(January 1940)
Marvel,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1939-10-30
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Timely Publications
- Editing
- Martin Goodman ? (editor)
Issue Notes
Indicia information (available scan only partially legible, so not a direct transcription):
DARING MYSTERY COMICS (illegible) 8 Lord Street, Buffalo N. Y. by Timely Publications. Editorial and administrative offices at (illegible- 330 West 42nd St.?) N. Y. Application for (illegible- second class matter?) pending at the Post Office, Buffalo, N. Y. under act of March 3, 1879. (illegible, probably copyright statement) by Timely Publications. Vol. 1, No. 1., January, 1940. Yearly subscription $1.00. Single copies 10¢.
On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, January-December 1940, Numbers 1-4. Second class permit. Copyright number 431924.
DARING MYSTERY COMICS (illegible) 8 Lord Street, Buffalo N. Y. by Timely Publications. Editorial and administrative offices at (illegible- 330 West 42nd St.?) N. Y. Application for (illegible- second class matter?) pending at the Post Office, Buffalo, N. Y. under act of March 3, 1879. (illegible, probably copyright statement) by Timely Publications. Vol. 1, No. 1., January, 1940. Yearly subscription $1.00. Single copies 10¢.
On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, January-December 1940, Numbers 1-4. Second class permit. Copyright number 431924.
[no title indexed]
The Fiery Mask / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A thrilling adventure of the Fiery Mask
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fiery Mask [Dr. Jack Castle]
- Reprints
-
in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 ([January] 2008), #1 [Regular Edition] ([January] 2008) [cover] - in The Twelve (Marvel, 2008 series) #1/2 ([October] 2008)
-
- Keywords
- automobiles
[no title indexed]
Brownscope Co. 60 Power Telescope / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi Fellers!
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Fantastic Thriller of the Walking Corpses
The Fiery Mask / comic story / 10 pages
- 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
- in The Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #1 - 1917-1940 (1997)
- in Golden Age of Marvel (Marvel, 1997 series) #2 (1999)
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 ([January] 2008)
- in The Twelve (Marvel, 2008 series) #1/2 ([October] 2008)
- in Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Simon & Kirby Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Funnies, Inc. material.
[no title indexed]
John Steele / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Larry Antonette
- Pencils
- Larry Antonette (signed as Dean Carr)
- Inks
- Larry Antonette (signed as Dean Carr)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- While the Allies are throwing back the enemy in a terrific battle -
- Feature Logo
- Soldier of Fortune John Steele
- 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.
- Reprints
-
in Gibi (O Globo, 1939 series) #210 (setembro de 1940) - 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. Confirmed on the Comics History Exchange list by Shaun Clancy from copies of the comic story maintained by Larry Antonette in his personal records (21 February 2015).
Only Golden Age appearance. Next appearance in The Marvels Project (Marvel, 2009 series) #2.
Funnies, Inc. material.
[no title indexed]
The Texas Kid, Robin Hood of the Range / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Inks
- Ben Thompson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Riding the range trail above Red Rim Canyon, the Texas Kid finds trouble!
- Genre
- western-frontier
- 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.
- Reprints
- 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]
Monako, Prince of Magic / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Larry Antonette (signed as Larry Antonette)
- Inks
- Larry Antonette (signed as Larry Antonette)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
- 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.
- Reprints
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 ([January] 2008)
-
Indexer Notes
Funnies, Inc. material.
[The Thundering Terror of Gold Creek]
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Ray Gill (credited)
- Pencils
- Al Anders (signed as Anders) (spot illustrations)
- Inks
- Al Anders (signed as Anders) (spot illustrations)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- "Get into the wagon... quick... they'll kill us all!"
- Genre
- adventure; western-frontier
- 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.
- Reprints
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 ([January] 2008)
-
Indexer Notes
Title accidentally left off story – there is a blank cut-out in the illustration where the title should appear.
Funnies, Inc. material.
[The Football Fixing Scheme]
Flash Foster / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Bob Wood (signed as Bob Wood)
- Pencils
- Bob Wood (signed as Bob Wood)
- Inks
- Bob Wood (signed as Bob Wood)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; sports
- Characters
- Flash Foster [Robert Foster] (introduction); Connie Hodges (introduction); Nick Bruno (villain, introduction); Bunky (villain, introduction); Pat (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Nick Bruno kidnaps the girlfriend 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.
- Reprints
- 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.
Note that the Flash Foster in Young Men (Marvel, 1953 series) #21-23 is an entirely separate character.
Almost certainly Funnies, Inc. material.
Case of Perrone
Phantom of the Underworld / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Maurice Gutwirth (signed)
- Inks
- Maurice Gutwirth (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; detective-mystery
- 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.
- Reprints
- 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.
Wartime Wonders
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Harry Campbell ?
- Pencils
- Harry Campbell (signed as Harry Francis Campbell)
- Inks
- Harry Campbell (signed as Harry Francis Campbell)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction
- 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.
- Reprints
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 ([January] 2008)
-
Indexer Notes
Funnies, Inc. material.
[The Rotterdam Run]
Barney Mullen, Sea Rover / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Charles Pearson (signed as Chas. Pearson)
- Inks
- Charles Pearson (signed as Chas. Pearson)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- Barney Mullen, Sea Rover
- Genre
- war
- 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.
- Reprints
- in Gibi (O Globo, 1939 series) #155 (maio de 1940)
- in Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 ([January] 2008)
-
- Keywords
- naval
Indexer Notes
Only appearance at Timely. Funnies, Inc. material.
The Sea Rover feature is next seen in Funny Pages #40 from Centaur http://www.comics.org/issue/969/#15022
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Table of Contents
-
0.
["A thrilling adventure of the Fiery Mask"]
The Fiery Mask -
1.
["Hi Fellers!"]
Brownscope Co. 60 Power Telescope -
2.
The Fantastic Thriller of the Walking Corpses
The Fiery Mask -
3.
["While the Allies are throwing back the enemy in a terrific battle -"]
John Steele -
4.
["Riding the range trail above Red Rim Canyon, the Texas Kid finds trouble!"]
The Texas Kid, Robin Hood of the Range -
5.
[The Menace of Mr. Muro]
Monako, Prince of Magic -
6.
[The Thundering Terror of Gold Creek]
-
7.
[The Football Fixing Scheme]
Flash Foster -
8.
Case of Perrone
Phantom of the Underworld -
9.
Wartime Wonders
-
10.
[The Rotterdam Run]
Barney Mullen, Sea Rover -
11.
["This Beautiful Desk for Only $1.00"]
Remington Deluxe Noiseless Portable Typewriter -
12.
["30 Shot Automatic Repeater!!"]
Johnson Smith & Co.
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- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
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