(September 1941)
Harvey,
1941 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Alfred Harvey
- Editing
- Alfred Harvey (credited) (publisher)
Issue Notes
POCKET COMICS, Volume 1, number 2, September 1941. Published Bi-monthly by Alfred Harvey, 67 West 44th Street, New York, N. Y. Entered as second class matter April 18, 1941, at the Post Office in New York, under Act of March 3, 1879. Copyright 1941, by Alfred Harvey, New York, N. Y., U. S. A. Price 10 cents per copy. In Canada 15 cents per copy. Subscription for six issues, 60 cents in U. S. A. (Other countries 85 cents). No actual person is named or delineated in this fiction magazine. Printed in U. S. A.
Spirit of '76 Battles Satan
Black Cat; Satan; Spirit of '76 / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero; crime
- Characters
- Black Cat; Spirit of '76; Satan
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Joe Simon's "My Life in Comics" states that he drew the covers to issues 1 - 3 of this series, but art spotter Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. disagrees for this issue, saying that Bob Powell is a possibility but there's not enough to the cover to say for certain.
Cadet Blakely Spirit of '76 Battles Satan Lord of Evil
Spirit of '76 / comic story / 24 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Satan (villain)
Indexer Notes
Does not appear to be the same artist who did Spirit of '76 in issue #1.
[no title indexed]
Red Blazer and Sparky / comic story / 12 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Red Blazer, by means of his super powers...
- Feature Logo
- Red Blazer
- Genre
- superhero
[no title indexed]
Zebra / comic story / 12 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A cruel racket victimizing helpless beggars...
- Genre
- superhero
[The Missing Microfilms]
Black Cat / comic story / 12 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Film director Garboil dominates the set...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Cat; Rick Horne; Garboil (villain)
- Synopsis
- While filming "Oriental Zephyr," Garboil's set is disrupted by two F.B.I. agents who are looking for some microfilms which were stolen by a German spy. Linda reads a blurb in a gossip column which makes her suspect that Garboil stole the microfilms. She changes to Black Cat to investigate. Rick Horne joins her when he realizes she is going after Garboil. She recovers the microfilms from Garboil and turns them over to the Navy.
The Black Cat and the Doomed Orphans
Black Cat / text story / 3 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Cat {Linda Turner]
- Synopsis
- Linda is visiting her hometown of Smokeyville, where her aunt and uncle live, when a fire breaks out at the local orphanage. She changes to the Black Cat to save the children, then discovers proof that the fire was deliberately set by Smokeyville's corrupt mayor.
Indexer Notes
Text story with illustrations.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Two Terrific Comic Features!
Indexer Notes
House ad for Speed Comics #14.
[no title indexed]
Spin Hawkins / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Spin Hawkins, ace air pilot...
- Genre
- aviation
[no title indexed]
Pocket Puzzles / activity / 2 pages
- Script
- A. W. Nugent (signed)
- Pencils
- A. W. Nugent (signed)
- Inks
- A. W. Nugent (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- A. W. Nugent (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What is Mrs. Charget ordering from the butcher?
Indexer Notes
Includes illustrations.
[no title indexed]
Private Pinky / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Art Helfant (credited)
- Pencils
- Art Helfant (credited)
- Inks
- Art Helfant (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Art Helfant
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh! I nearly forgot...
- Genre
- humor; military
[no title indexed]
Phantom Sphinx / comic story / 12 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- On the wind-swept desert...
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
[no title indexed]
British Agent 99 / comic story / 12 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dot Britisher nearly caught me in der trap.
- Genre
- spy
[no title indexed]
Best Jokes of the Month / text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Spy: I came here on a great mission.
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Spirit of '76 Battles Satan
Black Cat; Satan; Spirit of '76 -
1.
Cadet Blakely Spirit of '76 Battles Satan Lord of Evil
Spirit of '76 -
2.
["Red Blazer, by means of his super powers..."]
Red Blazer and Sparky -
3.
["A cruel racket victimizing helpless beggars..."]
Zebra -
4.
[The Missing Microfilms]
Black Cat -
5.
The Black Cat and the Doomed Orphans
Black Cat -
6.
["Two Terrific Comic Features!"]
-
7.
["Spin Hawkins, ace air pilot..."]
Spin Hawkins -
8.
["What is Mrs. Charget ordering from the butcher?"]
Pocket Puzzles -
9.
["Gosh! I nearly forgot..."]
Private Pinky -
10.
["On the wind-swept desert..."]
Phantom Sphinx -
11.
["Dot Britisher nearly caught me in der trap."]
British Agent 99 -
12.
["Spy: I came here on a great mission."]
Best Jokes of the Month -
13.
["By Popular Demand"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Henry Andrews
- Peter Croome
- Michael Hoskin
- Clint Maxwell
- Donald Dale Milne
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
- Gregg Whitmore
- David Wilt
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