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Mystery Comics #3

Jan 1944 · Pines · 0.10 USD

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Mystery Comics #3 is an anthology featuring multiple superhero stories. "The Spotted Killer" starring Zudo follows the jungle hero as he confronts a spotted leopard killer and battles a cruel master who enslaves villagers and threatens to burn the jungle. Lance Lewis faces off against criminals in a vehicle chase sequence, where he pursues masked gunmen and ultimately overwhelms the gang in a climactic battle. The issue includes additional superhero adventures as indicated by the cover's feature of Brad Spencer as Wonderman and other heroes including The Magnet, King of Futuria, and Jungle Boy.

Contains 5 stories

Adventure In Koobulu

11 pp · Superhero

Wonderman [Brad Spencer]Vanara (intro)Council of Nobles (intro, villain)

Attack of the Leopard Men

8 pp · Jungle

ZudoThe Leopard Men (intro, villains)

The Race To Mars

10 pp · Science Fiction

Lance Lewis, space detective (intro)Speed Siller (killed)Ryan (intro, villain), Chuck Crane (intro)

The Hooded Horsemen

11 pp · Superhero

MagnetThe Hooded Horsemen [Furey and his gang] (intro, villains)

Back to the 20th Century

8 pp · Science Fiction

Dick DevensKarlak (villain)Venusians

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta

Raw (Good) $396

CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $3,491*

CGC 8.0 none in existence

CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $2,198*

CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $1,826*

CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $1,559*

CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $1,559

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CGC 5.5 · 3 in census $1,053

CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $1,053

CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $904*

CGC 4.0 · 7 in census $742

CGC 3.5 · 4 in census $691

CGC 3.0 · 6 in census $671

CGC 2.5 none in existence

CGC 2.0 none in existence

CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $328*

CGC 1.0 none in existence

CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $201

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Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

artist, inker Bob Oksner

cover pencils, inks Alex Schomburg

Reprints

Reprinted in Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn] (2011), Gwandanaland Comics #1466 (2017)

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