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2April 1940
$0.10

Slam-Bang Comics #2

Fawcett · April 1940 · on sale 1940-03-06

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Series
Slam-Bang Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
April 1940
Key date
1940-04-00
On-sale date
1940-03-06
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gus Ricca; inks: Gus Ricca
1The Challenge of Count Shanocomic story10pencils: Gus Ricca; inks: Gus RiccaCount Shano (villain, introduction, death)
2Death of a Test Pilotcomic story8pencils: Gus Ricca; inks: Gus RiccaV: Hendricks
3The Claim Jumperscomic story8pencils: Hal Sharp; inks: Hal SharpBoggs (villain, introduction, death?)
4The Kazilian Sub Basecomic story8pencils: Mike Suchorsky; inks: Mike SuchorskyV: Von Kirsch (I, D)
5Dark Deviltrytext story2letters: typesetJames Driggs
6Back To the Crusadescomic story9King Richard the Lionhearted (introduction); Saladin (introduction); Sir Simbak (villain, introduction)
7Baron Bruhtcomic story8Captain Tom Sharp [The War Bird]; Baron Bruht (villain, introduction)
8The Boko Kidnapperscomic story9script: Manly Wade Wellman; pencils: Jack Binder; inks: Jack BinderMargie Lake; Lee Granger

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