Four Color
#496 - The Green Hornet
(September 1953)
Dell,
1942 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1953
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
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Dell Comic
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "THE GREEN HORNET, No. 496." Code number is G.H.O.S. #496-539. Copyright 1953 by The Green Hornet, Inc. Based on the radio program "The Green Hornet".
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
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in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #25 ([October] 2000)
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The Green Hornet
Green Hornet / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- detective-mystery; superhero
- Characters
- Green Hornet [Britt Reid]
How To "Lift" a Fingerprint
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- How to lift a fingerprint from an object with talcum powder and transparent tape.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white. Illustrations with typeset text.
The Freightyard Robberies
Green Hornet / comic story / 18 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery; superhero
- Characters
- Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; Michael Axford; Kato; Miss Case
- Synopsis
- A gang hijacks trains in freight yards, killing the crews and stealing medical supplies for the European black market. After two such robberies, a note is found saying the Green Hornet is behind the crimes.
Indexer Notes
The Green Hornet's last appearance was in GREEN HORNET, RACKET BUSTER (Harvey, 1949 series) #47 (September 1949). Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
Proof of Treason
Green Hornet / comic story / 16 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery; superhero
- Characters
- Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; Kato; Michael Axford
- Synopsis
- A university professor has an attempt on his life when a hand grenade is thrown at his apartment. The professor, who at one time was a member of the Communist Party, holds information on a mayoral candidate who is secretly a member of the party and was involved in espionage.
Indexer Notes
Story continues on the inside back cover in black and white and concludes on the back cover in color. The Green Hornet's next appearance would be in GREEN HORNET (Gold Key, 1967 series) #1. Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).
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Table of Contents
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The Green Hornet
Green Hornet -
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How To "Lift" a Fingerprint
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2.
The Freightyard Robberies
Green Hornet -
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Proof of Treason
Green Hornet
This issue was modified by, among others
- Valmiki Annamanthadoo
- Dwayne Best
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Mike DeLisa
- Merlin Haas
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Ted Watson
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