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Issue: Daredevil Comics #3 Public Domain
Publication Date: September 1941
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Issues: #3 of 134 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagLev Gleason
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Your Guide Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Bob Wood
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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): Daredevil [Bart Hill]; The Claw (inset)
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In Content Item: FlagThe Original Daredevil Archives #1 published June 2013
as Daredevil Comics #3 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Daredevil The Greatest Name in Comics Presents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Daredevil [Bart Hill]
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In Content Item: FlagThe Original Daredevil Archives #1 published June 2013
as Daredevil, The Greatest Name in Comics Presents [Table of Contents on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The TOC lists Charles Biro and Bob Wood as Editors, and gives the ten main features found in the book with very brief synopses, as well announcing a Big $100.00 Cash Prize Contest.
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The Case of the Killer Who Hated Death!!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Daredevil [Bart Hill]; Tonis Saunders; Joan Cramm (friend of Tonia's); Judge Reed (death); Chief of Police Scott (death); Gerald Parks (villain, Tonia's butler)
Synopsis: Daredevil must battle a person who seems ordinary during the day, but who suddenly seems to take on a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde personality at night, becoming a vicious, monsterous killer! His first order of business is to stop the murderer of several prominent people, which, to his surprise, seems to be his girl friend, Tonia Saunders!
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In Content Item: FlagThe Original Daredevil Archives #1 published June 2013
as The Case of the Killer Who Hated Death!! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: The last panel gives the title of next issue's story: "The Sport of Death!".
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The Suicide Circle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Nightro the Streamlined Robinhood
Character(s): Nightro [Hugh Goddard]; Blackie (Goddard's pet dog); Doctor Dykeman; Christy Silvera (villain, racketeer); Pete Poulos (villain, racketeer)
Synopsis: Two racketeers discover a doctor who has created a process in skin grafting that would allow criminals to commit crimes without leaving fingerprints behind, which leads to a crime wave of suspected suicides that are really cold-blooded murders!
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In Content Item: FlagThe Original Daredevil Archives #1 published June 2013
as Suicide Circle [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Origin of 13

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): 13
Character(s): 13 [Harold Higgins] (introduction, origin); Hal Higgins (Harold's brother, death); Harold's un-named fiancee (death); Captain Higgins (Harold's father, death); Margy Higgins (Harold's sister, death); Larry Miller; Ah Ling (villain); Clyde Roussos (villain, Editor of The Herald); Fong (villain)
Synopsis: A reporter for The Herald is first on the 13th day of the month because of his editor's belief that the young man's views on a story are all wrong. In the coming months, Harold suffers more tragedies, all occuring on the 13th day of the month. Taking that as an omen, Higgins adopts the costume and identity of 13, hoping to still solve the news story he was fired over and to break his "13" jinx forever.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Original Daredevil Archives #1 published June 2013
as Origin of 13 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
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The Battle of the Centuries

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Wood (signed)
Penciller(s): Bob Wood (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Wood (signed)
Colorist(s): Bob Wood
Letterer(s): Bob Wood
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Claw
Character(s): The Claw (villain); Bill Hopkins (engineer); Dick Hopkins (Bill's brother, soldier); Chinese aides to the Claw (villains, some die)
Synopsis: Having hypnotized the 2000 soldiers he had captured to serve as an Army to help him seize control of America, the Claw faces the challenge of an opposing force, led by Bill Hopkins, out to rescue his brother.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Original Daredevil Archives #1 published June 2013
as The Battle of the Centuries [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: The masthead reads "Will the Claw Rule America?".
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): London
Character(s): London [Marc Holmes]; Hector Pinchley (villain); Herr Shlutz (villain); Weazel (villain, death); Morries (villain, candy shop owner); Hesst (villain, master of espionage)
First Line: Above the bombed city of London, a lone plane circles --
Synopsis: Surveying the damage to London after the attacks made on it by the enemy, Holmes promises that the spy ring operating in the city will be captured within 48 hours. The leader of the spy ring has other ideas about that, co-ordinating an enemy air attack and eliminating the thorn in his side: Marc Holmes, better known as London.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Original Daredevil Archives #1 published June 2013
as Hesst Captured [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: The arrival of Rudolf Hess, Deputy Führer, in England in 1941 is fictionalized here.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Wood ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Pat Patriot America's Joan of Arc
Character(s): Pat Patriot [Patricia Patrios]; un-named U.S. Army Major; un-named saboteurs (villains, one dies)
First Line: Imagine! The army officials have...
Synopsis: Because of her capture of saboteurs at the airplane factory, Pat is asked to attend a big celebration at the Army camp. The major in charge tells her that things are not right in the camp: gun sights have been damaged, food has been contaminated, and a flu epidemic has spread throughout the camp. Pat volunteers to fly to a medical station to secure flu vaccine, and does, but she is attacked by the sabotage ring in the process.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Original Daredevil Archives #1 published June 2013
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Script credits suggested by Bails' Who's Who.

The Archives reprint lists Reed Crandall as artist.
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I Saw Daredevil Battle The Claw

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Bob Wood [as B. W.] (signed) (spot illustrations)
Inker(s): Bob Wood [as B. W.] (signed) (spot illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Daredevil & The Claw
Character(s): Daredevil [Bart Hill]; The Claw (villain)
Synopsis: The Claw announces to people near Radio City Music Hall that they must bow down to him and acknowledge him as ruler in the city or suffer the consequences. Fortunately, Daredevil is on the scene in his civilian identity and switches quickly into his fighting garb and takes on the Claw.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Original Daredevil Archives #1 published June 2013
as I Saw Daredevil Battle The Claw [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: The last part of page 3 is the illustrated feature: "Daredevil's Punch-of-the-Month," and this issue Daredevil, who is pictured, describes "The Right Uppercut": what it is and how to effectively deliver it to an opponent.
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Here's Your Chance, Fellas!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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In Content Item: FlagThe Original Daredevil Archives #1 published June 2013
as Here's Your Chance, Fellas [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A new contest is announced to readers, offering $100 in cash prizes. Readers are asked to respond to three questions:

1) What feature in Daredevil Comics do you like best?

2) What new feature would you suggest, and why?

3) Which of our artists would you prtefer to draw it?

The deadline for entries is August 20, 1941. The winner will receive $50 in cash.....and there are 27 other cash prizes ($15 for 2nd, $10 for 3rd, and $1 to each of the other 25 winners).

The page also lists each feature in the magazine with artists of each feature.
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Nasty Road Builders

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Real American #1
Character(s): The Bronze Terror [Jeff Dixon]; Ed (Jeff's partner at the law firm); Lilly; Lilly's un-named father; Judge Hawks (villain); "Dirk" Fleming (villain, head of a construction company); Slim (villain); Mike (villain)
Synopsis: The evil Judge Hawks and Dirk Fleming have discovered some old blue laws that allow them to use Indians as slave laborers on a road construction project, but the Bronze Terror has other ideas, especially when Dirk takes a liking to Lilly's father and wants to marry her.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Original Daredevil Archives #1 published June 2013
as Nasty Road Builders [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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K.O.'s Jones in 2nd

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Whirlwind
Character(s): Whirlwind [Terry Turner]; Buddy Jones (boxer); Cassidy (boxer); Mike Costello (villain, fight promoter); Owl Adams (villain, fight promoter); Gargan (villain)
Synopsis: As Whirlwind continues to win in the ring, two fight promoters decide the only way to stop Terry is by hiring an ugly brute of a creature from Brazil to step in the ring with him.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Original Daredevil Archives #1 published June 2013
as Whirlwind K.O.'s Jones in 2nd [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Dash Dillon at Hale
Character(s): Dash Dillon; "Smokey" Cole (Army football player); Wilson (Hale football player); Mazie (villain); two un-named city gamblers (villains)
First Line: Summer 1941...the Hale football squad gathered together for summer practice [...]
Synopsis: Two unethical gamblers decide that the only way for Hale College to lose the game against Army is to get Hale's star player, Dash Dillon, out of the way, and Mazie is the one to do it. Unfortunately, Mazie kidnaps the wrong player.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Original Daredevil Archives #1 published June 2013
as Identity Mix-Up [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (Silver Streak); Jack Binder (cover)
Inker(s): ? (Silver Streak); Jack Binder (cover)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Silver Streak Comics
Character(s): Silver Streak [uknown taxi cab driver]; Daredevil [Bart Hill]; Captain Battle [Jonathan Battle]; Hale Battle
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In Content Item: FlagThe Original Daredevil Archives #1 published June 2013
as Hurry! Silver Streak Comics [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated promotional advertisement for Silver Streak Comics #13 (August 1941), featuring the cover, and listing the top eight features in the book.
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Get it on Your Newsstand Now

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Captain Battle [Jonathan Battle]; Hale Battle
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In Content Item: FlagThe Original Daredevil Archives #1 published June 2013
as Get it on Your Newsstand Now [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated promotional advertisement for Captain Battle Comics #1 with cover pictured.

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