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44January-February 1947
$0.10

Speed Comics #44

Harvey · January-February 1947

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Series
Speed Comics (Harvey, 1941 series)
Issue
#44
Publication date
January-February 1947
Key date
1947-01-00
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Four Kids on a Raftcover1pencils: Al Avison; inks: Al AvisonCaptain Freedom [Don Wright]
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1Joe Palooka; Ann Howe; Black Cat [Linda Turner]; Rick Horne
2Hot Icecomic story10pencils: Ernie Schroeder; inks: Ernie SchroederCaptain Freedom [Don Wright, crusading publisher of The Daily Bulletin]; The Young Defenders [Slim; Whitey; Lefty; Blackie; Beanie; Joanie] [copy-cubs]
3Suicide Shipcomic story8pencils: Rudy Palais; letters: Joe RosenThe Black Cat [Linda Turner, Hollywood star and America's sweetheart]; Rick Horne (two-fisted news reporter); Judge Belding; Owlie Mungo (crook)
4Giant Ants of the Mooncomic story7pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellShock Gibson [Robert Charles Gibson]; Doctor Bright (brilliant scientist); Beautee Bright (his daughter)
5The American Revolutioncomic story8The Blonde Bomber [Honey Blake]; Jimmy F. Slapso (her side-kick); Umbriago (Maya witch-doctor); Lord Cornwallis; General George Washington
6A Close Killtext story2letters: typesetTim; Larry
74 Kids on a Raftcomic story10pencils: Ernie Schroeder; inks: Ernie SchroederCaptain Freedom [Don Wright]; The Young Defenders [Slim; Whitey; Lefty; Blackie; Beanie; Joanie]
8-comic story0.5Ricky Rooney; Peg; Mr. Lewis
9-comic story0.5script: William Jourdain; pencils: William Jourdain; inks: William JourdainFlossie
10Only the Best in Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1Joe Palooka

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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