War Comics #3

(July 1940)

Anti-Aircraft Guns and Detectors (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Roy Humphreys (signed)

Inks:

Roy Humphries (signed)

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Content Information

Genre:

war

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover in black, white and red.

["Storm Allen, Lucky Lane, and Buzz McGee,..."] (Table of Contents)

The Sky Hawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Tom Hickey (credited)

Inks:

Tom Hickey (credited)

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Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Storm Allen; Lucky Lane; Buzz McGee; Admiral White; Judy Baines; Nichi Koto

["Here, boys, get into these uniforms right away"] (Table of Contents)

The Tripod Trio / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

humor; war

Characters:

Tripod Trio [Mickey]; German soldiers

["After a short vacation from front line reporting"] (Table of Contents)

Scoop Mason / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alan Blane (credited)

Pencils:

Lloyd Balderston (credited)

Inks:

Lloyd Balderston (credited)

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Scoop Mason; Sleepy Samson; Judy Jackson [Jay-Jay]; Baron Mannerheim

The Wheels of War (Table of Contents)

text article / 5 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Roy Humphries (signed)

Inks:

Roy Humphries (signed)

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Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Hannibal

["What a break boys."] (Table of Contents)

The Tripod Trio / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

humor; war

Characters:

Tripod Trio [Mickey]; Black Widow (villain)

["Look Joan! I'm as strong as an ox."] (Table of Contents)

Greg Gilday / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Dick Fletcher [as Fletcher] (signed)

Inks:

Dick Fletcher [as Fletcher] (signed)

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Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Greg Gilday; Joan

Synopsis:

Greg gives Joan the same super powers he accidently gave himself. They go out to fight the Martians.

Battle of Suomussalmi (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Tom Hickey (signed)

Inks:

Tom Hickey (signed)

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Captain Savolainen

["Look, boys! A telegram from the boss in the U.S.A."] (Table of Contents)

The Tripod Trio / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Content Information

Genre:

humor; war

Characters:

Tripod Trio [Mickey]

Synopsis:

The Tripod Trio is sent to Finland to cover the war.

["Well, baby. I thought the Finns 'kicked and made up' with the Russians."] (Table of Contents)

"Smoke" Burnam / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Milton Stolil (signed)

Inks:

Milton Stolil (signed)

Colors:

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Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Smoke Burnam (first appearance); Baby (first appearance, a cheetah); Ivan (first appearance, villain)

["Hey! Something's wrong -"] (Table of Contents)

cartoon / 0.33 page (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

? [as LB] (signed)

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Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Three single panel gags.

[Miscellaneous Advertisements] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.67 page (report information)

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Tanks (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Roy Humphries (signed)

Inks:

Roy Humphries (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction; war

["Tim and Jerry after accidentally making a trip on a British mystery"] (Table of Contents)

Blockade / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Ray Burley (signed)

Inks:

Ray Burley (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Tim; Jerry; Captain Mike; Ivan

Indexer Notes

last appearance

["So this is F-F-F-Finland!"] (Table of Contents)

The Tripod Trio / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

humor; war

Characters:

Tripod Trio [Mickey]

["The villainous Babanoff's fleet is cruising the Baltic"] (Table of Contents)

Peace Raider / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Milton Stolil (signed)

Inks:

Milton Stolil (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Peace Raider [Larry MacIntosh]; The War Master (villain)

Indexer Notes

Babanoff is mentioned during the story but never appears.

Test Your War Skill Win a Cash Prize (Table of Contents)

War Comics Contest / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

On inside back cover in black, white and red.
Includes winners from the War Comics Contest in War Comics #1.

Popular Comics #53 (Table of Contents)

Dell / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Jim Chambers (signed)

Inks:

Jim Chambers (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

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Indexer Notes

Full page advertisement for Popular Comics #53.
Back cover.