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Indicia Publisher: Alfred Harvey
Years in Operation: 1941 - 1942
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Publisher: Flag Harvey
Country: Flag United States
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Printings: 24
Disclose Notes: The first proper Harvey publisher (or rather, Alfred Harvey simply publishing the first few books under his own name) operating alongside and co-advertising with John F. Mahon and Leo Greenwald's Champ Publishing Company. Harvey also bought (or according to some sources was given) Greenwald's Speed Comics to run alongside his original title Pocket Comics. Both of these, as well as Mahon's Spitfire Comics (but not Greenwald's Champ Comics) were published in a 100 page digest size. After the failure of this format experiment, Harvey would regroup with his brothers to form Family Comics, Inc., the primary long-term predecessor to Harvey Publications, Inc.

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Series Name and Issue # View Issue Images Icon Publication Date Content Items
Army and Navy Fun Parade v1 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1941 0 (0s, 0c)
Army and Navy Fun Parade v1 #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1942 0 (0s, 0c)
Army and Navy Fun Parade v1 #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 February 1942 0 (0s, 0c)
Army and Navy Fun Parade v1 #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1942 0 (0s, 0c)
Army and Navy Fun Parade v1 #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1942 0 (0s, 0c)
Army and Navy Fun Parade v1 #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1942 0 (0s, 0c)
Army and Navy Fun Parade v1 #7 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1942 0 (0s, 0c)
Army and Navy Fun Parade v1 #8 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1942 0 (0s, 0c)
Army and Navy Fun Parade v1 #9 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1942 0 (0s, 0c)
Army and Navy Fun Parade v1 #10 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1942 0 (0s, 0c)
Buddies v1 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1942 0 (0s, 0c)
Buddies v1 #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1942 78 (12s, 1c)
Buddies v1 #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1942 0 (0s, 0c)
Buddies v1 #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1942 0 (0s, 0c)
Buddies v1 #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1942 0 (0s, 0c)
Hello Buddies v1 #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1942 0 (0s, 0c)
Hello Buddies v1 #7 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1942 0 (0s, 0c)
Pocket Comics #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 August 1941 16 (9s, 1c)Public Domain
Pocket Comics #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 September 1941 14 (9s, 1c)Public Domain
Pocket Comics #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1941 16 (12s, 1c)Public Domain
Pocket Comics #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1942 17 (11s, 1c)Public Domain
Speed Comics #14 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1941 12 (9s, 1c)Public Domain
Speed Comics #15 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1941 12 (9s, 1c)Public Domain
Speed Comics #16 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1942 12 (10s, 1c)Public Domain

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