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Issue Details

Issue #3
Published Winter 1944-45
Frequency quarterly
Cover Price $.10
Pages 52
Editing Sheldon Mayer
Notes All-American Comics declares independence from Detective Comics and replaces the Superman-DC bullet with the All-American Comics bullet.

Cover Details

Characters Kid Botts; McSnurtle The Turtle
Genre funny animal; super-hero
Pencils Martin Naydel (signed as Nadle)
Inks Martin Naydel (signed as Nadle)

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "For the Best In Reading Pleasure"

Notes AD for Sensation Comics, All-American Comics and Flash Comics.

12 page McSnurtle the Turtle: The Terrific Whatzit story "Mystery of the Missing Punch"

Characters Kid Botts; Conscience; King Klong; McSnurtle the Turtle; Terrific Whatzit
Synopsis When the old braggart Kid Botts gets challenged by the heavyweight champ, Conscience makes The Terrific Whatzit lend a hand.
Genre funny animal; super-hero
Script Sheldon Mayer?
Pencils Martin Naydel (signed as Martin Nadle)
Inks Martin Naydel (signed as Nadle)

1 page Wheaties advertisement "K.P. Detail For Today"

Pencils Roland Coe (signed)
Inks Roland Coe (signed)

6 page J. Rufus Lion story "The Ambassador of Chilivia"

Characters Arsenic the Giraffe; Ambasador Gargoyle; J. Rufus Lion
Synopsis When the Ambassador comes to town, Rufus claims he's an old friend, and is amazed the Ambassador goes along with him.
Genre funny animal
Pencils Ron Santi
Inks Ron Santi

1 page advertisement "Here They Come! The Magic Trains of the Lionel Line."

6 page Bulldog Drumhead story "Heir of Doity Butch McDuffy!"

Characters Oliver Wendell McDuffy; Bulldog Drumhead
Synopsis McDuffy is getting a reputation as a hero, and his Dad's old buddies don't like it.
Genre funny animal; detective
Pencils Ron Santi (signed)
Inks Ron Santi (signed)

Half page Victory Puzzles activity

Script A. W. Nugent
Pencils A. W. Nugent
Inks A. W. Nugent

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "At last! The First of the New Testament Editions is ready.."

2 page Ol Judge Owl text story

Script Martin Naydel (signed as Martin Nadle)
Pencils Martin Naydel
Inks Martin Naydel
Letters typeset

2 page Sport Short; Thom McAn advertisement

Pencils George Roussos (signed)
Inks George Roussos (signed)

1 page Victory Puzzles activity

Pencils A. W. Nugent
Inks A. W. Nugent

Half page Statement of Ownership text article

Genre fact
Script J. S. Liebowitz
Notes Publisher: All-American Comics Inc. 480 Lexington Ave. New York, NY. Editor: Sheldon Mayer Managing Editor M.C. Gaines; Business Manager: J.S. Liebowitz Owners: M.C. Gaines; J. S. Liebowitz; J. K. Gaines; R.S. Liebowitz

6 page Blackie Bear story "Money Mad"

Characters Percy; Clarence; Blackie Bear
Synopsis Percy and Clarence trick Blackie into performing a hold-up.
Genre funny animal
Pencils Saul Kessler
Inks Saul Kessler

1 page Wheaties advertisement "Flying Models of Famous Fighter Planes"

8 page Three Mouseketeers story "His Majesty Sees the World"

Characters Amouse; Porterhouse; Aramouse; King Looie; Dartagmouse
Synopsis A beggar switches places with the King.
Genre funny animal
Pencils Ron Santi
Inks Ron Santi

1 page Electric Game Co. advertisement Amazing New Game Sensation "Let's Go To College"

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Funny? You'll Laugh Yourself Silly!!"

Notes ad for Fat and Slat.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "128 pages of your favorite comic features"

Notes ad for Big All-American Comic Book

Half page Tootsie VM; Dick Tracy advertisement "Boys! Girls! Accept Dick Tracy's Detective Kit"

Half page Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll advertisement "Captain Tootsie and the Toy Cannon"

Characters Captain Tootsie; Rollo; Dr. Narsty