Publishers / Harvey / Champ Comics (1940) / #23
23October 1942
$0.10

Champ Comics #23

Harvey · October 1942

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Series
Champ Comics (Harvey, 1940 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
October 1942
Key date
1942-10-10
Indicia publisher
Family Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Joe Simon; inks: Joe Simon
1-public service announcement1script: Henry Morgenthau Jr.
2Carrying the Fight to Francecomic story8pencils: Art PeddyThe Nazis (villains); Lambesque (villain, introduction, death); Human Meteor [Duke O'Dowd]; Toby
3The Poison Plotcomic story8pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry KieferLiberty Lads [Skip; Chuck]; Lee Hunt; The General [Dr. Dayton] (villain, introduction); Nazis [villains];
4Framed for Murdercomic story8Champ; Henry; Sergeant Cassidy; Ed Day (villain, introduction, death); Pete Carter (villain, introduction); Eduardo Martinelli (villain, introduction)
5-public service announcement0.33pencils: Al Capp; inks: Al CappLil Abner; Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Daisy Mae
6-public service announcement0.33script: Martin Branner; pencils: Martin Branner; inks: Martin BrannerWinnie Winkle
7Liberty Limerickspublic service announcement0.33letters: typeset
8The Story Behind the Covertext story2letters: typesetLiberty Lads [Skip; Chuck]
9-comic story2script: Stanley Armstrong; pencils: Stanley Armstrong; inks: Stanley ArmstrongSlim Jim; The Force
10Flags of the 28 United Nationscartoon2pencils: Howard Ferguson; inks: Howard Ferguson
11Conditions in Army Camp Appalling!comic story8pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantA. Daniel Durst (villain, introduction); Countess Honen Linden (villain, introduction); Elijah Truth; Diane Twinkle; Dan Twinkle
12-comic story2script: Art Helfant; pencils: Art Helfant; inks: Art Helfant; letters: Art HelfantDaffy Drafty
13The Fiendish Fourcomic story6script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed WheelanThe Professor (villain); the Baroness (villain); the Fiendish Four (villains)
14-public service announcement0.33script: Bill Holman; pencils: Bill Holman; inks: Bill HolmanSmokey Stover
15One of Rube Goldberg's Inventionspublic service announcement0.33script: Rube Goldberg; pencils: Rube Goldberg; inks: Rube Goldberg
16-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
17Champ Confusersactivity1script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent; letters: A. W. Nugent
18Snooky the Mayorcomic story6Snooky (introduction); V (introduction); Harlow Jarmin (introduction)
19-comic story8pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex BlumDr. Miracle; Mat Mahata (villain, introduction, death); Dolores Dolora (introduction)

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