Green Hornet, Racket Buster #44

(March 1949)

"Learn the Harmonica" (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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Bobby Shelby's Birthday Surprise (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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Comics News (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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The Torn Mask (Table of Contents: 4)

Green Hornet / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Al Avison

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Al Avison

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Genre

detective-mystery; superhero

Characters

Isaak Wood (villain, introduction); George (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Casey Case learns the Green Hornet's secret i.d.

Idol's Death (Table of Contents: 5)

Green Hornet / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Al Avison

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Al Avison

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Feature Logo

Green Hornet's U-Solve-It Mystery

Genre

detective-mystery; superhero

Characters

Walter Lord (villain, introduction); Norman Lord (introduction, death)

Woman In Black (Table of Contents: 6)

Green Hornet / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Al Avison

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Al Avison

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Genre

detective-mystery; superhero

Characters

Dr. Rupert (villain, introduction); Pamela Gordon (villain, introduction); Croyden, Tarleton (villain, introduction); Derrick (villain, introduction); Jackson (introduction, death)

Initiation (Table of Contents: 7)

Winnie the Waitress / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Vic Herman

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Vic Herman

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Genre

humor

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Winnie the Waitress

Haunted House? (Table of Contents: 8)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

PSA for fire safety courtesy of Hartford Insurance Company (which means it is a sort of PSA/advertisement hybrid)

Comics Quiz (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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Babe Ruth Sports (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Snoopy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ho-Hum... the city certainly is quiet on a legal holiday!

Genre

humor

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• from Kerry Drake Detective Cases (Harvey, 1948 series) #10 (September 1948)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Snoopy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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I ain't sure, but if I'm right -- there's a big reward!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Kerry Drake Detective Cases (Harvey, 1948 series) #10 (September 1948)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Kerry Drake / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Allen Saunders

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Alfred Andriola

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Alfred Andriola

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Kerry Drake has cornered Frisco Cicero, notorious female gangster...

Genre

detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

Green Hornet (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Dotty Dripple / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Buford Tune

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Buford Tune

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Buford Tune

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ho-Hum- golly, I'm sleepy..

Genre

humor; domestic

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Dotty Dripple / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Buford Tune

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Buford Tune

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Buford Tune

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Mom, I need some new dresses!

Genre

humor; domestic

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Dotty Dripple / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Buford Tune

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Buford Tune

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Buford Tune

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I gotta do something to make Dotty stop spending so much money!

Genre

humor; domestic

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Dotty Dripple / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Buford Tune

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Buford Tune

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Buford Tune

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Will you play some games with me?

Genre

humor; domestic

The Case of the Dead Fisherman (Table of Contents: 19)

Green Hornet / text story / 1 page (report information)

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Al Avison

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Al Avison

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typeset

Genre

detective-mystery; superhero

Characters

Green Hornet

Kerry Drake Detective Cases (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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Black Cat Western (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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Mystery of the Hidden Shack (Table of Contents: 22)

Green Hornet / text story / 1 page (report information)

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Al Avison

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Al Avison

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typeset

Genre

detective-mystery; superhero

Characters

Green Hornet

Free! How to Tell Funny Jokes (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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It's Here! It's New! It's Available Now! (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

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Learn Radio by Practicing in Spare Time (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

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Get Your Free Movie Star Pictures (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

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