Mystery Men Comics #8

(March 1940)

Explosion Rocks City (Table of Contents)

Blue Beetle / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Charles Nicholas

Inks:

Charles Nicholas

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

The Blue Beetle [Dan Garrett]; Boss X (first appearance; villain)

Indexer Notes

Blue Beetle demonstrates some super-power in this story

[The Bank Mob] (Table of Contents)

Wing Turner / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Tuska (Floyd Kelly)

Inks:

George Tuska

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

[Tauro the Tyrant] (Table of Contents)

Rex Dexter / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dick Briefer

Pencils:

Dick Briefer

Inks:

Dick Briefer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Rex Dexter; Tauro (first appearance; villain; death); Tauromen (first appearance; villain; death); Reyni (first appearance)

Milk Shortage Threatens New York (Table of Contents)

Green Mask / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Walter Frame

Inks:

Walter Frame

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

The Green Mask [Michael Shelby]; Gorsky (first appearance; villain); J. J. Ratfield (first appearance; villain); the Black Hand (first appearance; villain)

Reprints:

• in The Green Mask (Fox, 1940 series) #2 (Fall 1940)

[Phew! This homework sure is tough!] (Table of Contents)

Billy Bounce / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fred Schwab

Pencils:

Fred Schwab

Inks:

Fred Schwab

Colors:

?

Letters:

Fred Schwab

Content Information

Characters:

Billy Bounce

Satan Steals the Scene (Table of Contents)

Chen Chang / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Munson Paddock [as Cecilia Munson]

Inks:

Munson Paddock

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Chen Chang

Revolt of the Elementals (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Arnold Brunnel

Letters:

typeset

[The Hawaii Drug Plot] (Table of Contents)

Lt. Drake / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Klaus Nordling

Inks:

Klaus Nordling

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Lt. Drake

[The White Fortress of Angha-Khan] (Table of Contents)

Denny Scott / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Lindermayer

Inks:

John Lindermayer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Denny Scott; Angha Khan (first appearance; villain; death)

[As usual, the story opens with our heroes...] (Table of Contents)

Hemlock Shomes / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fred Schwab

Pencils:

Fred Schwab

Inks:

Fred Schwab

Colors:

?

Letters:

Fred Schwab

Content Information

Characters:

Hemlock Shomes

[Wings of War] (Table of Contents)

D-13 / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Powell?

Pencils:

Bob Powell

Inks:

Bob Powell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

D-13 [Richard Anthony]; Capt. Orrin Ashley (first appearance); Nazis (villains)

[The Island of Captain Engand] (Table of Contents)

Captain Savage / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Art Peddy

Inks:

Art Peddy

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Captain Savage; Capt. Arno Engand (first appearance; villain)

[The Ghost Ship] (Table of Contents)

Zanzibar / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Tuska

Inks:

George Tuska

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Reno (first appearance; villain)