([1944])

Holyoke, 1944 Series
 
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
[none printed]
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Issue Notes

No indicia or copyright date. All ads and two short features from Blue Beetle #25 replaced with new ads.

There are no indications on the item as to its publisher. We formerly listed this title under Fox, following Howard Keltner's Golden Age Comic Books Index, but GCD scholars agree it was much more likely produced by Holyoke right at about the time Holyoke lost the rights to the Blue Beetle to Fox.

The notion that this was produced for use as a savings bond premium appears to originate with The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide, and is also disputed by GCD experts.

All Out for Offense! (Table of Contents)

Blue Beetle / cover / 1 page (report information)

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Cover Thumbnail for Real Hit Comics (Holyoke, 1944 series) #1
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[Deception] (Table of Contents: 1)

Blue Beetle / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane ?
Inks
Gil Kane ?
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?
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?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Larry Connor
Synopsis
Dan Garret sneaks into Japan by convincing the enemy he's a Gestapo agent and helps a captured American pilot escape.
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Indexer Notes

Blue Beetle's name varies from Garrett to Garret from one story to the next. In this story it's one T.

Art credits suggested by Bob Hughes. We formerly credited Bill Everett.

Blue Beetle logo and text removed from splash panel. Next issue blurb removed from final page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Little Willie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mel Lazarus
Pencils
Mel Lazarus
Inks
Mel Lazarus
Colors
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Letters
Mel Lazarus
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here y'are, folks!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Willie
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The Devil's Highway (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3.67 pages (report information)

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Victory Garden (Table of Contents: 4)

Ali Baba / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Characters
Ali Baba
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Indexer Notes

2/3 of final page taken up with an activity featuring Ali-Baba.

Caught by Dusty Hands (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Montgomery Mulford
Pencils
George Tukel
Inks
George Tukel
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
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[Air Pirates] (Table of Contents: 6)

Crime Reporter / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Next issue blurb removed from final panel.

Putting Planes Through Their Paces (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

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Pencils
? (illustration)
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? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
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Animals at War (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

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?
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? (photographs)
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? (photographs)
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typeset
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[The Left Handed Killer] (Table of Contents: 9)

Blue Beetle / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Genre
superhero
Characters
Blue Beetle
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Indexer Notes

Feature logo and final next issue blurb removed from the original.

Escape of a French Girl (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Tukel
Inks
George Tukel
Colors
?
Letters
?
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Indexer Notes

Final panel containing next issue blurb removed.

The Case of the Empty Envelope (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Montgomery Mulford
Pencils
George Tukel
Inks
George Tukel
Colors
?
Letters
?
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The D's to the Rescue (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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?
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Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
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Netje, the Little Dutch Girl (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Montgomery Mulford
Pencils
George Tukel
Inks
George Tukel
Colors
?
Letters
?
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Jungle Jake / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mel Lazarus
Pencils
Mel Lazarus
Inks
Mel Lazarus
Colors
?
Letters
Mel Lazarus
First Line of Dialogue or Text
(Ulp) Should I run?
Genre
humor
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. All Out for Offense!
    Blue Beetle
  2. 1. [Deception]
    Blue Beetle
  3. 2. ["Here y'are, folks!"]
    Little Willie
  4. 3. The Devil's Highway
  5. 4. Victory Garden
    Ali Baba
  6. 5. Caught by Dusty Hands
  7. 6. [Air Pirates]
    Crime Reporter
  8. 7. Putting Planes Through Their Paces
  9. 8. Animals at War
  10. 9. [The Left Handed Killer]
    Blue Beetle
  11. 10. Escape of a French Girl
  12. 11. The Case of the Empty Envelope
  13. 12. The D's to the Rescue
  14. 13. Netje, the Little Dutch Girl
  15. 14. ["(Ulp) Should I run?"]
    Jungle Jake
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Peter Croome
  • Bob Hughes
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
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