Publishers / Harvey / Speed Comics (1941) / #34
34September 1944
$0.10

Speed Comics #34

Harvey · September 1944 · on sale 1944

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Identification plate

Series
Speed Comics (Harvey, 1941 series)
Issue
#34
Publication date
September 1944
Key date
1944-09-00
On-sale date
1944
Indicia publisher
Family Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex SchomburgCaptain Freedom [Don Wright]; Shock Gibson [Robert Charles Gibson]; Black Cat [Linda Turner]; The Young Defenders; the Nazis
1Killers' Cataract!comic story9.5pencils: Ernie Schroeder; inks: Ernie SchroederCaptain Freedom [Don Wright]; The Young Defenders [Slim; Whitey; Lefty; Blackie; Beanie; Joanie]; Mandoza (villain, introduction); the Nazis (villains)
2Fury in the Philippinescomic story7.66script: Bob Powell; pencils: Bob Powell, Ernie Schroeder; inks: Bob Powell, Ernie SchroederShock Gibson [Robert Charles Gibson]; Captain Kane (introdiction); Juan (introduction); Pablo (introduction); Major Taro Kanaka (villain, introduction); the Japanese (villains)
3-comic story4script: Art Helfant; pencils: Art Helfant; inks: Art HelfantBiff Bannon
4Him!comic story8pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe KubertThe Black Cat [Linda Turner]; Him [Dolores "Hedy" LaRue] (introduction); Zanmill (introduction); Mark Gaynor (introduction); Joe Mad Fox (villain, introduction); Fox's un-named partner (villain, introduction)
5The Story Behind the Covertext story2letters: typesetThe Black Cat, Captain Freedom, Charles Gibson, Shock Gibson, Linda Turner, Don Wright
6The Green Ghost, Part 3comic story6script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed WheelanPadlock Homes; Dr. Watsis; The Green Ghost (Villain)
7The Greeks Say: Fight!comic story8pencils: Jill Elgin; inks: Jill ElginThe Girl Commandos [Pat Parker; Tanya; Ellen; Penny; Mei-Ling]; Madame Intrigue (Villain; Intro); Nazis (Villain)

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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