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Issue Details

Issue #3
Published July-August 1947
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 36
Editing Ivan Klapper?
Notes Art revision from Lee Bachelor (p) to Purcell and Lee Bachelor (i) to ? made by Craig Delich 1-16-09.

Cover Details

Characters Van Manhattan
Genre crime
Pencils Howard Purcell (signed as Bachelor)
Inks ?
Letters typeset
Notes Art revision from Lee Bachelor (p) to Purcell and Lee Bachelor (i) to ? made by Craig Delich 1-16-09.

8 page Van Manhattan story "The Statues of Stanley Killen"

Characters Van Manhattan; Stanley Killen [villain, D]; Hiram Mustard [Villain]; Slick Joe Trent (villain, D).
Synopsis Van investigates the murder of a sculptor to see if there is a connection between his killing and the theft of jewels from a local diamond shop.
Genre crime
Script Gardner F. Fox?
Pencils Howard Purcell
Notes Art revisions from Lee Bachelor (p) to Purcell and Lee Bachelor (i) to ?, some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-16-09.

7 page Igor the Archer story "Countess Sophia's Painting"

Characters Igor Rostov; Boris; Countess Sophia; Czar (villain).
Synopsis Igor is now a hunted man after his father was tortured to death on the rack, and meets up with the sister of Countess Sophia, whom he attempts to rescue from the Czar.
Genre period
Script Gardner F. Fox?
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Notes Artist rervision from Schaffenberger to Moldoff, much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-16-09.

6 page Juan Meatbal story

Characters Juan Meatbal
Genre adventure
Script Gardner F. Fox?

2 page text story "The Goodwill Potion (Part 2)"

Characters Bob Steele; Betty Steele; Ronny; Hammer [villain].
Genre adventure
Letters typeset
Notes Characters added by Craig Delich 1-22-09.

8 page That's Madelon story

Characters Madelon; Pierre Mordrain.
Genre adventure
Script Gardner F. Fox?
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Notes The last panel of the story is titled "Madelon's Manual: Positive Advice for Better Negatives" tells readers to use a yellow filter to get their lights and shadows right in a snow scene. Notes and some info added by Craig Delich 1-16-09.

1 page story "Early Life of Benjamin Franklin"

Characters Benjamin Franklin
Genre fact
Pencils Allen Simon
Inks Allen Simon
Reprinted from PICTURE STORIES FROM AMERICAN HISTORY #2.