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Issue: Big 3 #3

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Publication Date: May 1941

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Issues: #3 of 7 Issues

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating:

Publisher: Flag

Fox

Brand: A Fox Feature Comic FP

Indicia Publisher: Fox Publications Inc.

On Sale Date: 03/07/1941

Volume: none

Pages: 68

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 6 (5 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Victor Fox (credited); W. W. Scott (actual)

Notes: Per Robert Kanigher, W.W. Scott edited his Blue Beetle story.

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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Format

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

Format Notes:

Reprinted In5

5 Content Items

reprinted 5 times as/in other Issues.

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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.

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Content Items (6 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Blue Beetle; Samson; The Flame

Character(s): The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Samson; The Flame [Gary Preston]

Reprinting

In Issue:

Men of Mystery Comics #90 published July 2013

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: The cover is also displayed in color in the reprint in Men of Mystery Comics.

The Living Skeletons

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Robert Kanigher

Penciller(s): Al Carreno [as Charles Nicholas] (signed)

Inker(s): Al Carreno [as Charles Nicholas] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Blue Beetle

Character(s): The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan (Policeman); Dr. Franz; Joan Mason (reporter); Dr. Krako (villain, introduction, death); Monk (villain, introduction)

Synopsis: A genius from the Electro Institute uses his knowledge of science to animate skeletons that can fire bullets from their skulls!

Reprinting

In Issue:

Men of Mystery Comics #90 published July 2013

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 18

Notes: Kanigher's first comic book story as indentified in "Blue Beetle Companion" (2007) by Christopher Irving. Story written in July 1940.

Art credits by Bill Black.

The Radium Thieves

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Pierce Rice [as Alex Boon] (signed)

Inker(s): Art Cazeneuve

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Samson and David

Character(s): Samson; David; un-named hospital Chief of Staff; Professor Zarr (villain, introduction, death); Joe (villain); Mike (villain)

Synopsis: After stealing valuable radium designed to treat the infirm, Dr. Zarr uses it to develop the deadly Z Ray. He then grabs David and intends to turn the death ray on the chained youth.

Reprinting

In Issue:

Men of Mystery Comics #90 published July 2013

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 13

Notes: Pencil credit per Bill Black and the Who's Who.

Bill Black states that Arturo Cazeneuve did the inks for this story, although the Who's Who doesn't indicate that Cazeneuve ever worked on this strip. However, we do know that Rice teamed up with both Arturo and Louis Cazeneuve at Fox on many strips.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Larry Antonette [as Basil Berold] (signed)

Penciller(s): Larry Antonette [as Basil Berold] (signed)

Inker(s): Larry Antonette [as Basil Berold] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Flame

Character(s): The Flame [Gary Preston]; un-named juror; un-named daughter of the juror; Dr. Drool (villain); Scully (villain, Drool's assistant)

First Line: In an underground chamber under Doctor Drool's Home...

Synopsis: Doctor Drool is resuurected after dying in the electric chair, and the Flame finds it difficult to find a way to kill an enemy who is already dead but continually brought back to life by his assistant.

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In Issue:

Men of Mystery Comics #90 published July 2013

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 15

Notes: Larry Antonette credit from his personal records which included pages of this story that was torn from the original comic book, as reported by Shaun Clancy in the Comics History Exchange list on Facebook (21 February 2015).

Raider Squadron

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Nathaniel Nitkin [as N. N. Nathaniel] (signed)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

The Latin American Terrorists

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Pierce Rice [as Alex Boon] (signed)

Inker(s): Art Cazeneuve

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Samson and David

Character(s): Samson; David; Dr. Kalt (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis: When Dr. Kalt causes terror in South America, Samson and David are quick to chase the demented doctor to his stronghold where Samson endures a gauntlet of death traps, ultimately being sealed in a granite tomb.

Reprinting

In Issue:

Men of Mystery Comics #90 published July 2013

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 13

Notes: Pencil credit per Bill Black. Even though the Who's Who doesn't credit Cazeneuve with inking this feature, we do know that Rice prolifically teamed up with Boty Arturo and Louis Cazeneuve on many strips for Fox Publications.