Origin and first appearance of Green Hornet and Kato in comics. Story adapted from radio scripts by Fran Striker. Painted cover. Story art by Bert Whitman and associates.
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COVER DETAILS
Characters:
Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; Kato [Hayashi Kato]
Pencils:
? (painting)
Inks:
? (painting)
Colors:
? (painting)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Homage to cover appeared on the cover of Green Hornet Golden Age Re-Mastered (Dynamite, 2010 series) #1
STORY DETAILS
Title:
Green Hornet introduction
Pages:
1.000
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Uncertain if there is an illustration.
Inside front cover.
Characters:
The Green Hornet [Britt Reid] (introduction); Kato [Hayashi Kato] (introduction); Mike Axford (introduction, newspaperman); Lenore "Casey" Case (introduction, Britt's secretary); Jacques (waiter, death); Catro (villain, introduction); Lefty (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
The death of a waiter, who had been leading his union's fight against racket rule, leads the Green Hornet and Kato to rid that organization of its criminal bosses.
Pages:
8.000
Script:
? (adaptation); Fran Striker (original radio script)
Pencils:
Bert Whitman Associates (signed)
Inks:
Bert Whitman Associates (signed)
Notes:
"Based on Stories by Fran Striker"
Title:
Murder In the Offing
Characters:
Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; Kato [Hayashi Kato]; Mrs. Marbury (introduction); Grafton (introduction, death); Ed Lowery (introduction); Michael (villain, introduction); Palmer (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
Ther Hornet and Kato work to uncover a vicious murder, brought about when shyster lawyers take advantage of their position of trust to juggle funds entrusted to them.
Pages:
8.000
Script:
? (adaptation); Fran Striker (original radio script)
Pencils:
Bert Whitman Associates
Inks:
Bert Whitman Associates
Title:
Measure for Measure
Characters:
The Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; Kato [Hayashi Kato]; Lenore "Casey" Case (Britt's secretary); Lowery (Sentinel photographer); Mulhouse (introduction); Alton (villain); Monk (villain)
Synopsis:
Miss Case attempts to do a one-woman investigation of a racket in the Bureau of Weights and Measures, and has to be rescued by the Hornet.
Pages:
8.000
Script:
? (adaptation); Fran Striker (original radio script)
Pencils:
Bert Whitman Associates (signed)
Inks:
Bert Whitman Associates (signed)
Title:
Accidents on Purpose
Characters:
The Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; Kato [Hayashi Kato]; Mike Axford (Sentinel reporter); Lenore "Casey" Case (Britt's secretary); Mr. Carson (introduction); Mrs. Carson (introduction); Kreevy (villain, introduction, Freeman's lawyer); Hopper (villain, introduction); Freeman (villain, introduction); Dutch (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
When Miss Case is beaten, the Green Hornet goes into action to expose the heads of an automobile association accident racket.
Pages:
8.000
Script:
? (adaptation); Fran Striker (original radio script)
Pencils:
Bert Whitman Associates
Inks:
Bert Whitman Associates
Title:
Sins of the Fathers
Characters:
The Green Hornet [Britt Reid]
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Fran Striker ?
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Feature surmised from character reference by Ted Watson, August 2010.
Unknown if there is an illustration.
Title:
Racketeers Go to the Dogs
Characters:
The Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; Kato [Hayashi Kato]; Lowery (Sentinel photographer); Lenore "Casey" Case (Britt's secretary); Tommy Mulhouse (introduction); Mrs. Mulhouse (introduction, Tommy's mother); Cole (villain, introduction); Allman (villain, introduction); Shorty (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
Britt Reid becomes interested in an advertisement for the recovery of a lost dog, and, as the Green Hornet, strikes at professional dog thieves.
Pages:
8.000
Script:
? (adaptation); Fran Striker (original radio script)
Pencils:
Bert Whitman Associates
Inks:
Bert Whitman Associates
Title:
A Copyright on Chiseling
Characters:
The Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; Kato [Hayashi Kato]; Lenore "Casey" Case [Britt's secretary]; Lowery (Sentinel photographer); Tompkins (introduction, author); Mrs. Thompkins (introduction); Ryder (villain, introduction); Cross (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
The Hornet and Kato act swiftly to strike against ruthless racketeers who prey upon gullible writers.
Pages:
8.000
Script:
? (adaptation); Fran Striker (original radio script)
Pencils:
Bert Whitman Associates
Inks:
Bert Whitman Associates
Title:
Graft Beyond the Grave
Characters:
The Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; Kato [Hayashi Kato]; Lowery (Sentinel photographer); Lenore "Casey" Case [Britt's secretary]; Gunnigan [Sentinel's city editor); Larry Borden [as Joe Hunt] (introduction); Mrs. Borden (introduction); Webster (villain, introduction); Tierney (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
Britt comes to the aid of widows who are being victimized by criminals making a regular business of engaging in hearse chasing.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
? (adaptation); Fran Striker (original radio script)
Pencils:
Bert Whitman Associates
Inks:
Bert Whitman Associates
Title:
No Sale in Premiums
Characters:
The Green Hornet [Britt Reid]; Kato [Hayashi Kato]; Mike Axford (Sentinel reporter]; Lenore "Casey" Case (Britt's secretary); Sergeant Moran; Lister (villain, introduction); Crosby (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
When angry storekeepers discover that they have been victimized by a smooth-tongued confidence man who cannot be located, the Hornet and Kato locate him and reveals this man's connection to a political higher-up.
Pages:
8.000
Script:
? (adaptation); Fran Striker (original radio script)
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CGC Census Report*
Grade
0.5
1.0
1.5
1.8
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5
9.0
9.2
9.4
9.6
9.8
9.9
10.0
Total
Universal
1
1
2
2
2
2
6
6
2
6
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
5
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
43
Qualified
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Signature Series
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Restored
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
Total
1
1
2
2
2
3
7
7
2
8
3
4
1
1
3
1
1
6
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
58
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