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Issue: Joe Palooka Comics #3 Public Domain
Publication Date: March 1946
 
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Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Family Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 2
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Leon Harvey
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Full Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.; later Standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched; later Squarebound (#116 - #118)
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Cover, Front
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Ham Fisher (signed)
Ham Fisher (signed)
?
Subject Matter
humorous, sports
Joe Palooka
Joe Palooka
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Miscellaneous
1
The Secret Mission

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ham Fisher
Ham Fisher
Ham Fisher
?
?
Subject Matter
Joe Palooka
Joe Palooka; Jerry Leemy; Vidlitch; Mihailo [aka Big Mike]; Konstantin; Pukovinick; The Nazis [Carl; others un-named] (villains, some die)
Joe and Jerry drop radio equipment over Montenegro and follow it down to make sure it gets into the hands of the underground. When it does, Joe and his compatriots have to keep it from being seized by German troops.
Reprinting
from Joe Palooka daily (McNaught Syndicate) ? - ?
Miscellaneous
9
The Narrow Escape

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ham Fisher
Ham Fisher
Ham Fisher
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, war
Joe Palooka
Joe Palooka; Big Mike; Nada Vesnitch
Joe and Big Mike are making their way through the Serbian countryside and decide to put on German helmets (souvenirs) instead of carrying them. However, a lady swimming near by sees the helmets and shoots, wounding Joe and knocking out Mike, thinking they are German. She is Serbian, treats Joe's wounds and has Mike carry him to her cabin, then sends him to the Americans for some sulfa.
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Miscellaneous
9
There are several panels of Nada nude (while swimming) in the story, a rare occurance for the period.
The Crisis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ham Fisher
Ham Fisher
Ham Fisher
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure, war
Joe Palooka
Joe Palooka; Mahailo [aka Big Mike]; Nada Vesnitch; Jerry Leemy; Digger
Big Mike returns with the sulfa, but Joe develops a high fever and Nada is worried. She wishes she had chicken broth to feed Joe, so Big Mike volunteers to go behind German lines to snatch some chickens.
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Miscellaneous
7
Jerry Falls in Love

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ham Fisher
Ham Fisher
Ham Fisher
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, sports
Joe Palooka
Joe Palooka; Jerry Leemy; Mihailo [aka Big Mike]; Nada Vesnitch
Big Mike gets the chickens and Nada begins to fix the broth, and Joe, after eating some, begins to feel better. Then Jerry shows up and when he sees Nada, falls for her like a ton of bricks. So much so, Jerry puts up a fight when he is told he has to go back to the American camp.
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Miscellaneous
6
Joe's Recovery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ham Fisher (signed)
Ham Fisher (signed)
Ham Fisher (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, sports
Joe Palooka
Joe Palooka; Jerry Leemy; Mihailo [aka Big Mike]; Nada Vesnitch; Zahariye (a shepherd)
Joe is recovering quickly and soon it is time for him to return to his friends. Nada goes with him, telling him along the way that she is out to get every German she can because they murdered her entire family.
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from Joe Palooka daily (McNaught Syndicate) ? - ?
Miscellaneous
4
The Hidden Evidence

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Peter Irving
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Congressman Weidebottom Visits the Front

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ham Fisher; Al Capp?
Ham Fisher; Al Capp?
Ham Fisher; Al Capp?
?
?
Subject Matter
Joe Palooka Short Story
Reprinting
from Joe Palooka daily (McNaught Syndicate) ? - ?
Miscellaneous
6
Despite the billing, Joe Palooka does not appear in this story. Due to stylistic influences, Al Capp may have provided scripting and art for this story.
Luck Piece

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Pat Fenton
typeset
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Miscellaneous
1

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