(October 1949)
Marvel,
1948 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1949-07-31
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Crime Bureau Stories Inc.
- Brand
-
Marvel Comic [round logo]
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Information on this issue provided by Tom Lammers and the Atlas/Timely discussion list.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 3, Part 2, No. 2, Periodicals, 1949, p. 218, Copyright number: B205343.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 3, Part 2, No. 2, Periodicals, 1949, p. 218, Copyright number: B205343.
I Met My Murderer!
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- crime
- Reprints
-
in Lawbreakers Always Lose (Bell Features, 1948 series) #11 ([circa November 1949])
-
The Secret of the Smiling Maiden!
comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- 5794
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Vincenzio Leopardi
- Synopsis
- Story based on the historic theft of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa from the Musée du Louvre on 21 August, 1911 by museum employee Vincenzo Perrugia.
Indexer Notes
For some reason, the museum and painting are referred to as the "Museum of Classical Art" and "The Smiling Maiden", repsectively. The thief is called "Vincenzio Leopardi," and the date of the theft given as 23 September.
I Am My Own Murderer!
comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- 5998
- Genre
- crime
- Synopsis
- Edward creates a false identity as 'Leonard Malloy' who takes out an insurance policy with Edward as the beneficiary. Edward succeeds in convincing the insurance company Leonard is dead but they think Edward killed him; Edward jumps out a window to his death.
Indexer Notes
Pencils credit from atlastales.com
The Shivering Flame
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Reprints
-
in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1949 series) #99 (February 1951) - in Mystic (Marvel, 1951 series) #2 (May 1951)
-
The Most Wonderful Dog in the World!
Blaze the Wonder Collie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
The Killer Who Walked Like a Man!
comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- 5921
- Genre
- crime
- Synopsis
- Hans loves Zorida, but she loves the strongman Thor. Hans trains Toto to rob people while dressed as a human, using the money in the hopes of building up his stature with Zorida. When Toto kills Zorida while prowling for money, Hans is furious and shoots him; dying, Toto throttles Hans to death.
Indexer Notes
Story shows considerable similarity to "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe (1841).
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
I Met My Murderer!
-
1.
The Secret of the Smiling Maiden!
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2.
I Am My Own Murderer!
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3.
The Shivering Flame
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4.
[no title indexed]
Wanted by the F.B.I. -
5.
The Most Wonderful Dog in the World!
Blaze the Wonder Collie -
6.
The Killer Who Walked Like a Man!
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- Ethan Hoddes
- Michael Hoskin
- Rob Johnson
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Matt Onan
- Banks S. Robinson
- Jim Van Dore
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