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Issue: Tell It to the Marines #3 Public Domain
Publication Date: July 1952
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Issues: #3 of 15 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagToby
Brand: Toby PressView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Toby Press Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 11 (2 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous, war
Feature(s): Spike and Bat
Character(s): Spike; Bat
First Line: Dames! How'd they know...
Synopsis: Full-page, front cover illustration depicts Spike and Bat returning from the battlefield to find a troupe of showgirls arriving in camp.
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Pages: 1
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Action Toys Offer

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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Full-page, inside front cover offer for 50 combat action toys ($1.00) from Fighting Force of New York, New York.
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The Lady Didn't Know It Was Loaded

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Genres: adventure, humorous, war
Feature(s): Spike and Bat
Character(s): Spike; Bat; Maggie
Synopsis: A female photographer complicates full-scale war maneuvers in South Carolina for Spike and Bat.
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Pages: 10
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The Terrible Turk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous, war
Feature(s): Spike and Bat
Character(s): Spike; Bat; Mustapha; Kara
Synopsis: On a mission behind the lines, Spike and Bat meet an old acquaintance, the Terrible Turk.
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In Content Item: FlagTell It to the Marines #13 published May 1955
as The Terrible Turk [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBattle Stations #7 published January 1959
as The Terrible Turk [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFoxhole #17 published January 1964
as The Terrible Turk [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 12
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The U.S. Marines on the Shores of Tripoli

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: Article about early 19th century United States Marines Corps history.
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In Content Item: FlagTell It to the Marines #13 published May 1955
as The U. S. Marines On the Shores of Tripoli [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFoxhole #17 published January 1964
as The U.S. Marines on the Shores of Tripoli [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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Tomorrow's Bomber

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Genres: informational, non-fiction
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In Content Item: FlagTell It to the Marines #13 published May 1955
as Tomorrow's Bomber [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFoxhole #17 published January 1964
as Tomorrow's Bomber [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Article about bombers of the future.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, war
Feature(s): Lover O'Leary and His Liberty Belles
Character(s): Lover O'Leary; Pokey Haunches; Chili Manners; Buffalo Bella; Water Lulu; two nerdy, young Marines
First Line: This malarky about Lover O'Leary...
Synopsis: Two nerdy, young Marines accompany Lover O'Leary as he comments on Good Girls.
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Pages: 4
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Mission to Venus

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Letterer(s): ? (partially typeset)
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Character(s): Major Mars; Professor
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Full-page offer for a rocket ring from Popsicle of New York, New York. In a half-page, 7-panel story, Major Mars copies Venusian invasion plans with his rocket ring.
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Electric Motor Offer

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Full-page offer for a miniature electric motor from Imperial Sales Co. of New York, New York.
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Self-Defense Instruction Offer

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Disclose Notes: Full-page, inside back cover offer for self-defense instruction books.
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Merchandise Offer

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Colorist(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Full page, back cover offer for a variety of merchandise such as Blondie Braids Doll ($2.98) and the Amazing Mystery Fish Bowl ($2.98) from "Uncle Bernie's" Fun Shop.

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