Daring Mystery Comics #1

(January 1940)

["Hi Fellers!"] (Table of Contents)

Brownscope Co. 60 Power Telescope / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Fantastic Thriller of the Walking Corpses (Table of Contents)

The Fiery Mask / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Simon

Pencils:

Joe Simon

Inks:

Joe Simon

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Simon

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Fiery Mask [Dr. Jack Castle] (introduction, origin); Captain Benson (introduction); Zombie Master (a mad doctor, villain, introduction, death); zombies (villains, introduction, death)

Synopsis:

Dr. Jack Castle begins investigating the disappearance of eight men and the appearance of living corpses, bent on serving a mad scientist whose avowed aim is conquering the world.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration (migrated reprint links need inspection)

• in The Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #1 1917-1940 (1997)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (January 2008)
• in The Twelve (Marvel, 2008 series) #1/2 ([October] 2008)

Indexer Notes

Funnies, Inc. material.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Soldier of Fortune, John Steele / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Larry Antonette [as Dean Carr] (signed)

Inks:

Larry Antonette [as Dean Carr] (signed)

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

John Steele (introduction); Marie; unnamed general; Nazis (villains)

Synopsis:

Steele helps a nurse, whose life he has just saved, through a series of perilous encounters with the Nazis, in order to get a vital message to the General.

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (January 2008)

Indexer Notes

Allan Holtz's Stripper's Guide states that there is an entry in the Catalog of Copyright Entries for Antonette's "Dash Dixon" specifying "Dean Carr" as a pseudonym and not a writing partner.

Only golden age appearance. Next appearance in The Marvels Project (Marvel, 2009 series) #2.
Funnies, Inc. material.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Texas Kid, Robin Hood of the Range / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ben Thompson (signed)

Inks:

Ben Thompson (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

The Texas Kid (introduction); Humboldt (introduction); Banker Wells (villain; introduction); Luke (villain; introduction); Comanche (villain; introduction); Trent (villain; introduction)

Synopsis:

The Kid goes after a gang of raiders that are burning the cabins and stealing the cattle of property owners whose mortgage is coming due.

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (January 2008)

Indexer Notes

Only appearance.
Funnies, Inc. material.

[The Menace of Mr. Muro] (Table of Contents)

Monako, Prince of Magic / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Larry Antonette (signed)

Inks:

Larry Antonette (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Monako (introduction); Josette (introduction); Al (introduction); Mr. Muro (villain, introduction); Tashu (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

Monako agrees to help Josette's brother Al, who has just perfected a new powerful explosive for the government, from falling into the hands of the evil Mr. Muro.

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (January 2008)

Indexer Notes

Funnies, Inc. material.

[The Thundering Terror of Gold Creek] (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ray Gill (signed)

Pencils:

Al Anders [ as Anders] (signed; spot illustrations)

Inks:

Al Anders [ as Anders] (signed; spot illustrations)

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?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Wade Duncan; Mr. Hastings; Hank Wells; Spud Clark; un-named blacksmith; gang of crooks from Chelsa City (villains)

Synopsis:

A radio-controlled herd of wild, mad horses destroy the town of Gold Creek, sent on that mission by a gang of criminals from Chelsa City, who had been trying to buy out that town for some time.

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (January 2008)

Indexer Notes

Title accidentally left off story- there is a blank cutout in the illustration where the title should appear.
Funnies, Inc. material.

[The Football Fixing Scheme] (Table of Contents)

Flash Foster at Midwestern / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Wood (signed)

Pencils:

Bob Wood (signed)

Inks:

Bob Wood (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports; adventure

Characters:

Flash Foster (introduction); Connie Hodges (introduction); Nick Bruno (villain, introduction); Bunky (villain, introduction); Pat (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

Nick Bruno kidnaps the girl of the star of the Midwestern College football team in order to win big money on that game and to prevent Midwestern from being invited to the Rose Bowl.

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (January 2008)

Indexer Notes

Only golden age appearance. Next appearance in All-Winners Squad: Band of Heroes (Marvel, 2011 series) #1.
Almost certainly Funnies, Inc. material. According to Who's Who, Wood was at Chesler 1937-39 but moved to Funnies, Inc. during 1939- this story would have been produced in late 1939.

Case of Perrone (Table of Contents)

Phantom of the Underworld / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Maurice Gutwirth (signed)

Inks:

Maurice Gutwirth (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Phantom of the Underworld [Doc Denton] (introduction); Nurse Andrus (introduction); Inspector Flynn (introduction); Perrone (villain; introduction)

Synopsis:

In order to get inside information on crime boss Perrone, Detective Denton takes over the offices of a local doctor so that he'll be in a position to treat Perrone.

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (January 2008)

Indexer Notes

Only appearance.
Likely a Chesler shop production, and the first such story at Timely. Per Who's Who, Gutwirth was with Chesler c1937-41, then Funnies, Inc. c1942-45. As more Chesler material is added to future issues of this series, Gutwirth's contributions are clearly aligned with that shop.

Wartime Wonders (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Francis Campbell ?

Pencils:

Harry Francis Campbell (signed)

Inks:

Harry Francis Campbell (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

Interesting facts are illustrated, such as: some steel used in England's new battleships was scrapped from German ships sunk in WW1; none of the planes currently used in WW2 will be in existence after 20 days of war; the mystery of a new explosive made from wood and air; a pilot thrown from his plane actually fell back into it; and several others.

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (January 2008)

Indexer Notes

Funnies, Inc. material.

[The Rotterdam Run] (Table of Contents)

Barney Mullen, Sea Rover / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Charles Pearson [as Chas. Pearson] (signed)

Inks:

Charles Pearson [as Chas. Pearson] (signed)

Colors:

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Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

naval

Characters:

Barney Mullen (introduction); Nazis (villains)

Synopsis:

Barney takes on the dangerous assignment of transporting a shipment of gold filigree into the war zone of Rotterdam.

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• in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (January 2008)

Indexer Notes

Only appearance.
Funnies, Inc. material.

["This Beautiful Desk for Only $1.00"] (Table of Contents)

Remington Deluxe Noiseless Portable Typewriter / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

["30 Shot Automatic Repeater!!"] (Table of Contents)

Johnson Smith & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Numerous small ads, all for products from Johnson Smith & Co. Back cover.