(Spring 1945)

Harvey, 1943 Series
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Volume
?
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
?
On-sale Date
1945-03-02
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, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.

[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
adventure; war; children; superhero
Characters
Boy Heroes [Corny; Trigger; Punchy; Prince]; Imperial Japanese soldiers (villains); Red Blazer [Jack Dawson]; Sparky [Mickey Vane]
Keywords
World War II

Der Fuehrer from Flatbush (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Once again out of the blazing inferno that is war, they come...
Genre
war; children
Characters
Captain Flatbush (introduction); The Nazis (villains); Boy Heroes [Corny; Trigger; Punchy; Prince]
Keywords
World War II

Indexer Notes

Art credit from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. 2009-02-28.

Savage in Armor (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Col. Blane (introduction); El Conquistador (villain, introduction); Girl Commandos [Ellen; Pat; Mei-Ling; Tanya]
Synopsis
The Girl Commandos are sent to Col. Blane's last known coordinates to rescue him.
Keywords
Guatemala

Indexer Notes

Art credit from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. 2009-02-28.

Death Picks a Victim (Table of Contents: 3)

Man in Black / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Powell ?; Marty Epp ?
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell ?; Marty Epp ?
Colors
?
Letters
Marty Epp ?

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Kipp (introduction); Richard Kipp (introduction); Destruction (introduction); Col. Arnim Von Wormald (villain; introduction); Nazis (villains)

Indexer Notes

Listed as "A Martin Epp feature."

[Kalamazooki] (Table of Contents: 4)

Penny and Ulysses Jr. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lou Ferstadt
Inks
Lou Ferstadt
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
King of Kalamazooki (introduction)

Indexer Notes

Last appearance.

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

public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
An important message to the boys and girls of America
Synopsis
Facsimile of a typed letter from General Henry H. Arnold (also shown in a photograph), "Commanding General U.S Army Air Forces," encouraging young people who have been working a summer war job to return to school in the fall.
Keywords
General Henry H. Arnold

Indexer Notes

Versions of this appeared in numerous comics from multiple publishers in this period.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Story Behind the Cover (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dr. Martin, the scientific mystery man who had given Red Blazer and Sparky all their phenomenal...
Genre
superhero; war; children
Characters
Red Blazer [Jack Dawson]; Sparky [Mickey Vane]; Boy Heroes [Corny; Trigger; Punchy; Prince]; Dr. Martin; Imperial Japanese soldiers (villains)
Keywords
Hoojai (island); World War II; Y-Ray machine

Poison for Black Market Rats (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Toughy; Stretch; Specs; Rufe Gardner; Hans; Otto
Synopsis
Rufe and company break up a black market ring operating out of Shultz's store.

Fangs of the Panther! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jerry Robinson (signed)
Inks
Jerry Robinson (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Annette; Steve Mason; Jim Anders; Mr. Morre; Joe; Bill; Prof. Bonnard
Keywords
panthers

Indexer Notes

Title corrected by Gussi via the GCD Error Tracker.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Boy Heroes; Red Blazer and Sparky
  2. 1. Der Fuehrer from Flatbush
    Boy Heroes
  3. 2. Savage in Armor
    Girl Commandos
  4. 3. Death Picks a Victim
    Man in Black
  5. 4. [Kalamazooki]
    Penny and Ulysses Jr.
  6. 5. ["An important message to the boys and girls of America"]
  7. 6. ["4 fun-packed army & navy laughs sensations!"]
  8. 7. The Story Behind the Cover
    Boy Heroes; Red Blazer and Sparky
  9. 8. Poison for Black Market Rats
  10. 9. Fangs of the Panther!
  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
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Steven Rowe
  • Jim Van Dore
  • David Wilt