(July 1942)

Harvey, 1941 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Family Comics, Inc.
Editing
Leon Harvey (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Freedom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby ?; Joe Simon ?
Inks
Joe Simon
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Freedom

Indexer Notes

There is uncertainty in the pencil credit for this cover.
The 1998 Jack Kirby Checklist and Jack Kirby Collector state Jack Kirby pencils.

Greg Theakston states Joe Simon and Harry Mendryk's blog feels the pencils are by Joe Simon.

Cover Thumbnail for Speed Comics (Harvey, 1941 series) #20
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The Case of the Living Corpse (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Arturo Cazeneuve
Inks
Arturo Cazeneuve
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Captain Freedom; Chang Ku (introduction, death); Chang Ku impostor (villain, introduction); the Japanese

[The Japanese Invade Central Park] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Al Bryant
Inks
Al Bryant
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Shock Gibson; The Japanese (villain)

[The Disappearing Bombers] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jill Elgin
Inks
Jill Elgin
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Pat Parker; Ellen Billings (a nurse, introduction); Dick Lane (introduction); Vicomte De Lantenac (introduction); The Nazis (villain)

[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
Down goes tub, Jap and all!
Genre
humor; war
Characters
Biff Bannon; The Japanese (villain)

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

Captain Freedom / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby ?; Joe Simon ?
Inks
Joe Simon
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Freedom

Indexer Notes

illos by Simon and Kirby (rpt. from cover)

[The Torpedo Plot] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Leon Harvey ?
Pencils
Arturo Cazeneuve ?
Inks
Arturo Cazeneuve ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Black Cat; Garboil (villain); Nazis (villain); Curly (introduction)

[Trapping a Fifth Columnist] (Table of Contents: 7)

Crash, Cork, and the Baron / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Gates
Inks
Art Gates
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Characters
Crash; Cork; the Baron; Niki (introduction, villain) the Japanese (villain); Zana Curtis (introduction)

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

Flossie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
W. Jourdain (signed as Jordan)
Pencils
W. Jourdain (signed as Jordan)
Inks
W. Jourdain (signed as Jordan)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Just a minute, lil' girl!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Flossie

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

Flossie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
W. Jourdain (signed as Jordan)
Pencils
W. Jourdain (signed as Jordan)
Inks
W. Jourdain (signed as Jordan)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is not a very good report card, Flossie!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Flossie

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

Gobs and Gags / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Sam Cooper (signed as Cooper)
Pencils
Sam Cooper (signed as Cooper)
Inks
Sam Cooper (signed as Cooper)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm getting tired of this.
Genre
humor

[The General Pershing Impersonation] (Table of Contents: 11)

Ted Parrish / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Arturo Cazeneuve
Inks
Arturo Cazeneuve
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Characters
Ted Parrish; The Nazis (villain)

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

Speed Sticklers / text article / 2 pages (report information)

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

Murder without Rules! (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Speed Taylor; Silky Dawson (villain, introduction); Judge Halleck (introduction); Gimpy (introduction); Nan (introduction); Harry Hardy (introduction)

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

Funny Phony Facts / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Helfant
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A Colorado town reports a porcupine...
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain Freedom
  2. 1. The Case of the Living Corpse
    Captain Freedom
  3. 2. [The Japanese Invade Central Park]
    Shock Gibson
  4. 3. [The Disappearing Bombers]
    Pat Parker
  5. 4. ["Down goes tub, Jap and all!"]
    Biff Bannon
  6. 5. The Story Behind the Cover
    Captain Freedom
  7. 6. [The Torpedo Plot]
    The Black Cat
  8. 7. [Trapping a Fifth Columnist]
    Crash, Cork, and the Baron
  9. 8. ["Just a minute, lil' girl!"]
    Flossie
  10. 9. ["This is not a very good report card, Flossie!"]
    Flossie
  11. 10. ["I'm getting tired of this."]
    Gobs and Gags
  12. 11. [The General Pershing Impersonation]
    Ted Parrish
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Speed Sticklers
  14. 13. Murder without Rules!
    Speed Taylor
  15. 14. ["A Colorado town reports a porcupine..."]
    Funny Phony Facts
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