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Fight Comics #3
| Description | |
| Complete! But a critter has devoured the top corner of the comic. Unfortunately, it chewed its way into the art & dialogue of the top-corner panel of more than half the comic. A freddyfly original! | |
| Additional Information | |
| Publication | March 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: Every month | Editing: Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor) |
| Notes | Contents of this magazine are copyrighted, 1940, by Fight Stories, Inc. |
| Credits | Pencils: Will Eisner | Inks: Will Eisner |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
| Notes | Cover possibly intended for PLANET COMICS |
| Comic Story | "Shark clashes with a treacherous band of desperados, in..." (10 pages) |
| Featuring | Shark Brodie |
| Credits | Script: Will Eisner | Pencils: George Tuska [as George Aksut) | Inks: George Tuska [as George Aksut) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Shark Brodie; Ford Kennedy (Intro); Matey (Intro); Boss Bullard and his gang (Villains, Intro, Dies) |
| Notes | Previous indexer listed script as by Eisner. We can't corraborate. |
| Comic Story | "Starring Saber, the spy fighter, the mightiest and..." (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Story now set in 1998. |
| Featuring | The Spy Fighter |
| Credits | Script: Will Eisner? | Pencils: Leonard Frank (signed) | Inks: Leonard Frank (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Saber [Spy Fighter]; A gang of traitors (Villain, Intro) |
| Notes | Previous indexer assigned script to Eisner. We are unable to corraborate. |
| Filler | The Life of Tony Galento (3 pages) |
| Featuring | Tony Galento |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: Tony Galento |
| Comic Story | "At his camp in the country, Kayo is..." (7.75 pages) |
| Featuring | Kayo Kirby |
| Credits | Script:? [as Chuck Walker] | Pencils: Dan Zolnerowich? |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: Kayo Kirby [Red Kirby]; The Kid (Intro); Bendelli (Villain, Intro); Slam Deman (Villain, Intro); Bob Benton (Villain, Intro) |
| Filler | The Case of the Diamond Death: Case 1, File-A: Clue No. 3 |
| Credits | Pencils: Bob Powell | Inks: Bob Powell |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
| Comic Story | The Graveyard of Forgotten Ships ["There has been a noticeable shortage of salt..."] (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Kinks Mason |
| Credits | Script:? [as Steve Broder] | Pencils: Steve Broder (signed) | Inks: Steve Broder (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Kinks Mason; Amphibians (Villain, Intro) |
| Notes | The story title is taken from the cover blurb. |
| Text Article | Fight Tips For Beginners (2 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (2 panels art) | Inks:? (2 panels art) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Sports |
| Comic Story | "'Big Red' is wandering along through the togging (sic) country." (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | After stopping a group of thieves Big Red is made Mr. Farr's partner. |
| Featuring | Big Red McLane |
| Credits | Script: Fletcher Hanks | Pencils: Fletcher Hanks | Inks: Fletcher Hanks | Letters: Fletcher Hanks |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Big Red McLane; Mr. Farr (Intro) |
| Comic Story | "Oran, who won world-wide fame in the ring..." (5 pages) |
| Featuring | Oran of the Jungle |
| Credits | Script:? [as Hugh Bartlett] | Pencils: August Froehlich? | Inks: Edd Ashe? |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Oran; The Malengas (Villain, Intro); Two crooks (Villain, Intro) |
| Comic Story | Come on, ya' big lug, have you forgotten..." (5 pages) |
| Featuring | Rip Regan the Power-Man |
| Credits | Script: Herman Bolstein | Pencils: John Celardo (signed) | Inks: John Celardo (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Rip Regan (the Power-Man) (Intro, Origin); Dr. Austin (Intro); Punchy Bogart (Intro); The Skull (Villain, Intro) |
| Comic Story | "Okay, Corporal Warren, you can knock off for..." (5 pages) |
| Featuring | Strut Warren |
| Credits | Script: Klaus Nordling [as Ed Norris] | Pencils: Klaus Nordling | Inks: Klaus Nordling |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Cpl. Strut Warren; A mad scientist (Villain, Intro, Death) |
| Notes | Previous indexer assigned script to Nordling. We cannot corraborate. |
| Filler | "Look, Sam! I just dug up a fight..." (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Slug-Nutty Sam |
| Credits | Script: Fred Schwab [as Fred Ricks] | Pencils: Fred Schwab [as Fred Ricks] | Inks: Fred Schwab [as Fred Ricks] |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Slug-Nutty Sam [formerly Slap-Happy Sam] |
| Notes | Previous indexer assigned script to Schwab. We are unable to corraborate. |
| Comic Story | "Chip and his Skull Squad have flown to..." (5 pages) |
| Featuring | Chip Collins |
| Credits | Script:? [as Ted Torrence] | Pencils: Charles Sultan | Inks: Leo Morey? |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Chip Collins; The Japanese (Villains) |
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