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1August 1941
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Spitfire Comics #1

Harvey · August 1941 · on sale 1941

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Series
Spitfire Comics (Harvey, 1941 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
August 1941
Key date
1941-08-00
On-sale date
1941
Indicia publisher
John F. Mahon
Price
$0.10
Pages
100

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Malcolm Kildale; inks: Malcolm Kildale
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: ?; typeset
2Origin of the Spitfirecomic story20pencils: Malcolm Kildale; inks: Malcolm KildaleThe Spitfire [Black Douglas] (introduction, origin); Pirates (villain); Naztis (villain)
3Crocky Doyletext story4script: Peter Emslie; pencils: Malcolm Kildale; inks: Malcolm KildaleCrocky Doyle; Hastings Van Deusen; Rice; Turro
4Origin of the Fly-Mancomic story10script: Sam Glanzman; pencils: Sam Glanzman; inks: Sam Glanzman; colors: Sam Glanzman; letters: Sam GlanzmanThe Fly-Man [Clip Foster] (intro, origin); Dr. Foster (intro, death); Billy Banks (villain, intro); Gyp
5Origin of the Clowncomic story14The Clown [Nick Nolan] (intro, origin); Harry Judd (villain, intro); Moore (villain, intro); Repulsive Mike (villain, intro); Dopey (villain, intro); Schneider; O'Reilly
6Maple Syrup Rescuecomic story12script: R. C. C.; pencils: R. C. C.; inks: R. C. C.The Buckskin Boys [Hank; Pudge] (intro) Buckskin Boys' mother (intro); Ethan (intro); British (villains); Indians (villains)
7The Rescue of a British Bankercomic story12Gary Morgan (intro); Elaine Fletcher (intro); Mr. Fletcher (intro); The Nazis (villain)
8Presenting the Magician From Bagdadcomic story11pencils: John Giunta; inks: John GiuntaThe Magician From Bagdad [King Zadir Shan] (intro, origin); Mohamed Bey (villain, intro); a Jinn (villain, intro); elementals (villain, intro)
9Rurik Against the Vikingscomic story13pencils: Frank Frollo; inks: Frank FrolloRurik (intro); Rurik's father (intro, death); Relth (intro); Bolden (villain, intro, death); Vikings (villain)
10-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallHuman Meteor; Toby; Murato; Liberty Lads; Johnny Fox; The Champ; Dr. Miracle
11-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Joe Simon; inks: Joe SimonThe Spirit of '76; Satan

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