Manhunt #3– Key Highlights
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Publisher: Magazine Enterprises
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Publication Date: December 1947
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Editor: Raymond C. Krank
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Cover Artist: Ogden Whitney (signed)
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Interior Artists: Ogden Whitney, Paul Parker, Fred Guardineer, and L. B. Cole
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Writers: Gardner F. Fox and others
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Genre: Crime / Adventure / Science Fiction / Spy
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Pages: 36
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Original Cover Price: $0.10
🔥 Key Significance
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Features an impressive Golden Age creator lineup, including Ogden Whitney, Fred Guardineer, L. B. Cole, and Gardner F. Fox.
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Includes the six-page Space Ace adventure “The Asteroid Hide-Out,” illustrated by Fred Guardineer. The story was later reprinted in Thrilling Science Tales #1 (1989).
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Features “Jeopardy in Jade!”, an Undercover Girl adventure later reprinted in Undercover Girl #5 (1952).
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The cover is particularly interesting because its artwork connects directly to the two-page Gardner F. Fox text story, “Terror in the Sky,” printed on the inside front and back covers.
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Includes a one-page promotional advertisement for Funnyman, featuring the legendary creative team of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
📖 Story Highlights
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“Terror in the Sky” – 2-page text story written by Gardner F. Fox (signed). The story appears on the inside front and back covers and provides the narrative associated with the cover illustration. Artwork tentatively attributed to Ogden Whitney.
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“The Horror of the Hearse” – 6 pages. A Kirk of Scotland Yard crime adventure in which Inspector Kirk must stop Mendoza from taking revenge on the last surviving member of the Sorollas family. Pencils and inks by Paul Parker (signed).
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“The Man With the Right Hand” – 7 pages. A Fallon of the F.B.I. adventure in which Jim Fallon is called in after Homer Lawson is kidnapped. Pencils and inks by Ogden Whitney (signed).
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“The Asteroid Hide-Out” – 6 pages. Space Ace undertakes a mission to locate the secret hideout of a band of space criminals. Pencils and inks by Fred Guardineer (signed).
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“The Saga of Shaggy” – 6 pages. Red Fox saves Shaggy as a puppy from Umshluk. Years later, the grown dog helps Red Fox capture Umshluk after he goes rogue. Pencils and inks by L. B. Cole (signed).
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“Jeopardy in Jade!” – 6 pages. Undercover Girl, identified as Starr Flagg, searches for Ming Lee's ring, which contains the formula for a device capable of detonating atomic bombs from more than 100 miles away. Pencils and inks by Ogden Whitney.
📌 Additional Details
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Cover: Ogden Whitney handled both pencils and inks, with the artwork signed.
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Reprint History:
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“The Asteroid Hide-Out” was reprinted in Thrilling Science Tales #1 (1989).
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“Jeopardy in Jade!” was reprinted in Undercover Girl #5 (1952).
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Funnyman Advertisement: A one-page promotional feature for Funnyman, with Joe Shuster handling pencils and inks. Jerry Siegel's script credit is tentative.
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Indicia: Lists Vincent Sullivan as president.
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The issue contains a diverse mix of crime, science fiction, spy, animal, and adventure stories.
An excellent Golden Age anthology featuring signed Ogden Whitney artwork, a Fred Guardineer science-fiction adventure, L. B. Cole artwork, and an early promotional appearance of Siegel and Shuster's Funnyman.
