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27July 1943
$0.10

Speed Comics #27

Harvey · July 1943 · on sale 1943-04-05

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Series
Speed Comics (Harvey, 1941 series)
Issue
#27
Publication date
July 1943
Key date
1943-07-00
On-sale date
1943-04-05
Indicia publisher
Family Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Arturo Cazeneuve; inks: Arturo CazeneuveBlack Cat [Linda Turner]; Captain Freedom [Don Wright]; Shock Gibson [Robert Charles Gibson]
1The Destructive Construction Companycomic story8pencils: Arturo Cazeneuve; inks: Arturo CazeneuveCaptain Freedom [Don Wright]; Cassidy (villain, introduction, death)
2The Case of the Photo Crimescomic story8pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellBlack Cat [Linda Turner]; Rick (newspaperman); unnamed Naval Lieutenant (introduction, death); Greenway (villain, film director, introduction, death); female movie extra (villain, introduction, death); unnamed stdio electrician (villain, introduction)
3The Greatest Siege Gun Ever Built!comic story10pencils: Sam Glanzman; inks: Sam GlanzmanShock Gibson [Robert Charles Gibson]; Ed (soldier, introduction); Prof. Schnitzeljammer (villain, introduction); Adolf Hitler (villain); the Nazis (villains)
4The Story Behind the Covertext story2letters: typesetBlack Cat [Linda Turner]; Shock Gibson [Robert Charles Gibson]; Captain Freedom [Don Wright]
5The Battle for Burmacomic story9pencils: Jill Elgin; inks: Jill ElginThe Girl Commandos [Pat Parker; Tanya; Ellen; Penny; Mei-Ling]; Colonel Sanday; Ann Waverly (villain, introduction); the Japanese
6-comic story3script: Victor Pazmiño; pencils: Victor Pazmiño; inks: Victor PazmiñoBilly Brains; Pete the Tramp
7The Professor and the Fiendish Four, Part ?comic story6script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed WheelanPadlock Homes; Dr. Watsis; The Professor (villain); the Fiendish Four; the Green Ghost (introduction)
8-comic story2pencils: W. Jourdain; inks: W. Jourdain
9Oom-Pa-Pa!comic story6script: Art Helfant; pencils: Art Helfant; inks: Art HelfantBiff Bannon

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