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Cover: C. C. Beck
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Fatman the Human Flying Saucer #3

Sep 1967 · Lightning Comics [1960s] · 0.25 USD
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This issue contains six full-length stories featuring various villains. One story involves Fatman pursuing a criminal up a building wall, where the villain uses an electronic device to condense atoms in Fatman's body and capture him in a tube. Another story features a character named Prankster who sells cakes and is confronted by angry customers seeking refunds, leading to Fatman's involvement when Prankster invites him to a conference at a van, which triggers an explosion. A third story depicts a candy-making contest with a $5,000 prize, where Fatman orders dozens of donuts from Sugar's Sweetery shop, and a woman creates a candy sculpture of Fatman that melts in the rain.

Contains 5 stories
S.A.T.A.N.
27 pp · Humor, Superhero
Otto BinderWendell CrowleyC. C. BeckFatman [Van Crawford]Godfrey GaylordButterworthGrolloGung HoBugThe Shroud (first appearancevillain)The King of OctogoniaPresident Plowshare

When Van Crawford becomes an unlikely King of Octogonia, his coronation banquet is disrupted by Gung Ho, a cunning agent of the evil organization S.A.T.A.N., who uses a mystical crystal eye to wreak havoc. Fatman must transform into his flying saucer form to protect the kingdom and face off against his persistent foe in an escalating battle of wits and powers. The conflict pushes both hero and villain to their limits as Fatman fights to restore peace to his newly adopted realm.

Untitled Non-Fiction story
1 pp · Non-Fiction
Fatman Meets the Impractical Joker
8 pp · Humor, Superhero
Fatman [Van Crawford]Franky PranksterMr. CrawfordButterworth

When TV sponsor Van Crawford and his father decide to give struggling comedian Franky Prankster one last chance to redeem himself on air, the prankster's compulsion for practical jokes threatens to derail the entire broadcast—until Van Crawford transforms into Fatman, the Human Flying Saucer, to restore order. This 1967 humor adventure pits a well-meaning young man and his ridiculous superhero alter ego against a comedian who simply can't help himself, no matter how hard he tries.

Fatman Meets Guess Whom?
12 pp · Humor, Superhero
CupidFatman [Van Crawford]Eunice "Sugar" KaneKandy Dandy

When Van Crawford stops by a candy shop and meets the charming Eunice "Sugar" Kane, he discovers she's created a delicious new confection called Saucer Sweets—but the ambitious candy maker is struggling to keep up with demand. Van offers his help, but the unscrupulous Kandy Dandy will stop at nothing to steal Sugar's secret recipe, forcing our unlikely hero to juggle romance, sabotage, and the simple art of stirring candy to save the day.

The Orphan UFOlet
7 pp · Humor, Superhero
Fatman [Van Crawford] (last appearance)UFOletMother ShipMr. CrawfordMrs. Crawford

Van Crawford's bird-watching hobby takes a wild turn when he spots a tiny UFO diving toward a speeding locomotive—forcing him to transform into Fatman, the Human Flying Saucer, to save the day. But the orphaned UFOlet mistakes him for its mother and won't leave him alone, leading Fatman on an unexpected journey into space to reunite the creature with its massive Mother Ship. What begins as a simple rescue becomes a hilarious cosmic mix-up that tests even a flying saucer hero's patience.

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (VG) $8
CGC 9.8 · 1 in census $1,214*
CGC 9.6 · 2 in census $379
CGC 9.4 · 3 in census $194*
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $112*
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $76*
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $52*
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CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $22*
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $20*
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $20*
* estimate — limited direct-sales data at this grade
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artist, inker, colorist, letterer C. C. Beck
cover pencils, inks C. C. Beck

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