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| Name | Speed Comics 24 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | New Speed Comics on cover. |
| Cover | Commandos in Action / 1 page |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Girl Commando [Pat Parker] |
| Pencils | Arturo Cazeneuve ? Arturo Cazeneuve ? |
| Inks | Arturo Cazeneuve ? Arturo Cazeneuve ? |
| Advertisement | Muscle Power Equipment (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | Get tiger power now it's easy! |
| Story | Captain Freedom (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | When the Young Defenders see a man horribly killed and get Don Wright to investigate a license plate number of the fleeing perpetrator, they find out the car belongs to an inventor named Silas Green, who has invented a horrible killing agent called the Yellow Death! Captain Freedom vows to track the fiend down. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Young Defenders [Blackie, Joanie, Slim]; Doctor Deemon [posing as Silas Green] (villain, introduction) |
| Pencils | Arturo Cazeneuve (signed) |
| Inks | Arturo Cazeneuve (signed) |
| First Line | Within the grim confines of the Horror Mansion, Doctor Deemon, the evil scientist concocted a scheme of murder that threatened a nation with wholesale destruction- |
| Story | Shock Gibson (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dr. Imai, a master of black science, is sent to America to wreak havoc. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Dr. Taro Imai; Clark Harlan |
| Pencils | Al Bryant ? |
| Inks | Al Bryant ? |
| First Line | Robert Gibson, young scientist and heir to millions, discovers the secret of electrical energy, and in the guise of Shock Gibson, uses his mighty powers to strike blow after blow at the treacherous enemies of America.. |
| Comic Story | Glorious History of Korea / Girl Commandos (6.5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Japanese spy Zero, posing as President Ahnho's Philippine manservant, tricks him into returning to Korea where he is captured by the Crab. The Girl Commandos, with Dick and Don, fly to Korea to rescue him. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | President Ahnho; Penny Kirk; Manolo [Zero] (villain); Bick Caniff; Pat Parker; Ellen, Tanya; Meiling; Don Fraser; Dick Lane; Crab (villain) |
| Pencils | Barbara Hall (signed) |
| Inks | Barbara Hall (signed) |
| First Line | In the Year of the Rat... |
| Notes | Ahn Chang Ho was President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in 1926? Kim Koo was the President from 1940-1947. Mansei (ten thousand years), aka Man-se, refers to the March 1 (Sam-il), 1919 demonstrations against Japanese occupation. |
| PSA | Mom's Best Birthday Present |
| Synopsis | Two boys buy their mother savings stamps. |
| Characters | Dorothy |
| Pencils | Pierce Rice |
| Inks | Pierce Rice |
| Notes | Promotes War Savings Stamps. |
| Story | Biff Bannon (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Biff falls off the ship and ends up on another. |
| Genre | Humor; Military |
| Characters | Biff Bannon; The Admiral; Winterbottom; Fritz |
| Script | Art Helfant (signed) |
| Pencils | Art Helfant (signed) |
| Inks | Art Helfant (signed) |
| Letters | Art Helfant |
| First Line | Competition, eh! |
| Text Story | Dog Gone (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Tommy helps Reilly stop some crooks. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Officer Reilly; Tommy; Mugsy |
| First Line | There was a twinkle in Officer Reilly's eye as he stopped Tommy on the street and said softly... |
| Comic Story | Hendrik Hudson (1 page) |
| Feature | Trail Blazers |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Hendrik Hudson |
| First Line | Hudson discovered the river that bears his name in 1608. |
| Notes | This is the only appearance of the "Trail Blazers" feature. Not to be confused with the "True Western Trail Blazers" feature at Prize. |
| Comic Story | Nazi Uniforms / Black Cat (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Gestapo capture Captain Mason to learn his secrets. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Garboil (film director, villain); Heindrich (Nazi actor); Rick Horne; Captain Mason; Dr. Van Derr; Toby |
| Pencils | Arturo Cazeneuve ? |
| Inks | Arturo Cazeneuve ? |
| First Line | Hollywood rests after Black Cat's heroic smashing the planned Jap invasion... |
| Notes | Story begins with an excellent two-page spread. |
| Story | Crash, Cork, and the Baron (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The gang has to take a photographer with them on a bombing mission. |
| Genre | Aviation |
| Characters | Crash; Cork; The Baron; Carol |
| Script | Art Gates ? |
| Pencils | Art Gates (signed) |
| Inks | Art Gates (signed) |
| First Line | Ordered to Chungking, China, Crash, Cork and the Baron, three American eagle pilots await further orders! |
| Notes | This is the final appearance of the "Crash, Cork, and the Baron" feature. The 'By Art Gates' byline is ambiguous as to script, but Bails gives art only to Gates on this feature. |
| Story | Flossie (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Flossie helps a soldier get some cigars. |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Flossie; Sgt. Dolan |
| Script | W. Jourdain |
| Pencils | W. Jourdain |
| Inks | W. Jourdain |
| First Line | I wanna join up with that there ladie's [sic] regiment! |
| Notes | Artist's name (initial only) added by Craig Delich. |
| Story | Flossie (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Flossie tries to get something for grandma's birthday. |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Flossie; Flossie's mother; Flossie's father; Flossie's grandma |
| Script | W. Jourdain |
| Pencils | W. Jourdain |
| Inks | W. Jourdain |
| First Line | My goodness! There was somethin' important I hadda remember to-day! |
| Text Story | A Rat's Tale (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Old Grey Beard rides a ship from Hamburg to Rio. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Old Grey Beard (a rat) |
| First Line | Old Grey Beard poked his sharp nose from behind a crate and carefully looked around. |
| Story | Army & Navy Laughs (1 page) |
| Script | ?; ? [as Timmons] |
| Pencils | ?; ? [as Timmons] |
| Inks | ?; ? [as Timmons] |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Art Helfant |
| Pencils | Art Helfant |
| Inks | Art Helfant |
| Letters | Art Helfant |
| First Line | Russia. U. S. A. England. and then -- Mars! |
| Notes | Three one-panel cartoons. |
| Story | Ted Parrish (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ted is set up for the murder of his director. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Ted Parrish; Drait (film director, dies); Dinah Lake (villain); Crawford; Taylor; Peters; Casey |
| First Line | Murder...and the black finger of guilt points at...Ted Parrish! |
| Activity | Solve a Riddle (1 page) |
| Comic Story | John Paul Jones (1 page) |
| Feature | American Heroes |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | John Paul Jones |
| First Line | John Paul, born in Scotland... |
| Notes | Only appearance of the "American Heroes" feature. |
| Story | Speed Taylor (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Speed investigates the reported death of Mr. Montgomery. |
| Genre | Adventure; Sports |
| Characters | Speed Taylor; Tubby; Mr. Montgomery |
| First Line | Football becomes unimportant, as the quiet college town of Clayton becomes the scene of a typical piece of Nazi villainy! |
| Publisher advertisement | No Title (1 page) |
| Characters | Mickey Rooney |
| First Line | The top five on your comic book hit parade |
| Notes | Five comics, Hello Pal Comics #1, All-New Short Story Comics #1, Green Hornet Comics #10, Champ Comics #24, and Speed Comics #24. |
| Advertisement | Home Recorder / Recordo (1 page) |
| Letters | ?; typeset |
| Characters | Bob |
| First Line | Make your own records at home |
| Advertisement | American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals (1 page) |
| Pencils | ?; ? (photograph) |
| Inks | ?; ? (photograph) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Gene Autry (photo) |
| First Line | Choose your prize! Get it the American way |
| Notes | Back cover. |
| The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution License. More details about this comic may be available in their page here | |
