Marvel Mystery Comics #46

(August 1943)

The Glass Tube of Death (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Harry Sahle

Inks:

Harry Sahle

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Moonface (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis:

A Nazi agent named Moonface captures Torch and Toro by placing them into a glass tube which he plans to connect with a timer on bombs underneath the capitol building. Torch finds that he can flame with his finger so the capsule must have a small leak. He superheats the glass so that it shatters and Moonface, realizing that his plans have been ruined, grabs live wires electrocuting himself.

Indexer Notes

The names of many Timely artists are used as in-jokes on signs.

Dead Men Don't Talk (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Carl Pfeufer

Inks:

Carl Pfeufer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Prof. Jurg (villain, introduction)

[Case of the War Plant Fires] (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); Thomas Miller (villain, introduction); Von Boering (villain, introduction)

The Last Train Out (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

[Incident In Poland] (Table of Contents)

Vision / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Syd Shores

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Felix Pavlek (villain, introduction, death); Baron Pavlek (Felix's brother, introduction); Baroness Pavlek (introduction)

Indexer Notes

Story takes place during the Nazi invasion of Poland, predating the first Vision story in #13. Inks credits originally given to Mike Sekowsky in error (per Tony Isabella, March 30, 2006)

[Barnyard Valley] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Gus Hetman

Pencils:

Gus Hetman

Inks:

Gus Hetman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

children; fantasy

Characters:

Pete Porker (introduction); Queen of Barnyard Valley (introduction); King of Barnyard Valley (introduction); The Jeeper (living tractor, villain, introduction)

Blackout Kidnapping (Table of Contents)

Angel / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roy Garn?

Pencils:

Gustav Schrotter

Inks:

Gustav Schrotter

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Fiske (villain, introduction, death); Greeves (villain, introduction, death); Carteret (villain, introduction, death); Lord Carteret (introduction); Penny Carteret (his daughter, introduction)