(September 1944)

Harvey, 1943 Series
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Volume
?
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
?
On-sale Date
1944-07-15
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, 1944, New Series, Vol. 39, No. 4.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Boy Heroes; Red Blazer and Sparky / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Schomburg (signed as Schomburg)
Inks
Alex Schomburg (signed as Schomburg)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; children
Characters
Red Blazer [Jack Dawson]; Sparky [Mickey Vane]; Boy Heroes [Corny; Trigger; Punchy; Prince]; Zebra (inset)
Keywords
poison gas

Terror in Transylvania (Table of Contents: 1)

Boy Heroes / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Freedom their call to arms--Liberty their watchword--
Genre
war; children
Characters
Boy Heroes [Corny; Trigger; Punchy; Prince]; Nazis; Draga
Keywords
Transylvania

The Knaves of the Night (Table of Contents: 2)

Zebra / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero

Murder at the Terminal (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Kubert

Genre
crime
Reprints

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

Reggy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Marv Levy (credited)
Pencils
Marv Levy (credited)
Inks
Marv Levy (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I want you to go to Karp's fish store for me, Reginald!
Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

This is the only appearance of the "Reggy" feature.

Private Pinky's Package (Table of Contents: 5)

Private Pinky / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor; military
Characters
Private Pinky
Synopsis
Pinky's fellow soldiers are jealous when he receives a large package of mail. There's only a branch of pussy willows inside.

Story Behind the Cover (Table of Contents: 6)

Boy Heroes; Red Blazer and Sparky / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Evening was approaching fast as the Boy Heroes made their last attempts to catch fish...
Genre
superhero; children
Characters
Red Blazer [Jack Dawson]; Sparky [Mickey Vane]; Boy Heroes [Corny; Trigger; Punchy; Prince]

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

Rosie the Riveter / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Zere
Inks
Al Zere
Colors
?
Letters
Al Zere

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Listen...
Genre
humor
Characters
Rosie; Rosie's mother; Mr. Forman

Witches Kill at Daylight (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Characters
Terry Carr

Indexer Notes

Art credit from Len Wolinsky, December 2008.

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

Slam Bang Lee / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Love hits a soft mark...
Genre
war
Characters
Slam Bang Lee (introduction, only appearance)

Indexer Notes

Only appearance of the "Slam Bang Lee" feature.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Boy Heroes; Red Blazer and Sparky
  2. 1. Terror in Transylvania
    Boy Heroes
  3. 2. The Knaves of the Night
    Zebra
  4. 3. Murder at the Terminal
  5. 4. ["I want you to go to Karp's fish store for me, Reginald!"]
    Reggy
  6. 5. Private Pinky's Package
    Private Pinky
  7. 6. Story Behind the Cover
    Boy Heroes; Red Blazer and Sparky
  8. 7. ["Listen..."]
    Rosie the Riveter
  9. 8. Witches Kill at Daylight
  10. 9. ["Love hits a soft mark..."]
    Slam Bang Lee
  11. 10. ["Our boys in the fighting forces join millions of readers in a salute to 4 swell comics!"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • David Wilt