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3April 1940
$0.10

Science Comics #3

Fox · April 1940 · on sale 1940-02-25

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Series: Science Comics (Fox, 1940 series)
Issue: #3
Publication date: April 1940
Key date: 1940-04-00
On-sale date: 1940-02-25
Indicia publisher: Fox Publications Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 68

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou Fine
1	The Pickpocket Peril	comic story	8	pencils: Emil Gershwin; inks: Emil Gershwin	Ben Dread (Villain; Intro)
2	The Genius's Anti-Dynamo Device	comic story	12	script: Dick Briefer; pencils: Dick Briefer; inks: Dick Briefer	Dynamo; The Genius (Villain); Gun (Villain); Sop (Villain); Molly (Villain); Rako Gang (Villain)
3	Prisoner of the Hoof-Men	comic story	8	pencils: George Tuska; inks: George Tuska	Stallon (Villain; Intro; Death); Gorro (Villain; Intro); other Hoof-Men (Villain; Intro)
4	The Lost Squadron	comic story	8	pencils: ? (Arnold Hardy)	Craga (Villain; Intro; Death)
5	Build a Tank	activity	1
6	Build an Arctic Schooner	activity	1
7	The Return of Uchunko	comic story	8	pencils: Emil Gershwin; inks: Emil Gershwin	Uchunko (Villain; Death)
8	The Death of the Sun	text story	2	script: Sid L. Sidney; letters: typeset
9	The Atomic Ray	comic story	8	script: Dick Briefer; pencils: Dick Briefer; inks: Dick Briefer	Steele (Intro); Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Guest Appearance); J. Edgar Hoover? (Guest Appearance)
10	The Undersea Gold Thieves	comic story	8	script: Bert Whitman; pencils: Bert Whitman; inks: Bert Whitman
11	The Big Five of Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset

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Series context

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Sources

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