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Issue: America's Best Comics #3 (3) Public Domain
Publication Date: November 1942
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Issues: #3 (3) of 31 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagPines
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Nedor Publishing Company
On Sale Date: 09/15/1942
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Ned Pines
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Pyroman [Dick Martin]; Doc Strange (inset); Capt. Future (inset); The Liberator (inset)
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Pages: 1
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The Mars Factor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Pyroman [Dick Martin]; Adolf Hitler (villain); Nazis (villain); Schnubel (villain, introduction, death); Boxer (villain, introduction, death); another agent (villain, introduction, death)
First Line: A plan to desvastate America in two weeks!
Synopsis: Adolf Hitler comes up with the idea to use Mars to help defeat America. He pays Schnubel to use a projector he has developed that can simulate Mars' atmosphere on earth. Schnubel uses his projector on the city and it is up to Pyroman to figure out how to stop him.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagGolden-Age Men of Mystery #9 published January 1998
as The Mars Factor [Story on Interior Page(s)]reprint in black and white
In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Spotlight #1 published January 2001
as The Mars Factor [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: First sentence in the story is "Dick Martin, a young research student, is mistakenly charged with murder and electrocuted!".
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The Law Dog

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (2 spot illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (2 spot illustrations)
Colorist(s): ? (2 spot illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Jerry Martin; Dave Martin
First Line: Jerry Martin suddenly halted his little cowpony...
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Pages: 1
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The Mystery Submarine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Doc Strange [Dr. Hugo Strange]; Mike; Virginia; Nomura (villain, introduction); the Japanese (villains)
First Line: On the west coast of the U.S...
Synopsis: Doc and Mike tackle the mystery of mysterious planes prowling the sky at night, only to disappear when Army fighters go aloft. Once they discover the Japanese are using a submarine aircraft carrier, they go in for the kill.
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In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #84 published January 2011
as The Mystery Submarine [Story on Interior Page(s)]in black and white
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Art credits by Bill Black.
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Carney's Graft Racket

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Terror Twins [The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Augie Carney (villain, introduction); Lt. Dean (villain, introduction); Adam Green (introduction, death); Chase (introduction, death)
First Line: Armed with a source of mighty strength...
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Pages: 13
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Baldur Takes the Cake

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (2 spot illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (2 spot illustrations)
Colorist(s): ? (2 spot illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Stephen Bachrach; Baldur Bachrach; Marie; Officer Mike Riley
First Line: Stephen Bachrach was proud of his skill...
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Pages: 1
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The Garroter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Liberator [Professor Nelson Drew]; Annabel Evans; The Garroter (villain, introduction); Torquo (villain, introduction); Kranz (villain, introduction)
First Line: There;s been an explosion...
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In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #84 published January 2011
as The Garroter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
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Roll Out the Barrels

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (2 spot illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (2 spot illustrations)
Colorist(s): ? (2 spot illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Jimmy Blue
Character(s): Jimmy Blue; Bill Clark
First Line: Slowly the big wagons...
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Pages: 1
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The Scourge Strikes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Scourge (villain, introduction, death?)
First Line: Your machine makes a man so tough that he can't feel pain, Dr. King?
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In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #84 published January 2011
as The Scourge Strikes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Platt signs - as 'Kin' - in the final panel.

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