Fawcett Publications · Wow Comics #3 · Fall 1941 · 10¢
Grade: Good (GD 2.0)
Cover and creator credits unconfirmed for this issue.
Mr. Scarlet leads this issue — the cover story is “Mr. Scarlet Smashes Through, Defying the Mummy Ray Gun.” Brian Butler, the District Attorney who moonlights as the red-suited Mr. Scarlet, was one of Fawcett's earlier superhero entries, introduced in Wow Comics #1 the same year. The Mummy Ray Gun premise puts him squarely in the pulp-science-fiction threat territory that Fawcett leaned into hard during the early Golden Age — less street crime, more outlandish menace. Specific page count and artist credits for this story are unconfirmed; the book is sold on what's verifiably in it.
Wow Comics ran as an anthology title through its early issues, rotating a roster of Fawcett characters. Confirmed story content and creator credits beyond the Mr. Scarlet feature for this specific issue are not available in the research record — additional story details are omitted rather than approximated.
Wow Comics #3 sits at the very front of Fawcett's Golden Age expansion — the title launched in 1941 and would eventually become home to Mary Marvel starting in issue #9. Issue #3 predates that by six issues, still finding its footing with Mr. Scarlet at the front of the book.
Condition Good (GD 2.0) — Heavily worn but complete. Spine may show heavy roll. Readable with obvious damage throughout. Complete interior, structurally sound, and unrestored.
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Fawcett Publications · Wow Comics #3 · Fall 1941 · 10¢
Grade: Good (GD 2.0)
Cover and creator credits unconfirmed for this issue.
Mr. Scarlet leads this issue — the cover story is “Mr. Scarlet Smashes Through, Defying the Mummy Ray Gun.” Brian Butler, the District Attorney who moonlights as the red-suited Mr. Scarlet, was one of Fawcett's earlier superhero entries, introduced in Wow Comics #1 the same year. The Mummy Ray Gun premise puts him squarely in the pulp-science-fiction threat territory that Fawcett leaned into hard during the early Golden Age — less street crime, more outlandish menace. Specific page count and artist credits for this story are unconfirmed; the book is sold on what's verifiably in it.
Wow Comics ran as an anthology title through its early issues, rotating a roster of Fawcett characters. Confirmed story content and creator credits beyond the Mr. Scarlet feature for this specific issue are not available in the research record — additional story details are omitted rather than approximated.
Wow Comics #3 sits at the very front of Fawcett's Golden Age expansion — the title launched in 1941 and would eventually become home to Mary Marvel starting in issue #9. Issue #3 predates that by six issues, still finding its footing with Mr. Scarlet at the front of the book.
Condition Good (GD 2.0) — Heavily worn but complete. Spine may show heavy roll. Readable with obvious damage throughout. Complete interior, structurally sound, and unrestored.
We use what the scientists are calling artificial intelligence to research and write our descriptions — it gives us more time to add books to our website and provide you with a wider array of inventory. We think Klaatu would approve. Details are verified but the robot does slip up. We're not infallible. Every book is graded by a human collector who has actually held it. If anything ever looks off, reach on out at robopictocomics@gmail.com.
