(July 1943)

Harvey, 1941 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1943-04-05
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Family Comics Inc.
Editing
Leon Harvey

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 4.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Black Cat; Captain Freedom; Shock Gibson / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Cat [Linda Turner]; Captain Freedom [Don Wright]; Shock Gibson [Robert Charles Gibson]

[The Destructive Construction Company] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The price of liberty is eternal vigilance!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Freedom [Don Wright]; Cassidy (villain, introduction, death)
Reprints

The Case of the Photo Crimes (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tired of her public life as a screen star...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Cat [Linda Turner]; Rick (newspaperman); unnamed Naval Lieutenant (introduction, death); Greenway (villain, film director, introduction, death); female movie extra (villain, introduction, death); unnamed stdio electrician (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
Filming on Linda Turner's latest film is halted until the arrival of a Naval officer, who happens to be carrying a briefcase of photos and secret gun emplacements. Later, when Linda and Rick discover the officer dead and papers stolen, the Black Cat goes into action to track down the culprits involved.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script revision from Powell ? to ? by Craig Delich. The Who's Who indicates that Powell only drew the feature and no extant evidence proves that he wrote it as well.

The Greatest Siege Gun Ever Built! (Table of Contents: 3)

Shock Gibson / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sam Glanzman (signed as Sam Glanz)
Inks
Sam Glanzman (signed as Sam Glanz)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pvt. Robert Gibson of the U. S. Army goes A. W. O. L...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Shock Gibson [Robert Charles Gibson]; Ed (soldier, introduction); Prof. Schnitzeljammer (villain, introduction); Adolf Hitler (villain); the Nazis (villains)
Synopsis
Gibson is surprised by a new type of gun the Nazis have, called the Hitler Gun, that is capable of being fired from extremely long distances at any target the enemy selects.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art previously credited as: pencils - Jack Kirby ?, inks - Joe Simon ?, never credited as such in TwoMorrows Kirby Checklist. Correction from Bud Plant, 2006-12-5.

Keith Chandler : But the signature is clearly visible.

The Story Behind the Cover (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It was Private Robert Gibson of the U. S. Army who saw them first.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Cat [Linda Turner]; Shock Gibson [Robert Charles Gibson]; Captain Freedom [Don Wright]

The Battle for Burma (Table of Contents: 5)

Girl Commandos / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Follow the trail of the Girl Commandos...
Genre
war
Characters
The Girl Commandos [Pat Parker; Tanya; Ellen; Penny; Mei-Ling]; Colonel Sanday; Ann Waverly (villain, introduction); the Japanese
Reprints

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

Billy Brains the Boy Marvel / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Victor Pazmiño (signed as V E P)
Pencils
Victor Pazmiño (signed as V E P)
Inks
Victor Pazmiño (signed as V E P)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
By painting this magnifying fluid on the lens...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Billy Brains; Pete the Tramp
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The "Billy Brains the Boy Marvel" feature was last seen in Champ Comics (Harvey, 1940 Series) #25 (April 1943). This is its final appearance.

[The Professor and the Fiendish Four, Part ?] (Table of Contents: 7)

Padlock Homes / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Wheelan (signed)
Pencils
Ed Wheelan (signed)
Inks
Ed Wheelan (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The geeat detective and Dr. Watsis...
Feature Logo
The Adventures of Padlock Homes
Genre
humor; detective-mystery
Characters
Padlock Homes; Dr. Watsis; The Professor (villain); the Fiendish Four; the Green Ghost (introduction)

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

Jr. Air Warden / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
W. Jourdain (signed as Jourdain)
Inks
W. Jourdain (signed as Jourdain)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're gonna have a 'cendiary bomb drill!
Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

The "Jr. Air Warden" feature appears next in The Green Mask (Fox, 1940 Series) #10 (August 1944).

[Oom-Pa-Pa!] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Package for Biff Bannon!
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Biff Bannon
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Black Cat; Captain Freedom; Shock Gibson
  2. 1. [The Destructive Construction Company]
    Captain Freedom
  3. 2. The Case of the Photo Crimes
    Black Cat
  4. 3. The Greatest Siege Gun Ever Built!
    Shock Gibson
  5. 4. The Story Behind the Cover
  6. 5. The Battle for Burma
    Girl Commandos
  7. 6. ["By painting this magnifying fluid on the lens..."]
    Billy Brains the Boy Marvel
  8. 7. [The Professor and the Fiendish Four, Part ?]
    Padlock Homes
  9. 8. ["We're gonna have a 'cendiary bomb drill!"]
    Jr. Air Warden
  10. 9. [Oom-Pa-Pa!]
    Biff Bannon
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Darci
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky