Marvel Mystery Comics #33

(July 1942)

The Dynamite Saboteurs (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Carl Burgos

Pencils:

Carl Burgos

Inks:

Carl Burgos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Romo (villain, introduction); Von Brukk (villain, introduction, death); Prof. Mikk (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

Von Brukk, Nazi agent no.1, is using a gangster named Romo to steal dynamite in order to bomb munitions plants. Fleeing from Torch and Toro, Von Brukk attempts to hide in a wind tunnel when the contraption starts up and he is ground to hamburger by the fan blades.

The Sub-Mariner Slugs the Sahara Scavengers (Table of Contents)

Sub-Mariner / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Carl Pfeufer [from Funnies, Inc. [the Jacquet Shop]]

Inks:

Carl Pfeufer [from Funnies, Inc. [the Jacquet Shop]]

Colors:

Funnies, Inc. [the Jacquet Shop]

Letters:

Funnies, Inc. [the Jacquet Shop]

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Von Ratter (Villain, Introduction); Von Rommel (Introduction)

Indexer Notes

This story was produced by Funnies, Inc. [the Jacquet Shop] during the time of Bill Everett's transition of leaving the Sub-Mariner strip. As a result, artists like Carl Pfeufer emulated much of Everett's style (as per Jerry Bails, September 10, 2004).

Jap Trap (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mickey Spillane

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Reprints:

• in Primal Spillane: Early Stories 1941-1942 (Gryphon Books, 2004 series)

Indexer Notes

Reprint note from Arthur Lortie, August 2008.

[The Giant Octopus Menace] (Table of Contents)

Vision / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee?

Pencils:

Syd Shores

Inks:

Al Gabriele

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

A mad scientist (villain, introduction, death); his giant octopi (villain, introduction, death)

Treachery Deals a Double-Cross (Table of Contents)

Patriot / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al Fagaly

Inks:

Al Fagaly

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Japanese (villains, deaths)

The Case of the Bogus Stamp Salesman (Table of Contents)

Terry Vance / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ray Gill

Pencils:

Bob Oksner

Inks:

Bob Oksner

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Deadline Dawson (guest-star); Torpey (owner of Torpey Stamp Co., villain, introduction)

The Tunnel To China (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Jupiter / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Robbins

Pencils:

Ed Robbins

Inks:

Ed Robbins

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

children; fantasy

Characters:

The White Rabbit (from ALICE IN WONDERLAND, introduction); the Kings and Queens of the White and Black Kingdoms (introductions)

The House of the Living Dead (Table of Contents)

Angel / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al Fagaly?

Inks:

Al Fagaly?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Dr. Merkel (villain, introduction, death); his legion of zombies (villains, introductions, deaths)