(May 1942)

Harvey, 1941 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-03-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Family Comics Inc.
Editing
Leon Harvey (editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Freedom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Simon (signed as JON HENRI)
Inks
Joe Simon (signed as JON HENRI)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Freedom; Shock Gibson (inset); Black Cat (inset); Biff Bannon (inset); Pat Parker (inset)
Keywords
bondage

Indexer Notes

Pencil credits from Greg Theakston. Mendryk identifies this as Kirby/Avison.

The Black Dragon (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Freedom / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Arturo Cazeneuve
Inks
Arturo Cazeneuve
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero

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

Shock Gibson / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Arturo Cazeneuve
Inks
Arturo Cazeneuve
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Had the Mikado maniacs known that...
Genre
superhero
Reprints

War Nurse Saves Crew (Table of Contents: 3)

Pat Parker / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jill Elgin ?
Inks
Jill Elgin ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; medical; war

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

Biff Bannon / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Art Helfant
Pencils
Art Helfant
Inks
Art Helfant
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
May I present the ambassador from Orschtria
Genre
humor; war; military

The Story Behind the Cover (Table of Contents: 5)

Captain Freedom / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Freedom

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

Black Cat / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Gabriele
Inks
Al Gabriele
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bored by Hollywood's make-believe life...
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

The "Black Cat [Harvey]" feature formerly appeared in Pocket Comics (Harvey, 1941 Series), but is now moving to Speed Comics.

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

Crash, Cork, and the Baron / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Gates
Inks
Art Gates
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
War! ...And as it sweeps across the world...
Genre
adventure
Reprints

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

Speed Sticklers / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
A. W. Nugent
Pencils
A. W. Nugent
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Assorted puzzles

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Bimbo's Beanery / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Art Helfant
Pencils
Art Helfant
Inks
Art Helfant
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whatever it is...I ain't got it!
Genre
humor

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

Army Fun / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stanley Rayon (signed as Rayon); Art Helfant (signed as Art Helfant); Mischa Richter (signed as Richter); Charles Strauss; ? [as Cooper] (signed)
Pencils
Stanley Rayon (signed as Rayon); Art Helfant (signed as Art Helfant); Mischa Richter (signed as Richter); Charles Strauss; ? [as Cooper] (signed)
Inks
Stanley Rayon (signed as Rayon); Art Helfant (signed as Art Helfant); Mischa Richter (signed as Richter); Charles Strauss; ? [as Cooper] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Art Helfant (signed as Art Helfant); typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear folks - you will be pleased to know that I have...
Genre
humor; military
Synopsis
Assorted jokes with Army characters
Reprints

The House of Fun (Table of Contents: 11)

Ted Parrish / comic story / 7.33 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure

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

Speed Sticklers / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
A. W. Nugent
Pencils
A. W. Nugent (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Assorted puzzles

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

Speed Taylor / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When Speed Taylor, famous college athlete, retires...
Genre
sports; adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Daffy Drafty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Art Helfant
Pencils
Art Helfant
Inks
Art Helfant
Letters
Art Helfant

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey! Cut that out!
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Daffy Drafty (Intro)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain Freedom
  2. 1. The Black Dragon
    Captain Freedom
  3. 2. ["Had the Mikado maniacs known that..."]
    Shock Gibson
  4. 3. War Nurse Saves Crew
    Pat Parker
  5. 4. ["May I present the ambassador from Orschtria"]
    Biff Bannon
  6. 5. The Story Behind the Cover
    Captain Freedom
  7. 6. ["Bored by Hollywood's make-believe life..."]
    Black Cat
  8. 7. ["War! ...And as it sweeps across the world..."]
    Crash, Cork, and the Baron
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Speed Sticklers
  10. 9. ["Whatever it is...I ain't got it!"]
    Bimbo's Beanery
  11. 10. ["Dear folks - you will be pleased to know that I have..."]
    Army Fun
  12. 11. The House of Fun
    Ted Parrish
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Speed Sticklers
  14. 13. ["When Speed Taylor, famous college athlete, retires..."]
    Speed Taylor
  15. 14. ["Hey! Cut that out!"]
    Daffy Drafty
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky