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Red Band Comics #3

Apr 1945 · Rural Home · 0.10 USD
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In "The Bewitched Heiress!", Bernard Baily's dynamic art brings to life a 1945 adventure where Hugh Mann, a man plagued by self-doubt, defies his fears by building a rocket to Mars—only to crash-land on the mysterious planet Brutus. There, he's captured and displayed as a curiosity by the tyrannical Super-Judge, until a bold act of quick thinking earns him the name Impossible Man. With art by Bernard Baily, this early tale of unlikely heroism and cosmic oddity stands as a striking entry in the Red Band Comics series.

Contains 6 stories
Untitled story
12 pp
Captain Wizard (IntroOriginnext appearance in Meteor Comics #1)
Untitled story
3 pp
Teeny McSweeny (Intro)
The Bewitched Heiress!
9 pp
Dr. Mercy (Intro)

Dr. Mercy, head surgeon at Glenview Hospital, and his wisecracking ambulance driver Stompy find themselves stranded at a forbidding mansion during a downpour, where they encounter a young woman, Miss Vance, plagued by terrifying visions of supernatural beings. As Dr. Mercy investigates the mystery surrounding her torment and the suspicious Dr. Cadaver who tends to her, he uncovers a scheme far more sinister than simple madness—one that threatens the heiress's life and fortune.

Murder Above the City
7 pp
King O'Leary (Intro)
Ride That Nightmare!
8 pp
Race Wilkins (Intro)

Race Wilkins leads a scientific expedition to explore the ocean floor in a bathysphere, descending further than any man before—but when his communication line goes dead, he's forced to survive a catastrophic whirlpool that pulls him into an impossible world beneath the waves. Stranded in a bizarre realm where legendary creatures and mythological beings roam freely, Race must navigate encounters with sea serpents, sphinxes, and stranger things still, all while searching for a way back to the world he knows.

Untitled Superhero story
7 pp · Superhero
Impossible Man [Hugh Mann] (inventor, introduction, origin)Flatfeet Fogarty (super-cop of Brutus, introduction)Super-Judge (introduction)Super-Phony (villain, introduction)

In "null," Hugh Mann—a man haunted by self-doubt and fear—takes a bold leap into the unknown, building a rocket to Mars only to crash-land on the forgotten world of Brutus. There, he’s captured and paraded as a specimen of Earth’s weakness, until a sudden crisis forces him to prove his courage when Super-Phony steals from the Super-Treasury. With a quiet act of bravery, Hugh steps forward—and earns the name Impossible Man.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $50
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $750
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $268
CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 none in existence
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CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $195
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $94*
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $91
CGC 3.5 none in existence
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $65*
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Full credits

artist, inker Bernard Baily

Reprints

Reprinted in Red Band Comics #4 (1945), Three Ring Comics #1 (1946), Captain Wizard Comics #1 (1946)

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