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3March 1940
$0.10

Fight Comics #3

Fiction House · March 1940 · on sale 1940-01-21

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Identification plate

Series
Fight Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
March 1940
Key date
1940-03-00
On-sale date
1940-01-21
Indicia publisher
Fight Stories Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will Eisner
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (ad copy)Bull's-Eye Bannon
2-comic story10script: Will Eisner; pencils: George Aksut; inks: George AksutShark Brodie; Ford Kennedy (Intro); Matey (Intro); Boss Bullard and his gang (Villains, Intro, Dies)
3-comic story6script: Will Eisner; pencils: Leonard Frank; inks: Leonard FrankSaber [Spy Fighter]; A gang of traitors (Villain, Intro)
4The Life of Tony Galentocomic story3Tony Galento; Jim Frain; Elmer Flynn; Henry Breitenkamp; Tommy Blare; Babe Farmer; Joe Jacobs; Gene Mickens; Mary Graso; Lou Nova
5-comic story7.75script: Chuck Walker; pencils: Dan ZolnerowichKayo Kirby [Red Kirby]; The Kid (Intro); Bendelli (Villain, Intro); Slam Deman (Villain, Intro); Bob Benton (Villain, Intro)
6The Case of the Diamond Death: Case 1, File-A: Clue No. 3comic story0.25pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellJoe Dugan; Joe Bonse; Peerce's ex-wife; Bull's-Eye Bannon
7The Graveyard of Forgotten Shipscomic story8pencils: Steve Broder; inks: Steve BroderKinks Mason; Amphibians (Villain, Intro)
8Fight Tips For Studentstext article2pencils: ? (2 spot illustrations); inks: ? (2 spot illustrations); colors: ? (2 spot illustrations); letters: typesetKid McCoy; Tom O'Rourke; Dick Cook; Steve O'Donnell; Frank Bosworth
9-comic story5script: Fletcher Hanks; pencils: Fletcher Hanks; inks: Fletcher Hanks; letters: Fletcher HanksBig Red McLane; Mr. Farr (Intro)
10-comic story5script: Hugh Bartlett; pencils: August Froehlich; inks: Edd AsheOran; The Malengas (Villain, Intro); Two crooks (Villain, Intro)
11-comic story5script: Herman Bolstein; pencils: John Celardo; inks: John CelardoRip Regan (the Power-Man) (Intro, Origin); Dr. Austin (Intro); Punchy Bogart (Intro); The Skull (Villain, Intro)
12-comic story5script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingCpl. Strut Warren; A mad scientist (Villain, Intro, Death)
13-comic story2script: Fred Ricks; pencils: Fred Ricks; inks: Fred RicksSlug-Nutty Sam [formerly Slap-Happy Sam]
14-comic story5script: Ted Torrence; pencils: Charles Sultan; inks: Leo MoreyChip Collins; The Japanese (Villains)

Where to read it

CollectionYear
You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60699-160-2
2009On eBay ›
Lou Fine Reader #2
ISBN 1-56685-039-8
2008On eBay ›

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