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3July-August 1940
$0.10

Blue Beetle #3

Fox · July-August 1940 · on sale 1940-06-01

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Identification plate

Series
Blue Beetle (Fox, 1940 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
July-August 1940
Key date
1940-07-00
On-sale date
1940-06-01
Indicia publisher
Fox Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Joe Simon; inks: Joe SimonBlue Beetle [Dan Garret]
1Case of the Kidnapped Girlscomic story31pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasBlue Beetle [Dan Garret]; The Doc (introduction, death, villain); Mike Mannigan; Spike (villain); Mademoiselle Monet
2The Blue Beetle's Quiet Nighttext story2pencils: ? (2 spot illustrations); inks: ? (2 spot illustrations); colors: ? (2 spot illustrations); letters: typesetBlue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Officer Dave Morlin; Charlie Storm (reporter); Police Lieutenant Powell; Dr. Franz; Bugs Carrott; Big Boy Riley (gangster); Judge Cornell (villain)
3The Mastermind of Crimecomic story31pencils: Pierce Rice; inks: Louis CazeneuveThe Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan; The Mastermind of Crime [Brian Downhill] (introduction, villain); Police Commissioner Harmon; Doc Franz; Charley Storm; Helen Harmon

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