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Issue Details

Issue #v3#3
Published January 1943
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Aaron A. Wyn
Notes Harvey Kurtzman's first cover. Data for this issue is probably from Howard Keltner's Golden Age Comic Books Index. Statement of Ownership lists: Publisher-A. A. Wyn, Editor-A. A. Wyn, Managing Editor-Frederick Gardener, Business Manager-A. A. Wyn. The book was printed by C & A Publishing Co., Mount Morris IL. Other owners of Periodical House Inc. were Rose Wyn and Warren A. Angel.

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters Magno; Davey; The Sword
Genre superhero
Pencils Harvey Kurtzman
Inks Harvey Kurtzman
Notes Harvey Kurtzman's first cover. Data for this issue is probably from Howard Keltner's Golden Age Comic Books Index. Statement of Ownership lists: Publisher-A. A. Wyn, Editor-A. A. Wyn, Managing Editor-Frederick Gardener, Business Manager-A. A. Wyn. The book was printed by C & A Publishing Co., Mount Morris IL. Other owners of Periodical House Inc. were Rose Wyn and Warren A. Angel.

13 page Magno the Magnetic Man story "The Clown's Drawings of Death"

Characters Magno; Davey; The Clown
Genre superhero
Pencils Ferstadt Studio
Inks Ferstadt Studio

8 page Mr. Risk story "The Race Against Death!"

Genre superhero; adventure
Pencils Harvey Kurtzman
Inks Harvey Kurtzman
Notes Last appeared in Our Flag Comics #5 (April, 1942).

8 page Dr. Nemesis story "The Airplane Assassinations"

Synopsis Origin recap in splash panel.
Genre adventure
Script Robert Turner
Pencils Earl Da Voren
Inks Earl Da Voren
Notes Last appeared in Lightning Comics vol.3 no.1 [#14] (June, 1942). One indexer listed art credits as Harvey Kurtzman.

2 page text story "Cold-Country Justice"

Script Brant House
Letters typeset

13 page The Sword story "Origin of the Lancer"

Characters The Lancer [Sword's partner] (introduction and origin); Faye Morgana (villian); The Sword
Genre superhero
Pencils Earl Da Voren
Inks Earl Da Voren
Notes Last appeared in Captain Courageous Comics #6 (March, 1942).

8 page Buckskin story "The Food Fires"

Genre superhero
Pencils Joe Gallagher?
Inks Joe Gallagher?

5 page Hap Hazard story "The Daily Star Scrap Drive"

Genre adventure; humor
Pencils Joe Gallagher
Inks Joe Gallagher
Notes Last appeared in Lightning Comics vol.3 no.1 (June, 1942).

8 page Paul Revere Jr. story "The Werewolf's Marauding Raids"

Genre adventure
Pencils Harvey Kurtzman
Inks Harvey Kurtzman
Notes Last appeared in Captain Courageous Comics #6 (March, 1942). Statement of Ownership takes up 2/3 of the 4th tier on the last page.