Skyman #3
(1947)

Columbia, 1941 Series
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
On-sale Date
1947-04-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Publication Enterprises
Editing
Vin Sullivan; Thomas DeAngelo (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume I, Part 2, Numbers 1 and 2, Periodicals, 1946-1947. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B69488.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Skyman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Inks
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Skyman; Fawn Carroll
Reprints

Here It Is!! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Skyman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Inks
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lovely Fawn Carroll flying home from the West Coast...
Genre
aviation; superhero
Characters
Skyman; Fawn Carroll; Mr. Maxwell; Ruth Harley (Maxwell's secretary); Maxwell's son; Sue Reynolds; Slug; Joe Reynolds; Mack (pilot); airliner crew and passengers [Joe named]

Indexer Notes

Part of the plot of the story involves an airliner crashing into a skyscraper.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

All In a Lifetime / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Beck
Pencils
Frank Beck
Inks
Frank Beck
Colors
?
Letters
Frank Beck ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let a fish bite first.
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Skyman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Inks
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Quietly now!
Genre
aviation; superhero
Characters
Skyman; Joe (death); Mike; Joe's unnamed brother (death); Mrs. Olsen; Mr. Olsen; Fawn Carroll; Blackie; Blackie's girlfriend; Blackies' girlfriend's step-father; unnamed poisoned children and teens (death); Joe (one of teen's father)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Bo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Beck
Pencils
Frank Beck
Inks
Frank Beck
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Such commotion--It's a wonder I got this cake baked--
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Bo; Junior; Ma; unnamed deliveryman; Junior's unnamed friend.
Reprints
  • from Bo Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 194X-XX-XX

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Bo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Beck
Pencils
Frank Beck
Inks
Frank Beck
Colors
?
Letters
Frank Beck ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The idea--bringing that muddy dog on my clean floors...
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Bo; Junior; Ma
Reprints
  • from Bo Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 194X-XX-XX

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Bo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Beck
Pencils
Frank Beck
Inks
Frank Beck
Colors
?
Letters
Frank Beck ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wake up, Junior!
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Bo; Junior; Ma; Dad
Reprints
  • from Bo Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 194X-XX-XX

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Bo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Beck
Pencils
Frank Beck
Inks
Frank Beck
Colors
?
Letters
Frank Beck ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh--we're going to have tests at school today.
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Bo; Junior; Mom
Reprints
  • from Bo Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 194X-XX-XX

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Bo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Beck
Pencils
Frank Beck
Inks
Frank Beck
Colors
?
Letters
Frank Beck ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The old umbrella argument.
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Bo; Junior; Marge; Marge's mother; unnamed classmates
Reprints
  • from Bo Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 194X-XX-XX

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Bo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Beck
Pencils
Frank Beck
Inks
Frank Beck
Colors
?
Letters
Frank Beck ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Take good care of Bo!
Genre
humor; animal
Characters
Bo; unnamed female
Reprints
  • from Bo Sunday (McNaught Syndicate) 194X-XX-XX

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Skyman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Inks
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Between Howard Hughes and Skyman, a girl can't even catch a sun-bath!
Genre
aviation; superhero
Characters
Skyman; Sam Goldman; Mona Duprey (death); Tyrone Revere; Madge; unnamed waitress; Jack Doyle; Fred (director); Linda Duprey; Vivian Liegh; Larry Olivier
Keywords
hollywood; movies

Indexer Notes

The characters are drawn to look like their real-life closely named actors.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

All In a Lifetime / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Beck
Pencils
Frank Beck
Inks
Frank Beck
Colors
?
Letters
Frank Beck ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm warning you. When maw comes home...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Brass Knuckles / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Mart Bailey [as Marty]
Pencils
Mart Bailey [as Marty]
Inks
Mart Bailey [as Marty]
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That leaky faucet is annoying!
Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Uncle Brass [Brass Knuckles]; unnamed niece; unnamed nephew; Skyman (dream sequence)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

All In a Lifetime / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Beck
Pencils
Frank Beck
Inks
Frank Beck
Colors
?
Letters
Frank Beck ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The startled outlaw gazed up...
Genre
humor
Characters
Prince (a dog)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Skyman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox ?
Pencils
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Inks
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Frantically over the air...
Genre
aviation; superhero
Characters
Skyman; railroad bandits [Rails, rest unnamed]; Tina; Gypsy camp families

Money Isn't Everything - (Or Is It?) (Table of Contents: 16)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Groucho Marx
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Groucho Marx

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Via the Magazine Publishers of America, a public service announcement with a cartoon version of Groucho Marx promoting U.S. Savings Bonds through payroll savings.

Rare Army Patch Free (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Skyman
  2. 1. Here It Is!!
    Mickey Finn
  3. 2. ["Lovely Fawn Carroll flying home from the West Coast..."]
    Skyman
  4. 3. ["Let a fish bite first."]
    All In a Lifetime
  5. 4. ["Quietly now!"]
    Skyman
  6. 5. ["Such commotion--It's a wonder I got this cake baked--"]
    Bo
  7. 6. ["The idea--bringing that muddy dog on my clean floors..."]
    Bo
  8. 7. ["Wake up, Junior!"]
    Bo
  9. 8. ["Gosh--we're going to have tests at school today."]
    Bo
  10. 9. ["The old umbrella argument."]
    Bo
  11. 10. ["Take good care of Bo!"]
    Bo
  12. 11. ["Between Howard Hughes and Skyman, a girl can't even catch a sun-bath!"]
    Skyman
  13. 12. ["I'm warning you. When maw comes home..."]
    All In a Lifetime
  14. 13. ["That leaky faucet is annoying!"]
    Brass Knuckles
  15. 14. ["The startled outlaw gazed up..."]
    All In a Lifetime
  16. 15. ["Frantically over the air..."]
    Skyman
  17. 16. Money Isn't Everything - (Or Is It?)
  18. 17. Rare Army Patch Free
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk