GREEN HORNET

FULL 41 ISSUE HARVEY COMICS RUN

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A CLASSIC HARVEY COMICS GOLDEN AGE SERIES

CONTAINS A FULL RUN OF ALL 41 ISSUES PUBLISHED BY HARVEY PUBLICATIONS FROM 1942-1949

THE SERIES STARTED AT #7 TITLED GREEN HORNET COMICS AND CHANGED TO GREEN HORNET FIGHTS CRIME FROM #34 AND GREEN HORNET RACKET-BUSTER FROM #44 UNTIL IT ENDED AT #49

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GREEN HORNET COMICS

Publication Dates:

June 1942 - March-April 1947

Number of Issues Published:

27 (#v2#7 (7) - #33)

Colour:

Colour

Dimensions:

Standard Golden Age US

Paper Stock:

Glossy cover; Newsprint interior

Binding:

Saddle-stitched

Publishing Format:

Was Ongoing Series

Publication Type:

magazine

GREEN HORNET FIGHTS CRIME

Publication Dates:

May-June 1947 - January 1949

Number of Issues Published:

10 (#34 - #43)

Colour:

Colour

Dimensions:

Standard Golden Age U. S.

Paper Stock:

glossy covers; newsprint interiors

Binding:

saddle-stitched

Publishing Format:

Was Ongoing Series

Publication Type:

magazine

GREEN HORNET, RACKET BUSTER

Publication Dates:

March 1949 - September 1949

Number of Issues Published:

4 (#44 - #47)

Colour:

Colour

Dimensions:

Standard Golden Age U. S.

Publishing Format:

Was Ongoing Series

Publication Type:

magazine

EARLY GREEN HORNET COMICS

Green Hornet comic books began in December 1940. The series, titled Green Hornet Comics, was published by Helnit Comics (sometimes called Holyoke), with the writing attributed to Fran Striker. This series ended after six issues. Several months later, Harvey Comics launched its own version, beginning with issue #7. This series ended in 1949, having run to issue #47. (The title was changed to Green Hornet Fights Crime as of issue #34 and Green Hornet, Racket Buster with issue #44.) Harvey additionally used the character in the public-service one-shot War Victory Comics in 1942, and gave him one adventure in each of two issues of All-New Comics, #13 (where he was also featured on the cover) and #14. in 1946. Dell Comics published a one-shot with the character (officially entitled Four Color #496) in 1953, several months after the radio series ceased production. Both stories therein share titles with late-era radio episodes ("The Freightyard Robberies," June 23, 1949, and "[The] Proof of Treason," October 17, 1952) and might be adaptations. In 1967 Gold Key Comics produced a series based on the TV show. It ran three issues.

Frustrated with the slow speed of justice and the corruption of the police, newspaper publisher Brit Reid dons the a green hat, coat and mask to fight denizens of the underworld as the Green Hornet. Alongside his Asian servant Kato, the Green Hornet made life tough for racketeers and crooks on his famous radio show during the 1930s and 40s, and inevitably made the jump to comics early in the Golden Age. First published by Holyoke, The Green Hornet was taken over by Harvey, which continued the run through the late 1940s. The Hornet has made several comebacks, including a notable television series in the 1960s featuring the young Bruce Lee as Kato.