(September 1940)
Marvel,
1939 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1940-07-19
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Timely Publications
- Editing
- Joe Simon ? (editor)
Issue Notes
Joe Simon began editing for Timely on a freelance basis with Red Raven Comics #1, which came out the previous month. It is not clear if he immediately started editing Marvel Mystery Comics as well or not, although he was definitely the editor by issue #12 as discussed in that index.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.
[no title indexed]
Human Torch / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor] (inset); The Angel [Tom Halloway] (inset); Ka-Zar [David Rand] (inset); the Nazis
- Reprints
- Keywords
- fighter planes; swastikas; tanks; Wehrmacht; World War II
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4 Big Favorite Magazines - Action Packed!
Mystic, Daring Mystery, Red Raven Comics / advertisement / 1 page
[Plague in the Slums]
Human Torch / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Carl Burgos (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- Carl Burgos (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Carl Burgos (credited, signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- 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)
- Synopsis
- The Torch takes the law into his own hands, when, against orders, he helps a doctor burn down plague-infected slum housing.
- Reprints
[The Capture of Luther Robinson]
Namor the Sub-Mariner / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Bill Everett (credited, signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (credited, signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Everett
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Mr. Martin (sailor); Tha-Korr; Dorma; 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 himself. He is informed that his girlfriend is also being held to insure he will not try to escape justice.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Continued next issue.
[A Nestfull of Loot]
The Masked Raider / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- 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.
- Reprints
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]
Ka-Zar the Great / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Zar (a lion); Trajah (an elephant); Nono (a monkey); 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 or capture of many animals, only to be taken prisoner themselves.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Story contains 2-page spread (pgs. 4, 5) and is continued next issue.
[Mayhem at the Midget Race Track]
Terry Vance, the School Boy Sleuth / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Ray Gill (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Oksner (credited)
- Inks
- Bob Oksner (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Terry Vance; Dr. Watson (a monkey); "Deadline" Dawson (newspaper boy); un-named gamblers (villains)
- Synopsis
- A group of gamblers inject mercury into the tires of race cars in order to cause accidents and fix races for profit.
- Reprints
Murder Is an Accident
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Ray Gill (credited as W. Peters)
- Pencils
- Frank Thomas (signed as F. T.)
- Inks
- Frank Thomas (signed as F. T.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- 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.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Writer identification added by Craig Delich 2008-12-19.
[The Devils of the Mist]
The Angel / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Paul Gustavson ?; Ray Gill ?
- Pencils
- Paul Gustavson (credited)
- Inks
- Paul Gustavson (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Paul Gustavson
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Angel [Tom Halloway]; unnamed 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 Greek garb and learns the creatures destroyed her civilization 4000 years ago and now threaten to do the same in modern times.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
The Angel gains glider wings that once belonged to "Mercury".
Gustavson credits from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
[The Forest Fire Fiends]
Electro / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Steve Dahlman ?
- Pencils
- Steve Dahlman (credited)
- Inks
- Steve Dahlman (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Electro; Professor Philo 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.
- Reprints
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Human Torch -
1.
4 Big Favorite Magazines - Action Packed!
Mystic, Daring Mystery, Red Raven Comics -
2.
[Plague in the Slums]
Human Torch -
3.
[The Capture of Luther Robinson]
Namor the Sub-Mariner -
4.
[A Nestfull of Loot]
The Masked Raider -
5.
[Rajah Sarput's Hunt]
Ka-Zar the Great -
6.
[Mayhem at the Midget Race Track]
Terry Vance, the School Boy Sleuth -
7.
Murder Is an Accident
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8.
[The Devils of the Mist]
The Angel -
9.
[The Forest Fire Fiends]
Electro
This issue was modified by, among others
- Hrayr Abazyan
- Henry Andrews
- Steve Dasinger
- Craig Delich
- Del Gruber
- Tony R. Rose
- Richard Thomson
- Jim Van Dore
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