (villain)
Untitled Humor story
1.75 pp · Humor
Midnight Jones
Untitled Humor story
0.25 pp · Humor

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $99
CGC 9.6 · 2 in census $4,167
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $2,399
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $1,711*
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $1,188*
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $955
CGC 8.0 · 9 in census $561
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CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $522*
CGC 7.0 · 5 in census $473
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 3 in census $315*
CGC 5.5 · 5 in census $265*
CGC 5.0 · 7 in census $252*
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $215*
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $187*
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $166*
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $147*
CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $51*
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Full credits

artist Jon Small
cover pencils Jon Small

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Reprinted in Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives #2 (2007)

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