Issue Details

Issue	V3#1 [26]
Published	September 1944
Frequency	bi-monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	R.R. Hermann (Managing Editor); F.Z. Temerson (Business Manager)
Notes	Statement Of Ownership: Continental Magazines, Inc.: Catman Comics (V3#1), Oct, 1st, 1943. Publisher: Continental Magazines, Inc, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City. Distributor: P.D.C.. Editor: none. Managing Editor: R.R. Hermann, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City. Business Manager: F.Z. Temerson, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City. Owners: Continental Magazines, Inc, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City, R.R. Hermann, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City, Esther Temerson, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City. Other bondholders: none. Notary: Anna Higgins, Queen's County Clerk's No 2773, Reg No 772, New York. County Clerk's No 4H432. Commission expires Mar 30, 1944. Dated: 29th September 1943. Statement of Ownership information provided by Frank Motler (April 28, 2005).

Cover Details

Characters	The Catman; Kitten.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Lou Ferstadt (signed)
Inks	Lou Ferstadt (signed)

8 page The Catman and the Kitten story "What queer quirk of fate makes criminals of law abiding people?"

Characters	Catman; Kitten.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Chas. M. Quinlan

6 page The Deacon and Mickey story "The Man Who was Death"

Characters	The Deacon; Mickey (boy sidekick); Mr. Death [villain].
Genre	adventure

6 page Leatherface story "Count Vultiere"

Characters	Leatherface [Andre DeLeboef, champion of the damned, I]; the Duc du Bellaire; Catherine (the Duc's daughter).
Genre	period
Notes	Only appearance, set in 16th century France.

2 page text story "You're the Murderer!"

Letters

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7 page Rufus story "Folks! We want you to meet our newest addition to Cat-Man Comics...Rufus!"

Script	Manny Stallman
Pencils	Tom Van Buren
Inks	Tom Van Buren

6 page Little Leaders story "The Tokyo Termites"

Characters	Mickey (Deacon's sidekick); The Kitten.
Genre	superhero; adventure
Pencils	Rudolph Palais (signed as R. Palais)
Inks	Rudolph Palais (signed as R. Palais)
Notes	Inker credit added by Craig Delich 3-21-09.

6 page The Golden Archer story "Sherwood Forest, in twelfth century England..."

Characters	The Golden Archer [Ned][I]; Ned's father (I); the Sheriff of Nottingham (villain); Dianne (the sheriff's niece, or 'neice').
Synopsis	Ned is a kitchen boy who becomes Robin Hood's aide, The Golden Archer.
Genre	period
Script	Don Rico?
Pencils	Don Rico (signed)
Inks	Don Rico?

6 page The Hood story "The Man Who Sold his Soul to the Devil!"

Characters	The Hood [Major Wood]; Rae Herman [his fiancée]; Satan (the Man in the Black Cloak, villain); Harvey Stone [villain, D].
Synopsis	The Hood has to face Harvey Stone, a man who sells his soul to the Devil for 10 good years, a man who now has the luck of the Devil, and whose every venture is crowned with success and unspeakable evil.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Bob Fujitani
Inks	Bob Fujitani
Notes	Artist credits, some info and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-21-09.
Reprinted	In Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1995 series) #76 (2008)