(December 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)

Issue Notes

New Speed Comics on cover.

Commandos in Action (Table of Contents)

Captain Freedom; Girl Commandos / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Arturo Cazeneuve ?
Inks
Arturo Cazeneuve ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero; war
Characters
Captain Freedom [Don Wright]; Girl Commando [Pat Parker]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Arturo Cazeneuve (signed as Arthur Cazeneuve)
Inks
Arturo Cazeneuve (signed as Arthur Cazeneuve)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Within the grim confines of the Horror Mansion...
Feature Logo
Captain Freedom and the Young Defenders
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Freedom [Don Wright]; Young Defenders [Blackie, Joanie, Slim]; un-named Japanese [posing as Silas Green] (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
When the Young Defenders see a man horribly killed and get Don Wright to investigate a license plate number of the fleeing perpetrator, they find out the car belongs to an inventor named Silas Green, who has invented a horrible killing agent called the Yellow Death! Captain Freedom vows to track the fiend down.
Reprints

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Al Bryant ?
Inks
Al Bryant ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Robert Gibson, young scientist and heir to millions...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Shock Gibson [Robert Charles Gibson]; Dr. Taro Imai
Reprints

Glorious History of Korea (Table of Contents: 3)

Girl Commandos / comic story / 6.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Barbara Hall (signed as B. Hall)
Inks
Barbara Hall (signed as B. Hall)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the Year of the Rat...
Genre
superhero; war
Characters
President Ahnho; Penny Kirk; Manolo [Zero] (villain); Bick Caniff; Pat Parker; Ellen, Tanya; Meiling; Don Fraser; Dick Lane; Crab (villain)
Synopsis
Japanese spy Zero, posing as President Ahnho's Philippine manservant, tricks him into returning to Korea where he is captured by the Crab. The Girl Commandos, with Dick and Don, fly to Korea to rescue him.

Indexer Notes

Ahn Chang Ho was President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in 1926? Kim Koo was the President from 1940-1947.
Mansei (ten thousand years), aka Man-se, refers to the March 1 (Sam-il), 1919 demonstrations against Japanese occupation.

Mom's Best Birthday Present (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pierce Rice (signed)
Inks
Pierce Rice (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Promotes War Savings Stamps.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Competition, eh!
Feature Logo
Biff Bannon U. S. Marine
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Biff Bannon; The Admiral

Dog Gone (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There was a twinkle in Officer Reilly's eye...
Characters
Officer Reilly; Tommy

Hendrik Hudson (Table of Contents: 7)

Trail Blazers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hudson discovered the river that bears his name in 1608.
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Hendrik Hudson

Indexer Notes

This is the only appearance of the "Trail Blazers" feature. Not to be confused with the "True Western Trail Blazers" feature at Prize.

Nazi Uniforms (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hollywood rests after Black Cat's heroic smashing the planned Jap invasion...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Cat [Linda Turner]; Garboil (film director, villain); Heindrich (Nazi actor); Rick Horne; Captain Mason

Indexer Notes

Story begins with an excellent two-page spread.

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ordered to Chungking, China...
Feature Logo
Crash, Cork and the Baron, the Three Aces
Genre
aviation; adventure
Characters
Crash; Cork; The Baron; Carol

Indexer Notes

This is the final appearance of the "Crash, Cork, and the Baron" feature.

The 'By Art Gates' byline is ambiguous as to script, but Bails gives art only to Gates on this feature.

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

Flossie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
William Jourdain [as Jourdain] (signed)
Pencils
William Jourdain [as Jourdain] (signed)
Inks
William Jourdain [as Jourdain] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I wanna join up with that there ladie's [sic] regiment!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Flossie; Sgt. Dolan

Indexer Notes

Artist's name (initial only) added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Flossie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
William Jourdain [as Jourdain] (signed)
Pencils
William Jourdain [as Jourdain] (signed)
Inks
William Jourdain [as Jourdain] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My goodness! There was somethin' important...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Flossie; Flossie's mother; Flossie's father; Flossie's grandma

A Rat's Tale (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Old Grey Beard poked his sharp nose from behind a crate...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Old Grey Beard (a rat)

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

Army & Navy Laughs / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Art Helfant; ?; ? [as Timmons]
Pencils
Art Helfant; ?; ? [as Timmons]
Inks
Art Helfant; ?; ? [as Timmons]
Colors
?
Letters
Art Helfant; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Russia. U. S. A. England. and then -- Mars!
Genre
humor
Reprints

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Murder...and the black finger of guilt points at...Ted Parrish!
Feature Logo
Ted Parrish the Man with 1000 Faces
Genre
adventure
Characters
Ted Parrish; Drait (film director, dies); Dinah Lake (villain)

Solve a Riddle (Table of Contents: 15)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

John Paul Jones (Table of Contents: 16)

American Heroes / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
John Paul, born in Scotland...
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
John Paul Jones

Indexer Notes

Only appearance of the "American Heroes" feature.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Football becomes unimportant...
Feature Logo
Speed Taylor of Clayton College
Genre
adventure; sports
Characters
Speed Taylor; Tubby; Mr. Montgomery
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Commandos in Action
    Captain Freedom; Girl Commandos
  2. 1. ["Within the grim confines of the Horror Mansion..."]
    Captain Freedom
  3. 2. ["Robert Gibson, young scientist and heir to millions..."]
    Shock Gibson
  4. 3. Glorious History of Korea
    Girl Commandos
  5. 4. Mom's Best Birthday Present
  6. 5. ["Competition, eh!"]
    Biff Bannon
  7. 6. Dog Gone
  8. 7. Hendrik Hudson
    Trail Blazers
  9. 8. Nazi Uniforms
    Black Cat
  10. 9. ["Ordered to Chungking, China..."]
    Crash, Cork, and the Baron
  11. 10. ["I wanna join up with that there ladie's [sic] regiment!"]
    Flossie
  12. 11. ["My goodness! There was somethin' important..."]
    Flossie
  13. 12. A Rat's Tale
  14. 13. ["Russia. U. S. A. England. and then -- Mars!"]
    Army & Navy Laughs
  15. 14. ["Murder...and the black finger of guilt points at...Ted Parrish!"]
    Ted Parrish
  16. 15. Solve a Riddle
  17. 16. John Paul Jones
    American Heroes
  18. 17. ["Football becomes unimportant..."]
    Speed Taylor
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Darci
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)