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3March 1946
$0.10

Joe Palooka Comics #3

Harvey · March 1946

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Series
Joe Palooka Comics (Harvey, 1945 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
March 1946
Key date
1946-03-00
Indicia publisher
Family Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Ham Fisher; inks: Ham FisherJoe Palooka
1The Secret Missioncomic story9script: Ham Fisher; pencils: Ham Fisher; inks: Ham FisherJoe Palooka; Jerry Leemy; Vidlitch; Mihailo [aka Big Mike]; Konstantin; Pukovinick; The Nazis [Carl; others un-named] (villains, some die)
2The Narrow Escapecomic story9script: Ham Fisher; pencils: Ham Fisher; inks: Ham FisherJoe Palooka; Big Mike; Nada Vesnitch
3The Crisiscomic story7script: Ham Fisher; pencils: Ham Fisher; inks: Ham FisherJoe Palooka; Mahailo [aka Big Mike]; Nada Vesnitch; Jerry Leemy; Digger
4Jerry Falls in Lovecomic story6script: Ham Fisher; pencils: Ham Fisher; inks: Ham FisherJoe Palooka; Jerry Leemy; Mihailo [aka Big Mike]; Nada Vesnitch
5Joe's Recoverycomic story4script: Ham Fisher; pencils: Ham Fisher; inks: Ham FisherJoe Palooka; Jerry Leemy; Mihailo [aka Big Mike]; Nada Vesnitch; Zahariye (a shepherd)
6The Hidden Evidencetext story1script: Peter Irving
7Congressman Weidebottom Visits the Frontcomic story6script: Ham Fisher, Al Capp; pencils: Ham Fisher, Al Capp; inks: Ham Fisher, Al Capp
8Luck Piecetext story1script: Pat Fenton

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