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STARS AND S.T.R.I.P.E #9 April 2000 [$2.50] Cover Credits: Lee Moder (pencils; signed); Dan Davis (inks; signed)

Story: "The Final Hour for the 7 Soliders of Victory" (22 Pages)

Credits: Geoff Jones (plot, script); Scott Kolins (pencils); Dan Davis (inks); Bill Oakley (letters); Tom McCraw (colors); Heroic Age (color separations); Mike Carlin (edits)

Feature Characters: Courtney Whitmore, Pat Dugan (also in flashback to late October 1948 [as Stripsey] and beyond)

Guest Stars: Star Spangled Kid I, Shining Knight I, Crimson Avenger I, Wing, Vigilante I, Stuff II (all in flashback to late October 1948 and beyond; Wing and Crimson Avenger die)

Supporting Characters: Mike Dugan (also in flashback to childhood); Winged Victory (Shining Knight's horse, in flashback to late October 1948 and beyond); Billy Gunn (in flashback to late October 1948; dies); Maggie Shaw (Stripesy's wife; in flashback); Patton (Mike's dog; first appearance)

Villains: Nebula Man, Spider I (both in flashback to late October 1948, Spider dies), Shade (in flashback to the 1950s); Spider II ('appearance' here precedes first appearance in Starman)

Guest Appearances: Prince Khufu (in flashback to ancient Egypt); Starman I, Hourman I, Batman, Doctor Fate I, Metamorpho, Sandman I, Green Arrow I, Black Canary II, Johnny Thunder, Red Tornado II, Red Tornado II, Wildcat II, Green Lantern (Alan Scott), Aquaman, Atom II, Elongated Man Doctor Midnite I Hawkman I, Power Girl, Flash I, Jade, Obsidian, Nuklon, Brainwave Jr. (all in flashback[s]); Crimson Avenger II (first appearance; next in JSA #33)

Comment: This is the definitive post-Crisis retelling of the classic tale of how the 7 Soldiers of Victory were cast adrift in time and rescued by the JLA and JSA.

Synopsis:

Pat Dugan tells Courtney and Mike the story of the Seven Soliders of Victory's original encounter with the Nebula Man - of how they were betrayed by the Spider, leading to the deaths of Wing and Billy Gunn and casting the others adrift in time, whence they would be rescued by the Justice League and Justice Society some forty years later. He tells them of the fate of the Soldiers after this. Mike tells them that he has managed to get himself expelled from military school. Plus, we see glimpses of a new Spider and Crimson Avenger.