(September 1944)

Harvey, 1941 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Family Comics Inc.
Editing
Leon Harvey

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Freedom [Don Wright]; Shock Gibson [Robert Charles Gibson]; Black Cat [Linda Turner]; The Young Defenders; the Nazis
Keywords
machine guns; rockets; swastikas; war planes; Wehrmacht; World War II

Killers' Cataract! (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Freedom / comic story / 9.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ernie Schroeder
Inks
Ernie Schroeder
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
One of the wonders of the world...
Feature Logo
Captain Freedom and the Young Defenders
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Freedom [Don Wright]; The Young Defenders [Slim; Whitey; Lefty; Blackie; Beanie; Joanie]; Mandoza (villain, introduction); the Nazis (villains)
Synopsis
Don takes the Young Defenders up to Niagara Falls for a vacation, but soon is involved as Captain Freedom against a man named Mandoza, who helps Nazi POW's escape to assist him in using toy torpedo boats to destroy a power plant.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Bill Black, added by Craig Delich 2011-4-19.

[Fury in the Phillipines] (Table of Contents: 2)

Shock Gibson / comic story / 7.66 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Powell ?
Pencils
Bob Powell ?; Ernie Schroeder ?
Inks
Bob Powell ?; Ernie Schroeder
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Filipino guerilla bands...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Shock Gibson [Robert Charles Gibson]; Captain Kane (introdiction); Juan (introduction); Pablo (introduction); Major Taro Kanaka (villain, introduction); the Japanese (villains)
Synopsis
The Japanese, having taken over the island of Mindanao in the Philippines and begun their viscious cruelty to the inhabitants, faces the guerilla force leader, American Captain Kane. However, when he is captured by the enemy, Private Gibson decides to single-handedly make his way to the Philippines to save Kane: as Shock Gibson.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Schroeder art per Bill Black, added by Craig Delich 2012-12-13. Nick Caputo agrees with the previous indexer that the art is likely by Bob Powell.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Biff Bannon / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Attaboy, Biff!
Feature Logo
Biff Bannon U. S. Marine
Genre
humor; war; military
Characters
Biff Bannon

Him! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Camera! Action!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Black Cat [Linda Turner]; Him [Dolores "Hedy" LaRue] (introduction); Zanmill (introduction); Mark Gaynor (introduction); Joe Mad Fox (villain, introduction); Fox's un-named partner (villain, introduction)
Reprints

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

Captain Freedom, Black Cat, Shock Gibson / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It was the invasion eve...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Shock Gibson [Robert Charles Gibson]; Black Cat [Linda Turner]; Captain Freedom [Don Wright]; The Young Defenders [Slim; Whitey; Lefty; Blackie; Beanie; Joanie]

[The Green Ghost, Part 3] (Table of Contents: 6)

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
Having escaped from the jaws and claws...
Genre
humor; detective-mystery
Characters
Padlock Homes; Dr. Watsis; The Green Ghost (Villain)

The Greeks Say: Fight! (Table of Contents: 7)

Girl Commandos / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The ancient glory that was Greece...
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
The Girl Commandos [Pat Parker; Tanya; Ellen; Penny; Mei-Ling]; Madame Intrigue (Villain; Intro); Nazis (Villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Reprint noted by Darci via the GCD Errors list, January 2009.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Black Cat; Captain Freedom; Shock Gibson
  2. 1. Killers' Cataract!
    Captain Freedom
  3. 2. [Fury in the Phillipines]
    Shock Gibson
  4. 3. ["Attaboy, Biff!"]
    Biff Bannon
  5. 4. Him!
    Black Cat
  6. 5. The Story Behind the Cover
    Captain Freedom, Black Cat, Shock Gibson
  7. 6. [The Green Ghost, Part 3]
    Padlock Homes
  8. 7. The Greeks Say: Fight!
    Girl Commandos
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky