Marvel Mystery Comics #11

(September 1940)

4 Big Favorite Magazines - Action Packed! (Table of Contents)

Mystic, Daring Mystery, Red Raven Comics / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Marvel Boy; the Fiery Mask [Jack Castle]; Red Raven; Hercules David

Synopsis:

Promotional illustrated ad with covers for Mystic Comics #4, Daring Mystery Comics #6, and Red Raven Comics #1, and the Fiery Mask series.

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Indexer Notes

Found on the inside front cover. Sequence added by Craig Delich 2008-12-19.

[Plague In the Slums] (Table of Contents)

The Human Torch / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Carl Burgos (signed)

Pencils:

Carl Burgos (signed)

Inks:

Carl Burgos (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Human Torch [Jim Hamond]; Dr. Stone (introduction); Reed (Stone's assistant); Casey (Policeman); un-named Police Chief; Tom (Policeman); Frank Simmons (villain, introduction, death); Roddy (villain, introduction, death); Skeets (villain, introduction); J.B. ([Jane Bradley] (villain, introduction, no appearance as she's behind the scenes)

Synopsis:

The Torch takes the law into his own hands, when, against orders, he helps a doctor burn down plague-infected slum housing.

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[The Capture of Luther Robinson] (Table of Contents)

The Sub-Mariner / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Everett (signed)

Pencils:

Bill Everett (signed)

Inks:

Bill Everett (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bill Everett

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Mr. Martin (sailor); GS: Tha-Korr, Dorma, Princess Fen; Luther Robinson (villain); Mickey (villain); Lynne Harris (villain)

Synopsis:

Luther Robinson follows Namor back to his Antarctic home and attempts to capture him: dead or alive, but is eventually taken prisoner, informed that his girlfriend is also being held to insure he will not try to escape justice.

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Indexer Notes

Continued next issue.

[A Nestfull of Loot] (Table of Contents)

The Masked Raider / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al Anders

Inks:

Al Anders

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

The Masked Raider [Jim Gardley]; Lightning (Raider's horse); un-named Sheriff; Billy; un-named Deputy (villain, posing as an egg woman)

Synopsis:

A series of robberies confounds the Raider until a dog un-intentionally helps solve the case.

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Indexer Notes

Writer revision from Al Anders to ?. The Who's Who lists no writer for this strip. Notes added by Craig Delich 2008-12-19.

[Rajah Sarput's Hunt] (Table of Contents)

Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ben Thompson

Inks:

Ben Thompson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Zar (a lion); Trajah (an elephant); Jim VanGelder; Rajah Sarput (villain, introduction); Bradley (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

When an evil man named Sarput takes possession of a large tract of land in the Belgian Congo jungle, Ka-Zar and Zar do battle with him to prevent the slaughter/capture of many animals, only to be taken prisoner themselves.

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Indexer Notes

Story contains 2-page spread (pgs. 4, 5) and is continued next issue. Writer revision from Ben Thompson to ?. The Who's Who lists no writer for this strip. Some notes added by Craig Delich 2008-12-19.

[Mayhem at the Midget Race Track] (Table of Contents)

Terry Vance, the School Boy Sleuth / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ray Gill (signed)

Pencils:

Bob Oksner (signed)

Inks:

Bob Oksner (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Terry Vance; Dr. Watson (a monkey); "Deadline" Dawson (newspaper boy); un-named gamblers (villains)

Synopsis:

A group of gamblers injects mercury into the tires of race cars in order to cause accidents and fix races for profit.

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Murder Is an Accident (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ray Gill [as W. Peters] (signed)

Pencils:

Frank Thomas [as F. T.] (signed)

Inks:

Frank Thomas [as F. T.] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Dr. James; Nurse Cassidy; Francis (villain)

Synopsis:

The fact that five of the leading physicians in the area had died in fatal accidents the last two weeks didn't bother Dr. James....that is, until he suddenly is visited by a rather strange patient.

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Indexer Notes

Writer identification added by Craig Delich 2008-12-19.

[The Devils of the Mist] (Table of Contents)

The Angel / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ray Gill ?

Pencils:

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Inks:

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; un-named woman (introduction, death); the ghouls (villains, introduction, all die)

Synopsis:

The Angel is captured by a group of in-human monsters, who take him to their abode, where he meets a beautiful girl dressed in ancient Green garb, and learns the creatures destroyed her civilization 4000 years ago, and now threaten to do the same in modern times.

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Indexer Notes

Angel gains glider wings that once belonged to "Mercury". Writer credit revised from Paul Gustavson to Ray Gill ?. The Who's Who lists Gill as the only writer in 1940. Some notes added by Craig Delich 2008-12-19.

[The Forest Fire Fiends] (Table of Contents)

Electro, the Marvel of the Age / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Steve Dahlman (signed)

Inks:

Steve Dahlman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Electro; Professor Zog; Jim Brent; John Borden; Andrews; Baldwin Drake (villain, introduction); Mike (villain); Joe (villain)

Synopsis:

The President of the Drake Lumber Mills, angry because his rival has successfully purchased the rich Burton County forest lands, hires some thugs to set fire to those forests.

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Indexer Notes

Writer credit revised from Steve Dahlman to ?. The Who's Who lists no writer for this strip. Notes added by Craig Delich 2008-12-19.