(December 1942)

Harvey, 1942 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1942-10-06
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Family Comics Inc.
Editing
Leon Harvey

Issue Notes

2 staples.

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. 4.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Green Hornet / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
crime; superhero
Characters
The Green Hornet; The Clown

Indexer Notes

Cover taken from interior splash.

The Return of the Clown (Table of Contents: 1)

Green Hornet / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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

Genre
crime; superhero
Characters
Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; Kato; Mike Axford; The Clown (villain); Tommy Wallace; Jane Cooper; Roger Bradford
Synopsis
When his girlfriend's father is shot everyone blames ballplayer Tommy Wallace.

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

Spirit of '76 / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Powell ?
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Ernie Schroeder ?
Colors
?
Letters
Howard Ferguson

First Line of Dialogue or Text
West Point...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spirit of '76 [Gary Blakely]; Tubby Reynolds; Susan Reynolds

The Syndicate of Death (Table of Contents: 3)

Mike Lancer / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mickey Spillane (sourced)
Pencils
Harry Sahle (signed)
Inks
Harry Sahle (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Howard Ferguson

Genre
crime
Characters
Mike Lancer
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The Mike Lancer character is a prototype for Spillane's "Mike Hammer."

This is the only appearance of the "Mike Lancer" feature.

Sabotage on Parade (Table of Contents: 4)

Blonde Bomber / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Barbara Hall (signed)
Inks
Barbara Hall (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Howard Ferguson

Genre
detective-mystery; adventure
Characters
Honey Blake [The Blond Bomber]; Jimmy Slapso

The Career of Farmer Filcher (Table of Contents: 5)

Green Hornet / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; Kato; Casey Case; Mike Axford

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

Robin Hood / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
S. M. Iger ?
Pencils
Alex Blum
Inks
Alex Blum
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can a jail bird go straight?
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Robin Hood [Dr. Fairbanks], Big John [John Sherwood], Friar Tuck [Tuck]; Elaine Barton; John Bello (ex con, death); Rossi (villain); Rossi Gang (villains); Trigger (villain)
Synopsis
Bello, an ex con and the last of the King Mob, is released from prison and is immediately set upon by members of the Rossi Gang, believing he has information pertaining to the Pendleton loot.
Reprints
Keywords
Parkside Hills

Indexer Notes

This is the final appearance of the "Robin Hood [superhero]" feature.

The Funniest Jeeps in the Army (Table of Contents: 7)

Mighty Midgets / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Art Helfant (signed)
Pencils
Art Helfant (signed)
Inks
Art Helfant (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; military

One Never Knows (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
drama
Characters
Stubby Susse

The Killer's Ruse (Table of Contents: 9)

Zebra / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pierce Rice
Inks
Louis Cazeneuve ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Zebra [John Doyle]; Burton; Rosetti

Bloody Photo (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
crime
Characters
Joe Knowles (cub reporter)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Green Hornet
  2. 1. The Return of the Clown
    Green Hornet
  3. 2. ["West Point..."]
    Spirit of '76
  4. 3. The Syndicate of Death
    Mike Lancer
  5. 4. Sabotage on Parade
    Blonde Bomber
  6. 5. The Career of Farmer Filcher
    Green Hornet
  7. 6. ["Can a jail bird go straight?"]
    Robin Hood
  8. 7. The Funniest Jeeps in the Army
    Mighty Midgets
  9. 8. One Never Knows
  10. 9. The Killer's Ruse
    Zebra
  11. 10. Bloody Photo
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Bob Hughes
  • Glenn MacKay
  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky