Publishers / Harvey / Speed Comics (1941) / #42
42March 1946
$0.10

Speed Comics #42

Harvey · March 1946

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Series
Speed Comics (Harvey, 1941 series)
Issue
#42
Publication date
March 1946
Key date
1946-03-00
Indicia publisher
Family Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Terror in Tut's Tombcover1pencils: Rudy Palais; inks: Rudy PalaisCaptain Freedom [Don Wright]
1The Human Brutecomic story10pencils: Ernie Schroeder; inks: Ernie SchroederCaptain Freedom [Don Wright]; The Young Defenders [Slim; Whitey; Lefty; Blackie; Beanie; Joanie]; Meeke; Irene; The Human Brute (villain)
2Vanquish the Vicious V!!!comic story8pencils: Bob Fujitani; inks: Bob FujitaniShock Gibson [Robert Charles Gibson]; Colonel Martin; Dr. Benjamin Bright (scientist-wizard); Ike (Bright's assistant); General Haki (villain, death?); Dr. Kanokai (villain, scientist, death?)
3The Story Behind the Cover: Terror in Tut's Tombtext story2letters: typesetCaptain Freedom [Don Wright]; The Young Defenders [Slim; Whitey; Lefty; Blackie; Beanie; Joanie]; Ali Akhmen
4Wooden Ships and Iron Mencomic story7.5pencils: Ernie Schroeder; inks: Ernie SchroederJohn Martin; Captain Daniel; Commander John Martin
5Chins Up, Chinacomic story8pencils: Jill Elgin; inks: Jill ElginGirl Commandos [Tanya; Mei-Ling; Penelope Kirk; Ellen Billings; Pat Parker]; Chang (Mei-Ling's brother); Tsiang; Kwang (villain, torturer); the Japanese (villains, some die)
6Biff Bannon, Movie Herocomic story4script: Art Helfant; pencils: Art Helfant; inks: Art HelfantBiff Bannon
7The Yellow Streakcomic story5.75pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe KubertFirst Lieut. Paul Stone

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