The Arrow #3

(October 1941)

For Defense Buy a Share in America (Table of Contents: 1)

U.S. Defense Savings Bonds / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

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Inks

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Letters

typeset

Characters

Minuteman

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside front cover.

Illustrated Comic Corporation of America PSA for the new U.S. Defense Savings Bonds.

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The Arrow / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Lubbers (signed)

Pencils

Bob Lubbers (signed)

Inks

Bob Lubbers (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

U.S. military secrets, mysteriously sent to Germany, help the master spy.....

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Arrow [Ralph Payne]; Jane Markham (B-12's assistant); B-12 (British agent); Lord Hawford (villain, master spy); Gestapo agents (villains); Adolf Hitler (villain, image)

Synopsis

The Arrow assists British agent B-12 and Jane, his assistant, in tracing how vital military information is being to sent to Gestapo agent Lord Hawford.

Reprints

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #81 (2010) [possibly from an earlier story]
• in Golden-Age Greats Spotlight (AC, 2003 series) #13 - Centaur Chronicles ([August] 2013)

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Craig Delich

The Arrow reveals his true identity to Jane in the story.

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Jungle Prince / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Dan Gormley (signed)

Inks

Dan Gormley (signed)

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

So that he may rule supreme...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Jungle Prince [Kelo] (introduction, origin); Sik (Kelo's servant, introduction); Balka, the Guardian (a tiger); Carnov (villain, dictator of Balkania, introduction); Carnov's thugs (villains, introduction for all, one dies)

Synopsis

Kelo becomes the king of Balkania after a ruthless dictator murders his father, and that dictator, Carnov, has Kelo in his sights as his next victim.

Keywords

Balkania; The Legend of Balka

Indexer Notes

Rather unusual for this time period in comics, Carnov refers to his aide as an "ass".

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The Rainbow / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Herron (signed as Eddy Herron)

Pencils

Al Plastino (signed as Alfredo Plastino)

Inks

Al Plastino (signed as Alfredo Plastino)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jim Travis, college graduate, calls at the home of his sweetheart...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Rainbow [Jim Travis] (college graduate, introduction, origin); Elsie Norris (Jim's sweetheart, introduction); Tommy (introduction); Tommy's sister (introduction); Black Rufus (villain, introduction); Rufus' gang [Tony; rest unnamed] (villain)

Synopsis

Inspired by a comic book he has read, Jim Travis decides to take up a bizarre mantle and fight crime. He saves the life of a young girl and her brother from Black Rufus, because the madman seeks revenge for the girl testifying against his brother.

Reprints

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #83 ([October] 2010) [reprint in black and white]
• in Golden-Age Greats Spotlight (AC, 2003 series) #13 - Centaur Chronicles ([August] 2013)

Indexer Notes

As far as can be determined, this was the Rainbow's only appearance (Craig Delich, 2011-4-18).

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Dash Dartwell, the Human Meteor / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Harry Campbell (signed)

Inks

Harry Campbell (signed)

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dashford (Dash) Dartwell, is a student at Dravrah University...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Dash Dartwell (introduction, origin); Dr. Drew Moss (Professor of Bio-Chemistry, introduction); Bettie Moss (daughter of Dr. Moss, introduction); Jones (athlete, introduction); Adams (athlete, introduction); Compton (athlete, introduction); Coach Stone (of Dravrah University, introduction); Butch (villain, introduction); five unnamed gangsters (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

Young Dash Dartwell, a scrub track athlete for Dravrah University, agrees to take Metalo-Tablets, invented by Professor Moss, a biochemistry teacher at the college, to see what effects they would have on the human body. When three of Dravrah's star track members are kidnapped by crooks, Dash is allowed to participate in the Elay Relays. He sets three world records and culminates the day by capturing the six dangerous criminals responsible for the kidnappings.

Keywords

Dravrah University; Metabo Catalyst; Sports Review

Indexer Notes

Interesting note: if one spells the names of the two colleges running in the relays backwards, you have: "Harvard" (Dravrah) and "Yale" (Elay).

Dash Dartwell was introduced in Amazing Man Comics #21, by-lined Harry Francis Campbell (who drew the feature in 1941). The story line is primarily the same (Bettie is called Lois, and the athletes are not kidnapped....instead their bus is hit, injuring most of the team) but with entirely different art with caption revisions. Also, the last panel is signed "Taylor", which refers to Henry Taylor, who drew Dash Dartwell circa 1941-circa 1942. My guess is that the story in Amazing Man #21 was drawn by Taylor while the story here is Arrow #3 was by Campbell.

Trial Run Terror (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Tom Russell (credited)

Pencils

Sam Glanzman (signed as Glanz) (spot illustrations)

Inks

Sam Glanzman (signed as Glanz) (spot illustrations)

Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Ensign Pete Taylor (pilot); Red Putnam (tail gunner); Commander Fisher; Rear Admiral Glenn; enemy pilots (villains, all die)

Synopsis

Pete and Red are put into the air as the naval commander expects an enemy attack from two bombers spotted down the coast from Halifax. And they appear, in a near fight-to-the-death battle.

Keywords

Curtiss ESO3C-1; U.S.S. Medford (Navy Cruiser)

The Case of the Vanishing Thugs (Table of Contents: 7)

Randall Ross, Master Sleuth / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Steve Dahlman (signed)

Inks

Steve Dahlman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Randall Ross (detective, introduction); Marsha Hunt (reporter, introduction); Inspector McDugan (introduction); Duke D'arcy (villain, robber, introduction); Duke's gang [Joe; Spider; rest unnamed] (villains, robbers, introduction for all)

Synopsis

Randall saves the life of a reporter who had witnessed a bank robbery and was then captured by the thugs and finally locked in a room which they set afire.

Keywords

Daily Bugle; The Ajax (a gambling ship)

He Foils a Plot at the Panama Canal (Table of Contents: 8)

"Duke" Collins, the Fearless Marine / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

R. C. Fuller (signed)

Inks

R. C. Fuller (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

war

Characters

Duke Collins (introduction); unnamed Consul of Andesia (introduction); Sue (Collins’ sweetheart); Asiatic Fifth Columnists (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

Arriving back from the Panama Canal region, Duke is informed that foreign planes are arriving at a base in the South American city of Andesia, and he is ordered to head for Andesia to look the situation over.

Keywords

Andesia

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Keith Butler / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Stan Drake (signed as Stanley Allen Drake)

Inks

Stan Drake (signed as Stanley Allen Drake)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

You see that blond fellow speaking with Toby over there?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Keith Butler (one-time star athlete, introduction); Jeanne (Keith's girl, introduction); Charlie Bahrenburg (introduction); Toby (villain, death)

Synopsis

Charlie tells a friend of his about Keith Butler, once a star football player, whose girl was kidnapped by a thug named Toby, hypnotized, and forced to sing in a nightclub. Keith spent five years tracking down his fiance and coming to terms with Toby.

Keywords

The Parisian (nightclub)

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The Arrow / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Gustavson

Pencils

Paul Gustavson

Inks

Paul Gustavson

Colors

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Letters

Paul Gustavson

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A familiar figure, the Arrow, speeds over the narrow winding road...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Arrow [Ralph Payne]; Warden of Eastern Prison; Joe Paco (villain, prisoner); Stringer (villain, prisoner)

Synopsis

The Arrow happens to be passing Eastern Prison just as a prison break occurs, so he secretly enters and puts an end to the up-rising.

Keywords

Eastern Prison

Indexer Notes

All stories in #1 and #2 are taken from DC's inventory.

Cover story.

Script and letterer credits from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

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