([February] 2010)

Marvel, 2008 Series
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Volume
2
Price
59.99 USD
Pages
288
On-sale Date
2010-02-28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
ISBN
978-0-7851-3363-6 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9780785133636 55999
Editing
Cory Sedlmeier (credited) (collection editor)

Issue Notes

Reprints Daring Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1940 Series) #5-8.
Color reconstruction: Wesley Wong (interiors), Michael Kelleher (covers).
Art reconstruction: Pacific Rim Graphics (interiors), Michael Kelleher (covers).
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Daring; The Fin; The Thunderer; Citizen V; Blue Diamond; Silver Scorpion / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby ?; Joe Simon ?
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Daring; Fin [Peter Noble]; Thunderer [Jerry Carstairs]; Citizen V [John Watkins]; Blue Diamond [Elton Morrow]; Silver Scorpion [Betty Barstow]
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Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #2 [Regular Edition] Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery (2008 series) #2 (133) [Limited Variant Edition]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Marvel Boy / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Simon
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Boy

Indexer Notes

Characters from the cover of Daring Mystery Comics #6 (Marvel, 1940 Series).

Credits / Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Letters
typeset

Introduction (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Will Murray
Letters
typeset

[Daring Mystery Comics #5] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Falcon / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Schomburg
Inks
Alex Schomburg
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Falcon [Carl Burgess]
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The Jelly of Doom (Table of Contents: 5)

The Fiery Mask / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
George Kapitan (signed)
Pencils
Harry Sahle (signed)
Inks
Harry Sahle (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fiery Mask [Jack Castle]; Dork
Synopsis
The Fiery Mask saves the world from a flesh-eating ooze unleashed by a mad scientist.
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[The Devil-Flower] (Table of Contents: 6)

Trojak, the Tiger Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Arnold Hicks
Inks
Arnold Hicks
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
jungle
Characters
Trojak; Balu; Edith Alton; Jerry Alton
Synopsis
Trojak, Edith and Balu seek out the life juice of the Devil-Flower to save Jerry's life.
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[Strike Against the Nazis] (Table of Contents: 7)

K-4 and his Sky Devils / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Binder ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
aviation
Characters
Sky Devils [Captain K-4; Lieutenant René D'Auvergne; Lieutenant Ronald Wolverstone-Clodd]
Synopsis
When the Sky Devils get captured on a photographing mission, they soon escape and are rescued from their pursuers by K-4.
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[The Origin of Monako] (Table of Contents: 8)

Monako, Prince of Magic / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Larry Antonette (signed)
Inks
Larry Antonette (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Monako; Lady Anne; Lady Olga; Mike
Synopsis
Monako tells his origin to Ladies Anne and Olga and later rescues Lady Anne from some thieves who stole her jewelry and tried to kill her.
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[Battle of the Robots] (Table of Contents: 9)

Marvex / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Hal Sharp
Inks
Hal Sharp
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvex; Clara Crandall; Doctor Narr; Brad Lewis
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[Planet of Black-Light] (Table of Contents: 10)

Whirlwind Carter / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Fletcher Hanks (signed as C. C. Starr)
Pencils
Fletcher Hanks (signed as C. C. Starr)
Inks
Fletcher Hanks (signed as C. C. Starr)
Colors
?
Letters
Fletcher Hanks
Characters
Whirlwind Carter; Brenda Hale
Synopsis
Whirlwind Carter fights off an invasion from the planet of black light.
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The Death Clutch (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
T. K. Hawley (signed)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure
Characters
Bob Johnson; Sergeant Elliot; Jack Mardel
Synopsis
Jack Mardel has a large inheritance coming to him from his elderly uncle, but he decides not to let nature takes its natural course before he gets it!
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Rebuilding the World (Table of Contents: 12)

Breeze Barton / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Binder ?
Inks
E. C. Stoner ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Breeze Barton; Ann Barclay; Frenchy; Sabarr
Synopsis
Breeze and Ann start rebuilding civilization with Frenchy, but a savage tribe quickly attacks them.
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Introducing Little Hercules (Table of Contents: 13)

Little Hercules / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bud Sagendorf (signed as SAG)
Pencils
Bud Sagendorf (signed as SAG)
Inks
Bud Sagendorf (signed as SAG)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Little Hercules (introduction, origin)
Synopsis
Hercules is made a doctor of all sciences at age 12 and decides to take his newly invented explosive to his government while evading two foreign agents who are trying to steal it from him.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

The Falcon / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Maurice Gutwirth
Inks
Maurice Gutwirth
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Meet the Falcon, nemesis of the underworld!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Falcon [Carl Burgess] (introduction); Doctor Sunga; Turvy
Synopsis
Doctor Sunga is killing people by sending them wands of death, but the Falcon must discover the true mechanism behind the murders so that charges will stand up in court.
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[Daring Mystery Comics #6] (Table of Contents: 15)

Marvel Boy / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Simon
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Boy [Martin Burns]
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Red Raven Comics #1 (Table of Contents: 16)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby; various
Inks
Jack Kirby; various
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Red Raven; Human Top [Bruce Bravelle]; Eternal Brain; Officer O'Krime; Magar the Mystic; Comet Pierce; Mercury
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Introducing Marvel Boy (Table of Contents: 17)

Marvel Boy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Simon
Pencils
Joe Simon (pages 1-3); Jack Kirby (pages 4-10)
Inks
Joe Simon
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Marvel Boy [Martin Burns] (introduction, origin); Andrew Burns; Mrs. Burns; Jupiter; Hercules; Mars; Broen; Shultz; Stohl; Richter; Adolf Hitler
Synopsis
The soul of Hercules is reincarnated as Martin Burns, who displays unusual strength from infancy but hides his abilities from his peers. On his fourteenth birthday, Jupiter tells Martin the source of his powers, names him the Marvel Boy, gives him his costume and sends him out against fifth columnists.
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The Legion of the Doomed (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
Joe Simon
Pencils
Jack Kirby (pages 1-4); Joe Simon (pages 5-10)
Inks
Joe Simon
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fiery Mask [Jack Castle]; Ab Waltin; Ella Waltin
Synopsis
When the demonic Legion of the Doomed force a rural couple to claim a sinister child as their own, the Fiery Mask must solve the crimes it commits in a chase that will lead him into Hell!
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Stuporman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Douglas (signed as Harry / Douglas)
Pencils
Harry Douglas (signed as Harry / Douglas)
Inks
Harry Douglas (signed as Harry / Douglas)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Man of the Day After To-morrow
Genre
humor; satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Stuporman [Marmaduke Snood, Jr.] (introduction); Mike Muskrat; Professor Plotz
Synopsis
Stuporman is woken up from his nap to fight a criminal who has brainwashed a genial college professor into creating diabolical inventions to support his crimes.
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[The Black Ace] (Table of Contents: 20)

The Flying Flame / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bill O'Connor (signed as Okie)
Pencils
Ben Flinton (signed as Ben)
Inks
Ben Flinton (signed as Ben)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Red Ruff (introduction); Black Ace
Synopsis
Captain Red Ruff flies his plane, the Flying Flame, on a mission against the Black Ace who is defending a Nazi castle where all attacking planes mysterious explode upon approach.
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Scales of Justice (Table of Contents: 21)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John H. Compton (signed)
Pencils
Harry Ramsey (signed as H. R.)
Inks
Harry Ramsey (signed as H. R.)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
crime; western-frontier
Characters
Sheriff Sam Reynolds; Texas Pete (death); Baldy; Dan Hobart; Giles Norton
Synopsis
Texas Pete has been found murdered and the claim map he carried is missing.
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Indexer Notes

The winners from the Daring Comics Contest are announced in a box at the bottom of the 2nd page.

[The Schustak Case] (Table of Contents: 22)

The Falcon / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
L. Bing
Inks
L. Bing
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Falcon [Carl Burgess]; Tony Wells; James Buttersworth; Bo Schustak
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[The Kidnappers and the Magician] (Table of Contents: 23)

Monako, Prince of Magic / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Larry Antonette (signed)
Inks
Larry Antonette (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Monako; Pere
Synopsis
Monako spots a drugged man being held by thugs at one of his shows. Monako and his friend Pere must rescue the man's sister from a mysterious old hag.
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[The Origin of Dynaman] (Table of Contents: 24)

Dynaman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Dahlman ?
Pencils
Steve Dahlman
Inks
Steve Dahlman
Colors
?
Letters
Steve Dahlman ?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dynaman [Lagaro] (introduction, origin); Pharaoh Khufor; Chief Tibur
Synopsis
Larago, whose name means "Dynaman", grows up in the ancient advanced land of Korug displaying amazing strength of body and mind. When Korug abruptly sinks beneath the waves, only the flying Dynaman escapes. Finding the civilization of Egypt, helps the Pharaoh Khufor defend it against the barbarian Gurbans.
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[The Coming of Tigerman] (Table of Contents: 25)

Tigerman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Roy (signed as Roy)
Inks
Mike Roy (signed as Roy)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
jungle; superhero
Characters
Tigerman (introduction); Professor Carson; Louise Carson; Rangoo; King Kuu
Synopsis
Tigerman tries to rescue Professor Carson and his daughter Louise from an attack by the Monolink men, but all three are overwhelmed and taken to the underground kingdom of the Monolinks. After one failed attempt, Tigerman and the Carsons must brave an underground river to escape.
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Mystic Comics #4 (Table of Contents: 26)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Characters
Hercules David; Black Widow [Claire Voyant]; Flexo; Dynamic Man [Curt Cowan]; Merzah; Invisible Man [Dr. Gade]; Blue Blaze [Spencer Keen]; Thin Man [Bruce Dickson];
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Indexer Notes

Promotional ad from the publisher for Mystic Comics #4, including partial art from the cover and splash pages from the various features.

[Daring Mystery Comics #7] (Table of Contents: 27)

Thunderer; The Fin; Blue Diamond; Challenger; Captain Daring / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Simon
Inks
Joe Simon
Colors
?
Characters
Thunderer [Jerry Carstairs]; Fin [Peter Noble]; Challenger [Bill Waring]; Blue Diamond [Elton Morrow]; Captain Daring
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

The Thunderer / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
John Compton (signed)
Pencils
Carl Burgos (signed)
Inks
Carl Burgos ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We give you... The Thunderer
Genre
superhero
Characters
Thunderer [Jerry Carstairs] (introduction); Eileen Conroy; Franz
Synopsis
Jerry Carstairs uses his radio skills to intercept Nazi messages and construct the booming voice he uses as the Thunderer. While discouraging his friend Eileen from reporting on the fifth columnists for her own safety by day, by night he protects her and fights against the Nazis as the Thunderer.
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Introducing the Fin (Table of Contents: 29)

The Fin / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Everett (signed)
Pencils
Bill Everett (signed)
Inks
Bill Everett (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fin [Peter Noble] (introduction, origin); Sub-Ruler Ikor
Synopsis
Lt. Peter Noble is the sole survivor of a wrecked U.S. Navy submarine. As he escapes the wreck he finds himself unable to float and ends up inside a cavern populated by flying mer-men. After he defeats their leader they hail him as the reincarnation of their hero, the Fin, so he puts together a costume to fit the name.
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[Origin of the Blue Diamond] (Table of Contents: 30)

Blue Diamond / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ben Thompson (signed)
Inks
Ben Thompson (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Blue Diamond [Elton Morrow] (introduction, origin); Graham
Synopsis
Professor Elton Morrow finds an enormous blue diamond on an Antarctic expedition, but it is shattered when Nazis attack his returning ship and the fragments become embedded in his body. Discovering that his whole body has become as hard as a diamond, he thwarts a burglary at his museum and decides to created a costumed identity for fighting crime.
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[Kokey Flo] (Table of Contents: 31)

Officer O'Krime / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Schwab (signed as Al Weine)
Pencils
Fred Schwab (signed as Al Weine)
Inks
Fred Schwab (signed as Al Weine)
Colors
?
Letters
Fred Schwab
Characters
Officer O'Krime; Kokey Flo
Synopsis
Officer O'Krime can't figure out whom to protect and whom to arrest.
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[Origin of the Silver Scorpion] (Table of Contents: 32)

The Silver Scorpion / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Sahle (signed as Jewell); ?
Inks
Harry Sahle ?; ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Silver Scorpion [Betty Barstow] (introduction, origin); Dan Hurley; Greggs Hansen
Synopsis
Betty Barstow, secretary for private detective Dan Hurley, dresses in a costume to go to a masquerade but ends up foiling a crime at the cemetery with her jiu-jitsu skills instead.
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The Valley of Time (Table of Contents: 33)

The Challenger / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ray Gill (signed)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Challenger [Bill Waring]
Synopsis
Bill Waring, traveling the world to learn more weapon skills for his life as the Challenger, is captured by a lost Roman civilization and taken to an arena to fight gladiators armed only with a cestus.
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Indexer Notes

Part one of an unfinished story. The Challenger's feature moved to Mystic Comics after this issue, but the second half of this text story did not appear there with it. The bottom half of page 2 features an illustrated ad for Captain America Comics #2.

Captain America Thanks You! (Table of Contents: 34)

Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
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[The Benefactor] (Table of Contents: 35)

Mr. Million / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ray Burley
Inks
Ray Burley
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
drama
Characters
Mr. Million (introduction); Nickie; Mr. Wilson
Synopsis
Mr. Million helps a boy who is trying to pay for his sick mother's medicine, but has to do it indirectly as the boy refuses any money he hasn't worked for.
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The Underground Empire (Table of Contents: 36)

Captain Daring / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Captain Daring (introduction); Susan Parker; Frano
Synopsis
In the far future, Captain Daring and Susan Parker lead the forces of the U.S.A. against attackers from an underground city.
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Sub-Mariner #1 (Table of Contents: 37)

Namor the Sub-Mariner / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Everett; Paul Gustavson (inset)
Inks
Bill Everett; Paul Gustavson (inset)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Angel [Tom Halloway]
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Indexer Notes

Illustrated promotional ad for the first issue of the Sub-Mariner, featuring 40 pages of Prince Namor and 20 pages of the Angel, on sale March 1, 1941.

Meet the Challenger (Table of Contents: 38)

The Challenger / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Wojtkoski [as Nick Karlton] (signed)
Inks
Charles Wojtkoski ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Challenger [Bill Waring] (introduction, origin); Mary; Dram
Synopsis
After his father was killed trying to alert the authorities to a conspiracy of crooks and politicians, Bill Waring travels the world to learn all fighting forms and weapons. He returns as the Challenger, challenging everyone connected to his father's death.
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[Daring Mystery Comics #8] (Table of Contents: 39)

Captain Daring; The Fin; The Thunderer; Citizen V; Blue Diamond; Silver Scorpion / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby ?; Joe Simon ?
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Daring; Fin [Peter Noble]; Thunderer [Jerry Carstairs]; Citizen V [John Watkins]; Blue Diamond [Elton Morrow]; Silver Scorpion [Betty Barstow]
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Daring Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 40)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset; ?
Characters
Silver Scorpion [Betty Barstow]; Fin [Peter Noble]; Thunderer [Jerry Carstairs]; Captain Daring; Blue Diamond [Elton Morrow]; Citizen V [John Watkins]; Li'l Professor; Rudy the Robot
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Indexer Notes

Illustrated Table of Contents, relating small capsule synopses plus artist on each strip.

"V" for Victory! (Table of Contents: 41)

Citizen V / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tom Benson
Inks
Ben Thompson ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Citizen V [Lt. John Watkins] (introduction, origin); Adolf Hitler; Col. Franz Von Wehrheit
Synopsis
British soldier Lt. John Watkins is injured and left behind at the retreat to Dunkirk. When he recovers he is mysteriously stronger, and returns to the battlefield in France as Citizen V to rally the conquered peoples to strike back at the Nazis. The "V" symbols he leaves everywhere soon begin to drive the enemy crazy.
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Terror Reigns on the High Seas! (Table of Contents: 42)

The Fin / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Everett (signed)
Pencils
Bill Everett (signed)
Inks
Bill Everett (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fin [Peter Noble]; Barracuda [Capt. Von Wolff]
Synopsis
The Fin discovers a Nazi U-boat captained by the Barracuda finishing off the destruction of a freighter. He boards the sub, fights the Barracuda, and radios the allied military to pick up the defeated Nazis.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 43)

Marvel Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Marvel Comics Bowls 'em Over!
Characters
Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; Sub-Mariner; Angel [Tom Halloway]; Patriot [Jeffrey Mace]; Vision [Aarkus]; Ka-Zar; Terry Vance
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Indexer Notes

The ad is clearly for Marvel Mystery Comics, yet it's referred to as just "Marvel Comics" in all three places that the title is given.

Death Rides the Air Waves! (Table of Contents: 44)

The Thunderer / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Irving Werstein [as I. Werstien (sic)] (signed)
Pencils
Eddie Robbins (signed as E. Robbins)
Inks
Eddie Robbins (signed as E. Robbins)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Thunderer [Jerry Carstairs]; Edward Wade; Mary Graham; Gore; Harry; Slim; Mark
Synopsis
A former radio engineer, who hates all of mankind, turns killer and devises a clever trap using Morse Code to kill people at random for revenge.
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Danny Makes Good (Table of Contents: 45)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure; non-fiction
Characters
Dan Carmody; Lucy; Big Ed Clayton; Peggy Moran; Mr. Gilbert
Synopsis
Dan Carmody, who had spent his early life getting to know and use cameras well, wanted to go to New York City and get a job on a big city newspaper, such as the New York Globe. He applied for a position and was turned down...that is, until he came upon the robbing of Pace National Bank, getting exclusive pictures and thus landing a job. He went to Spain in 1936 and then to China, taking some of the greatest photos in journalistic history, including dramatic pics of the evacuation of Dunkirk!
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[The Groom Strikes] (Table of Contents: 46)

Li'l Professor and Rudy the Robot / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Pretsch (signed)
Pencils
Frank Pretsch (signed)
Inks
Frank Pretsch (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; science fiction
Characters
Li'l Professor (introduction); Rudy (introduction); Oswald; Groom
Synopsis
The Groom, who commits all his crimes in a wedding suit, breaks into the Professor's home to steal Rudy for use in bank robberies.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 47)

Captain America Comics #9 / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Smashing thru again!
Characters
Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
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Indexer Notes

Promotional ad for Captain America Comics #9, including the cover.

[Mahomad, the Sinister Spiritualist] (Table of Contents: 48)

Silver Scorpion / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Sahle (signed)
Inks
Harry Sahle (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Silver Scorpion [Betty Barstow]; Mrs. Miles Danting; Dennis Danting; Effendi Mahomad [Eddie Lorey]
Synopsis
The Silver Scorpion investigates a fake medium who is tricking rich clients into giving him their valuables for "safekeeping".
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The Thirty-First Century Blitzkrieg! (Table of Contents: 49)

Captain Daring / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Borth
Inks
Frank Borth
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Daring; Adolf Hitler; Joseph Goebbels; Hermann Göring; Von Schalz
Synopsis
Hitler, Goebbels, Göring and Von Schalz escaped death in 1942 by freezing themselves in a cave. Now, in 2050 they have revived. They capture and brainwash Captain Daring into leading their armies against the United States!
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"Didja see any suspicious lookin' characters around, Fuzzy?" (Table of Contents: 50)

Tubby an' Tack / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ray Houlihan (signed)
Pencils
Ray Houlihan (signed)
Inks
Ray Houlihan (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Ray Houlihan
Genre
humor
Characters
Tubby; Tack; Fuzzy
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The Hypnotized Ghosts (Table of Contents: 51)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ben Thompson (signed)
Inks
Ben Thompson (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Blue Diamond [Elton Morrow]; Dr. Eric Karlin
Synopsis
A hypnotist sneaks his hypnotized "ghosts" into the museum as corpses to drill through the wall to the Federal Reserve Bank. But Dr. Karlin did not realize that the Blue Diamond works out of that very museum!
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Battle of the Giants! (Table of Contents: 52)

Human Torch / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Schomburg
Inks
Alex Schomburg
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Human Torch; Sub-Mariner
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Promotional illustrated ad for Human Torch Comics #5, featuring part of the art for the cover to Marvel Mystery Comics #9.

Production Photostats from Daring Mystery Comics #7 (Table of Contents: 53)

Fin / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Everett (signed)
Pencils
Bill Everett (signed)
Inks
Bill Everett (signed)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fin [Peter Noble]

Indexer Notes

Photostats for pages 1 and 2 of the Fin story.

Daring Mystery Comics House Ads (Table of Contents: 54)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

House Ads from Marvel Mystery Comics #8, 11, 12, and 18, Sub-Mariner Comics #1, Captain America Comics #10, and Human Torch #5b.

Daring Mystery Comics House Ads from Pulp Magazines (Table of Contents: 55)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Text House Ads from Sky Devils Vol. 2 #1 and Marvel Stories Vol. 2 #3 pulp magazines.

[Harry Sahle] (Table of Contents: 56)

illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)

Indexer Notes

Photo of Harry Sahle at work on the Silver Scorpion.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain Daring; The Fin; The Thunderer; Citizen V; Blue Diamond; Silver Scorpion
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Marvel Boy
  3. 2. Credits / Contents
  4. 3. Introduction
  5. 4. [Daring Mystery Comics #5]
    The Falcon
  6. 5. The Jelly of Doom
    The Fiery Mask
  7. 6. [The Devil-Flower]
    Trojak, the Tiger Man
  8. 7. [Strike Against the Nazis]
    K-4 and his Sky Devils
  9. 8. [The Origin of Monako]
    Monako, Prince of Magic
  10. 9. [Battle of the Robots]
    Marvex
  11. 10. [Planet of Black-Light]
    Whirlwind Carter
  12. 11. The Death Clutch
  13. 12. Rebuilding the World
    Breeze Barton
  14. 13. Introducing Little Hercules
    Little Hercules
  15. 14. ["Meet the Falcon, nemesis of the underworld!"]
    The Falcon
  16. 15. [Daring Mystery Comics #6]
    Marvel Boy
  17. 16. Red Raven Comics #1
  18. 17. Introducing Marvel Boy
    Marvel Boy
  19. 18. The Legion of the Doomed
    The Fiery Mask
  20. 19. ["The Man of the Day After To-morrow"]
    Stuporman
  21. 20. [The Black Ace]
    The Flying Flame
  22. 21. Scales of Justice
  23. 22. [The Schustak Case]
    The Falcon
  24. 23. [The Kidnappers and the Magician]
    Monako, Prince of Magic
  25. 24. [The Origin of Dynaman]
    Dynaman
  26. 25. [The Coming of Tigerman]
    Tigerman
  27. 26. Mystic Comics #4
  28. 27. [Daring Mystery Comics #7]
    Thunderer; The Fin; Blue Diamond; Challenger; Captain Daring
  29. 28. ["We give you... The Thunderer"]
    The Thunderer
  30. 29. Introducing the Fin
    The Fin
  31. 30. [Origin of the Blue Diamond]
    Blue Diamond
  32. 31. [Kokey Flo]
    Officer O'Krime
  33. 32. [Origin of the Silver Scorpion]
    The Silver Scorpion
  34. 33. The Valley of Time
    The Challenger
  35. 34. Captain America Thanks You!
    Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty
  36. 35. [The Benefactor]
    Mr. Million
  37. 36. The Underground Empire
    Captain Daring
  38. 37. Sub-Mariner #1
    Namor the Sub-Mariner
  39. 38. Meet the Challenger
    The Challenger
  40. 39. [Daring Mystery Comics #8]
    Captain Daring; The Fin; The Thunderer; Citizen V; Blue Diamond; Silver Scorpion
  41. 40. Daring Table of Contents
  42. 41. "V" for Victory!
    Citizen V
  43. 42. Terror Reigns on the High Seas!
    The Fin
  44. 43. ["Marvel Comics Bowls 'em Over!"]
    Marvel Comics
  45. 44. Death Rides the Air Waves!
    The Thunderer
  46. 45. Danny Makes Good
  47. 46. [The Groom Strikes]
    Li'l Professor and Rudy the Robot
  48. 47. ["Smashing thru again!"]
    Captain America Comics #9
  49. 48. [Mahomad, the Sinister Spiritualist]
    Silver Scorpion
  50. 49. The Thirty-First Century Blitzkrieg!
    Captain Daring
  51. 50. "Didja see any suspicious lookin' characters around, Fuzzy?"
    Tubby an' Tack
  52. 51. The Hypnotized Ghosts
    Blue Diamond
  53. 52. Battle of the Giants!
    Human Torch
  54. 53. Production Photostats from Daring Mystery Comics #7
    Fin
  55. 54. Daring Mystery Comics House Ads
  56. 55. Daring Mystery Comics House Ads from Pulp Magazines
  57. 56. [Harry Sahle]
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