Issue: #3
Published: July 1952, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing: Benton J. Resnik (General Manager); Mel Lazarus (Art Director)
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US; Then Standard Silver Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Cover (1 page) |
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Featuring: |
Spike and Bat |
Synopsis: |
Full-page, front cover illustration depicts Spike and Bat returning from the battlefield to find a troupe of showgirls arriving in camp. |
Genre: |
Adventure Humor War |
Characters: |
Spike Bat |
Advertisement (1 page) |
Action Toys Offer |
Synopsis: |
Full-page, inside front cover offer for 50 combat action toys ($1.00) from Fighting Force of New York, New York. |
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Script: ? (ad copy) | Pencils: ? (spot illustrations) | Inks: ? (spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
Comic Story (10 pages) |
The Lady Didn't Know It Was Loaded |
Featuring: |
Spike and Bat |
Synopsis: |
A female photographer complicates full-scale war maneuvers in South Carolina for Spike and Bat. |
Genre: |
Adventure Humor War |
Characters: |
Spike Bat Maggie |
Comic Story (12 pages) |
The Terrible Turk |
Featuring: |
Spike and Bat |
Synopsis: |
On a missionn behind the lines, Spike and Bat meet an old acquaintance, the Terrible Turk. |
Genre: |
Adventure Humor War |
Characters: |
Spike Bat Mustapha Kara |
Text Article (2 pages) |
The U.S. Marines on the Shores of Tripoli |
Synopsis: |
Article about early 19th century United States Marines Corps history. |
Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
Genre: |
Non-fiction |
Text Article (2 pages) |
Tomorrow's Bomber |
Genre: |
Non-fiction |
Advertisement (1 page) |
Mission to Venus |
Featuring: |
Popsicle; Major Mars |
Synopsis: |
Full-page offer for a rocket ring from Popsicle of New York, New York. In a half-page, 7-panel story, Major Mars copies Venusian invasion plans with his rocket ring. |
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Letters: ? (partially typeset) |
Characters: |
Major Mars Professor |
Advertisement (1 page) |
Electric Motor Offer |
Synopsis: |
Full-page offer for a miniature electric motor from Imperial Sales Co. of New York, New York. |
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Script: ? (ad copy) | Pencils: ? (spot illustrations) | Inks: ? (spot illustrations) | Colours: ? (spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
Advertisement (1 page) |
Self-Defense Instruction Offer |
Synopsis: |
Full-page, inside back cover offer for self-defense instruction books. |
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Script: ? (ad copy) | Pencils: ? (spot illustrations) | Inks: ? (spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
Advertisement (1 page) |
Merchandise Offer |
Synopsis: |
Full page, back cover offer for a variety of merchandise such as Blondie Braids Doll ($2.98) and the Amazing Mystery Fish Bowl ($2.98) from "Uncle Bernie's" Fun Shop. |
Credits: |
Script: ? (ad copy) | Pencils: ? (spot illustrations) | Inks: ? (spot illustrations) | Colours: ? (spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
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