Publishers / Harvey / Speed Comics (1941) / #24
24December 1942
$0.10

Speed Comics #24

Harvey · December 1942 · on sale 1942

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Identification plate

Series
Speed Comics (Harvey, 1941 series)
Issue
#24
Publication date
December 1942
Key date
1942-12-00
On-sale date
1942
Indicia publisher
Family Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Commandos in Actioncover1pencils: Arturo Cazeneuve; inks: Arturo CazeneuveCaptain Freedom, Hirohito, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Don Wright
2-comic story8pencils: Arturo Cazeneuve; inks: Arturo CazeneuveCaptain Freedom, Don Wright
3-comic story8pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantCharles Gibson, Shock Gibson, Hirohito
4Glorious History of Koreacomic story6.5pencils: Barbara Hall; inks: Barbara HallPresident Ahnho; Penny Kirk; Manolo [Zero] (villain); Bick Caniff; Pat Parker; Ellen, Tanya; Meiling; Don Fraser; Dick Lane; Crab (villain)
5Mom's Best Birthday Presentpublic service announcement0.5pencils: Pierce G. Rice; inks: Pierce G. RiceDorothy
6-comic story6script: Art Helfant; pencils: Art Helfant; inks: Art Helfant; letters: Art HelfantBiff Bannon; The Admiral; Winterbottom; Fritz
7Dog Gonetext story1pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typesetOfficer Reilly; Tommy; Mugsy
8Hendrik Hudsoncomic story1Hendrik Hudson
9Nazi Uniformscomic story8pencils: Arturo Cazeneuve; inks: Arturo CazeneuveThe Black Cat, Linda Turner
10-comic story6script: Art Gates; pencils: Art Gates; inks: Art GatesCrash; Cork; The Baron; Carol
11-comic story1script: Jourdain; pencils: Jourdain; inks: JourdainFlossie; Sgt. Dolan
12-comic story1script: Jourdain; pencils: Jourdain; inks: JourdainFlossie; Flossie's mother; Flossie's father; Flossie's grandma
13A Rat's Taletext story1pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typesetOld Grey Beard (a rat)
14-cartoon1script: Art Helfant; pencils: Art Helfant; inks: Art Helfant; letters: Art HelfantAdolf Hitler
15-comic story6Ted Parrish; Drait (film director, dies); Dinah Lake (villain); Crawford; Taylor; Peters; Casey
16Solve a Riddleactivity1
17John Paul Jonescomic story1John Paul Jones
18-comic story6Speed Taylor; Tubby; Mr. Montgomery
19-promo (ad from the publisher)1Mickey Rooney

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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