(January-February 1947)

Harvey, 1943 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1946
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Family Comics Inc.
Brand
Harvey Publications H [Wings & Eagle]
Editing
Leon Harvey (credited)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Joe Palooka / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ham Fisher
Inks
Ham Fisher
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; sports
Characters
Joe Palooka

How Joe Became Champ (ch. 1) (Table of Contents: 1)

Joe Palooka / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Ham Fisher
Pencils
Ham Fisher
Inks
Ham Fisher
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
sports
Characters
Joe Palooka
Reprints

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

The Big Fight (ch. 2) (Table of Contents: 2)

Joe Palooka / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Ham Fisher
Pencils
Ham Fisher
Inks
Ham Fisher
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
sports
Characters
Joe Palooka
Reprints

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

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

Cartoon Laughs / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Herman (signed); Salo (signed); George La Mendola (signed); Elmer Atkins (signed as Atkins)
Pencils
Vic Herman (signed); Salo (signed); George La Mendola (signed); Elmer Atkins (signed as Atkins)
Inks
Vic Herman (signed); Salo (signed); George La Mendola (signed); Elmer Atkins (signed as Atkins)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't think she'll be bothering us at mealtimes for awhile.
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

a series of 1-panel jokes

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

Ricky Roony / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aw mush!!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Ricky Roony

Indexer Notes

Al Zere is aka "Jourdain" who does the "Flossie" strip in this issue.

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

Flossie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
W. Jourdain
Inks
W. Jourdain
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
They bitin', kid?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Flossie

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

Dognappers (Table of Contents: 6)

Green Hornet / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Avison
Inks
Al Avison
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Hornet; Sniffer Drebs (villain, introduction); John Keith (introduction)

Flying Fool (Table of Contents: 7)

The Flyin' Fool / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
The Flying Fool (Chickie Ricks)
Synopsis
Origin story of how he came to be called The Flying Fool

The Mystery of the Underground to Oblivion (Table of Contents: 8)

Man in Black / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Powell (signed)
Pencils
Bob Powell (signed)
Inks
Bob Powell (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Sgt. Matt Wynn (introduction); Songbird (introduction); Slebak (villain, introduction, death); Vanek (villain, introduction, death); X (villain, introduction, death); Bish (introduction); Yama (introduction); Aksarben (introduction)
Reprints
Keywords
Hitler

Indexer Notes

On the last page it is strongly implied that "X" is Hitler.

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

Crackpot Cornelius / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Art Helfant
Pencils
Art Helfant
Inks
Art Helfant
Colors
?
Letters
Art Helfant

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Crackpot - have you forgotten what you were going to do today?
Genre
humor

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

Life in the Rough / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
W. Jourdain
Inks
W. Jourdain
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey Pop - kin we borrow your toupe for a scalp?
Genre
humor; children

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Jerry Bails' Who's Who. Jourdain is aka Al Zere.

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

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

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

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Joe Palooka
  2. 1. How Joe Became Champ (ch. 1)
    Joe Palooka
  3. 2. The Big Fight (ch. 2)
    Joe Palooka
  4. 3. ["I don't think she'll be bothering us at mealtimes for awhile."]
    Cartoon Laughs
  5. 4. ["Aw mush!!"]
    Ricky Roony
  6. 5. ["They bitin', kid?"]
    Flossie
  7. 6. Dognappers
    Green Hornet
  8. 7. Flying Fool
    The Flyin' Fool
  9. 8. The Mystery of the Underground to Oblivion
    Man in Black
  10. 9. ["Crackpot - have you forgotten what you were going to do today?"]
    Crackpot Cornelius
  11. 10. ["Hey Pop - kin we borrow your toupe for a scalp?"]
    Life in the Rough
  12. 11. ["Here's Joe Palooka!"]
  13. 12. ["Danger on Stormy Seas!"]
    Joe Palooka
  14. 13. ["Sensational Hollywood Star Turns Terror!"]
    Black Cat
  15. 14. ["Brand New Adventures of These Top Nationally Famous Comic Heroes!"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Jean-Francois Masse
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • David Wilt
  • Len Wolinsky