I own the original issues of this comic, in fact i own every issue. Dark nights collects issues 15 of the comic and completes a solid story arc. Green hornet annual total value for all issues of this title listed. The green hornet first debuted in the 30s and was featured in a wide variety of media that includes comics, films, tv shows, radio and book. Sins of the father and kevin smiths green hornet volume 2. The series detailed the adventures of britt reid, debonair newspaper publisher by day, crimefighting masked hero at night. The blazing ace of space starring richard starr, a ruthless world war ii fighter pilot. Find the value of the now comic green hornet volume 1. Highoctane action, drama, and humor, as only kevin smith can deliver. As the year one title implies, this book tells the early career of the pulp hero the green hornet. With art by german erramouspe, the upcoming series is set for release in march 2018. Writer amy chu is tackling a new green hornet comic book series for dynamite entertainment, continuing the legacy of the classic pulp vigilante and promising an exciting, modern new take on green hornet universe. Green hornet 1967 gold key comic books mycomicshop.
The first fourissue story arc of the series was written by writerdirector kevin smith. A star of oldtime radio and tv, the green hornet returns in this stylish comic series by now comics. The green hornet actually hit the scene as a radio. Amy chu is writing a new femaleled green hornet comic book. Tales of the green hornet comic books for sale online. Black and white photo of bruce lee as kato and van williams as the green hornet. Comic books the green hornet history ezinearticles. See more ideas about green hornet, hornet and comics.
The series, titled green hornet comics, was published by helnit comics sometimes called holyoke, with the writing attributed to fran striker. I was hoping to read late 1930s early 1940s comics. Even comic geek that i am, i dont own even one green hornet story. Genre superhero characters the green hornet britt reid indexer notes. This is the comic book version of kevin smiths unproduced green hornet film and dynamite is the only place to get in on the action it all begins here. Green hornet 2010 comic read green hornet 2010 comic. What is the value of a number 1 green hornet comic book. The book s story is based on the unused script smith had written for a green hornet feature film. Find the value of the dynamite entertainment comic green hornet volume 1. Batman 66 meets the green hornet is a sixissue miniseries that details the unlikely teamup of the dynamic duo with criminal masterminds green hornet and his unnamed aide to fight against the equally unlikely teamup of colonel gumm and the joker.
This custom imperial was built to resemble the original black beauty from the television series which ran from 19661967. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The comic book price guide for great britain green. Green hornet 2010 dynamite entertainment comic books. The green hornet appeared in film serials in the 1940s, a television show in the 1960s which costarred bruce lee in his first major adult role, multiple comic book series from the 1940s on, and a feature film in january 2011. Click v for details, in stock, value, save, todays price. The free gift with the first issue was a balsa wood kestral glider. Presenting, for the first time ever, the complete comic book adaptation of smiths unproduced green hornet screenplay, plus an explosive bonus storyline of the reimagined green hornet and kato, courtesy of phil hester and series artist jonathan lau. The story is decent if not all that spectacular as britt reid goes travelling and meets up with kato, arrives in chicago, and decides to fight crime as the green hornet. Years later i found myself in a comic book shop and came across that. In now comics brit reid was the first green hornet. Cover pencil and ink credits from west stephan june 20, 2006. The series, titled green hornet comics published by helnit comics sometimes called holyoke, with the writing attributed to fran striker. This opening story is based on an unused film script written by kevin smith some years before the recent film was finally made.
It specialized in creating comics featuring licensed characters. First off, i would like to say that i havent read the collectors edition offered by this company. Various green hornet comic book series have been created since 1940. Lau as they present the one and only origin of the green hornet and kato. The cbl reader is a free download, just decline the toolbar install. Population statistics grade universal signature series restored. Values of green hornet comics free comic book price guide. Trendle and fran striker for an american radio program in the 1930s, the character has appeared in other media as well, including film serials in the 1940s, a network television program in the 1960s, and multiple comic book series from the 1940s to the 1990s.
If you discover an old collection full of batman comics. The green hornet and the shadow represented two very different sides of the pulp noir coin. It starts out with an old britt reid writing his memoirs and his family genealogy. This is the first comic book appearance of the green hornet and kato, who had been stars.
Keye luke played the role of kato in each film, but his nationality was changed to. The caped crusader and his sidekick, robin, have been around since the late 1930s. The series was published both in physical comic book form and in an extended 12part digital format splitting each regular issues material into two digital issues. Green hornet is a comic book series from dynamite that revamps the classic character for a modern day audience. The character of dan reid, who appeared on the lone ranger program as the masked mans nephew, was also featured on the green hornet as britt reids father, making the green hornet the grandnephew of the lone ranger. In it, the mantle of the green hornet rests upon the. Year one is one of several new green hornet titles from dynamite comics. The comic book price guide for great britain hornet the. The stories were loosely based on episodes of the radio show. In this article were going to briefly discuss one of the darkest heroes in comic book history, the green hornet.
Unfollow the green hornet comic 1 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The big story was his last case as the green hornet how he fought gatland tobias and married ruth this comic also features pages from brit reids memoirs, as well a genealogy of both the reid and kato families. A collectors edition hardcover october 1, 1990 by jeff butler author. The company offered a special sampler for free comic book day showcasing the creative. In january 2011 a new green hornet movie came out, staring seth rogen as gh and adding a humor element to the movie. Population statistics grade universal signature series restored qualified total. Original cover pencil and ink credit was given to al avison. He fought crime all the way though world war ii and for a time afterwords. Find the value of the harvey comic green hornet comics volume 1.
After the murder of his father, britt reid finds himself thrust into a world that. The wondrous painted cover goes uncredited, but this copy will show it off impressively for posterity, provided the proud winning bidder will just resist cracking the cgc casing. The issue features the origin and first comic book appearance of the green hornet, kato, and black beauty his car. Dynamite the official site killing red sonja, george r.
Green hornet silver age comics 19561969 for sale ebay. Apparently kevin smith wrote a script for the green hornet movie but realized he wasnt good enough a director to handle what hed written, so he shelved the script until dynamite optioned it for a comic book. Gold key also did the star trek comic of the same era. This book has 51 pages and was uploaded by freddyfly on june 6, 20. The hornet was a british boys comic published by d. The company was founded by alfred harvey in 1941, after buying out brookwood publications. It featured bruce lee as kato, the green hornets side kick. Green hornet comics 31 harvey comics comic book plus.
The green hornet strikes again was released in 1941, with warren hull now playing the role of the green hornet. Illustrations of the hornet gas gun, hornet pocket watch, hornet mask, hornet sting, and black beauty, with brief textual descriptions of their respective functions and uses. Britt reid was a part playboy until the murder of his father left. Green hornet gold key 01, 02, 03the green hornet was britt reid. The green hornet is an american comic book series published by dynamite entertainment that premiered in 2010 and ran until 20. The green hornet is an american action television series that aired on abc in the 19661967 television season. This comic is the history of the first green hornet.
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