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Cover: Roland Patenaude
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The Eagle #3

Nov 1941 · Fox · 0.10 USD
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In "The Fifth Column of the Indians," Spider Queen takes on a ruthless gang of racketeers preying on small shopkeepers through threats, torture, and kidnapping. Written by Louis Cazeneuve and illustrated by Pierce Rice, with inks by Arturo Cazeneuve, this 1941 Fox comic delivers a gritty, action-packed tale from the golden age of comics. The cover, by Roland Patenaude, captures the tension with a striking, dramatic image.

Contains 6 stories
The Fifth Column of the Indians
15 pp · Superhero
The Eagle [Captain Bill Powers]BuddyJohn Red-Dust (villain, introduction)Count Felix Burkweis (villain, introduction)Sgt. CaldwellLemSit-in-MudSally CaldwellMajor Dunham
Death Deals in Gold
10 pp · Superhero
The Eagle [Captain Bill Powers]BuddyCondor (villain, introduction)Gruber (villain, introduction)Sit-in-MudJane StewartLemSally CaldwellSgt. Caldwell

When Captain Bill Powers and his party visit a supposedly abandoned ghost town in search of gold, young Buddy discovers the town is far from dead—and stumbles onto a sinister operation run by a mysterious figure named Condor. Trapped alongside a desperate young woman named Jane Stewart and the intoxicated Lem and Sit-in-Mud, Buddy faces a deadly trap as the Eagle races against time to uncover the truth behind the town's sudden revival and save his friends from catastrophe.

The Trio Who Worked for Satan
6 pp · Superhero
The Eagle [Captain Bill Powers]BuddyThe Unholy Three [WongChubbyRoly] (villains, introduction for all)WellsLem YokelSally Caldwell

When The Eagle and Buddy land in Hollywood for a quick visit, they stumble onto a sinister plot unfolding right on a film set: three suspicious actors are working with real bombs disguised as props, planning to sabotage an anti-Axis picture. As the danger escalates and Captain Powers races to stop Wong, Chubby, and Roly before their deadly scheme succeeds, it becomes a desperate race against time amid exploding sets and hidden traitors.

The Unholy Three Return
10 pp · Superhero
The Eagle [Captain Bill Powers]BuddyThe Unholy Three [WongChubbyRoly] (villains)Dan Cartone (villain, introduction, death)Jimmy CartoneAmerican Eagle Defenders

When Dan Cartone escapes from a government prison with help from mysterious allies, he discovers the Unholy Three—supposedly killed in a Hollywood explosion—are alive and claiming his island and fortune. Now The Eagle must race against time to rescue Jimmy Cartone from the villains' clutches, with Buddy and the American Eagle Defenders mounting their own daring mission to the island while The Eagle works to uncover the truth at Alcazar Prison.

The Torture Racketeers
7.5 pp · Superhero
The Spider Queen [Shannon Kane]Detective Mike O'Bellgroup of racketeers (villains)

In "The Torture Racketeers," The Spider Queen [Shannon Kane] takes on a brutal gang of racketeers who terrorize small shopkeepers with threats, torture, and kidnapping to seize their businesses. With Detective Mike O'Bell working alongside her, she races to stop the violence before the city’s storefronts fall to the mob’s grip.

The Origin of Joe Spook
8 pp · Adventure, Fantasy
Script Sam Walters
Joe Spook [Joe Devaney] (first appearanceorigindeathreborna ghost)Nickie the Boy King [King Nicholas Robertus Christopher Alexander Paul Danilo Danilovich] (first appearanceorigin)Von Zuppe (first appearancevillain)Sutzel (first appearancevillain)

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $224
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $14,617*
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $7,889*
CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $4,670
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $4,670
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CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $2,860
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $2,860*
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $2,860
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $2,308
CGC 3.5 none in existence
CGC 3.0 none in existence
CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 none in existence
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $972*
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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

cover pencils, inks Roland Patenaude

Reprints

Reprinted in Men of Mystery Comics #100 (2016), Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn] (2017), Heroine Heaven #5 (2024)

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