Marvel Mystery Comics #14

(December 1940)

Hey Fellas! Look at This! (Table of Contents)

The Human Torch / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Alex Schomburg; ? (small illustrations)

Inks:

Alex Schomburg; ? (small illustrations)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; ad

Characters:

The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]

Synopsis:

Promotional, illustrated ad for The Human Torch #2 (#1), cover reproduced with art by Schomburg. There are illustations of Torch and Namor, art unknown (probably Burgos and Everett).

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #4 (2009)

Indexer Notes

According to the small ad following the Torch story, Human Torch #2 (#1) was to go on sale September 25th. Sequence added by Craig Delich 2009-8-1.

[The Cult of Fire-Men] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Carl Burgos ?

Pencils:

Carl Burgos [as Burgos] (signed)

Inks:

Carl Burgos [as Burgos] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Pete (Policeman); Ronald (introduction, death); Kalif (villain, introduction); Cult of Fire-Men (villains, introduction, one dies); Culfra (villain, introduction); a fire-monster (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis:

The Torch has a real dilemma: he has to track down members of the Fire Cult who have committed a murder, but the man murdered was intending to to destroy the world!

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #4 (2009)

Indexer Notes

Continued next issue.

[Blitzing the U-Boat Base] (Table of Contents)

Prince Namor, 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]; Dorma; un-named Nazi Leutnant (villain); the Nazis (villains)

Synopsis:

After Namor successfully routs invading Nazi paratroopers on an island he and Dorma arrived on for a rest, questioning of the Nazi Leutnant reveals that the Axis Powers have built a secret submarine base on a little known island 20 miles from the coast of Florida. So he and Dorma head for that base to tackle the Nazi horde.

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #4 (2009)

Indexer Notes

Continued next issue.

[The Synthetic Diamonds] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Inks:

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Angel [Tom Hallaway]; Professor Hanley (villain, introduction); Hanson (villain)

Synopsis:

The Angel investigates a mine operator that has a lot of equipment for handling radium on his hands, equipment that is being used to create synthetic diamonds.

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #4 (2009)

Indexer Notes

Writer revision from Paul Gustavson to ? by Craig Delich 2009-8-1. The Who's Who does NOT list a writer for this strip.

Redskins Bite Cinders (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Andrew McWhiney (signed)

Pencils:

Harry Ramsey [as H.R.] (signed)

Inks:

Harry Ramsey [as H.R.] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

western; adventure

Characters:

Tommy Bryan; Steve Hanson; Barnes; Red; the Indians (villains)

Synopsis:

A group of railroad men use old engine 751 to protect a town from invading Indians.

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #4 (2009)

[The Werewolf Strikes] (Table of Contents)

The Vision / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Simon; Jack Kirby

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Jack Kirby

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Vision [Aarkus]; Dr. Martin Keller (introduction, death); un-named butler of Sanders; Llhupa (villain, introduction, a werewolf, death); Gordon Sanders [aka George Brown] (villain, introduction, a werewolf, death)

Synopsis:

The Vision must battle two werewolves, one in reality Gordon Sanders, a member of the ill-fated Medwick Expedition that discovered a lost Tibetan city called the City of Demons, where he was bit by such a creature.

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• in The Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #1940-1941 [2] (1997)
• in The Best of Simon and Kirby (Titan Books, 2009 series) #[nn] (May 2009)
• in Mystic Comics 70th Anniversary Special (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (October 2009)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #4 (2009)
• in Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #2

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks identification by Greg Theakston (Joe Simon removed from inks field).

[The Kidnapping of Diana Dunn] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Ray Gill (signed)

Pencils:

Bob Oksner [as Robert Oksner] (signed)

Inks:

Bob Oksner [as Robert Oksner] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Terry Vance; Dr. Watson (a monkey); Deadline Dawson (newspaperman); Diana Dunn (introduction); Chuck (villain, introduction); un-named members of Chuck's gang (villains, introduction)

Synopsis:

Deadline takes Terry along when he is scheduled to interview actress Diana Dunn, but a staged "movie scene" turns out to be a real kidnapping of the actress.

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• in Young Allies 70th Anniversary Special (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (August 2009)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #4 (2009)

Indexer Notes

The first line of the story reads: "Terry... my boy... we've got a peach of an assignment!"

[Attack of the Subterraneans] (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:

adventure

Characters:

Electro; Professor Zog; The Onees (villains, introduction for all, all die); King of the Onees (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis:

The destruction of the Fairbanks Iron Works leads Electro into the bowels of the earth to confront the Onees, who take control of the robot and force Professor Zog to come to his rescue.

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #4 (2009)

Indexer Notes

Continued next issue. Writer revision from Steve Dahlman to ? by Craig Delich 2009-8-1. The Who's Who identifies no writer for this strip.

[Escape From New York] (Table of Contents)

Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great / comic story / 9 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); Ruth Wilson; Dr. Wilson; the Nazis (villains)

Synopsis:

Ka-Zar succeeds in getting Zar out of the zoo he is imprisoned in, and hides out on a British boat heading toward Africa. Unfortunately, the boat is torpedoed by an enemy submarine.

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics (Marvel, 2004 series) #4 (2009)

Indexer Notes

Continued next issue. Writer revision from Ben Thompson to ? by Craig Delich 2009-8-1. The Who's Who does NOT specify a writer for this strip.