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Issue: Silver Streak Comics #3 Public Domain
Publication Date: March 1940
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Issues: #3 of 23 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagLev Gleason
Brand: A Rhoda Publ. YG
Indicia Publisher: Your Guide Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/12/1940
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, January-December 1940, Numbers 1-4. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 440752.
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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
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Lance Hale
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Mystery of the Monstrous Fly

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Silver Streak (introduction, origin); the Fly (villain); The Swami; Dr. Katan (villain)
Synopsis: When a race car driver is killed by a gigantic flying insect, a Swami brings him back to life.
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In Content Item: FlagCaptain Battle Comics #3 published January 1942
as The Mystery of the Monstrous Fly [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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Do You Know That Lack of Ice-Boxes Caused the Discovery of America?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Did You Know That?
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Pages: 2
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The Texas Terror

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Bill Wayne
Character(s): Bill Wayne (introduction)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Harry "A" Chesler Syndicate.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): School Daze
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Chesler shop material.
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Invasion of the Spirit Men

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Lance Hale
Character(s): Spirit Men (introduction); Lance Hale; Dr. Grantland Grey; King Loti (villain); Myra Grey
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Pages: 8
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Heat Devron

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Ace Powers
Character(s): Ace Powers; Heat Devron
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: The faces with squinting eyes and rounded jaw and chin are certain signs of Ricca, but the layout with many close ups is unfamiliar. Uncertain about how much he has done besides the faces.
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Sounds From the Past

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, teen
Feature(s): Dickie Dean
Character(s): Dickie Dean, Boy Inventor (introduction); Rip Todd
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Pages: 8
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The Flying Ghost

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
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Spike Ruff

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Detective Snoop
Character(s): Det. Snoop (Intro)
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Pages: 5
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How Tardiness of News Led to the War of 1812

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mighty Mites
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Pages: 1
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The Radio Controlled Plane

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Feature(s): Sgt. Drake
Character(s): Sgt. Drake (introduction)
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Pages: 6
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The Magnetic Transmitter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Planet Patrol
Character(s): Captain Ken Keen; Nirma; Aavon
Synopsis: Keen is about to return Nirma to Mars when a space call sends him to Mercury to investigate why all solar compasses are out of order.
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Pages: 6

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