Fantastic Comics #3

(February 1940)

[The Giant Mystery Plane] (Table of Contents)

Samson / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner ?

Pencils:

Alex Blum

Inks:

Alex Blum

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Super-hero

Characters:

Samson; J. B. Reegan (villain, introduction)

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Samson (Fox, 1940 series) #1 (Fall 1940)

The Power of the Slave-Giant's Goddess (Table of Contents)

Flick Falcon / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Don Rico

Inks:

Don Rico

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Flick Falcon; Martians; The slave-giants (villains, introduction)

[The Golden Chalice] (Table of Contents)

Golden Knight / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Grieg Chapian

Inks:

Grieg Chapian

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Fantasy

Characters:

The Golden Knight [Sir Richard of Warwick]; Kara (introduction, a wizard); Gotha (villain, introduction)

[The Spy's Paintings of Peril] (Table of Contents)

Yank Wilson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Farr

Pencils:

Jack Farr

Inks:

Jack Farr

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jack Farr

Content Information

Genre:

War

Characters:

Yank Wilson; Count Jorgka (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Splash panel alleges New York City is destroyed... but no evidence of this in the story. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-3-13.

Presto Lane of the Planet Patrol (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Waldo Harrison (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Science Fiction

[The Leopard Women of Venus] (Table of Contents)

Space Smith / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fletcher Hanks [as Hank Christy] (signed)

Pencils:

Fletcher Hanks [as Hank Christy] (signed)

Inks:

Fletcher Hanks [as Hank Christy] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Fletcher Hanks

Content Information

Genre:

Science Fiction

Characters:

Space Smith; Dianna; Leopard Women of Venus (villains, introduction); robot scientists of Venus (villains, introduction)

Synopsis:

Diverted from their mission to Mars, Space Smith and Dianna are captured by the robot scientists of Venus who wish to turn Dianna into one of their Leopard Women.

Reprints:

• in You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! (Fantagraphics, 2009 series) #[nn] (June 2009)
• in You Shall Die by Your Own Creation! (Fantagraphics, 2009 series) #[nn]

Indexer Notes

The first line of text reads: "Space" and Dianna are on their way to Mars for the purpose of destroying the great Martian central brain..........."

["Determined to find Arndt Barrows..."] (Table of Contents)

Captain Kidd / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Toni Blum ?

Pencils:

Bill Bossert

Inks:

Bill Bossert

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Captain Kidd; Negus (villain, introduction)

[Out to Lunch] (Table of Contents)

Captain Kidd / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fred Schwab

Pencils:

Fred Schwab

Inks:

Fred Schwab

Colors:

?

Letters:

Fred Schwab

Content Information

Characters:

Captain Kidd

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-3-13.

[The Demon's Endeavor] (Table of Contents)

Stardust / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fletcher Hanks

Pencils:

Fletcher Hanks

Inks:

Fletcher Hanks

Colors:

Mike Okamoto ?

Letters:

Fletcher Hanks

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Characters:

Stardust; The Demon (villain, introduction, death)

The Treasure of Coralla (Table of Contents)

Sub Saunders / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Henry Kiefer [as Karl Kief] (signed)

Inks:

Henry Kiefer [as Kark Kief] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Sub Saunders; Peg (introduction); Poseida (villain, introduction)