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3January 1942
$0.10

U. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] #3

Marvel · January 1942 · on sale 1941-11-24

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Series
U. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] (Marvel, 1941 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
January 1942
Key date
1942-01-00
On-sale date
1941-11-24
Indicia publisher
U.S.A. Comic Magazine Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Who Dares to Defy Captain Terrorcover1pencils: Joe Simon; inks: Joe SimonCaptain Terror [Dan Kane]
1Yahoo!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Helen King, Robin King, William King; inks: Helen King, Robin King, William KingYoung Allies [Bucky Barnes; Toro; Percy Bartwell; Whitewash Jones; Washington Vanderbilt Jefferson; Tubby Tinkle]
2The Magic Crystal of Deathcomic story17pencils: Mike Suchorsky; inks: Mike SuchorskyCaptain Terror [Dan Kane]; Professor John Wolf (introduction); Black Carlo (villain, introduction); Hans Schiller (villain, introduction); Maria (villain, introduction)
3The Headless Horsemancomic story7script: Phil Sturm; pencils: Syd Shores; inks: Syd ShoresMajor Liberty [John Liberty]; Hendrick Vermeer (death); Gretchen; The Headless Horseman [Peter] (villain, introduction); Paul Revere (as a ghost)
4Orrible Oress's Horrible Plancomic story8script: Ed Winiarski; pencils: Ed Winiarski; inks: George KleinThe Vagabond [Pat Murphy, Chauncey Throttlebottom III]; Orrible Oress (villain, introduction, death)
5The Monster Who Couldn't Be Stopped!!comic story7pencils: George Klein; inks: George KleinThe Defender [Don Stevens]; Rusty; Mango [Oldow] (villain, introduction, death)
6Quicker than the Eyetext story2script: Stan LeePaul North; Peter Wayne; Lew Jorden (villain)
7The Deadly Pixiescomic story7script: Stan Lee; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasRockman; Princess Alecia (introduction); Pixie king (villain, introduction); Pixies (villains, introduction)
8The Biggest Event of the Century!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex SchomburgHuman Torch [Jim Hammond]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]
9The Ambulance Racketeerscomic story7pencils: Frank Giacoia; inks: Carmine Infantino, George KleinJack Frost; Norton; Mike Dolan (villain, introduction, death)
10-comic story1Captain Kidd
11-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SimonCaptain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky Barnes
12Muscles Moe's Million-Dollar Robberycomic story6script: Ed Winiarski; pencils: Ed Winiarski; inks: Ed WiniarskiTom Powers (introduction); Candid Kenny Roberts; Cupid Cueball; P. G. Organ; Detective Mullaney; Muscle Moe (villain); Muscle Moe's gang (villains)
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1The Destroyer [Keen Marlow]; The Thunderer [Jerry Carstairs]

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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