Publishers / Fawcett / Wow Comics (1940) / #3
3Fall 1941 [July 15 - October 15, 1941]
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Wow Comics #3

Fawcett · Fall 1941 [July 15 - October 15, 1941] · on sale 1941-07-16

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Identification plate

Series
Wow Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
Fall 1941 [July 15 - October 15, 1941]
Key date
1941-10-15
On-sale date
1941-07-16
Indicia publisher
Fawcett Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1Mr. Scarlet; The Black Thorn
1The Mummy Raycomic story7script: Otto Binder; pencils: Jack Binder; inks: Jack BinderMr. Scarlet [Brian Butler] (special prosecutor); Miss Wade (his secretary); The Black Thorn (introduction; villain) [Henry Hawley]; Phineas Cox (inventor of the mummy ray)
2The Black Clowncomic story9pencils: Jack Binder; inks: Jack BinderMr. Scarlet [Brian Butler] (special prosecutor); Miss Wade (his secretary); The Black Clown (introduction; villain) [Harry Parrish]
3The Laughing Skullcomic story10pencils: Jack Binder; inks: Jack BinderMr. Scarlet [Brian Butler] (special prosecutor); Miss Wade (his secretary); The Laughing Skull [John Dodd](banker; introduction; villain)
4The Worlds of Time [Part 2]comic story10pencils: Pierce Rice; inks: Pierce RiceAtom Blake (boy wizard); Stuart Blake (his father); Black Monster (villain; introduction; a robot)
5The Plot to Kill Jim Dolancomic story5pencils: Jim Wilcox; inks: Jim WilcoxJim Dolan (detective-magazine editor); Sally Alden (his secretary); Orranto (villain; introduction; gang czar); Zara (girl spy)
6Death Strikes Fourtext story2script: Carl Formes (LaRac Semrof); letters: typeset
7The Nazi Big Berthacomic story8pencils: Ken Battefield; inks: Ken BattefieldRick O'Shay (American soldier of fortune)
8-promo (ad from the publisher)1
9Scaletti's Saboteurscomic story12The Hunchback [Allen Lanier]; Betty Brenton (his sweetheart)

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