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Issue: Key Comics #3
Publication Date: January 1945
 
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Indicia Publisher: Consolidated Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 10 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): J. A. Ruby (editor, publisher)
Disclose Notes: Statement of ownership gives J. A. Ruby as Publisher.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock:  
Binding:  
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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The Case of the Skeleton Key

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
Walter Johnson (signed)
Walter Johnson (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Key
The Key
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Story of the Skeleton Key

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Fred Bell
Fred Bell
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure
The Key
Dr. Varning; the Nazis (villains); a Skeleton Key
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Miscellaneous
7
This is an atomic bomb story. The superhero character on the cover does NOT appear anywhere in this story.
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Ken Battefield
Ken Battefield
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Dick Dash
Dick Dash
Back from war torn Europe
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Miscellaneous
6
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Burton Geller [as Burton] (signed)
Burton Geller [as Burton] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Keylines
Whom shall I say is calling?
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Miscellaneous
1
This page is made up of five one-panel cartoons.
Red Meat for Killers

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
adventure
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1.67
Bear Trouble

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Burton Geller [as Burton] (signed)
Burton Geller [as Burton] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
artistic
Eskey and Mo
Eskey; Mo
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Miscellaneous
3
Death Takes No Holiday

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Irv Werstein (signed)
Walter Johnson (signed)
Walter Johnson (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
crime
Very violent, bloody, fictional FBI story.
Reprinting
FlagLawbreakers #3 published August 1951
as Death Takes No Holiday [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
Carmen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Henry C. Kiefer [as HCK] (signed)
Henry C. Kiefer [as HCK] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
music
Musical Key Series
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
3
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Gerald Altman ?
Gerald Altman ?
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Gale Leary, the Will O' the Wisp
Will O' the Wisp [Gale Leary]; Gale's un-named father; El Tirgre (villain); Pedro (villain); Ramon (villain)
Out of the night, from his lair in Guatemala's mountains, rides El Tigre, the...........
When the bandit El Tigre learns of Gale and her father staying in Gautemala City, he decides to kidnap the man for ransom.
Reprinting
FlagMen of Mystery Comics #82 published June 2010
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
Possible pencil and inks credits from Ken Quattro via the Comics History Exchange page on Facebook (25 August 2016).
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. noted on the posting by Ken Quattro that a "BL" and an "ER" on the Royale Hotel sign on the second panel on the first page which MIGHT be sneaks of some sort" indicating potentially the creators of this story,E
Mechanix Illustrated

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (ad copy)
? (Fawcett staff)
? (Fawcett staff)
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Mechanix Illustrated; Captain Marvel; Captain Marvel Jr.; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny
Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Hoppy
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover ad for Mechanix Illustrated featuring the heroes mentioned above.

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