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Issue: Sea Devils #3
Publication Date: January 1962
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Issues: #3 of 35 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/09/1961
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Robert Kanigher
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Ghost from the Deep!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Russ Heath
Inker(s): Russ Heath
Colorist(s): Jack Adler (color and wash effects)
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Sea Devils
Character(s): Sea Devils [Dane Dorrance; Judy Walton; Nicky Walton; Biff Bailey]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Sea Devils #1 published July 2012
as Sea Devils #3 [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Script, pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records dated 01/1962, provided by DC Comics.

Arrival date: 14 November 1962.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Honor House Products Corp.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Underwater Crime Wave!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): Russ Heath (signed)
Inker(s): Russ Heath (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Sea Devils
Character(s): Sea Devils [Dane Dorrance; Judy Walton; Nicky Walton; Biff Bailey]; G. Nakko
Synopsis: The Sea Devils are captured and placed in an underwater gladiator arena and forced to fight other scuba divers.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #2/1970 published February 1970
as Bandittene fra dypet! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Sea Devils #1 published July 2012
as Underwater Crime Wave! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12.67
Disclose Notes: No script, pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records dated 01/1962, provided by DC Comics
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Our Army at War
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Sea Devils Battle Diary [Part 2]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Haney
Penciller(s): Jack Abel
Inker(s): Jack Abel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Giant Superman Annual
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Pages: 1
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The Secret of the Happy Pig!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Rube Grossman
Inker(s): Rube Grossman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Peter Porkchops
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Ghost of the Deep!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Haney; Robert Kanigher ?
Penciller(s): Russ Heath (signed)
Inker(s): Russ Heath (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Sea Devils
Character(s): The Sea Devils (Dane Dorrance; Judy; Biff; Nicky); Circe Smith; Circe (from mytholgy)
Synopsis: After watching a singer named Circe Smith at a nightclub, the Sea Devils appear to meet the mythological Circe during their next dive. She puts the male members into a contest and Dane abandons his oxygen tank, and when Judy tries to save him by sacrificing herself it jolts the boys out of their spell to save her.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #5/1970 published May 1970
as Dypets skygge [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAction Comics #443 published January 1975
as The Ghost of the Deep! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Sea Devils #1 published July 2012
as The Ghost of the Deep! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.33
Disclose Notes: In 2 parts. Pages 8 and 12 are 2/3 pages. Story credited to Robert Kanigher in Action Comics #443. This story could be explained as a nitrogen narcosis-induced dream of Judy's instead of a real adventure, as the male members have no memory of the adventure at the end of the story. No script, pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records dated 01/1962, provided by DC Comics
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Brave and the Bold; Suicide Squad
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: On the bottom of page 8 of the previous story sequence.
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Navy War Correspondents

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 8 of the previous story sequence.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Garcelon Stamp Co.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately following page 8 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Undersea Breezes
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Jody Weskins, Lola Dunne, Peter Derrom, Lawrence Peterson. On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the previous story sequence.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Aquaman
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Pages: 0.33
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Giant Batman Annual
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Best Values Co.
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Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): 100 Toy Soldiers
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Pages: 0.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): National Radio Institute
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Company
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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