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Issue: Green Hornet Comics #7 (7) Public Domain
Publication Date: June 1942
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Issues: #7 (7) of 37 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Family Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/01/1942
Volume: 2
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Some info verified using a DCM scan (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/)

This is the first Harvey issue. While Temerson/Helnit/Continental had been adapting stories from the Green Hornet radio show, Harvey will do all-new stories for Green Hornet. Also, at Temerson/Helnit/Continental the series was devoted to Green Hornet, with limited backups -- At Harvey, it will be more of an anthology series that stars Green Hornet.

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 2.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
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Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Green Hornet
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In Issue: FlagAction! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn] published December 2011
In Content Item: FlagOfficial Golden-Age Hero & Heroine Directory #1 published January 1997
as Green Hornet Comics [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Join American Red Cross

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On inside front cover.
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Meet Our Heroes

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Britt Reid [The Green Hornet]; Kato; Lenore Case; Michael Axford; Ed Lowry
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Case of the Murdering Clown

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; Kato; Mike Axford; The Clown (villain, Intro); Sgt. Morgan [Moran]; a prison warden (Dies); Lenore Case; Ed Lowry
Synopsis: The Clown finds a way to cheat the electric chair and get his revenge.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Case of Museum Mummy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; Kato; Mike Axford; Victor Corbin (Introduction, Villain); Sneed (Introduction, Death); Barat (Introduction, Death)
Synopsis: At the opening of the Tutenkiem exhibit the discoverer of the mummy dies.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Daffy Drafty; Steve
First Line: So long, yardbirds! I'm off on a ten day furlough! Kiss th' rest of th' boys good-bye for me!
Synopsis: Daffy gets a ten-day furlough and he doesn't want to see any soldiers in uniform.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: "Daffy Drafty" is a feature that usually appears in the cartoon magazine Army and Navy Fun Parade (Harvey, 1942 Series), but will also appear in Harvey's comic books, seemingly at random.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Spirit of '76 [Gary Blakely]; Major Ralston; Captain Blakely; Tubby; Hoch
First Line: Gary Blakely, great, great grandson of Captain Ralston, aid-de-camp to General Washington, returns from England to serve the United States!!
Synopsis: Gary Blakely learns of a Nazi plot to blow up West Point, dressing up in his great, great grandfather's uniform he calls himself the Spirit of '76 and fights the Nazis.
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From Content Item: FlagPocket Comics #1 published August 1941
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]probably with some redrawing / rearranging of panels
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Introducing the Blonde Bomber

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Honey Blake [the Blonde Bomber] (intro); Jimmy Slapso; Carmen; Nick Nighter (Intro, villain)
Synopsis: Honey saves Carmen from trying to kill herself.
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In Content Item: FlagDivas, Dames & Daredevils #[nn] published January 2013
as Introducing the Blonde Bomber [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Robin Hood Lives Again!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Robin Hood [Dr. Fairbanks]; Big John [John Sherwood]; Friar Tuck [Tuck]; Elaine Barton; The Ratsel Gang; Trigger Ratsel (villain)
Synopsis: Dr. Fairbanks has decided to fight crime dressing up as Robin Hood and assembling a band of Merry Men. With his new recruit they go after a gang running a protection racket on truck drivers.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; The Clown (1st chronological appearance, Villain); Lenore Case
First Line: The Clown was an egotistical man with a malignant mind.
Synopsis: How the Green Hornet first defeated the Clown.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Maisie; Felix
First Line: Who is it to-night, Maisie?
Synopsis: Maisie met a guy who does magic tricks.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Cooper] (signed)
Penciller(s): ? [as Cooper] (signed)
Inker(s): ? [as Cooper] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Cookie; Bill; Buck
First Line: Why don't you run along home, mom? I'm getting plenty of vitamins.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Six cartoons (two by Strauss, one by Cooper, one by Richter, one by Al Weine, and one unsigned), and two text only jokes.
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Forgotten Me

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Green Hornet Buzzers
Character(s): Green Hornet [Britt Reid]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: On page 1, rearrange a phrase to get a phrase meaning the opposite, solve a cryptogram, make a three-word sentence from the provided letters, connect the dots, create seven words from the supplied letters, rearrange and remove one latter to create a word that mnatches the definition, and rearrange the letters to spell eight foods.

On page 2, rearrange the letters to form sports, place three sevens together to make 8, number puzzle, letter dropping, and twelve tanks.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Mighty Midgets [Foxy; Goofy; Nosey; Smarty; Skinny; Fatty; Sour-puss] (introduction); Sgt. Goliath; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Two Axis spies (villain, introduction)
First Line: I'm Foxy!
Synopsis: Goliath and the Mighty Midgets join the Army.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Watch for the next big issue on sale around June 5th.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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John Doyle Convicted of Murder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Zebra [John Doyle] (origin); Mary Sewell (John's girlfriend); Happy Mike (villain, political boss); Spike (villain); Slug (villain)
Synopsis: Sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit by politicians who are protecting the real murderer, John Doyle escapes from prison and turns his convict uniform into a superhero costume as the Zebra. Fearing that Doyle's girl knows something about the murder, Happy Mike and his boys seek her out to shut her up for good. But the Zebra intervenes, saves Mary and learns that Happy Mike is the true killer.
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From Content Item: FlagPocket Comics #1 published August 1941
was John Doyle Convicted of Murder [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.66
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Green Hornet [Britt Reid]
First Line: Green Hornet on the air coast to coast
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.34
Disclose Notes: Ad for the radio show.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, military
Feature(s): Buglerettes
First Line: And to think I once paid ten good bucks for an auto horn that sounded like that!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Six cartoons about Army buglers.

Only appearance of the "Buglerettes" feature.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: 3 comics that you should put on your must list
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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