(March 1944)

Harvey, 1941 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Family Comics Inc.
Editing
Leon Harvey

Issue Notes

Sequence order and story titles corrected per Barry Sandoval, January 2009.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Black Cat; Captain Freedom; Shock Gibson / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Schomburg (signed as Schomburg)
Inks
Alex Schomburg (signed as Schomburg)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Freedom [Don Wright]; Shock Gibson [Robert Charles Gibson]; The Black Cat [Linda Turner]; The Young Defenders
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Speed Comics (Harvey, 1941 series) #31
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Freedom / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bad enough she is in peace time, laddies!
Feature Logo
Captain Freedom and the Young Defenders
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Freedom [Don Wright]; The Young Defenders [Slim; Whitey; Lefty; Blackie; Beanie; Joanie]

The Canister of Death (Table of Contents: 2)

Black Cat / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Black Cat [Linda Turner]; Rick Horne

The Maharajah's Major-Domo (Table of Contents: 3)

Girl Commandos / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jill Elgin
Inks
Jill Elgin
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
When Allied Military Intelligence...
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
The Girl Commandos [Pat Parker; Tanya; Ellen; Penny; Mei-Ling]; The Maharajah

Speed Sticklers (Table of Contents: 4)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. W. Nugent
Pencils
A. W. Nugent
Inks
A. W. Nugent
Colors
?
Letters
?
Synopsis
Puzzle page.

Indexer Notes

Sequence added per Barry Sandoval, January 2009.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Biff Bannon / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Art Helfant (signed)
Pencils
Art Helfant (signed)
Inks
Art Helfant (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why don't we attack the Japs first, Admiral?
Feature Logo
Biff Bannon U. S. Marine
Genre
humor; war; military
Characters
Biff Bannon; The Admiral

The Battle of the Bats (Table of Contents: 6)

Shock Gibson / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Our story begins in Alaska...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Shock Gibson [Robert Charles Gibson]; Dr. Bright; Beautee Bright; "Black Jack" (villain)

The Story Behind the Cover (Table of Contents: 7)

Shock Gibson; Captain Freedom / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hitler and Tojo meet in secret!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Shock Gibson [Robert Charles Gibson]; Captain Freedom [Don Wright]; Hitler; Tojo; The Young Defenders [Slim; Whitey; Lefty; Blackie; Beanie; Joanie]

Indexer Notes

Sequence added per Barry Sandoval, January 2009.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Padlock Homes / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Wheelan (signed)
Pencils
Ed Wheelan (signed)
Inks
Ed Wheelan (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, boys and girls, as you all know...
Genre
humor; detective-mystery
Characters
Padlock Homes; Dr. Watsis; The "Professor"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Flossie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
W. Jourdain (signed as Jourdain)
Inks
W. Jourdain (signed as Jourdain)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This pair will make a nice gift for your sick friend...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Flossie

Indexer Notes

last appearance

Flying Stripes of Courage (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Powell ?
Inks
Bob Powell ?
Colors
?
Letters
Marty Epp ?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
No!..You can't have a three day pass!
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Sergeant Scales; Sergeant Roberts; Major Hahn; Lieutenant McDow

Indexer Notes

Art credit by Epp per Barry Sandoval, January 2009.

Keith Chandler : This looks like Powell on both pencils and inks. Epp was a member of Powell's shop during this period, and did mainly inking and lettering.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Black Cat; Captain Freedom; Shock Gibson
  2. 1. ["Bad enough she is in peace time, laddies!"]
    Captain Freedom
  3. 2. The Canister of Death
    Black Cat
  4. 3. The Maharajah's Major-Domo
    Girl Commandos
  5. 4. Speed Sticklers
  6. 5. ["Why don't we attack the Japs first, Admiral?"]
    Biff Bannon
  7. 6. The Battle of the Bats
    Shock Gibson
  8. 7. The Story Behind the Cover
    Shock Gibson; Captain Freedom
  9. 8. ["Well, boys and girls, as you all know..."]
    Padlock Homes
  10. 9. ["This pair will make a nice gift for your sick friend..."]
    Flossie
  11. 10. Flying Stripes of Courage
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Weldon Adams
  • Keith Chandler
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
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