Men of Mystery Comics #64

([March] 2007)

The Golden Age of Comics Lives On (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Black

Pencils:

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Letters:

typeset

Stunt Man (Table of Contents)

Dollman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Al Bryant

Inks:

Al Bryant

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Martha Roberts; The Stunt Man [Ed Daniels] (first appearance; villain; death)

Synopsis:

Doll Man saves a movie stuntman, Ed Daniels, from a near death experience, but when the movie studio doesn't give him a bonus after this situation, Daniels decides to turn to crime for a real payoff, and Doll Man has his hands full trying to stop an opponent that can match him trick for trick, daring and feat!

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Doll Man (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #18 (September 1948)

Adventure in Mexico (Table of Contents)

Manhunter / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Manhunter (Dan Richards); Thor

Synopsis:

Dan quits his job with the police to go off and see the world accompanied by Thor, his dog and his new super-plane, Betsy.

Reprints:

• from Manhunter (Pyramid Publications Pty. Limited, 195? series) #52 (Australia)

Indexer Notes

same character as the Quality series despite the fact that it was produced in Australia.

The Hands of Horror (Table of Contents)

Ibis / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Gus Ricca

Inks:

Gus Ricca

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Ibis; Taia; Keye Forbes [Introduction, villain]

Synopsis:

A gifted violinist loses his hands in a tragic accident, but is the beneficiary of a remarkable graft of new hands. When Forbes discovers he cannot play with the hands [because they aren't his own], Ibis uses the Ibis stick to make the hands able to play again. Unfortunately the grafted hands once belonged to an executed murderer, and the spirit of that man takes over Forbes, creating an unusual foe for the Man of Magic.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #70 (January 1946)

Death From the Past (Table of Contents)

Miss Victory / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Nina Albright

Inks:

Nina Albright

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Miss Victory [Joan Wayne]; Dr. Hoshema (introduction, death)

Synopsis:

Joan is bored silly while visiting a museum, when suddenly a man rushes out, telling her that a Dr. Hoshema is going to kill him. As Miss Victory, she investigates, but is overcome, and when she recovers, she discovers the dying stranger, who gives her a scrap of paper, which turns out to be a mysterious chemical formula...a formula that the evil doctor wants!

Reprints:

• from Captain Aero Comics (Temerson / Helnit / Continental, 1941 series) #v4#3 [17] (October 1944)
• from Captain Aero (Continental, 1941 series) #17 (October 1944)

The World's Worst Public Enemies (Table of Contents)

Major Midnight / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Captain Midnight; Ichabod Mudd; Adolf Hitler (villain); Mussolini (villain); Hirohito (villain)

Synopsis:

When Captain Albright reads of the 3 Axis leaders having a meeting at Rhine Castle to discuss war strategy, he decides to "drop in" on the meeting as well as trying out his new aircraft carrier invention, the rotating extension deck.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Captain Midnight (Fawcett, 1942 series) #11 (August 1943)

The Return of Fingers (Table of Contents)

Fighting Yank / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jerry Robinson

Inks:

Mort Meskin

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Fighting Yank [Bruce Carter]; Fingers [Bart Nolan]

Synopsis:

Bart, a former safecracker [known as Fingers], whose criminal past was supposedly laid to rest by Bruce Carter [Fighting Yank] by the report of Finger's death, has just been given the honor of outstanding service to the community. Unfortunately, the underworld discovers that Fingers is very much alive, and the Fighting Yank goes to work once more!

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from The Fighting Yank (Standard, 1942 series) #27 (January 1949)

Search For Gold (Table of Contents)

Kitty Carson / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Powell

Inks:

Bob Powell

Letters:

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Content Information

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Kerry Drake Detective Cases (Harvey, 1948 series) #18, #18