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Issue: Speed Comics #16 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1942
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Disclose Detail
Issues: #16 of 33 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Alfred Harvey
On Sale Date: 1941
Volume: 1
Pages: 100
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: pocket-size issue
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Freedom
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Weird Whirlpool

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Shock Gibson; Bundists (villain; introduction); Mayor Gordian (introduction)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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The Hermit of Strange Island

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Hermit of Strange Island (Villain; Intro); the Nazis (Villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Shock Gibson Rides the Airways

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Shock Gibson
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Biff Bannon
First Line: What a strange way for a grown-up marine to act...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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The Wrath of El Toro

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): El Toro (Intro); Conchita (Intro); Hans Holtz (Villain; Intro); the Nazis (Villain)
First Line: Evening, senor...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
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The Sleeping Death!!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): "The Monster" (Villain; Intro; Death); the Nazis (Villain)
First Line: Pat Parker, war nurse in bomb-torn England, carries on her heroic battle against Nazi invaders.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Pat's first case in costume
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Coffee and doughnuts, Bimbo.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Buried Treasure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Professor Books (Intro); Diane Books (Intro)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: "Ed Ashe Westport, Conn." written on the first page of the original art for this story, in what appears to be contemporary ink (circa 1941-42). It seems logical that Edd Ashe originally signed his name with one 'd' in "Ed", but changed it later for professional reasons.
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Claws of Murder

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Zebra
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Hey!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The "Ditto" feature was last seen in Pocket Comics (Harvey, 1941 Series) #1 (August 1941). This is its final appearance.
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The Desert Rat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): The Desert Rat (Villain; Intro); Pierre Moyer (Intro); Myrna Leigh (Intro)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Private Pinky, what's today's date?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside front cover

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