In their first adventure as a team, a criminal called "The Hand" is told he is dying and that his condition is incurable. So, wanting to go out in a blaze of glory, he assembles group of villains and then challenges the heroes to stop them.
The villains are:* Big Caesar (only appearance?)
* The Dummy (later became a frequent foe of the Vigilante)
* The Needle (who would face the Star Spangled Kid & Stripsey again in Star Spangled Comics #9)
* Professor Merlin (Green Arrow villain who first appeared in More Fun Comics #75?)
* Red Dragon (first appeared in the Shining Knight's feature in Adventure Comics #69)
(to be continued . . . )