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Issue: Key Comics #3
Publication Date: January 1945
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Issues: #3 of 5 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagConsolidated Magazines
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Consolidated Magazines, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 10 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): J. A. Ruby (editor, publisher)
Disclose Notes: Statement of ownership gives J. A. Ruby as Publisher.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
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Binding:  
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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The Case of the Skeleton Key

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Walter Johnson (signed)
Inker(s): Walter Johnson (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Key
Character(s): The Key
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Story of the Skeleton Key

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Bell
Inker(s): Fred Bell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Key
Character(s): Dr. Varning; the Nazis (villains); a Skeleton Key
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: This is an atomic bomb story. The superhero character on the cover does NOT appear anywhere in this story.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ken Battefield
Inker(s): Ken Battefield
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Dick Dash
Character(s): Dick Dash
First Line: Back from war torn Europe
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Burton Geller [as Burton] (signed)
Inker(s): Burton Geller [as Burton] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Keylines
First Line: Whom shall I say is calling?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This page is made up of five one-panel cartoons.
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Red Meat for Killers

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.67
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Bear Trouble

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Burton Geller [as Burton] (signed)
Inker(s): Burton Geller [as Burton] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: artistic
Feature(s): Eskey and Mo
Character(s): Eskey; Mo
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Death Takes No Holiday

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Irv Werstein (signed)
Penciller(s): Walter Johnson (signed)
Inker(s): Walter Johnson (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Synopsis: Very violent, bloody, fictional FBI story.
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In Content Item: FlagLawbreakers #3 published August 1951
as Death Takes No Holiday [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Carmen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Henry C. Kiefer [as HCK] (signed)
Inker(s): Henry C. Kiefer [as HCK] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: music
Feature(s): Musical Key Series
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Gerald Altman ?
Inker(s): Gerald Altman ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Gale Leary, the Will O' the Wisp
Character(s): Will O' the Wisp [Gale Leary]; Gale's un-named father; El Tirgre (villain); Pedro (villain); Ramon (villain)
First Line: Out of the night, from his lair in Guatemala's mountains, rides El Tigre, the...........
Synopsis: When the bandit El Tigre learns of Gale and her father staying in Gautemala City, he decides to kidnap the man for ransom.
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In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #82 published June 2010
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Possible pencil and inks credits from Ken Quattro via the Comics History Exchange page on Facebook (25 August 2016).
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. noted on the posting by Ken Quattro that a "BL" and an "ER" on the Royale Hotel sign on the second panel on the first page which MIGHT be sneaks of some sort" indicating potentially the creators of this story,E
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Mechanix Illustrated

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (Fawcett staff)
Inker(s): ? (Fawcett staff)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mechanix Illustrated; Captain Marvel; Captain Marvel Jr.; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Hoppy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover ad for Mechanix Illustrated featuring the heroes mentioned above.

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