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Issue: Great Comics #3

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Publication Date: January 1942

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Issues: #3 of 3 Issues

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating:

Publisher: Flag

Great Comics

Brand: none

Indicia Publisher: Great Comics Publications Inc.

On Sale Date: 01/27/1942

Volume: none

Pages: 68

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 CAD
$0.15 USD foreign countries
$0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 12 (7 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): ?

Notes: Some page numbers in the table of contents scan are difficult to read, so the story order in this index still needs confirmation.

Indicia:
Great Comics, No. 3, 1942. Published bi-monthly by Great Comics Publications, Inc., 220 West 42nd St., New York City. Entire contents Copyrighted, 1942 by Great Comics Publications, Inc. Yearly Subscription in the U. S. A. $1.00; Canada $1.50; Foreign $2.10. Single copies 10 cents in the U. S. A. and Canada; 15 cents in Foreign Countries. The publisher accepts no responsibility for unsolicited material.
Printed in U. S. A.
Distributed by American News Company

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Golden Age US

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

Format Notes:

Reprinted In2

2 Content Items
- Jap War Spurs Futuro to Kidnap Hitler [Illustration on Cover, Front]1
- Futuro Kidnaps Hitler and Takes Him to Hades! [Story on Interior Page(s)]1

reprinted 2 times as Content Items in other Issues.

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Content Items (12 total)

Jap War Spurs Futuro to Kidnap Hitler

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?; typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Futuro

Character(s): Futuro

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Anti-Hitler Comics #1 published January 1992
as America's Comic Book War Against Nazism! [Illustration on Cover, Front]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Reed Crandall artist credit from Rudy Palais and his copy of the original cover proof as shown to Roger Hill (story posted to GCD-Chat list by Roger Hill on 14 August 2018).

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Table of Contents on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): various (other figures)

Inker(s): various (other figures)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Character(s): Futuro; Kid Bagdad; The Octopus; Madame Strange; Bud Wilson; The Great Zarro

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Each feature has a drawing, a teaser blurb, and a page number.

Futuro Kidnaps Hitler and Takes Him to Hades!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero, war

Feature(s): Futuro

Character(s): Futuro (introduction); Benito Mussolini (villain); Futurians [Faith; Justice; Freedom; Truth; Courage]; Nimbus (dog); Schmidt; Violet; Orchid; Iris

Synopsis: Because of all that Hitler has been doing on planet Earth, Futuro decides that maybe Hell is the place for him and takes him there. Hitler can't stand it and wants out of there as quickly as possible.

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Anti-Hitler Comics #1 published January 1992
as Futuro Kidnaps Hitler and Takes Him to Hades! [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 15

Notes: Futuro's lone appearance.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Khaki Kid

Character(s): Bud Wilson

First Line: Uncle Sam's very young nephew...

Synopsis: Twelve-year old Bud tries to join the army and causes trouble.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 4

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Great Zarro

Character(s): The Great Zarro; Major Whalen; Rags; Heinz; Fritz

First Line: America is at war!!!

Synopsis: Zarro becomes an officer of the U.S. Army Air Corps Intelligence to fight war enemies.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 7

Notes: Last appearance.

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Activity on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

First Line: Help your country destroy the enemies of freedom!

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: How readers can get 2 U. S. Defense stamps.

How He Became Master of the Gigantic Genie

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Kid Baghdad

Character(s): Kid Bagdad; Caliph of Bagdad; The Unholy Three

Synopsis: Kid Bagdad is sent to get a cask for the Caliph.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 10

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Madame Strange (American girl reporter); Perry (U.S. Navy's ace spy chaser); The Octopus (villain); Octopus' gang (villains)

First Line: The Yellow Peril reaches greedy claws for America's far eastern outposts.

Synopsis: Madame Strange seeks to stop the evil plans of The Octopus, who has decided now to seize American planes for his Emperor.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 9

Notes: Last appearance.

Last panel blurb alerts readers to look for the next Madame Strange story which will reveal if The Octopus survived from drowning. However, this was the last story and that outcome never was published.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Willing Willie

Character(s): Willie

First Line: Where did you get the new hat, pal?

Synopsis: A hat store is giving away hats based on someone's personality.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

The Lost City (Part 1)

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy

Feature(s): The Lost City

Character(s): Bruce Gordon; Dr. Manyus; Reynolds; Natcha Manyus; Zolok; Tom Dolan; Dr. Colton; Andrews; Burke; Gorzo; Hoogo; Appolyn; Pierre

Synopsis: Zolok, master of the Lost City seeks to rule the world.

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 17

Notes: Movie adaptation story continued from Choice Comics (Great Comics Publications, 1941 Series) #3 ([April] 1942).

Rudy Palais artist credit from Rudy Palais and his copy of the original cover proof as shown to Roger Hill (story posted to GCD-Chat list by Roger Hill on 14 August 2018).

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Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

First Line: The Lost City

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Promo for the continuation of the Lost City story in upcoming issues of Great Comics and Choice Comics.

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Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?; ? (photograph)

Inker(s): ?; ? (photograph)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Character(s): Zolok (photo of William 'Stage' Boyd); Hoogo (photo of Sam Baker); Bruce Gordon (photo of Kane Richmond); Dr. Manyus (photo of Josef Swickard); Natcha Manyus (photo of Claudia Dell)

First Line: Living dead men the Lost City

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover.