(September 1949)

Harvey, 1949 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Harvey Publications Inc.
Brand
Harvey Comics H
Editing
Leon Harvey (editor)

Issue Notes

Final appearance of the Green Hornet at Harvey. The license will be picked up next by Dell, for Four Color (Dell, 1942 Series) #496 (September 1953).

Double Cross Murders (Table of Contents)

Green Hornet / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Avison
Inks
Al Avison
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
My betting ring will loose $10,000 if dat hitter knocks in th' winning run!
Genre
superhero
Cover Thumbnail for Green Hornet, Racket Buster (Harvey, 1949 series) #47
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The Double-Cross Murder (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Al Avison
Inks
Al Avison
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Tom Headly (introduction); Arthur Windell (villain, introduction); Ken Jarrot (villain, introduction)

[Drowning of a Torch Singer] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Al Avison
Inks
Al Avison
Colors
?
Letters
?
Feature Logo
Green Hornet's U-Solve-It Mystery
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mary May (introduction, death); Jack (villain, introduction)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Dotty Dripple / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Buford Tune
Pencils
Buford Tune
Inks
Buford Tune
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; domestic

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

This is the final appearance of the "Dotty Dripple" feature in Green Hornet, Racket Buster. However, the feature is now appearing regularly in its own comic, Dotty Dripple Comics (Harvey, 1948 Series).

The Story Behind the Cover (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Hornet

[Dr. Zero] (Table of Contents: 5)

Kerry Drake / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Allen Saunders
Pencils
Alfred Andriola
Inks
Alfred Andriola
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Dr. Zero (villain)

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

This is the final appearance of the "Kerry Drake" feature in Green Hornet, Racket Buster. However, the feature is still appearing regularly in its own comic, Kerry Drake Detective Cases (Harvey, 1948 Series).

The continued story is not concluded in this issue, and it is uncertain where the storyline continues.

Trapping a Murderer! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
detective-mystery; superhero
Characters
Green Hornet
Reprints

Indexer Notes

next app. in FOUR COLOR COMICS #496

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Double Cross Murders
    Green Hornet
  2. 1. The Double-Cross Murder
    Green Hornet
  3. 2. [Drowning of a Torch Singer]
    Green Hornet
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Dotty Dripple
  5. 4. The Story Behind the Cover
    Green Hornet
  6. 5. [Dr. Zero]
    Kerry Drake
  7. 6. Trapping a Murderer!
    Green Hornet
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