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Leading Comics ''Leading Comics'' is a 1942–1955 comic book published by what is now DC Comics during the 1940s and early 1950s, a period known to fans and historians as the Golden Age of Comic Books. At the title's inception, DC was actually two companies, Na ...

Mort Weisinger Mortimer Weisinger (; April 25, 1915 – May 7, 1978) was an American magazine and comic book editor best known for editing DC Comics' '' Superman'' during the mid-1950s to 1960s, in the Silver Age of comic books. He also co-created such features ...

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Golden Age The term Golden Age comes from Greek mythology, particularly the '' Works and Days'' of Hesiod, and is part of the description of temporal decline of the state of peoples through five Ages, Gold being the first and the one during which the Go ...

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Justice Society of America The Justice Society of America (JSA, or Justice Society (JS)) is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team was conceived by editor Sheldon Mayer and writer Gardner Fox during the Golden Age of Comic Boo ...

Vigilante Vigilantism () is the act of preventing, investigating and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without legal authority. A vigilante (from Spanish, Italian and Portuguese “vigilante”, which means "sentinel" or "watcher") is a person who ...

Action Comics ''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/ magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics Publication ...

Crimson Avenger The Crimson Avenger is the name of three separate fictional characters, superheroes and supervillains who exist in the DC Comics Universe. The character debuted in 1938 and is notable as the first masked hero in DC Comics. The first Crimson Aven ...

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More Fun Comics ''More Fun Comics'', originally titled ''New Fun: The Big Comic Magazine'' a.k.a. ''New Fun Comics'',''N ...

Shining Knight Shining Knight ( cy, Marchog Disglair) is the name of multiple fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original version was created by Creig Flessel and first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #66 (Sept ...

Adventure Comics ''Adventure Comics'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1938 to 1983 and revived from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues (472 of those after the title changed from ''New Adventure Comics''), m ...

Star-Spangled Kid The Star-Spangled Kid is the name of several superheroes in the DC Comics' main shared universe. Fictional character history Sylvester Pemberton The original Star-Spangled Kid was Sylvester Pemberton, a Golden Age character, created by Jerry Si ...

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Joseph Samachson Joseph Samachson (October 13, 1906 – June 2, 1980) was an American scientist and writer, primarily of science fiction and comic books. Biography Joseph Samachson was born on October 13, 1906 in Trenton, New Jersey, the son of Russian Jewish par ...

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Dick Dillin Richard Allen Dillin (December 17, 1928 – March 1, 1980)Richard Dillin
at the United States

Howard Chaykin Howard Victor Chaykin (; born October 7, 1950) is an American comic book artist and writer. Chaykin's influences include his one-time employer and mentor, Gil Kane, and the mid-20th century illustrators Robert Fawcett and Al Parker. Early lif ...

,

Lee Elias Lee Elias (May 21, 1920 – April 8, 1998) was a British- American comics artist. He was best known for his work on the ''Black Cat'' comic book published by Harvey Comics in the 1940s. Biography Emigrating to the United States from Manche ...

,

Mike Grell Mike Grell (born September 13, 1947) is an American comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as ''Green Lantern/Green Arrow'', '' The Warlord'', and '' Jon Sable Freelance''. Early life Grell studied at the University of Wi ...

,

Ernie Chan Ernesto Chan (July 27, 1940 – May 16, 2012), born and sometimes credited as Ernie Chua, was a Filipino American comics artist, known for work published by Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including many Marvel issues of series featuring Conan the ...

, and

José Luis García-López José Luis García-López (born March 26, 1948) is a Spanish-Argentine comics artist who works in the United States, particularly in a long-running relationship with DC Comics. In addition to his storytelling art, he has been responsible for pro ...

).

Return

The team is resurrected in 1972 in ''

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'' #100–102. During the celebration of their 100th meeting, the JLA is brought to Earth-Two by the Justice Society of America, where a giant ethereal hand controlled by the Iron Hand (who turned up alive) threatens to destroy their world unless he is given control over it. Having been unable to destroy the hand themselves, the only clue the JSA could find was a mystical vision of a grave for "the Unknown Soldier of Victory". An unearthly

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, summoned up by

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,

Zatanna Zatanna Zatara () is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson, and first appeared in '' Hawkman'' #4 (November 1964). Zatanna is a stage magician with ...

, and the

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of

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, reveals to the JLA and the JSA that the Seven Soldiers had fought and destroyed a similar menace called the

Nebula Man Nebula Man is a fictional character in DC Comics. He first appeared in ''Justice League of America'' #100–101 (1972). Originally a villain responsible for the disappearance of the Seven Soldiers of Victory, he has since reappeared as Neh-Buh-Loh ...

many years previously, though at the seeming cost of their existences. The Oracle then explains that the Soldiers had instead been scattered throughout history. The two teams split into smaller groups and are sent back in time by the Oracle to find them. Doctor Fate, the

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, and the

Elongated Man Elongated Man (Randolph "Ralph" Dibny) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in '' The Flash'' #112 (February 25, 1960). The character made his live-action debut in the fourth season of T ...

find the Crimson Avenger in Mexico, where he believes he is the Aztec sun god. Superman, the Sandman, and

Metamorpho Metamorpho (real name Rex Mason, also called The Element Man) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created in 1965 by writer Bob Haney and artist Ramona Fradon. Metamorpho is a founding member of the ...

rescue the amnesic Shining Knight from the hordes of

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.

Hawkman Hawkman is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, the original Hawkman first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1, published by All-American ...

,

Doctor Mid-Nite Doctor Mid-Nite or Doctor Midnight is the name of multiple fictional superheroes in DC Comics. The figure has been represented in the comics by three different individuals, Charles McNider, Beth Chapel, and Pieter Anton Cross. Dr. Mid-Nite was ...

, and the Golden Age

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find the Golden Age Green Arrow in medieval England, where he had been mistaken for

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.

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book '' Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939 ...

,

Hourman Hourman or Hour-Man is the name of three different fictional superheroes appearing in comics published by DC Comics. The original Hourman was created by writer Ken Fitch and artist Bernard Baily in '' Adventure Comics'' #48 (March 1940), during ...

, and Starman retrieve Stripesy from ancient Egypt. The Silver Age Green Arrow,

Black Canary The Black Canary is the name of two superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics: Dinah Drake and her daughter Dinah Laurel Lance. The original version was created by the writer-artist team of Robert Kanigher and ...

, and

Johnny Thunder Johnny Thunder is the name of three fictional superheroes appearing in comics published by DC Comics. A fourth character has the variant name Jonni Thunder. The character appeared in the second season of '' Stargirl'' on The CW network played b ...

and the

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save the Vigilante from a tribe of Indians in the Old West.

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,

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and the Silver Age

Green Lantern Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness ...

rescue the Star-Spangled Kid from 50,000 years in the past.

Zatanna Zatanna Zatara () is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson, and first appeared in '' Hawkman'' #4 (November 1964). Zatanna is a stage magician with ...

, the Silver Age

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and the

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free Speedy from ancient Greece where he had been transformed into a centaur by

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. The Golden Age

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, Mister Terrific and the Golden Age Robin go on a quest to discover the identity of the Unknown Soldier of Victory, whose tomb lay in the mountains of Tibet where the Seven Soldiers had fallen after defeating the Nebula Man. The Seven Soldiers are reunited, but Earth-1 and

Diana Prince Diana Prince is a fictional character appearing regularly in stories published by DC Comics, as the secret identity of the Amazonian superhero Wonder Woman, who bought the credentials and identity from a United States Army nurse named Diana ...

had been attacked by the Iron Hand. She is able to overcome him, but he is no longer able to stop the giant hand. The heroes create a new Nebula Rod to deal with the giant hand. Unfortunately, whoever uses the Nebula Rod is certain to perish (as did the Crimson Avenger's partner Wing, revealed to be the Unknown Soldier of Victory, when the Nebula Man was stopped). While the heroes argue over who will make the sacrifice, the android Red Tornado takes the Nebula Rod and destroys the Hand, destroying himself in the process. The only other modern meeting of the team (either in Pre- or Post-''

Crisis A crisis ( : crises; : critical) is either any event or period that will (or might) lead to an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual, group, or all of society. Crises are negative changes in the human or environmental affair ...

'' continuity) takes place in '' Infinity, Inc.'' #11, in which the Vigilante, the Shining Knight, the Green Arrow, Speedy and the Star-Spangled Kid gather at the grave of Lee Travis, the man known as the Crimson Avenger. He had died two years earlier saving Gotham City from a boatload of explosives in ''

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'' #38.

Post-''Crisis''

First team

In the original Post-''

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''

retcon Retroactive continuity, or retcon for short, is a literary device in which established diegetic facts in the plot of a fictional work (those established through the narrative itself) are adjusted, ignored, supplemented, or contradicted by a subs ...

of the team, both Wing and the Vigilante's sidekick Stuff the Chinatown Kid are promoted to full membership, to replace the Golden Age Green Arrow and Speedy, who had been removed from active continuity. Stuff had never appeared with the team during the original ''Leading Comics'' run, while an older man named Billy Gunn helped out the Vigilante on his cases in the comic. This

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is changed in the late nineties, in '' Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.'' #9. While Stuff remains a full member, Wing is not an official Soldier because his mentor the Crimson Avenger wants him to do something more important with his life. The remaining spot on the team is filled by the

Spider Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species d ...

, an archer who had originally appeared in Quality Comics' '' Crack Comics''. This Spider is really a villain and has been working with the team's archenemy the Hand, creator of the original Nebula Man. The Spider sabotages the Nebula Rod, and sends the team to fight a fruitless battle. The villain tries to kill Wing, but he escapes and reaches the other Soldiers. They repair the Nebula Rod and use it to destroy the Nebula Man. Wing dies and his teammates are again tossed through time and later retrieved by the JLA and JSA. The only major difference between this story and the 1972 story is that this time the Vigilante is found after he had spent nearly 20 years fighting crime in the Old West. In 2010's '' DC Universe: Legacies'' #2, TNT and Dyna-Mite are retconned into the team's original line-up. It has not yet been revealed precisely how this retcon affects the respective histories of the Spider, TNT or Dyna-Mite. The Seven Soldiers have not reformed in the Modern Age (partly due to Grant Morrison's project). Three of the originals-the

Shining Knight Shining Knight ( cy, Marchog Disglair) is the name of multiple fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original version was created by Creig Flessel and first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #66 (Sept ...

, the

Vigilante Vigilantism () is the act of preventing, investigating and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without legal authority. A vigilante (from Spanish, Italian and Portuguese “vigilante”, which means "sentinel" or "watcher") is a person who ...

and Stripesy (now STRIPE)-remain. The team has inspired a few legacies. The first is Stargirl, who at first carries the mantle of the Star-Spangled Kid in memory of Sylvester Pemberton. She is now a double legacy, as she also carries on the legacy of Starman. The second legacy is the new

Crimson Avenger The Crimson Avenger is the name of three separate fictional characters, superheroes and supervillains who exist in the DC Comics Universe. The character debuted in 1938 and is notable as the first masked hero in DC Comics. The first Crimson Aven ...

, who has appeared sporadically in the series '' JSA''. She has yet to make an appearance ''

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'', though she is seen towards the end of ''

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''. The third one is Gardner Grayle, the

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. The last one is the new Sir Justin in Grant Morrison's project.

Second team

Another group takes the name of the Seven Soldiers of Victory in the ''

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'' issue of the miniseries known as '' Silver Age''. This group, brought together to help the Justice League of America and the other major heroes and teams of the 1960s to battle the menace of Agamemno, consists of

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,

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, Blackhawk, Deadman,

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,

Metamorpho Metamorpho (real name Rex Mason, also called The Element Man) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created in 1965 by writer Bob Haney and artist Ramona Fradon. Metamorpho is a founding member of the ...

and a new

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. This group's Shining Knight is Gardner Grayle from the Silver Age feature '' The Atomic Knights''; in previously published stories that occurred after the ''Silver Age'' limited series, he becomes the

Atomic Knight Atomic Knight is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC comics, and was briefly a member of the Outsiders team. He is sometimes depicted as one of a group of Atomic Knights, which first appeared in ''Strange Adventures'' #11 ...

and joins the Outsiders. This is the only appearance of this particular assemblage.

Seven Soldiers

''Seven Soldiers'' is a

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metaseries written by

Grant Morrison Grant Morrison, MBE (born 31 January 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer. Their work is known for its nonlinear narratives, humanist philosophy and countercultural leanings. Morrison has written extensively for the ...

and published by

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. It was published as seven interrelated

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and two bookend issues. The series features a new version of the Seven Soldiers of Victory fighting to save

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from the

Sheeda The Sheeda is a fictional race created in comics published by DC Comics. They first appear in '' Seven Soldiers'' #0 (April 2005), and were created by Grant Morrison and J.H. Williams III. Their first DC Universe appearance was in Morrison's in ...

. The series was bookended by ''Seven Soldiers'' #0 and #1, with art by J. H. Williams III. The rest was made up of seven mini-series: ''

Shining Knight Shining Knight ( cy, Marchog Disglair) is the name of multiple fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original version was created by Creig Flessel and first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #66 (Sept ...

'' with art by Simone Bianchi, '' Manhattan Guardian'' with art by Cameron Stewart, ''

Zatanna Zatanna Zatara () is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson, and first appeared in '' Hawkman'' #4 (November 1964). Zatanna is a stage magician with ...

'' with art by

Ryan Sook Ryan Sook is an American comic book artist, known for his work on books such as '' Seven Soldiers: Zatanna'', ''X-Factor'' and '' The Spectre''. His style has been compared to that of Mike Mignola, Adam Hughes, and Kevin Nowlan. Career Sook's f ...

, ''

Klarion Klarion the Witch Boy is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, having first appeared in '' The Demon'' #7 (March 1973) and was created by Jack Kirby. The character is typically portrayed as a powerful but mischi ...

'' with art by

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, ''

Mister Miracle Mister Miracle (Scott Free) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in ''Mister Miracle'' #1 (April 1971) and was created by Jack Kirby. Publication history Mister Miracle debuted i ...

'' with art by

Pascal Ferry Pasqual Ferry (sometimes credited as Paschalis, Pascual or Pascal Ferry) is a Spanish comic book artist and penciller. Biography Ferry is known in the United States' comic industry for his work on ''Heroes for Hire'' (1997), '' Action Comics'' ( ...

, '' Bulleteer'' with art by

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, and ''

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'' with art by

Doug Mahnke Douglas Mahnke () is an American comic book artist, known for his work and penciling books including '' The Mask'', '' JLA'', ''Batman'', ''Final Crisis'', and ''Green Lantern''. Career Mahnke's first prominent work was for '' The Mask'', and he ...

.

The New Golden Age

In the pages of " The New Golden Age", the Seven Soldiers of Victory get back together upon being summoned by Jill Carlyle. While Jill takes the adults on a mission, Stargirl and Red Arrow find out that they are going after

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. They find the Seven Soldiers of Victory fighting Clock King on a ship where the original Crimson Avenger had died on. Before Stargirl destroys

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's time machine that sends the ship back to it's own time, Crimson Avenger tells her to find Wing. Once time is fixed, history was changed so that Lee Travis' body was found. A funeral was held by the Justice League and the Justice Society of America. The next day, Courtney joins Pat and the Seven Soldiers of Victory for breakfast.

Members

Pre-Crisis

*

Crimson Avenger The Crimson Avenger is the name of three separate fictional characters, superheroes and supervillains who exist in the DC Comics Universe. The character debuted in 1938 and is notable as the first masked hero in DC Comics. The first Crimson Aven ...

(Lee Travis) *

Star-Spangled Kid The Star-Spangled Kid is the name of several superheroes in the DC Comics' main shared universe. Fictional character history Sylvester Pemberton The original Star-Spangled Kid was Sylvester Pemberton, a Golden Age character, created by Jerry Si ...

(Sylvester Pemberton) * Stripesy (Pat Dugan) *

Vigilante Vigilantism () is the act of preventing, investigating and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without legal authority. A vigilante (from Spanish, Italian and Portuguese “vigilante”, which means "sentinel" or "watcher") is a person who ...

(Greg Saunders) *

Shining Knight Shining Knight ( cy, Marchog Disglair) is the name of multiple fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original version was created by Creig Flessel and first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #66 (Sept ...

(Sir Justin) * Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) * Speedy (Roy Harper) *

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as "unofficial eighth soldier"

Post-Crisis first team

*

Crimson Avenger The Crimson Avenger is the name of three separate fictional characters, superheroes and supervillains who exist in the DC Comics Universe. The character debuted in 1938 and is notable as the first masked hero in DC Comics. The first Crimson Aven ...

(Lee Travis) *

Star-Spangled Kid The Star-Spangled Kid is the name of several superheroes in the DC Comics' main shared universe. Fictional character history Sylvester Pemberton The original Star-Spangled Kid was Sylvester Pemberton, a Golden Age character, created by Jerry Si ...

(Sylvester Pemberton) * Stripesy (Pat Dugan) *

Vigilante Vigilantism () is the act of preventing, investigating and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without legal authority. A vigilante (from Spanish, Italian and Portuguese “vigilante”, which means "sentinel" or "watcher") is a person who ...

(Greg Saunders) * Stuff the Chinatown Kid (Victor Leong, The Vigilante's sidekick) *

Shining Knight Shining Knight ( cy, Marchog Disglair) is the name of multiple fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original version was created by Creig Flessel and first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #66 (Sept ...

(Sir Justin) * TNT (Thomas N. Thomas) * Dyna-Mite (Daniel Dunbar) *

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(Tom Holloway/Thomas Ludlow) *

Wing A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is exp ...

as "unofficial eighth soldier" * The Squire (Percy Sheldrake), later The Knight accompanied them on one mission.

Post-Crisis second team

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(Barbara Gordon) * Blackhawk (Janos Prohaska) *

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(Steve Dayton) * Deadman (Boston Brand) *

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(Gardner Grayle)

Seven Soldiers

Enemies

Notable enemies in order of appearance include: * Iron Hand - Ramon Solomano is a master criminal. * Big Caesar - An enemy of Crimson Avenger who allies with Iron Hand. *

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- A villain who dresses like a ventriloquist's dummy and an enemy of Vigilante who allies with Iron Hand. In a reversal of Doome's tactics, Dummy later uses a time machine to send the Soldiers into the past. * Needle - An enemy of Star-Spangled Kid who allies with Iron Hand. * Professor Merlin - A mad scientist and enemy of Green Arrow who allies with Iron Hand. * Red Dragon - An enemy of Shining Knight who allies with Iron Hand. * Black Star - A villain who uses "black light" to transform himself into a giant.''Leading Comics'' #2. DC Comics. **

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- A minion of Black Star who fights Crimson Avenger. ** Captain Bigg - A scientist, modern day pirate, and minion of Black Star who fights Star-Spangled Kid. ** Falseface - A master of disguise and minion of Black Star who fights Shining Knight. ** Hopper - A minion of Black Star who uses a special pogo stick and fights Green Arrow. ** Rattler - A minion of Black Star who fights Vigilante. * Dr. Wilfred Doome - A scientist who uses a time machine to summon historic tyrants as his operatives like

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. * The Sixth Senses - A group of criminals that are after pieces of a "lifestone".''Leading Comics'' #4. DC Comics. ** Sixth Sense - Brett is the leader of the Six Senses who attempts to assemble a "lifestone" to animate an army of stone. ** Bloodhound - A member of the Sixth Senses with an enhanced sense of smell. ** Eagle Eye - A member of the Sixth Senses. ** Fingers - A member of the Sixth Senses. ** Leo Palate - A member of the Sixth Senses. ** Mickey Gordon - A member of the Sixth Senses. * Skull - A wealthy man who pays criminals to steal an experimental age-reversing device. He died when he stepped into the machine and aged to an old man. * Copperhead - Francisco Pizarro is a criminal who briefly turns the Soldiers against each other during an Andes treasure hunt. * Wizards of Stanovia - A group of wizards who suppress democracy. * Mr. X - A master of disguise who wagers with several of the heroes' individual enemies that he can defeat the entire team. * Baby-Face Johnson - A gangster and the self-proclaimed "King of the Hundred Isles". * Barracuda - A criminal who seeks powerful artifacts used by earlier criminals.

In other media

The Seven Soldiers of Victory appear in '' Stargirl''. This version of the group operated years prior before the

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and consist of the

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, Green Arrow, Speedy,

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,

Crimson Avenger The Crimson Avenger is the name of three separate fictional characters, superheroes and supervillains who exist in the DC Comics Universe. The character debuted in 1938 and is notable as the first masked hero in DC Comics. The first Crimson Aven ...

, and Wing.

Collected editions

The original appearances have been collected as part of the

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: * ''The Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives'' ** Volume 1 collects ''Leading Comics'' #1–4, 240 pages, March 2005 ** Volume 2 collects ''Leading Comics'' #5–8, 228 pages, July 2007 ** Volume 3 collects ''Leading Comics'' #9–14 & a script for #15, 288 pages, July 2008

References

External links

Seven Soldiers of Victory
at DC Cosmic Teams
Earth-2 Seven Soldiers of Victory
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics * * * *

at Don Markstein's Toonopedia
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Fictional team history

Pre-''Crisis''

Return

Post-''Crisis''

First team

Second team

Seven Soldiers

The New Golden Age

Members

Pre-Crisis

Post-Crisis first team

Post-Crisis second team

Seven Soldiers

Enemies

In other media

Collected editions

See also

References

External links