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Issue: Big 3 #Winter Edition No. 2 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1941
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Issues: #Winter Edition No. 2 of 7 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagFox
Brand: A Fox Feature Comic FPView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Fox Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/07/1941
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (7 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose 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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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Daring Exploits of America's 3 Favorite Heroes!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Samson; Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; David; The Flame [Gary Preston]
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Pages: 1
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I'll Take Kooba

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First Line: With the new tang and extra zest
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Disclose Notes: Interior front cover with indicia.
Kooba Cola Drink was a marketing ploy by Victor Fox and did not exist.
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Life and Death Struggle with Porky Hogg

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan (Policeman); Dr. Franz; Joan Mason; Porky Hogg (villain, introduction, death); Gat (villain, death)
First Line: Smashing down upon the underworld rackets comes the Blue Beetle.
Synopsis: Porky Hogg, realizing that the Blue Beetle is the only thing standing in his way of a major crime wave, masses his henchmen and prepares thoroughly to defeat his sworn enemy. He decides to bring his enemy into the open by using his own men dressed as the Blue Beetle, then pinning the resulting murders upon him.
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In Issue: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #87 published January 2012
In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #87 published January 2012
as Death to the Blue Beetle [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 15
Disclose Notes: Art credits by Bill Black.
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Nekroff the Dictator

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Samson; David; Nekroff (villain, introduction, death)
First Line: Good grief! Looks like another war of conquest coming...
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Art credit update by Dave Redmond 2024-11-17.
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Wing visits the Naval Design building...

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Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Wing Turner
First Line: You say the plans for the new pursuit ranger are in danger?
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Look! Boys and Girls! Free Gifts for Kooba Bottle Caps!

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First Line: It's easy to save Kooba bottle caps for these free gifts
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Disclose Notes: Kooba Cola was a marketing ploy by publisher Victor Fox. The product did not exist.
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The Crimson Circle

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flame [Gary Preston]; The Crimson Circle (villain, introduction, death)
First Line: The Crimson Circle Gang at work down here in the fur district...
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Interlude at Hoalogaland

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Young Ravald
First Line: The red sun bathed the field of Hoalogaland with a weird effect appropriate to the bloody battle.
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[untitled]

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The Sabotage Protection Racket

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flame [Gary Preston]; Mike (villain, introduction, death); Joe (villain, introduction, death); un-named gang members (villains, introductions, all die)
First Line: Several men run to a waiting car outside a factory...
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Master-Mind De Structo

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Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Stardust; Franklin D. Roosevelt (guest-star); Master-Mind De Structo (villain, introduction, death); the Headless Headhunter (villain, introduction)
First Line: We'll take over the whole world!
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In Content Item: FlagI Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets! #[nn] published June 2007
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The Blue Beetle Coast to Coast

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First Line: Consult your local newspaper, or better call your favorite local station, for the schedule of this super-thriller.
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Presenting Brand New Adventures of These 2 Headline Features

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First Line: Get these magazines at your favorite newsstand
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Disclose Notes: Interior back cover.
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I Jumped My Pay from $18 a Week to $50

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First Line: Here's how I was able to chuck my shoe factory job for much better pay in radio
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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