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Issue: Thrilling Comics #3 (15) Public Domain
Publication Date: April 1941
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Issues: #3 (15) of 80 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagPines
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Better Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/20/1941
Volume: 5
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Some info verified using a DCM scan (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/)

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. 2.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Virginia Thompson
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Mystery Kidnappings

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Virginia Thompson; General Frank Carter; Carpenter (villain, introduction, death); Nazelians (villains, introduction, most die)
First Line: General Frank Carter is kidnapped!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 15
Disclose Notes: Richard Hughes was previously credited with colours, but this was a result of a database glitch.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Dan Duffy, College Athlete
Character(s): Mallory (villain, introduction)
First Line: Gee Dan...what I wouldn't give for some excitement!
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Pages: 8
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Dan Duffy]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Pigskin Pointers By Dan Duffy
Character(s): Dan Duffy
First Line: Got any more football tips, Dan? Those others worked swell!
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Pages: 1
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Back to the Gold Rush

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Betty Morris; Professor Fenton (villain); Orth (villain, introduction); Burns
First Line: The Ghost receives a visitor!
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Richard Hughes was previously credited with colours, but this was a result of a database glitch.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, war
Character(s): The Lone Eagle; Nazis (villains)
First Line: At the State Department in Washington...
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Pages: 7
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Character(s): Nickie Norton; Lefty; Betty Blane; Pete (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introduction)
First Line: The Secret Service Headquarters...
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Richard Hughes was previously credited with colours, but this was a result of a database glitch.
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Subway Cowboy

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (spot illustration)
Inker(s): ? (spot illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (spot illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Feature(s): Herbie Johnson
Character(s): Herbie Johnson
First Line: As most boys do...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.87
Disclose Notes: The balance of the page consists of an ad for The Rio Kid Western pulp magazine.
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The Fatal Furniture

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Inspector Cavanaugh; Gortz (villain, introduction); Otto Treves
First Line: In a New York hotel...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Richard Hughes was previously credited with colours, but this was a result of a database glitch.
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Watch for the Black Terror, Nemesis of Evil

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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Pages: 0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Yessir - There's Just One Thing I Can't Figure Out. Spot!
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Pages: 0.5
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The Voice of American Youth!

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Chats with the Editor
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): The Rio Kid; Sheriff Tod Haines; Greer (villain, introduction); Trig Peters (bank robber)
First Line: The Rio Kid reaches the town of Cougar Creek...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Keith Chandler : Art was previously credited to John Daly, but is clearly by Ralph Cone.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Marco Polo Jones; Polly; Snowball; Snooky Ookums
First Line: Mr. Marco -- I has a good idea for a new picture...
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Pages: 2

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