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Issue: Silver Streak Comics #3 Public Domain
Publication Date: March 1940
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagLev Gleason
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): Jack Cole
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. Second class permit. Copyright number 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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Jack Binder (signed)
Jack Binder (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Lance Hale
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Miscellaneous
1
The Mystery of the Monstrous Fly

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Binder
Jack Binder
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Silver Streak
Silver Streak (Intro; Origin); the Fly (villain); The Swami; Dr. Katan (villain)
When a race car driver is killed by a gigantic flying insect, a Swami brings him back to life.
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FlagCaptain Battle Comics #3 published January 1942
as The Mystery of the Monstrous Fly [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
10
Do You Know That Lack of Ice-Boxes Caused the Discovery of America?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Did You Know That?
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Miscellaneous
2
The Texas Terror

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Hal Sharp
Hal Sharp
? (red tones)
?
Subject Matter
western
Bill Wayne
Bill Wayne (introduction)
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Miscellaneous
7
Harry "A" Chesler Syndicate. Credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Ryan
Dick Ryan
Dick Ryan
?
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
School Daze
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Miscellaneous
1
Chesler shop material.
Invasion of the Spirit Men

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
John Hampton (signed)
John Hampton (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Lance Hale
Spirit Men (Intro); Lance Hale; Dr. Grantland Grey; King Loti (villain); Myra Grey
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Miscellaneous
8
Heat Devron

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Gus Ricca ?
Gus Ricca ?
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Ace Powers
Ace Powers; Heat Devron
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Miscellaneous
8
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.
Sounds From the Past

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Cole (signed)
Jack Cole (signed)
Jack Cole (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure, teen
Dickie Dean
Dickie Dean, Boy Inventor (Intro); Rip Todd
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Miscellaneous
8
The Flying Ghost

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Will Harr
? (illustration)
? (illustration)
? (red tones)
Typeset
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Miscellaneous
2
Spike Ruff

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gill Fox
Gill Fox (Signed)
Gill Fox (signed)
? (red tones)
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Detective Snoop
Det. Snoop (Intro)
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Miscellaneous
5
How Tardiness of News Led to the War of 1812

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
? (red tones)
?
Subject Matter
Mighty Mites
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Miscellaneous
1
The Radio Controlled Plane

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
aviation
Sgt. Drake
Sgt. Drake (Intro)
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Miscellaneous
6
The Magnetic Transmitter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon
Joe Simon
Joe Simon
?
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Planet Patrol
Captain Ken Keen; Nirma; Aavon
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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Miscellaneous
6

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