Speed Comics
#22
(September 1942)
Harvey,
1941 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Family Comics Inc.
- Editing
- Leon Harvey (editor)
[no title indexed]
Captain Freedom / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Freedom [Don Wright]
- Reprints
-
in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #44 ([January 2004])
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Indexer Notes
Pencil identification by Henry Mendryk, who reports that "Glaven" was a boyhood friend of Simon.
Some experts believe the pencils are by Jack Kirby.
Keith Chandler : Simon, I think, possibly with another inker on Captain Freedom's face.
[no title indexed]
Captain Freedom / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The largest bomb ever constructed in the history of the world...
- Feature Logo
- Captain Freedom and the Young Defenders
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Freedom [Don Wright]; The Young Defenders [Slim; Whitey; Lefty; Joanie]; Maku Siki (Japanese villain)
[no title indexed]
Shock Gibson / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It is an eventful day!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Shock Gibson [Robert Charles Gibson]; Emperor Hirohito (villain)
Indexer Notes
Name Mort Leav appears as pseudo Japanese writing in final panel of page 5 of this story. Either a joke or a signature.
[no title indexed]
Pat Parker / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Axis High Command spawns an insidious plot...
- Feature Logo
- Pat Parker, War Nurse
- Genre
- adventure; war; medical; superhero
- Characters
- Pat Parker [Girl Commando]; Admiral Varing
- Synopsis
- Pat Parker, a senior nurse working with her team in Malta, dons the costume of Girl Commando and pursues the enemy aboard a submarine.
Indexer Notes
Keith Chandler : A previous indexer sugeested Jill Elgin as artist, but, by comparison with the signed Parker story in issue #24, this is more likely to be Barbara Hall. In a possible red herring, the final panel has a male artist sitting at his easel and addressing the readers, advising them to discover the story development in the next issue.
[no title indexed]
Biff Bannon / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Art Helfant (signed)
- Pencils
- Art Helfant (signed)
- Inks
- Art Helfant (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Art Helfant (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Spies...
- Feature Logo
- Biff Bannon U. S. Marine
- Genre
- humor; military
- Characters
- Biff Bannon; The Admiral
You're in the Army Now!
cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; military
Indexer Notes
Four one-panel gag cartoons, all war-oriented, by several different hands, including Al Weine.
The Story Behind the Cover
Captain Freedom / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Joe Simon (spot illustration)
- Inks
- Joe Simon (spot illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Two stocky, bull-necked men...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Freedom [Don Wright]; The Young Defenders [Slim; Whitey; Lefty; Joanie]
[no title indexed]
Black Cat / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Arturo Cazeneuve (signed as Arthur Cazeneuve)
- Inks
- Arturo Cazeneuve (signed as Arthur Cazeneuve)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sabotage and espionage threaten the security of America's West Coast...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Black Cat [Linda Sterling]; Colonel Lowell Stone; Garboil (villain)
Indexer Notes
Keith Chandler : The story opens with an excellent double-page spread. The second panel of page one has Linda talking about a film series clearly based on M.G.M.'s Andy Hardy series. Andrew Smith = Andy Hardy; Judge Smith = Judge Hardy, played by Lowell Stone = Lewis Stone
[no title indexed]
Crash, Cork, and the Baron / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- With the Jap hordes sweeping across Burma...
- Feature Logo
- Crash, Cork and the Baron, the Three Aces
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Crash; Cork; The Baron
[no title indexed]
Roddy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Al Zere (credited as Jourdain)
- Pencils
- Al Zere (credited as Jourdain)
- Inks
- Al Zere (credited as Jourdain)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Al Zere
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy! At's an idea!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Roddy (introduction); Roddy's father
- Reprints
-
-
[no title indexed]
Roddy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Al Zere (credited as Jourdain)
- Pencils
- Al Zere (credited as Jourdain)
- Inks
- Al Zere (credited as Jourdain)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Al Zere
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh! Ain't you afraid, Roddy?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Roddy; Roddy's father; Roddy's mother
Stop Us If You've Seen or Heard This One!
cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Art Helfant (signed)
- Pencils
- Art Helfant (signed)
- Inks
- Art Helfant (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Art Helfant (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My buddy couldn't find a ladder...
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
8 one-panel gag cartoons, all war-oriented.
Speed Sticklers
activity / 1 page
- Script
- A. W. Nugent
- Pencils
- A. W. Nugent (signed)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Indexer Notes
Five different puzzles or activities.
[no title indexed]
Ted Parrish / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Got it, Slug?
- Feature Logo
- Ted Parrish the Man with 1000 Faces
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Ted Parrish; Slug (crook); Dinah Lake; Jones (crook)
[no title indexed]
Gobs and Gags / cartoon / 2 pages
- Script
- Arthur Beeman (signed); Mischa Richter
- Pencils
- Arthur Beeman (signed); Mischa Richter
- Inks
- Arthur Beeman (signed); Mischa Richter
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor; military
- Reprints
-
-
Indexer Notes
6 one-panel gag cartoons, all war-oriented, and one text joke. One cartoon is signed "Beeman" but the art in the others does not look like his work. The other cartoons may be by Al Weine, who drew another page of cartoons in this issue.
[no title indexed]
Speed Taylor / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Clayton College's annual treasure hunt...
- Feature Logo
- Speed Taylor of Clayton College
- Genre
- adventure; sports
- Characters
- Speed Taylor; Tubby; Clarence; Hans Schtunk (Nazi spy)
[no title indexed]
Officer O'Toole Badge No. 44 / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Arthur Beeman ? (signed)
- Pencils
- Arthur Beeman ? (signed)
- Inks
- Arthur Beeman ? (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Just got a call there's a hold-up at the bank!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Officer O'Toole
Indexer Notes
This is the only appearance of the "Officer O'Toole Badge No. 44" feature.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Captain Freedom -
1.
["The largest bomb ever constructed in the history of the world..."]
Captain Freedom -
2.
["It is an eventful day!"]
Shock Gibson -
3.
["The Axis High Command spawns an insidious plot..."]
Pat Parker -
4.
["Spies..."]
Biff Bannon -
5.
You're in the Army Now!
-
6.
The Story Behind the Cover
Captain Freedom -
7.
["Sabotage and espionage threaten the security of America's West Coast..."]
Black Cat -
8.
["With the Jap hordes sweeping across Burma..."]
Crash, Cork, and the Baron -
9.
["Boy! At's an idea!"]
Roddy -
10.
["Gosh! Ain't you afraid, Roddy?"]
Roddy -
11.
Stop Us If You've Seen or Heard This One!
-
12.
Speed Sticklers
-
13.
["Got it, Slug?"]
Ted Parrish -
14.
[no title indexed]
Gobs and Gags -
15.
["Clayton College's annual treasure hunt..."]
Speed Taylor -
16.
["Just got a call there's a hold-up at the bank!"]
Officer O'Toole Badge No. 44 -
17.
["New Issues Now on Sale"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Keith Chandler
- Tony Clarke
- Peter Croome
- Michael Hoskin
- Jean-Francois Masse
- Clint Maxwell
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Steven Rowe
- Ramon Schenk
- David Wilt
- Len Wolinsky