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Issue: Joe Palooka Comics #3 Public Domain
Publication Date: March 1946
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Issues: #3 of 87 Issues
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Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Family Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 2
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; later standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, sports
Character(s): Joe Palooka
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Pages: 1
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The Secret Mission

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Character(s): Joe Palooka; Jerry Leemy; Vidlitch; Mihailo [aka Big Mike]; Konstantin; Pukovinick; The Nazis [Carl; others un-named] (villains, some die)
Synopsis: Joe and Jerry drop radio equipment over Montenegro and follow it down to make sure it gets into the hands of the underground. When it does, Joe and his compatriots have to keep it from being seized by German troops.
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Reprint Notes: from Joe Palooka daily (McNaught Syndicate) ? - ?
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Pages: 9
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The Narrow Escape

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Genres: humorous, war
Character(s): Joe Palooka; Big Mike; Nada Vesnitch
Synopsis: Joe and Big Mike are making their way through the Serbian countryside and decide to put on German helmets (souvenirs) instead of carrying them. However, a lady swimming near by sees the helmets and shoots, wounding Joe and knocking out Mike, thinking they are German. She is Serbian, treats Joe's wounds and has Mike carry him to her cabin, then sends him to the Americans for some sulfa.
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Reprint Notes: from Joe Palooka daily (McNaught Syndicate) ? - ?
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: There are several panels of Nada nude (while swimming) in the story, a rare occurance for the period.
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The Crisis

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Genres: adventure, war
Character(s): Joe Palooka; Mahailo [aka Big Mike]; Nada Vesnitch; Jerry Leemy; Digger
Synopsis: Big Mike returns with the sulfa, but Joe develops a high fever and Nada is worried. She wishes she had chicken broth to feed Joe, so Big Mike volunteers to go behind German lines to snatch some chickens.
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Reprint Notes: from Joe Palooka daily (McNaught Syndicate) ? - ?
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Pages: 7
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Jerry Falls in Love

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Genres: humorous, sports, war
Character(s): Joe Palooka; Jerry Leemy; Mihailo [aka Big Mike]; Nada Vesnitch
Synopsis: Big Mike gets the chickens and Nada begins to fix the broth, and Joe, after eating some, begins to feel better. Then Jerry shows up and when he sees Nada, falls for her like a ton of bricks. So much so, Jerry puts up a fight when he is told he has to go back to the American camp.
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Pages: 6
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Joe's Recovery

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Genres: humorous, sports, war
Character(s): Joe Palooka; Jerry Leemy; Mihailo [aka Big Mike]; Nada Vesnitch; Zahariye (a shepherd)
Synopsis: Joe is recovering quickly and soon it is time for him to return to his friends. Nada goes with him, telling him along the way that she is out to get every German she can because they murdered her entire family.
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Pages: 4
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The Hidden Evidence

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Pages: 1
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Congressman Weidebottom Visits the Front

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Feature(s): Joe Palooka Short Story
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Despite the billing, Joe Palooka does not appear in this story. Due to stylistic influences, Al Capp may have provided scripting and art for this story.
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Luck Piece

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