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20July 1942
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Speed Comics #20

Harvey · July 1942

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Identification plate

Series
Speed Comics (Harvey, 1941 series)
Issue
#20
Publication date
July 1942
Key date
1942-07-00
Indicia publisher
Family Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; inks: Joe SimonCaptain Freedom
1The Case of the Living Corpsecomic story8pencils: Arturo Cazeneuve; inks: Arturo CazeneuveCaptain Freedom; Chang Ku (introduction, death); Chang Ku impostor (villain, introduction); the Japanese
2The Japanese Invade Central Parkcomic story8pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantShock Gibson; The Japanese (villain)
3The Disappearing Bomberscomic story6pencils: Jill Elgin; inks: Jill ElginPat Parker; Ellen Billings (a nurse, introduction); Dick Lane (introduction); Vicomte De Lantenac (introduction); The Nazis (villain)
4-comic story6script: Art Helfant; pencils: Art Helfant; inks: Art HelfantBiff Bannon; The Japanese (villain)
5The Story Behind the Covertext story3pencils: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; inks: Joe SimonCaptain Freedom
6The Torpedo Plotcomic story8script: Leon Harvey; pencils: Arturo Cazeneuve; inks: Arturo CazeneuveThe Black Cat; Garboil (villain); Nazis (villain); Curly (introduction)
7Trapping a Fifth Columnistcomic story6pencils: Art Gates; inks: Art GatesCrash; Cork; the Baron; Niki (introduction, villain) the Japanese (villain); Zana Curtis (introduction)
8-comic story1script: W. Jourdain; pencils: W. Jourdain; inks: W. JourdainFlossie
9-comic story1script: W. Jourdain; pencils: W. Jourdain; inks: W. JourdainFlossie
10-comic story2script: Sam Cooper; pencils: Sam Cooper; inks: Sam Cooper
11The General Pershing Impersonationcomic story6pencils: Arturo Cazeneuve; inks: Arturo CazeneuveTed Parrish; The Nazis (villain)
12Speed Sticklerstext article2script: A. W. Nugent; pencils: A. W. Nugent; inks: A. W. Nugent
13Murder without Rules!comic story6Speed Taylor; Silky Dawson (villain, introduction); Judge Halleck (introduction); Gimpy (introduction); Nan (introduction); Harry Hardy (introduction)
14Funny Phony Factstext article1pencils: Art Helfant

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