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Issue: Pocket Comics #1 Public Domain
Publication Date: August 1941
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Issues: #1 of 4 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Alfred Harvey
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 100
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 CAD
$0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Alfred Harvey
Disclose Notes: Additional sequences by Gary Watson, 8/26/2006.

POCKET COMICS, Volume 1, number 1, August 1941. Published bi-monthly by Alfred Harvey, 55 West 42nd Street, New York, N. Y. Application for entry as second class matter pending at the Post Office in New York. Copyright 1941, by Alfred Harvey, New York, N. Y., U. S. A. Price 10 cents per copy. In Canada 15 cents per copy. Subscription for six issues, 60 cents in U. S. A. (Other countries 85 cents). Contents must not be reproduced without written permission. No actual person is named or delineated in this fiction magazine. Printed in U. S. A.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color Cover
Dimensions: Digest Size
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Interior Page
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Inks over pencils.

This is the origin and first appearance of the Red Blazer, as well as being the very first Harvey comic, and very early (possibly the first) published work by Al Avison. The image area measures 8" x 13".
 
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Joe Simon
Inker(s): Joe Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Spirit of '76
Character(s): The Spirit of '76
First Line: Beware Satan -- here comes the Spirit of '76 --
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAlfred Harvey's Black Cat (The Origins) #1 published January 1995
as Pocket Comics #1 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Joe Simon's "My Life in Comics" states that he drew the covers to issues #1 - #3 of this series.
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Contest

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: activity
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for a contest to win $25 if you name the features of Pocket Comics that you like. Printed on inside front cover.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder [as Eando Binder] (signed)
Penciller(s): Pierce Rice
Inker(s): Arturo Cazeneuve ?; Louis Cazeneuve ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Satan
Character(s): Private Air Cadet Jim Brady; Lieutenant Patricia Randall (nurse); Satan (villain, introduction, mad dictator of the underworld); Adolf Hitler (villain); un-named members of Satan's gang (villains, introduction for all, many die)
First Line: Satan...mad dictator of the underworld!
Synopsis: Satan makes the mistake of trying to sabotage Camp Porter in his mad campaign to undermine the U.S. program to defend democracy.
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In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #87 published October 2012
as The Saboteur From Hell [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Avison [as A. Avison] (signed)
Inker(s): Al Avison [as A. Avison] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Red Blazer
Character(s): The Red Blazer [Jack Dawson] (introduction, origin); Kagah (Martian, assistant to Dr. Morgan, death); Dr. Morgan (scientist, inventor of a space cruiser); Doc Breenan (villain)
First Line: Swooping and zooming -- propelled by fiery pyro rays -- a strange champion of justice appears!
Synopsis: Jack comes upon an aged man burying someone and discovers that the man is Dr. Morgan, a scientist who invented the space cruiser and flew to Mars in 1901. Morgan slips Jack a drink, causing the young man to pass out. He is taken to the Heaviside layer by the scientist, where astro-pyro rays advanced the young man's evolutionary stage. He returns to Earth to battle criminals who are looting cities and murdering residents.
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In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #87 published October 2012
as Origin of the Red Blazer [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Major Ralston]
Penciller(s): Edd Ashe
Inker(s): Edd Ashe
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, superhero
Feature(s): Spirit of '76
Character(s): Spirit of '76 [Gary Blakely] (introduction and origin); Major Ralston (Gary's grandfather); Captain Blakely (Gary's father); Tubby (cadet friend of Gary's); Captain Hoch (villain); the Nazis (villains)
First Line: Gary Blakely, great great grandson of Captain Ralston, aide-de-camp to General Washington, returns from England to serve the United States.
Synopsis: Gary is attending West Point, but his family tradition of serving in the military spurs him on to action before he graduates, and what better way than taking on Luftwaffe Captain Hoch, whose "Khaki Shirts" are planning to dynamite West Point.
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In Issue: FlagGolden-Age Greats Spotlight #6 published November 2011black and white
In Content Item: FlagGreen Hornet Comics v2 #7 (7) published June 1942
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]probably with some redrawing / rearranging of panels
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Original art at Lewis Wayne Gallery.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Alfred Harvey
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Black Cat
Character(s): Black Cat [Linda Turner] (introduction and origin); Rick Horne (introduction); Garboil (villain, introduction)
First Line: Linda Turner, Hollywood movie star, and America's sweetheart, is bored with her ultra-sophisticated life of make believe.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSpeed Comics #17 published April 1942
as Origin of the Black Cat [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Original Black Cat #6 published August 1991
as Origin of the Black Cat [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Art credits from Hall.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Pierce Rice
Inker(s): Louis Cazeneuve
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): The Phantom Sphinx
Character(s): The Phantom Sphinx [General Amron] (introduction, origin); Dr. Salle (scientist, introduction); Nancy Taylor (American reporter); Red Norton (villain, bandit, death); Suliman the Terrible (villain, transformed into a camel)
First Line: Revived from a 6000 year hypnotic sleep as a mummy, the great Amron uses the magic of ancient Egypt for the good of all mankind...
Synopsis: Dr. Salle and his companions discover a long lost tomb that contains the remains of General Amron, who was put into a hypnotic sleep by his father some 6000 years before. However, a notorious bandit named Norton kills all the explorers, reads Salle's notes, and revives the mummy using the Star Sirius, a pebble. Rising from his long sleep, the mummy, heeding the words of his father, becomes the Phantom Sphinx and avenges the wrongs that have been done.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #87 published October 2012
as Origin of the Phantom Sphinx [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Original art at Lewis Wayne Gallery.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as William Churchill, Jr. (byline)]
Penciller(s): Arturo Cazeneuve
Inker(s): Arturo Cazeneuve
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, war
Feature(s): British Agent 99
Character(s): British Agent 99 [Alan Douglas, aka Hal Payne as an American reporter] (introduction, origin, former Hollywood star); General Douglas (flashback, Alan's father, death); Sultana Zaida; Chuck; Herr Karl Vern (villain); Fritz (villain); Heinrich (villain, Vern's chauffeur); the Nazis (villains)
First Line: The adventures of Alan Douglas, famed Hollywood star, begin when he returns to England to serve his country...
Synopsis: Traveling to Belgrade, Yugoslavia, on his first assignment, in the disguise of an American reporter, Agent 99 saves a young girl from the Nazis and tells her that he is in Yugoslavia to protect her from Gestapo agents.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #88 published January 2013
as Origin of British Agent 99 [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Bill Black states the art was done by Arturo Cazeneuve, yet the Who's Who states that Pierce Rice was the penciler of the strip (in 1941). Maybe Cazeneuve inked the story.
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John Doyle Convicted of Murder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as "Ellery King"] (signed)
Penciller(s): Pierce Rice
Inker(s): Arthur Cazeneuve; Louis Cazeneuve ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Zebra
Character(s): The Zebra [John Doyle] (introduction, origin); Mary Sewell (Doyle's girlfriend); Happy Mike (villain, political boss); Slug (villain)
Synopsis: Sentenced to death for murder because of the actions of politicians protecting the real culprit, John Doyle escapes from prison to track down the murderer, and discovers that his girl friend has been kidnapped by criminals who believe she knows more about the actual murderer than she should.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagGreen Hornet Comics v2 #7 (7) published June 1942
as John Doyle Convicted of Murder [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #87 published October 2012
as John Doyle Convicted of Murder [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Meet the Stars
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Pages: 2
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The Zebra's Murder Case

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Ellery King]
Penciller(s): Pierce Rice ?
Inker(s): Pierce Rice ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Zebra
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Text story with illustrations.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Spin Hawkins
Character(s): Spin Hawkins (introduction)
First Line: Spin Hawkins, ace air adenturer and famous author, spans the seven corners of the world seeking adventure...
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Pages: 4
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for: Patriotic Pocket Comics; Digest Comics; Army Pocket Comics; The Black Cat; Historic Comics; Cadet Blakley Spirit of '76 Battles Satan. Advertised as all new, all 100 pages and on sale
SOON.
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Filler  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Byghe
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Ditto
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Pages: 1
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Filler  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Best Laughs of the Month
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Printed on inside back cover.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Spitfire Comics. Printed on back cover.

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