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Issue: Green Hornet Comics #4
Publication Date: May 1941
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Issues: #4 of 6 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagTemerson / Helnit / Continental
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Helnit Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Frank Temerson
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Original Artwork
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Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Bert Whitman (signed)
Inker(s): Bert Whitman (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Hornet
Character(s): The Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; Kato [Hayashi Kato]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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A Buzz from the Green Hornet

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fran Striker ?
Penciller(s): Bert Whitman Associates
Inker(s): Bert Whitman Associates
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, superhero
Feature(s): The Green Hornet
Character(s): Britt Reid; Hayashi Kato
Synopsis: A plea from Britt and Kato to all Green Hornet fans to help in the war on crime by obeying the law in everything they do and to always tell the truth: to parents, friends and to everyone.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Green Hornet: Golden Age Re-Mastered #5 published December 2010
as A Buzz from the Green Hornet [Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: anti-crime promo
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Jake Saco and the Broken Bridge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fran Striker
Penciller(s): Bert Whitman Associates (signed)
Inker(s): Bert Whitman Associates (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Hornet
Character(s): The Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; Kato [Hayashi Kato]; Mike Axford (Sentinel reporter); Danny (Sentinel pressman); Jake Saco (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: When the Hornet discovers that Jake Saco left the supporting columns of a new bridge hollow in order to save money on construction, and that bridge collapses killing many innocent people, he decides to put Saco in jail where he belongs.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Green Hornet: Golden Age Re-Mastered #5 published December 2010
as Jake Saco and the Broken Bridge [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fran Striker (original radio script); ? (adaptation)
Penciller(s): Bert Whitman Associates
Inker(s): Bert Whitman Associates
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bert Whitman Associates
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Hornet
Character(s): The Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; Kato [Hayashi Kato]; Mr. Case (Casey Case's uncle) (introduction); Lenore Case (Reid's secretary); un-named Oldville Chief of Police (villain?); Killer Doaks (villain); Jack Blandings (villain, lawyer); Mumps (villain); Mike Donahan (villain, politician)
First Line: Brit Reid, on a vacation in Oldville Center, is framed on a murder rap...
Synopsis: Britt Reid finds himself framed for murder by racketeers angry at him for their exposure in the pages of the Daily Sentinel.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Green Hornet: Golden Age Re-Mastered #6 published January 2011
as Brit Reid, on a vacation in Oldville Center, is framed on a murder rap ... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Theory of Crime

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Mastermind McGinty
Character(s): Mastermind McGinty (introduction); un-named robber (villain, introduction)
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Tong War

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fran Striker (original radio scripts); ? (adaptation)
Penciller(s): Bert Whitman Associates
Inker(s): Bert Whitman Associates
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bert Whitman Associates
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Hornet
Character(s): The Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; Kato [Haysahi Kato]; Mike Axford (Sentinel reporter); Sgt. Moran; Chin Chow (introduction); Pretty Willie Slone (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Grim intrigue throws the oriental section of a city into a terrible Tong war and Britt Reid, as the Hornet, decides to investigate. He discovers that rival Tongs each have one half of a sacred tablet giving the location of a Chinese treasure to be used to rehabilitate China.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Green Hornet: Golden Age Re-Mastered #6 published January 2011
as Tong War! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Mission To Fort Yukon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Blarney, Dash, and Baron (the Flying Trio)
Character(s): The Flying Trio [Blarney, Dash, Baron]; Vidok (villain, introduction)
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: last appearance
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Sir Walter Raleigh

Filler  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Here's How Things Began
Character(s): Sir Walter Raleigh
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Crime Syndicate

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fran Striker (original radio script); ? (adaptation)
Penciller(s): Bert Whitman Associates
Inker(s): Bert Whitman Associates
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bert Whitman Associates
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Hornet
Character(s): The Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; Kato [Hayashi Kato]; Lenore Case (Reid's secretary); Lowry (Sentinel reporter); Sgt. Moran; Collins (villain, introduction); Mike (villain, introduction); Joe (villain, introduction); Matt Brooke (villain, introduction, politician); un-named gangsters (villains, introduction)
Synopsis: The Hornet hunts down a crooked politician who has literally bought access to the penitentiary in order to make possible prison escapes.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Green Hornet: Golden Age Re-Mastered #6 published January 2011
as Crime Syndicate [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Little Marty

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fran Striker (original radio scripts); ? (adaptation)
Penciller(s): Bert Whitman Associates
Inker(s): Bert Whitman Associates
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bert Whitman Associates
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Hornet
Character(s): The Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; Kato [Hayashi Kato]; Sgt. Moran; Lowry (Sentinel reporter); Mike Axford (Sentinel reporter); Little Marty (villain, introduction, death); Spud O'Hara (villain, introduction, death); un-named gangsters (villains, introduction)
Synopsis: The Hornet goes after a crime syndicate chief who has shot and kidnapped Mike Axford, who had been investigating the murder of a crook named Spud.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Green Hornet: Golden Age Re-Mastered #6 published January 2011
as Little Marty [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Phantom Truck

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fran Striker (original radio scripts); ? (adaptation)
Penciller(s): Bert Whitman Associates
Inker(s): Bert Whitman Associates
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bert Whitman Associates
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Hornet
Character(s): The Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; Kato [Hayashi Kato]; Mike Axford (Sentinel reporter); Mr. Walsh (trucking firm owner); Tony Sigi (villain, introduction); un-named gang members (villains, introduction)
Synopsis: The Hornet and Kato are determined to put a mysterious "phantom truck" out of action that has been used to put a rival trucking company out of business.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Green Hornet: Golden Age Re-Mastered #6 published January 2011
as Phantom Truck [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Big Casino

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dan Ullman [as Ull Mann] (signed)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Hornet
Character(s): The Green Hornet [Britt Reid]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Unknown if there is an illustration.
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The Capture of the Green Hornet: Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fran Striker
Penciller(s): Bert Whitman Associates
Inker(s): Bert Whitman Associates
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Hornet
Character(s): The Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; Kato [Hayashi Kato]; Mike Axford (Sentinel reporter); Lowry (Sentinel reporter); Sgt. Moran; Brown (policeman)
Synopsis: Wounded and nearly unmasked by Axford, Lowry and Moran, the Hornet makes his escape, thanks to a phony package bomb thrown through a window by Kato.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Green Hornet: Golden Age Re-Mastered #7 published January 2011
as The Capture of the Green Hornet: Part 2 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Continued from last issue. The Dynamite reprinting does not have the actual page 4 of this story, but instead has mistakingly printed a page from a Green Hornet story found in Green Hornet #5.

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