Issue: #3
Published: Winter 1940, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing: Victor Fox
Color: Color Dimensions: 7 1/2" X 10 1/4" (pre-War); 7 1/4"? X 10 1/4"? (post-War) Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 1.
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Advertisement (2 pages) |
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Featuring: |
Kooba |
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Script: ? (ad copy) | Letters: ?; typeset |
Text Story (2 pages) |
Quicksands of Doom |
Synopsis: |
Jerry Mardsen's friend, Hank Bowen, is accused of robbing a bank; Jerry investigates the robbery to try and clear his friend of the charges. |
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Script: Nathaniel Nitkin [as N. N. Nathaniel] | Pencils: ? (illustration) | Inks: ? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
Genre: |
Adventure |
Characters: |
Jerry Mardsen Frank Huntley |
Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page) |
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Featuring: |
Flame; Wonderworld Comics |
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Script: ? (ad copy) |
Characters: |
Flame [Gary Preston] |
Comic Story (5 pages) |
Gang-Buster Appointed By Gov. Harmon |
Featuring: |
Gang-Buster Robinson |
Synopsis: |
A policeman is killed while on duty and Robinson is sent to investigate the crime. |
Credits: |
Pencils: George Tuska | Inks: George Tuska |
Genre: |
Crime |
Characters: |
Spike McGinty Richard G. Robinson Pinky Dan |
Comic Story (6 pages) |
The Panama Canal Affair |
Featuring: |
D-13, Secret Agent |
Synopsis: |
Richard disrupts a plot to sabotage the Gatun Lake spillway at the Panama Canal. |
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Script: Will Eisner ? | Pencils: Bob Powell | Inks: Bob Powell |
Genre: |
Adventure Spy |
Characters: |
Richard Anthony [D-13] Manata Sancho |
Comic Story (4 pages) |
Bull Thompson, the Pirate |
Featuring: |
Captain Savage |
Synopsis: |
Captain Savage ends Bull Thompson's piracy. |
Credits: |
Pencils: Art Peddy | Inks: Art Peddy |
Genre: |
Adventure |
Characters: |
Captain Savage Bull Thompson Hardtack |
Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page) |
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Featuring: |
Black Lion |
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Script: ? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
Characters: |
Black Lion Flame [Gary Preston] |
Advertisement (1 page) |
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Featuring: |
National Radio Institute |
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Script: ? (ad copy) | Letters: ?; typeset |
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