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Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Frank Thomas (signed)

Inker(s): Frank Thomas (signed)

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Fantom of the Fair

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Paul Gustavson (signed)

Penciller(s): Paul Gustavson (signed)

Inker(s): Paul Gustavson (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Paul Gustavson

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Fantom of the Fair

Character(s): The Fantom of the Fair; Mike (a Policeman); The Thunderbolt (villain, robot, death?); "The Brain of the Robot" (villain)

First Line: Catastrophe strikes at the electrical utilities area of the World's Fair.

Synopsis: In the Electric Utilities area of the World's Fair, a giant electro-robot goes on a rampage, turned loose by some unknown person, threatening the lives of Fair goers with a million volts of electricity at its fingertips. The Fantom battles the metal menace until he discovers the brains behind the controls, then deals with him.

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Fantoman #3 published October 1940
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]

In Content Item: Flag

Continuum #3 published December 2007
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Pages: 8

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Tarpe Mills (signed)

Inker(s): Tarpe Mills (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Daredevil Barry Finn

Character(s): Barry Finn; Joan Hart; Frogga; Dr. Allan West; Dorian West (Allan's daughter); Colonel Blake; Dacia Zaroff (villain); Sulla (villain, Dacia's assistant); Dr. Zaroff (villain, Dacia's father)

First Line: Hurry, Joan, we haven't much time --

Synopsis: Barry and Joan receive an invitation to a Grand Ball in Washington, but Zaroff's daughter also receives one, and she has her sights set on some plans for a new invention being carried by a Colonel Blake.

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Pages: 6

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Lochjand Field [as L. Field] (signed)

Inker(s): Lochland Field [as L. Field] (signed)

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Feature(s): The Inner Circle

Character(s): The Inner Circle [Major Paul Ramsay; George Selkirk]; Sir Edmonton (Secretary of the Exchequer); The Blue Robins [Mr. Breton (leader); Doc; Monk; Murphy] (villains)

First Line: London. In the early morning...

Synopsis: Major Ramsay and George Selkirk infiltrate the nefarious Blue Robins in order to get information as to the group's activities and to stop their bombings of important British districts, and to prevent the kidnapping of Sir Edmonton.

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Pages: 7

The Hidden Empire (Part 3)

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bob Moore (signed)

Penciller(s): Carl Pfeufer (signed)

Inker(s): Carl Pfeufer (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Don Dixon

Character(s): Don Dixon; Dr. Lugoff; Wanda; Queen Tania; Oreg; dragon creature (villain, death); Queen Dagmar (villain); Prince Taal (villain, restored to good)

Synopsis: Don and his friends succeed in capturing a stone, a talisman of youth, whose blazing rays return Tania to her rightful state, but reduces the Queen to that of an ugly hag.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Next issue begins "The War of the Marshland".

Runaway Rocketship

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Lloyd Victor (credited)

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Speed; Mike Reilly (Speed's assistant)

Synopsis: Speed and Mike act quickly to stop a runaway freight rocket train carrying three bombs from causing a major catastrophe.

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Pages: 2

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Harry Francis Campbell (signed)

Penciller(s): Harry Francis Campbell (signed)

Inker(s): Harry Francis Campbell (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, aviation, science fiction

Feature(s): Jon Linton, Flyer, Scientist, Adventurer

Character(s): Jon Linton (scientist); Dr. Kane (Don's teacher); Lisa Kane; Timothy Burke (head of International Secret Service); Tarmak (villain, death); Satan Rex (villain)

First Line: It is the year 2009 A.D....

Synopsis: Jon and Dr. Kane feverishly work in the bowels of a dead volcano, attempting to perfect a new space ship. Unfortunately, a visit from Mr. Burke has led nefarious individuals to the secret lab site, one of which carries a mysterious tattoo on his forehead.

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Pages: 8

Notes: Actually, it's the year 2013, but let's not quibble.

Continued next issue.

The Strange Creature Half-Man Half-Horse!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Malcolm Kildale (signed)

Inker(s): Malcolm Kildale (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Speed Centaur

Character(s): Speed Centaur; Reel McCoy; Slug Fest (villain); Dickie the Dunce (villain); Pier Sicx (villain); Hophead Hogan (villain); Charlie "Horse" Schmidt (villain); Slug (villain); Butch (villain)

Synopsis: Five different gangs in the city are organizing themselves to attack Speed and Reel.

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Pages: 9

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Advertisement on Cover, Back

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Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 1

Notes: Illustrated advertisement from Johnson Smith and Company, offering readers over 7000 different novelties, such as a vestpocket folding camera for 39 cents, a midget racer for 25 cents, a 30-shot BB pistol for 25 cents and much more.

Found on the back cover.