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Publishers / Harvey / Speed Comics (1941) / #17
17April 1942
$0.10

Speed Comics #17

Harvey · April 1942 · on sale February 12, 1942

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Identification plate

Series
Speed Comics (Harvey, 1941 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
April 1942
Key date
April 1942
On-sale date
February 12, 1942
Indicia publisher
Family Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Joe Simon; inks: Joe Simon; letters: Joe SimonCaptain Freedom; Shock Gibson (inset); Black Cat (inset); Biff Bannon (inset); Pat Parker (inset)
1The Case of the Fearful 4comic story8pencils: Arturo Cazeneuve; inks: Arturo CazeneuveThe Fearful Four (Villain; Intro)
2Fire in the Blackoutcomic story7pencils: Jill Elgin; inks: Jill ElginVon Ritter (Villain; Intro); Fritz Arndt (Villain; Intro); Nazis (Villain); Don Fraser (Intro)
3Buried Treasurecomic story6.5script: Art Helfant; pencils: Art Helfant; inks: Art Helfant; letters: Art Helfant
4-cartoon0.5script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed Wheelan
5Speed Sticklersactivity1
6-cartoon2script: Art Helfant, Mischa Richter; pencils: Art Helfant, Mischa Richter; inks: Art Helfant, Mischa Richter
7Intrigue at the Winter Carnivalcomic story6Miss Sonja (Intro); Mr. Montgomery (Intro); Major Von Ritter and his spy ring (Villain; Intro)
8The Monsters from Mercurycomic story8pencils: Arturo Cazeneuve; inks: Arturo CazeneuveJohn Thumb (Villain; Intro; Death?)
9-comic story2script: Art Helfant; pencils: Art Helfant; inks: Art Helfant; letters: Art Helfant
10The Swami's Fatal Fortunescomic story5The Swami (Villain; Intro); Jack Wormer (Intro; Death); Diane (Intro)
11The Story behind the Covertext story2pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack KirbyCaptain Freedom
12The Battle of the Atlanticcomic story5pencils: Art Gates; inks: Art GatesKosti (Villain; Intro); the Nazis (Villain)
13Origin of the Black Catcomic story8script: Leon Harvey; pencils: Barbara Hall; inks: Barbara Hall

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CollectionYear
Divas, Dames & Daredevils #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-935259-23-7
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