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Issue Details

Issue	#3
Published	Winter 1945
Cover Price	$0.10
Pages	36
Editing	J. A. Ruby
Notes	Statement of ownership gives J. A. Ruby as Publisher.

Cover Details - "The Case of the Skeleton Key"

Characters	The Key
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Walter Johnson (signed)
Inks	Walter Johnson (signed)
Notes	Statement of ownership gives J. A. Ruby as Publisher.

7 page The Key story "The Story of the Skeleton Key"

Characters	Dr. Varning; the Nazis (villains); a Skeleton Key
Genre	adventure
Notes	This is an atomic bomb story. The superhero character on the cover does NOT appear anywhere in this story. All info by Craig Delich (December, 2005).

6 page Dick Dash story "untitled"

Characters	Dick Dash
Genre	adventure
Notes	Info by Craig Delich (December, 2005).

1 page gag page filler "untitled"

Genre	gag
Pencils	Burton Geller [as Burton] (signed)
Inks	Burton Geller [as Burton] (signed)
Notes	This page is made up of five one-panel cartoons. Information & credits by Craig Delich (December, 2005).

2 page text story "Red Meat for Killers"

Genre	adventure
Letters	typeset
Notes	Information by Craig Delich (December, 2005).

3 page Eskey and Mo story "Bear Trouble"

Characters	Eskey; Mo
Genre	cartoon
Pencils	? [as Burton] (signed)
Inks	? [as Burton] (signed)
Notes	Information & credits by Craig Delich (December, 2005).

5 page story "Death Takes No Holiday"

Synopsis	Very violent, bloody, fictional FBI story.
Genre	crime
Script	Irv Werstein (signed)
Pencils	Walter Johnson (signed)
Inks	Walter Johnson (signed)
Notes	Information & credits by Craig Delich (December, 2005).

3 page Musical Key Series story "Carmen"

Genre	opera
Notes	Information by Craig Delich (December, 2005).

5 page Gale Leary story "Out of the night, from his lair in Guatemala's mountains, rides El Tigre, the..........."

Characters	Will O' the Wisp [Gale Leary]; Gale's un-named father; El Tirgre (villain); Pedro (villain); Ramon (villain)
Synopsis	When the bandit El Tigre learns of Gale and her father staying in Gautemala City, he decides to kidnap the man for ransom.
Genre	adventure
Notes	The title of this feature is Gale Leary, the Will O' the Wisp.
Reprinted	in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #82 (2010)

1 page Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr. and Hoppy the Marvel Bunny advertisement "Mechanix Illustrated"

Characters	Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Hoppy
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Fawcett staff
Inks	Fawcett staff
Notes	Back cover ad for Mechanix Illustrated featuring the heroes mentioned above. Information by Craig Delich (December, 2005).