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Issue: Lightning Comics #3

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Publication Date: October 1941

Issue v2 #3
- Sure-Fire Comics
- v1 #4
- v1 #5
- v1 #6
- v2 #1
- v2 #2
- ✔ v2 #3
- v2 #4
- v2 #5
- v2 #6
- v3 #1
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Issues: #3 of 10 Issues

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating:

Publisher: Flag

Ace Magazines

Brand: An Ace Magazine

Indicia Publisher: Ace Magazines Inc.

On Sale Date: 08/04/1941

Volume: 2

Pages: 68

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 11 (8 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Aaron A. Wyn

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. 4.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: full 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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Content Items (11 total)

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Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Jim Mooney (signed)

Inker(s): Jim Mooney (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Lash Lightning

Character(s): Lash Lightning [Robert Morgan]

First Line: Lightning zooms through the skies blasting the enemy in the defense of America.

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Introducing The Flag

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Subject Matter

Character(s): The Flag

Synopsis: Ad for Our Flag Comics #1

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Jim Mooney (signed)

Inker(s): Jim Mooney (signed)

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Subject Matter

Feature(s): Lash Lightning

Character(s): Lightning; The Mastermind (villain)

First Line: Lightning has been endowed with all the power, strength and speed of light by the Oldman of the Pyramids.

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Pages: 13

Notes: Although the feasture is still titled Lash Lightning, he's always referred to simply as Lightning

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): George Wilson ?

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Subject Matter

Feature(s): The Raven

Character(s): Detective Sergeant Danny Dartin [the Raven]; Lola Lash (his assistant)

First Line: Striking with speed and fury, the Raven, friend of the poor and downtrodden recovers...

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Pages: 10

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Harry Anderson ?

Inker(s): Harry Anderson ?

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Subject Matter

Feature(s): Doctor Nemesis, Rx

Character(s): Dr. Jim Bradley [Doctor Nemesis]

First Line: At Mercy Hospital - 'I've finally completed my experiment, Dr. Bradley.'

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Pages: 8

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Jack Alderman (signed)

Inker(s): Jack Alderman (signed)

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Marvo the Magician & Tito

Character(s): Marvo; Tito; Maya

First Line: Marvo is about to embark on a liner leaving for home when...

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Pages: 8

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Mark A. Schneider (signed)

Penciller(s): Mark A. Schneider (signed)

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Subject Matter

Feature(s): Congo Jack

First Line: Yes, Bwana! Me see bridge made from many human bodies -- many moons journey.

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Pages: 10

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Jack Alderman (signed)

Inker(s): Jack Alderman (signed)

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Subject Matter

Feature(s): Hap Hazard

First Line: Hap Hazard, copy boy of the Daily Star, goes on an errand...

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Pages: 6

Bottled Horror

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Cliff Howe

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): A True Crime Story

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Pages: 2

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Red Holmdale

Inker(s): Red Holmdale

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Subject Matter

Feature(s): Whiz Wilson

First Line: Whiz Wilson, youthful scientist and adventurer, has invented a Futuroscope which will take him, with a twist of its dials, to any given place at any given time in future

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Pages: 7

Notes: credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

Double Hit

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Synopsis: Ad for two Ace Comics titles, with b&w cover reproductions

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Pages: 1