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Issue: Wow — What a Magazine! #3
Publication Date: September 1936
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Issues: #3 of 4 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagHenle Publications
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Henle Publications
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 50 (32 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Information about this issue was provided by Ken Quattro via his Facebook posting on 10 May 2016 from an incomplete copy. As of that date, this issue has a lot of information that needs to be updated.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black and white with some duotone Interiors
Dimensions: magazine size; 9.5 inches x 11.25 inches
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Some/all of Issue reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue:
FlagBatman & Me #[nn] [unnamed variant] published January 1989 as Adventures of Hiram Hick in New York [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Harry Karry
Character(s): Harry Karry
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art and character ID from "Batman & Me" (page 20).
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Mark Twain

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): Chuck Thorndike
Inker(s): Chuck Thorndike
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Flame
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Betty Marion
Penciller(s): Betty Marion
Inker(s): Betty Marion
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jocko
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Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? [as MK] (signed, illustration)
Inker(s): ? [as MK] (signed, illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): New Oddities
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, western
Feature(s): Adventures of Tom Sherrill
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Jack Demsey Tells About Popeye's Punch

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Demsey (credited)
Penciller(s): E. C. Segar (illustration)
Inker(s): E. C. Segar (illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset; E. C. Segar
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Thimble Theatre
Character(s): Popeye
Synopsis: Dempsey writes about Popeye's punching abilities, accompanying by a Thimble Theatre Popeye illustration.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous
Character(s): Popeye; Olive Oyl; J. Wellington Wimpy; Eugene the Jeep
First Line: Poor Popeye. He sure is feeling low.
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Reprint Notes: from Thimble Theatre daily (King Feature Syndicate, Inc.) 193X-XX-XX [strip numbered G-23]
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Pages: 0.6
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Revealing Known and Unknown Facts About "Popeye's" Amazing Early Life

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): E. C. Segar (illustration, signed)
Inker(s): E. C. Segar (illustration, signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 0.4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Pee Wee
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Pages: 0.75
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?; Larry Smith (credited)
Penciller(s): Larry Smith (credited)
Inker(s): Larry Smith (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): He Drew a Wow-And How!
First Line: I'll go in and show the editor of Wow the comics I drew
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Gag was credited to an unknown reader from Dallas, Texas.
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Weapons of the Pirates

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Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Little Augie
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Harry Karry
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): S'Fact!
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Biff and His Pals
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Space Limited, Above the Stratosphere
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Adventures of Hiram Hick
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Pages: 1
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Weapons of the Pirates

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Pee Wee
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Complete Course of Cartoons Stunts

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dominick “Dic” Loscalzo
Penciller(s): Dominick “Dic” Loscalzo
Inker(s): Dominick “Dic” Loscalzo
Letterer(s): ?
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Larry and Tessie
First Line: Don' forget folks, Larry d' new kid on d' block...
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): About Buddy Wilbert
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Captain Scott Dalton
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dominick “Dic” Loscalzo
Penciller(s): Dominick “Dic” Loscalzo
Inker(s): Dominick “Dic” Loscalzo
Letterer(s): Dominick “Dic” Loscalzo
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Trick Cartooning
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photograph of Robert L. Ripley); Robert L. Ripley (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (photograph of Robert L. Ripley); Robert L. Ripley (illustration)
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Text story and photograph of Robert L. Ripley and Ripley's Believe it or Not illustration.
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photograph of Otto Soglow)
Inker(s): ? (photograph of Otto Soglow)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Otto Soglow text story and photograph, along with “Little King” paper doll cut-outs.
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Famous Fellas
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? [as The Skywriter]
Penciller(s): Les Marshall ? (illustration)
Inker(s): Les Marshall ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Hangar Gossip
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Modern Airplanes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 1
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Model Pilots

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Genres: non-fiction
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photographs of Lanny Ross, Jessica Dragonette, Chester Stratton)
Inker(s): ? (photographs of Lanny Ross, Jessica Dragonette, Chester Stratton)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Wow Radio Pictorial
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Disclose Notes: Photographs of celebrities Lanny Ross, Jessica Dragonette, and Chester Stratton along with a scene from movie, Wilderness Road.
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These “What-to-Makes” a Wow of Fun and Skill

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): A. M. Langworthy
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 0.5
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The Animated Serpent

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Second part of the Robert L. Ripley article.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Penciller(s): S. M. Iger
Inker(s): S. M. Iger
Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: WOW! subscription promotional advertisement.
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[untitled]

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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): The Stars on Parade
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Text article on Zasu Pitts.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Fonie Films Presents
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as By Gosh]
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Spotlights on Sports Stars
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Vignettes on sports figures Gene Venzke, Leonore Kight, and Willie Hoppe.
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Wow 'Em with These New Tricks or Stunts

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): A. M. Langworthy
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes three illustrations.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Fu Manchu
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Pages: 2
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): A. Jefer
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Wow Stamp Club
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Pages: 2
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Life in the Roar!

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Pages: 1
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Donald DeConn
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Puzzle Phun
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Pages: 1
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Wow What Laffs!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Jokes with three illustrations.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: adventure, historical
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Sir Hokus Pokus
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On either the inside front or inside back covers.
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Hidden Gold

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On back cover.

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