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Issue: Americomics #3
Publication Date: August 1983
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Issues: #3 of 6 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagAC
Brand: ACView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Americomics
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.50 CAD
$2.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 12 (3 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy (Hudson paper)
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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He's Back! Blue Beetle!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Blue Beetle (prototype super robot)
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Pages: 1
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Americomics / Dragonfly

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Advertisement for Americomics #4. Includes splash page from Shade story and 2 other pieces of art not found in advertised issue!
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Return from Pago Island!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Blue Beetle (prototype super robot, destroyed)
First Line: Sorry to interrupt the game, gentlemen!
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: The early Silver Age Blue Beetle (Dan Garrett) created by Joe Gill and Bill Fraccio. The late Silver Age Blue Beetle (Ted Kord) created by Steve Ditko.

Last appearance of Ted Kord in Charlton Bullseye #1 (Charton, June 1981). Next appearance in Americomics Special #1 (AC, August 1983).

Second Blue Beetle story intended for Charlton Bullseye before it was cancelled.

Shortly after this, DC Comics bought the Charlton "Action Heroes", preventing any more appearances at AC.
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The Battling Blue Beetles!

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Details history of The Blue Beetle from his debut in Mystery Men Comics #1 (Fox, August 1939) thru Space Adventures (Charlton, 1955), Human Fly (Super Comics, 1963-64), his revival as a completely new character in Captain Atom (Charlton, 1966) up to Charlton Bullseye Vol.2 #1 (Charlton, June 1981).
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The Blue Beetle To Live Again!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): C.I.B. Chief; Gina Norel; Terry Spencer (mob boss, death); Joey Sanchez (mob boss); Leonard (thug); unnamed god; unnamed goddess
First Line: Daniel Garrett!! It has been years since the gods...
Synopsis: Dan Garret, the Golden Age Blue Beetle, is brought back from the dead by unnamed gods, and becomes a C.I.B. (Central Intelligence Bureau) agent. His first assignment is to trade crime boss Terry Spencer for the kidnapped Ted Kord -- who's surprised to see Dan alive again!
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Jack Kirby tribute.

Golden Age Blue Beetle created by Charles Nicholas.

Only AC appearance before Charlton's "Action Heroes" were bought by DC Comics.
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[untitled]

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Pages: 1.17
Disclose Notes: Letters page appears on page 26 and 32. On page 26, one-sixth of the page is an advertisement for Americomics #4. On page 32, two-thirds of the page is an advertisement for Black Diamond #3.

Letters from: Barry Joseph, Todd R. Reis, Mike Sopp, William McKee, and T.M. Maple.
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[untitled]

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Genres: superhero
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Pages: 0.17
Disclose Notes: Promo for Americomics #4.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Bill Black
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Americomments
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Pages: 0.34
Disclose Notes: Letters from readers continued: T. M. Maple
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The Night Has a Thousand Screams

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: occult, superhero
Character(s): Roy (sleazy photographer); Lisa (model)
First Line: Roger Brant has overcome his handicap.
Synopsis: The Shade becomes overwhelmed by the number of violent crimes he witnesses.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Part 1 of 2.
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Black Diamond vs. Darkfire

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Genres: espionage
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Pages: 0.66
Disclose Notes: Promo for Black Diamond #3.
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Starmasters

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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Starmasters
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Promo for Starmasters #1 coming in August and #2 coming in September (#2 was never published).
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The Blue Beetle!

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover, originally intended as front cover.

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