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Issue: Choice Comics #3
Publication Date: April 1942
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Issues: #3 of 3 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagGreat Comics
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Great Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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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
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): The Lost City
Character(s): 6-Arms Crusher; Bruce Gordon; Dr. Manyus; Natcha Manyus; Hoogo; Appolyn
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Rudy Palais artist credit from Rudy Palais and his copy of the original cover proof as shown to Roger Hill (story posted to GCD-Chat list by Roger Hill on 14 August 2018).

Palais did this work while employed with the Iger Shop, and drew a caricature of Jerry Iger on the cover (man with mustache at bottom middle on the cover).
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Futuro; Hoogo (photo of Sam Baker)
First Line: Living dead men the Lost City
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Great Comics #3.
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The Lost City (Part 2)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): The Lost City
Character(s): Bruce Gordon; Natcha Manyus; Dr. Manyus; Tom Dolan; Reynolds; Zolok; Dr. Colton; Gorzo; Appolyn; Hoogo; 6-Arms Crusher; Pierre; Burke; Fungo
Synopsis: Zolok unleashes 6-Arms Crusher on the adventurers.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Movie adaptation story continued from Great Comics (Great Comics Publications, 1941 Series) #3 (January 1942).

Rudy Palais artist credit from Rudy Palais as told to Roger Hill (story posted to GCD-Chat list by Roger Hill on 14 August 2018).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Rex the Seeing-Eye Dog
Character(s): Rex; Dan Baxter; Alex; Rhama; Sheik (leopard); Laura Baxter; Tom Dooley; Bill
First Line: What's wrong, Rex? Alex, is anything wrong?
Synopsis: A leopard gets loose at the circus.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: last appearance
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): G-Men Vs. Crime
Character(s): Al Brady; Clarence Shaffer; James Dalhover; Mrs. Shaffer; Mrs. Dalhover; Pat; Mike
First Line: From small-time kid hoodlums the Brady gang became the most ruthless gun-toters in criminal history... after petty thefts they graduated into the big game, murder.
Synopsis: The exploits of the Brady Gang.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Last appearance.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? [as Char-Lee]
Inker(s): ? [as Char-Lee]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Shanghai Shea
Character(s): Shanghai Shea; Wing Low; General Kong; Kobishi
First Line: Amid the deadly struggle and havoc in China battles a fighting yankee, known far and wide as 'Shanghai Shea'.
Synopsis: Shanghai Shea is appointed leader of the Purple Dragon Squadron.
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Pages: 8
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Kangaroo Man
Character(s): Creel; Stella; Eddie; Bingo; Sengali; Zuma; Heller; Pya
Synopsis: Criminals want a map to a silver mine.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Rudy Palais artist credit from Rudy Palais as told to Roger Hill (story posted to GCD-Chat list by Roger Hill on 14 August 2018).

Last appearance.

Indexed from copy missing first page. Need title or first line data (as of 20 August 2018).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Junior Wizard
Character(s): Junior; Fat; Gola; Brute
First Line: Hiya, Dad! Watcha doin'?
Synopsis: Junior takes some of his father's shrinking and enlarging pills and saves a king.
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Pages: 8
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Speedy
Character(s): Mike; Speedy
First Line: You watch my stand till I come back -- eh, Speedy?
Synopsis: Speedy watches Mike peanuts wagon.
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Feature(s): Dreamy Daisy
Character(s): Daisy
First Line: Daisy! Stop! You'll break the chair!
Synopsis: Daisy mistreats the furniture in her home and has a dream in which the furniture comes to life and abuses her.
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Speedy
Character(s): Speedy
First Line: Well, it's better than nothing!
Synopsis: Speedy is hired to wash dishes.
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Peter, the Pooch
Character(s): Peter; Baby Bumps
First Line: Baby Bumps has left his pen to go into the world of men!
Synopsis: Baby Bumps gets out and causes trouble at the circus.
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Pages: 6
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Futuro
First Line: Read about 'Futuro' the man of a thousand mysteries in Great Comics no. 3
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo ad for Great Comics No. 3.

Inside back cover, black and white.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Peter; Daisy
First Line: New! Fantastic Adventure Comics
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Junior Wizard, Dreamy Daisy, and Peter the Pooch comics "From Pages 41-64" in this issue, under the general title "Fantastic Adventure Comics."

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