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Issue: Speed Comics #24 Public Domain
Publication Date: December 1942
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Issues: #24 of 33 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Family Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Leon Harvey
Disclose Notes: New Speed Comics on cover.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: four color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US (except #14-16, which are pocket-size)
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-Stitched (except #14-16, which are squarebound)
Publishing Format: was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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Commandos in Action

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Arturo Cazeneuve ?
Inker(s): Arturo Cazeneuve ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Freedom and the Young Defenders; The Girl Commandos
Character(s): Captain Freedom; Pat Parker
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Arturo Cazeneuve (signed)[as Arthur Cazaeneuve]
Inker(s): Arturo Cazeneuve (signed)[as Arthur Cazaeneuve]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Freedom and the Young Defenders
Character(s): Captain Freedom [Don Wright]; Young Defenders [Blackie, Joanie, Slim]; un-named Japanese [posing as Silas Green] (villain, introduction)
First Line: Within the grim confines of the Horror Mansion...
Synopsis: When the Young Defenders see a man horribly killed and get Don Wright to investigate a license plate number of the fleeing perpetrator, they find out the car belongs to an inventor named Silas Green, who has invented a horrible killing agent called the Yellow Death! Captain Freedom vows to track the fiend down.
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In Issue: FlagGolden-Age Greats Spotlight #6 published November 2011
In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #65 published April 2007
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Bryant ?
Inker(s): Al Bryant ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Shock Gibson
Character(s): Shock Gibson
First Line: Robert Gibson, young scientist and heir to millions...
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Pages: 8
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Glorious History of Korea

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Barbara Hall [as B. Hall] (signed)
Inker(s): Barbara Hall [as B. Hall] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Girl Commandos
Character(s): President Ahnho; Penny Kirk; Manolo [Zero] (villain); Bick Caniff; Pat Parker; Ellen, Tanya; Meiling; Don Fraser; Dick Lane; Crab (villain)
Synopsis: Japanese spy Zero, posing as President Ahnho's Philippine manservant, tricks him into returning to Korea where he is captured by the Crab. The Girl Commandos, with Dick and Don, fly to Korea to rescue him.
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Pages: 6.5
Disclose Notes: Ahn Chang Ho was President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in 1926? Kim Koo was the President from 1940-1947.
Mansei (ten thousand years), aka Man-se, refers to the March 1 (Sam-il), 1919 demonstrations against Japanese occupation.
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Mom's Best Birthday Present

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Pierce G. Rice (signed)
Inker(s): Pierce G. Rice (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promotes War Savings Stamps.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Art Helfant
Penciller(s): Art Helfant (signed)
Inker(s): Art Helfant (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Biff Bannon, U.S. Marine
First Line: Competition, eh!
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Pages: 6
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Dog Gone

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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Hendrik Hudson

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Trail Blazers
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Pages: 1
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Nazi Uniforms

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Arturo Cazeneuve ?
Inker(s): Arturo Cazeneuve ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Black Cat
Character(s): Black Cat; Garboil (villain)
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Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Art Gates
Penciller(s): Art Gates (signed)
Inker(s): Art Gates (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Crash, Cork, and the Baron
First Line: Ordered to Chungking, China...
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: last appearance
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): William Jourdain
Penciller(s): William Jourdain (signed)
Inker(s): William Jourdain (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Flossie
First Line: I wanna join up with that there ladie's [sic] regiment!
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): William Jourdain
Penciller(s): William Jourdain (signed)
Inker(s): William Jourdain (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Flossie
First Line: My goodness there was somethin' important...
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Pages: 1
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A Rat's Tale

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Army & Navy Laughs
First Line: Russia. U. S. A. England. and then -- Mars!
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Ted Parrish, Man of 1000 Faces
First Line: Murder...and the black finger of guilt points at...Ted Parrish!
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Pages: 6
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Solve a Riddle

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
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John Paul Jones

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): American Heroes
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Speed Taylor
First Line: Football becomes unimportant...
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Pages: 6

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