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3June 1939
$0.10

Movie Comics #3

DC · June 1939

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Identification plate

Series
Movie Comics (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
June 1939
Key date
1939-06-00
Indicia publisher
Picture Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Mexicali Rosecover1pencils: Jack Adler, Sheldon Mayer, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; colors: Jack Adler, Emery GondorGene Autry
1Now Showing!table of contents1letters: typeset
2East Side of Heavenphoto story8pencils: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; colors: Jack Adler, Emery GondorDenny Martin (photos of Bing Crosby); Mary Wilson (photos of Joan Blondell); Nicky (photos of Mischa Auer); Cyrus Barrett Sr (photos of C. Aubry Smith); Sandy Danville
3Part 3comic story4script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry LampertHorace Hope
4Mexicali Rosecomic story6script: Gerald Geraghty; pencils: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; colors: Jack Adler, Emery GondorGene Autry; Frog Millhouse (photos of Smiley Burnette)
5Booby Hatch and the Midsummer Night's Nightmaretext story2.67script: Ken L. Fitch; pencils: Stanley Aschmeir; inks: Stanley Aschmeir; letters: typeset
7Terrors of the Tomb (episodes 11-15)comic story5script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed Wheelan
8The Inkling Kidcomic story1script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed Wheelan
9Errol Flynnactivity1letters: typeset
10Screen Scoopscartoon1script: Walter Galli; pencils: Walter Galli; inks: Walter Galli
11Four Featherscomic story7pencils: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; colors: Jack Adler, Emery GondorJohn Durrance (photos of Ralph Richardson); Harry Faversham (photos of John Clements); General Burroughs (photos of C. Aubrey Smith); Ethne Burroughs (photos of Joan Duprez)
12Mystery in the White Roomcomic story8pencils: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; colors: Jack Adler, Emery GondorBob Clayton (photos of Bruce Cabot); Carole Dale (photos of Helen Mack)
13Spirit of Culvercomic story5pencils: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; colors: Jack Adler, Emery GondorTom Allen (photos of Jackie Cooper); Bob Randolph (photos of Freddie Bartholomew); Tubby (photos of Andy Devine)
14The Mikadocomic story4pencils: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; colors: Jack Adler, Emery GondorNanki-Poo (photos of Kenny Baker)
15Screen Scoopscartoon1script: Walter Galli; pencils: Walter Galli; inks: Walter Galli
16Action Cameracomic story1script: Smitty; pencils: Smitty; inks: Smitty
17Navy Secretscomic story8pencils: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; colors: Jack Adler, Emery GondorCarol Mathews [Carol Evans] (photos of Fay Wray); Steve Fletcher [Steve Roberts] (photos of Grant Withers)
18Watch for These Coming Attractions in Next Month's Movie Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
19All-American Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 1.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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