(September 1966)

Harvey, 1965 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1966-06-22
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fun Films Inc.
Brand
Harvey Thriller [Inside Large H]
Editing
Joe Simon (uncredited); Leon Harvey (editor, vice-president); Alfred Harvey (president); Robert Harvey (vice-president, business manager)

Issue Notes

On-sale date based on purchase date stamped in copy owned by Gene Reed.

Advertising and executive offices: 1860 Broadway, New York, New York 10023.
Printed in the U.S.A. Copyright 1966 by Harvey Features Syndicate.
Distributor code PDC for Publishers Distributing Company on cover.

Brainstorm! (Table of Contents)

Pirana / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Simon ?
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
Joe Simon ?
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Rosen
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's see who holds out longer, Pirana --
Genre
superhero
Characters
Pirana [Edward Yates]; Brainstorm
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Pirana / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Heed my mental command Pirana--drop your weapon!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Pirana [Edward Yates]; Brainstorm

Indexer Notes

Splash page which serves as a preview to the story, much like the cover does.

Flash Ferrell Gets the Picture at Goodyear Aerospace (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Goodyear Bicycle Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Pirana / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It was justice's finest hour... it was the day of the -- Pirana
Genre
superhero
Characters
Pirana [Edward Yates] (introduction); Brainstorm (villain, introduction); The Piranapets [Bara; Cuda] (introduction)

Indexer Notes

The story is in three parts. First part is in five pages. Second part has the story title "A New Life of Danger" and is five pages. Third part has the story title "Doomsday in Davey Jones' Locker" and is five pages.

Meet Bara and Cuda, the Piranapets (Table of Contents: 5)

Pirana / text story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Pirana [Edward Yates]; The Piranapets [Bara; Cuda]
Synopsis
The Pirana meets the Piranapets, Bara and Cuda, for the first time.

Indexer Notes

This text story falls in between the first and second part of the Pirana story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

The Spirit / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Introduction (Table of Contents: 11)

Clawfang / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Wally Wood
Pencils
Al Williamson
Inks
Al Williamson
Colors
?
Letters
Wally Wood ?
Genre
science fiction; sword and sorcery
Characters
Clawfang the Barbarian (introduction)
Reprints

The Million Dollar Trap!.. (Table of Contents: 12)

Man in Black / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Feature Logo
Man in Black Called Fate
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Hi-Power Binoculars (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Hi-Power Binoculars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

250 Magic Tricks Revealed (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

250 Magic Tricks / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

200 Pc. Set World War II Soldiers (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

200 World War II Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Nationally Famous Prizes at No Cost to You! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Brainstorm!
    Pirana
  2. 1. ["Here are the giant Harvey Comics now on sale!"]
  3. 2. ["Heed my mental command Pirana--drop your weapon!"]
    Pirana
  4. 3. Flash Ferrell Gets the Picture at Goodyear Aerospace
    Goodyear Bicycle Tires
  5. 4. ["It was justice's finest hour... it was the day of the -- Pirana"]
    Pirana
  6. 5. Meet Bara and Cuda, the Piranapets
    Pirana
  7. 6. ["Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly"]
    Grit Newspaper
  8. 7. ["Included in this fascinating collection of 217 different stamps"]
    Zenith Stamps
  9. 8. ["Hi, boys and girls here are the funniest comics now on sale at your friendly dealer."]
  10. 9. Treasure Chest of Fun
    Honor House Products
  11. 10. ["Now at last the greatest crimefighter the underworld ever faced returns!"]
    The Spirit
  12. 11. Introduction
    Clawfang
  13. 12. The Million Dollar Trap!..
    Man in Black
  14. 13. Hi-Power Binoculars
    Hi-Power Binoculars
  15. 14. 250 Magic Tricks Revealed
    250 Magic Tricks
  16. 15. 200 Pc. Set World War II Soldiers
    200 World War II Soldiers
  17. 16. Nationally Famous Prizes at No Cost to You!
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  18. 17. ["Boys, girls, men, women if you know just 10 people..."]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Roy Lyons
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore
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