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Issue: Big 3 #4 Public Domain
Publication Date: July 1941
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Issues: #4 of 7 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagFox
Brand: A Fox Feature Comic FPView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Fox Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/07/1941
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
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. 3.
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Samson; The Flame [Gary Preston]
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In Issue: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #90 published January 2013
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Wicked Work of the Web

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan (Policeman); Joan Mason; Dr. Franz; The Web (introduction, villain, death)
Synopsis: The Beetle must face The Web, who has blown up the city water supply and has created a panic in his attempt to take over the city.
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In Issue: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #90 published January 2013
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 18
Disclose Notes: Writer and art identifications by Bill Black.
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The Terror Campaign

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): Art Cazeneuve
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Samson; David; Mr. Dana (city Mayor); Dana's un-named daughter; Johann Sanf (villain, introduction, death); Slim Gordo (villain, introduction); Spike (villain)
Synopsis: After Samson saves a runaway trolley from crashing, he discovers that the brake rods had been damaged, and a nearby car of thugs leads the Man of Might to the Ace Auto Body Company and a man named Slim Gordo.
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In Issue: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #90 published January 2013
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Art credits per Bill Black.

The Who's Who confirms the Rice credit, but does not list Cazeneuve as doing this feature. However, at this time, Rice was being assisted by inkers Arturo and Louis Cazeneuve at Fox.
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Bridge in Danger

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): N. N. Nathaniel (signed)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Indexer copy missing first page.
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The Warning of Baron Siva

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Samson; David; Baron Siva (introduction, villain)
Synopsis: The plane carrying the nation's Defense Board is attacked and brought down by enemy aircraft, and a Baron Siva thus warns that, soon, all of America will be slaves to the New Order. Samson and David vow to locate the Board and free them from the enemy's clutches.
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In Issue: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #90 published January 2013
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Artist credit per Bill Black.

Rice's work on this feature is confirmed by the Who's Who. Although Cazeneuve isn't mentioned by the Who's Who as working on this feature, it is well known that Rice worked a great deal with inkers Arturo and Louis Cazeneuve at Fox Publications.
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The Cole Plant Sabotage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Lou Fine ? [as Basil Berold] (signed)
Inker(s): Lou Fine ? [as Basil Berold] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flame [Gary Preston]; Mr. Cole; Dot Cole (Mr. Cole's daughter); Hans (villain, introduction); un-named Nazi spies (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis: A notorious Nazi spy, adept at impersonation, captures the owner of the Cole Plane Plant and disguises himself as the owner in order to destroy the plant from within.
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In Issue: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #90 published January 2013
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14

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