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Speed Comics#27
Cover: Arturo Cazeneuve

Speed Comics #27

Jul 1943 · Harvey · 0.10 USD
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In Speed Comics #27 (1943), the Black Cat takes center stage in "The Destructive Construction Company," a wartime mystery where a Naval officer’s sudden death and stolen documents send shockwaves through a film set. With Bob Powell handling both art and inks, the story unfolds with sharp pacing and wartime tension, while Arturo Cazeneuve’s cover captures the intrigue with bold, dynamic visuals.

Contains 8 stories
The Destructive Construction Company
8 pp · Superhero
Captain Freedom [Don Wright]Cassidy (villain, introduction, death)
The Case of the Photo Crimes
8 pp · Superhero
Black Cat [Linda Turner]Rick (newspaperman)unnamed Naval Lieutenant (introduction, death)Greenway (villain, film director, introduction, death)female movie extra (villain, introduction, death)unnamed stdio electrician (villain, introduction)

In "The Case of the Photo Crimes," filmed during a tense wartime production, the sudden arrival of a Naval officer with a briefcase full of sensitive photos throws Linda Turner’s movie shoot into chaos. When the officer is found dead and his documents gone, Linda and Rick team up with the Black Cat to unravel a mystery hidden in the shadows of the set.

The Greatest Siege Gun Ever Built!
10 pp · Superhero
Shock Gibson [Robert Charles Gibson]Ed (soldier, introduction)Prof. Schnitzeljammer (villain, introduction)Adolf Hitler (villain)the Nazis (villains)

In "The Greatest Siege Gun Ever Built!" from Speed Comics #27 (1943), Gibson faces a terrifying new threat when the Nazis deploy the Hitler Gun—a long-range weapon capable of striking targets from impossible distances, turning the battlefield into a deadly game of unseen pursuit.

The Battle for Burma
9 pp · War
The Girl Commandos [Pat ParkerTanyaEllenPennyMei-Ling]Colonel SandayAnn Waverly (villain, introduction)the Japanese
Untitled Humor story
3 pp · Humor, Children
Billy BrainsPete the Tramp
The Professor and the Fiendish Four, Part ?
6 pp · Humor, Detective-Mystery
Padlock HomesDr. WatsisThe Professor (villain)the Fiendish Fourthe Green Ghost (introduction)
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor, Children
Oom-Pa-Pa!
6 pp · Humor
Biff Bannon

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $352
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $2,965
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $2,415
CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $1,141*
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CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 · 2 in census $911*
CGC 4.5 · 5 in census $871
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $676*
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $602*
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $533
CGC 2.5 · 3 in census $432*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

artist, inker Bob Powell
cover pencils, inks Arturo Cazeneuve

Reprints

Reprinted in Super-Dooper Comics #5 (1946), Super-Dooper Comics #6 (1946), Super-Dooper Comics #7 (1946), Men of Mystery Comics #100 (2016), Men of Mystery Comics #102 (2016), Men of Mystery Comics #105 (2017), Hit Comics #9

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