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Cover: Alex Kotzky
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Fantastic Comics #12

Nov 1940 · Fox · 0.10 USD
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An anthology issue featuring multiple heroes: Samson uses his superhuman strength to lift a huge ship into the air; Space Smith, operating from Mars Observatory, is assigned the task of transporting gold to Earth and becomes embroiled in conflict with hostile forces; Sub Saunders confronts underwater dangers; and Stardust battles giant vultures that emerge from Earth's inner atmosphere, destroying military fortifications, bombing planes, and attacking ships and transports before swooping down on panic-stricken survivors.

Contains 9 stories
Roulf's Fifth Column
13 pp · Superhero
SamsonDavidRoulf (villain, introduction)
The Demi-Thing
6 pp · Adventure
Flip FalconChongo (villain, introduction, death, a Demi-Thing)

Flip Falcon confronts Chongo, a malevolent Demi-Thing imprisoned in the fourth dimension, who escapes to unleash a deadly ray upon Earth. As the city crumbles and panic spreads, Flip races to stop Chongo before the death ray destroys all life.

The Witch of the Volcano
8 pp · Adventure, Historical
Golden Knight [Sir Richard of Warwick]King Raton (villain, introduction)Kataka (villain, introduction, death)

The Golden Knight confronts Kataka, the witch of the volcano, after arriving from King Raton’s court seeking one of her deadliest potions. Though she mocks him with a leering smile and offers the deadly brew, the Knight and his companion Alice escape the volcanic lair, determined to thwart the villain’s schemes.

Menace In Mexico
6 pp · Adventure
Yank Wilson
The Galactic Gold Robbery
6 pp · Science Fiction
Space SmithDianna (introduction)
The Underground City
5 pp · Adventure
Captain Kidd
Suicide Attempt #3
2 pp · Adventure
Professor Fiend
The Vultures of Kaos [Kaos and the Vultures]
7 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
StardustKaos (villain, introduction, turned into a worm)
The Serpent of Doom
7 pp · Adventure
Sub SaundersMephisto (villain, introduction, death, a snake)The Serpent Lady (villain, introduction)

Sub Saunders races to stop the deadly serpent Mephisto, who has poisoned a boat and captured two men, only to find himself confronting the enigmatic Serpent Lady in her undersea lair. With the Serpent Lady holding the men hostage and Mephisto dead, Sub must outwit her and her henchmen to free the captives and escape the underwater fortress.

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $203
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $7,005
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $1,537
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CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $1,301
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $1,067
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $843*
CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $708*
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $500
CGC 3.5 none in existence
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $376
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

writer, artist, inker, letterer Fletcher Hanks
cover pencils, inks Alex Kotzky

Reprints

Reprinted in Supermen! The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941 #[nn] (2009), You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! #[nn] (2009), Fletcher Hanks : œuvres complètes #[nn] (2018)

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