Green Hornet Comics (1940) comic books 1948-1950

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Bob Powell, Bill Draut, Buford Tune and Al Avison. The first comic to feature The Green Hornet, the radio-turned-movie superhero from the creator of the Lone Ranger. The Hornet investigates a mad doctor who drives wealthy and powerful people to suicide with drugs of his own design. Electric-powered hero Shock Gibson faces gigantic monsters while exploring the far side of the moon with his science team. The origin of boxer Kid Adonis, in a story with art by Joe Simon and a likely script assist by Jack Kirby. Creative cover by Al Avison. Green Hornet: Maker of Madness; Spirit Of 76: Kidnap Kapers; Shock Gibson: The Giant-Eared Giants!; Green Hornet: Tearoom Murders; Kid Adonis: Bust of Adonis; The Furnished Room: The Smiling Salesman; Green Hornet vs. Puppet Master; Dotty Dripple. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Joe Simon, C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Bob Powell, Bill Draut, Buford Tune and Al Avison. The first comic to feature The Green Hornet, the radio-turned-movie superhero from the creator of the Lone Ranger. The Hornet battles arson on the docks, in a story with an action-packed splash page. Electric-powered hero Shock Gibson and his science team, Beautee and Dr. Bright, face Dr. Gromkin and the Moonmen on the far side of the moon. Boxer Kid Adonis meets the overconfident Superior Male, a strange visitor from another planet, giving Simon and Kirby the chance to spoof Superman himself. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Green Hornet: Boomerang; Crime and Combustion: Shock Gibson: Death on the Moon; Green Hornet: Blackmail; Kid Adonis: The Affairs of the Man from Out of This World; The Furnished Room; Dotty Dripple. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Allen Saunders, Ken Ernst, Buford Tune and Al Avison. The first comic to feature The Green Hornet, the radio-turned-movie superhero from the creator of the Lone Ranger. The Hornet must clear his name after imitation "Green Hornets" frame him for crimes. The Simon-Kirby superhero Stuntman stumbles across a resort town for crime, where mobsters have team-building workshops. Plus reprints of the classic comic strip Mary Worth, as Mary probes the secrets of Gypsy Monez. Cover by Al Avison owes a debt to Eisner's The Spirit. Green Hornet: The Men Behind the Masks; Mary Worth; Stuntman: Rest Camp for Criminals; Green Hornet: Unknown Terror; Veil of Deception; Dotty Dripple. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Ken Ernst, Buford Tune and Al Avison. The first comic to feature The Green Hornet, the radio-turned-movie superhero from the creator of the Lone Ranger. The Hornet investigates a rigged game show. Then he goes after an insurance swindle that targets an old friend. The reader is invited to solve a two-page mystery before the Green Hornet can. Plus reprints of the classic comic strip Mary Worth - perhaps as un-superheroic a strip as possible - as Mary probes the secrets of Gypsy Monez. Green Hornet: Digits For Dumbbells; Mary Worth; Green Hornet: My Money--Your Life; Green Hornet's U-Solve-It Mystery: Case 49235-X; The Killer's Brand; Race Against Death; Dotty Dripple. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Paul McCarthy, Allen Saunders, Ken Ernst, Buford Tune and Al Avison. The first comic to feature The Green Hornet, the radio-turned-movie superhero from the creator of the Lone Ranger. The Hornet tracks an auto-theft ring. Rival astronomers come to blows over naming rights to a new star, in another story with a strong Spirit-era Eisner feel. The reader is invited to solve a mystery before the Green Hornet can, after a man calls the Hornet to report his own impending murder. Plus reprints of the classic comic strip Mary Worth. Green Hornet: Crime on Wheels; Mary Worth; Green Hornet: The Stolen Star; Green Hornet's U-Solve-It Mystery: Death Pays a Sick Call; Ricky Roony; Dotty Dripple; Green Hornet: Dragnet of Doom; Sally and the Gang; Green Hornet: Green for Danger. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola, Buford Tune and Al Avison. The first comic to feature The Green Hornet, the radio-turned-movie superhero from the creator of the Lone Ranger. A $40,000 loaf of bread leads Green Hornet to a smuggling ring on the waterfront. A gambling racket uses orphans as runners, until one of them alerts the Hornet. The reader is invited to solve a two-page mystery before the Green Hornet can. Plus reprints of the classic detective comic strip Kerry Drake. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Babe Ruth Story," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck and a cameo by actor William Bendix, promoting the film The Babe Ruth Story. Green Hornet: Treachery on the Waterfront; Green Hornet: The Orphanage Racket; Green Hornet's U-Solve-It Mystery; Winnie the Waitress; Kerry Drake: Crime Can't Win; Dotty Dripple; Green Hornet: Case of the Golden Eye; Green Hornet: Secret of the Tomb. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Vic Herman, Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola, Buford Tune and Al Avison. The first comic to feature The Green Hornet, the radio-turned-movie superhero from the creator of the Lone Ranger. The Green Hornet must decide what to do when reporter Linda Travis discovers his secret identity while working for his father. Plus reprints of the classic comic strip Kerry Drake from 1944, as Kerry takes on bootlegger Frisco and her vicious girl-gang. The reader is invited to solve a two-page mystery before the Green Hornet can. Also featuring a vintage ad for Roy Rogers "Authentic Western Styles" outfits and the "Roy Rogers Riders." Tommy Tween; Green Hornet: Desperate Gamble; Green Hornet: Flirt With Death!; Green Hornet's U-Solve-It Mystery; Winnie the Waitress; Sally and the Gang; Snoopy; Kerry Drake: The Case of Frisco Cicero; Dotty Dripple; Green Hornet: Front Page Scandal; Green Hornet: Fight For Life. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola, Buford Tune and Al Avison. The first comic to feature The Green Hornet, the radio-turned-movie superhero from the creator of the Lone Ranger. Casey Case learns the Green Hornet's true identity, and as he takes a new approach to crime, the Hornet faces the mysterious Woman In Black. The reader is invited to solve a two-page mystery before the Green Hornet can. Plus reprints of the classic comic strip Kerry Drake from 1944, as Kerry Drake corners deadly female bootlegger Frisco Cicero. Also featuring a vintage PSA/advertisement for fire safety. Green Hornet: The Torn Mask; Green Hornet: Woman In Black; Green Hornet's U-Solve-It Mystery: Idol's Death; Winnie the Waitress; Haunted House?; Snoopy; Kerry Drake; Dotty Dripple; Green Hornet: The Case of the Dead Fisherman; Green Hornet: Mystery of the Hidden Shack. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola, Buford Tune, W. Jourdain and Al Avison. The first comic to feature The Green Hornet, the radio-turned-movie superhero from the creator of the Lone Ranger. GH intervenes when rival gambling rings start a gang war. The reader is invited to solve several two-page mysteries before the Green Hornet can. Plus reprints of the classic comic strip Kerry Drake, from 1944, as Kerry and district attorney Barr Mallory deal with the aftermath of Frisco Cicero's bootlegging ring. Green Hornet: The Murder That Boomeranged; Kerry Drake; Desert Murder; Green Hornet: Gold on the Hoof; Another U-Solve-It Mystery: The Justice Killer; Dotty Dripple; Flossie; Snoopy; Green Hornet: Battles the Crooked Shyster. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola, Buford Tune, and Al Avison. The first comic to feature The Green Hornet, the radio-turned-movie superhero from the creator of the Lone Ranger. The Green Hornet investigates the marijuana gang of Ziggie and Twinkletoes. Reprints of the classic comic strip Kerry Drake, as Kerry confronts the Gun Rental Racket run by Squirrel Cicero and Dr. Zero. The reader is invited to solve several two-page mysteries before the Green Hornet can. Plus a war bonds PSA featuring Joe Palooka, with art by Ham Fisher, "Little Max Lends a Helping Hand." Green Hornet: The Case of the Marijuana Racket; Another U-Solve-It Mystery: The Too Helpful Witness, Mysterious Disappearance; Kerry Drake; Desert Murder; Green Hornet: Call To Action; Another U-Solve-It Mystery; Dotty Dripple; Flossie; Snoopy; Ace Detective Proves Crime Can't Win. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola, Buford Tune, and Al Avison. The first comic to feature The Green Hornet, the radio-turned-movie superhero from the creator of the Lone Ranger. The Green Hornet sets out to prove that an escaped convict is innocent of murder. The reader is invited to solve several two-page mysteries before the Green Hornet can. Plus reprints of the classic comic strip Kerry Drake, as Dr. Zero immobilizes Kerry with spider venom and takes him captive. Green Hornet: The Double-Cross Murder; Green Hornet's U-Solve-It Mystery; Kerry Drake; The Story Behind the Cover; Green Hornet: Trapping a Murderer! Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.