According to http://mysterymen.tripod.com/greats/harvey.htm issue #1 was a promotional giveaway comic. Possibly an ashcan?
Library of Congress records:
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 4.
Champion comics,© Worth pub. co.,inc.
v. A, 1939, no.
1, Oct. © Aug. 1; B 422614 (means listed as volume A, August 1, 1939 is the publication date. "B" indicates second class periodical, and 422614 is the copyright number).
v. 1, 1939, no.
2, Dec. © Oct. 5; B 432170 (volume 1, October 5, 1939 is publication date, "B" indicates second class periodical, and 432170 is the copyright number.
Issue # | Volume | Publication Date | Pages | Content Items |
#1 | A | October 1939 | ? | 0 (0 stories, 0 covers) |
#2 2/1 | 1 | December 1939 | 68 | 19 (15 stories, 1 cover) |
#3 | 1 | January 1940 | 68 | 14 (11 stories, 1 cover) |
#4 | 1 | February 1940 | 68 | 15 (11 stories, 1 cover) |
#5 | 1 | March 1940 | 68 | 17 (13 stories, 1 cover) |
#6 | 1 | April 1940 | 68 | 15 (12 stories, 1 cover) |
#7 1/1 | 1 | May 1940 | 68 | 13 (11 stories, 1 cover) |
#8 | 1 | June 1940 | 68 | 14 (12 stories, 1 cover) |
#9 2 | 1 | July 1940 | 68 | 16 (12 stories, 1 cover) |
#10 | August 1940 | 68 | 16 (11 stories, 1 cover) |