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Harry Shorten

Writer on 113 issues · cover artist on 2 issues · penciller on 1 issue

Harry Shorten is credited as writer on 113 issues, cover artist on 2 issues, penciller on 1 issue, inker on 1 issue and others in grailworth's catalog, 99 issues of them across 7 series we value. Characters first seen in issues they wrote or drew include The Shield, Joe Higgins, The Comet and John Dickering.

Characters they introduced

Cover of Pep Comics #1 (1940) Pep Comics #1 (1940)First appearance of The Shield (Joe Higgins, Archie Comics)1940Cover of Pep Comics #1 (1940) Pep Comics #1 (1940)First appearance of Joe Higgins (The Shield, Archie Comics)1940Cover of Pep Comics #1 (1940) Pep Comics #1 (1940)First appearance of The Comet (John Dickering, Archie Comics)1940Cover of Pep Comics #1 (1940) Pep Comics #1 (1940)First appearance of John Dickering (The Comet, Archie Comics)1940Cover of Pep Comics #1 (1940) Pep Comics #1 (1940)First appearance of Fu Chang1940Cover of Pep Comics #1 (1940) Pep Comics #1 (1940)First appearance of Sergeant Boyle1940Cover of Pep Comics #1 (1940) Pep Comics #1 (1940)First appearance of The Queen of Diamonds1940Cover of Pep Comics #1 (1940) Pep Comics #1 (1940)First appearance of The Rocket1940Cover of Pep Comics #1 (1940) Pep Comics #1 (1940)First appearance of The Press Guardian (Perry Chase, Archie Comics)1940Cover of Pep Comics #1 (1940) Pep Comics #1 (1940)First appearance of Inspector Bentley (of Scotland Yard, Archie Comics)1940Cover of Pep Comics #1 (1940) Pep Comics #1 (1940)First appearance of Eddie "Kayo" Ward (boxer, Archie Comics)1940Cover of Pep Comics #1 (1940) Pep Comics #1 (1940)First appearance of Lee Sampson (The Midshipman, Archie Comics)1940Cover of Zip Comics #1 (1940) Zip Comics #1 (1940)First appearance of Zambini the Miracle Man (Zachary Zambini, Archie Comics)1940Cover of Zip Comics #1 (1940) Zip Comics #1 (1940)First appearance of Steel Sterling (John Sterling, Archie Comics)1940Cover of Zip Comics #1 (1940) Zip Comics #1 (1940)First appearance of Mr. Satan (Dudley Bradshaw, Archie Comics)1940Cover of Zip Comics #1 (1940) Zip Comics #1 (1940)First appearance of Kalthar1940Cover of Zip Comics #1 (1940) Zip Comics #1 (1940)First appearance of Captain Valor1940Cover of Top Notch Comics #5 (1939) Top Notch Comics #5 (1939)First appearance of Shanghai Sheridan1940Cover of Pep Comics #5 (1940) Pep Comics #5 (1940)First appearance of Thelma Gordon1940Cover of Pep Comics #6 (1940) Pep Comics #6 (1940)First appearance of Betty Warren1940Cover of Shield-Wizard Comics #2 (1940) Shield-Wizard Comics #2 (1940)First appearance of The Wizard1940Cover of Shield-Wizard Comics #2 (1940) Shield-Wizard Comics #2 (1940)First appearance of Tommy the Super-Boy1940Cover of Pep Comics #11 (1940) Pep Comics #11 (1940)First appearance of Dusty1941Cover of Pep Comics #12 (1940) Pep Comics #12 (1940)First appearance of Fireball (Ted Tyler, Archie Comics)1941

Every issue

Blue Ribbon Comics (1939) 12 issues

Flashback (1973) 1 issue

Jackpot Comics (1941) 2 issues

Pep Comics (1940) 36 issues

Shield-Wizard Comics (1940) 8 issues

Top Notch Comics (1939) 22 issues

Zip Comics (1940) 18 issues

Credits from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.