Mystery Men Comics #13

(August 1940)

[The Pawn Shop Robbery] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Charles Nicholas

Inks:

Charles Nicholas

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Hannigan (Policeman); Spike (villain, introduction); Spike's gang (villains, introduction for all)

Keywords:

Vitamin 2-X

Indexer Notes

1st mention of Blue Beetle being given super-powers by Vitamin 2X. According to an article that appeared in the Los Angeles Times in 1976, written by Lynn Simross, this story MAY have been illustrated by Don Rico.

[The Joe Pennelli Case [Part 1] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dennis Neville? (signed as Floyd Kelly)

Inks:

Dennis Neville? (signed as Floyd Kelly)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Wing Turner; Joe Pennelli (villain, introduction)

[The Destruction of Tarsis] (Table of Contents)

Rex Dexter / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dick Briefer

Pencils:

Dick Briefer

Inks:

Dick Briefer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Rex Dexter; Cynde; Rof (villain, introduction); Zard (villain, introduction)

[The Butcher's Maniacal Murders] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Walter Frehm

Inks:

Walter Frehm

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Mask [Michael Shelby] (in caption, real name revealed, origin); The Butcher (first appearance, villain)

["Package for Master Billy Bounce!"] (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

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Billy Bounce

The Devil's Vendetta (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Munson Paddock (signed as Cecilia Munson)

Inks:

Munson Paddock (signed as Cecilia Munson)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Chen Chang (villain); Hip Sing (villain, introduction)

[The Spies In the Lighthouse] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Klaus Nordling?

Inks:

Klaus Nordling?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

crime

Characters:

Lt. Drake; Ivan (villain, introduction, death); other spies (villain, introduction, death); Miss Kayne (introduction)

Death From the Boxing Ring (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. J. Armond (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

sports

[The Lady Saboteur] (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

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

D-13 [Richard Anthony]; Henrietta Gorin (first appearance, villain)

[Ching the Pirate] (Table of Contents)

Zanzibar / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Tuska?

Inks:

George Tuska?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Zanzibar; Ching (villain, introduction, becomes a rat)

[The Coming of the Lynx] (Table of Contents)

The Lynx / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jim Mooney (signed as Norton Kingsley)

Inks:

Jim Mooney (signed as Norton Kingsley)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Lynx [Jim] (first appearance); Blackie [Phil] (first appearance, origin); Professor Bigsby; Red Crowley (first appearance, villain); Dutch (villain)

Synopsis:

The Lynx and Blackie, the Wonder Boy, must battle the Flood Makers Association in order to prevent them from flooding a town and looting the empty homes.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #29 (2001)
• in Golden-Age Greats Spotlight (AC, 2003 series) #3 (2008)

Indexer Notes

Artist credit revision from ? to Jim Mooney, some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-26-08.

[Lt. Wolff Attacks] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Charles A. Winter?

Inks:

Charles A. Winter?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Captain Savage; Lt. Wolff (villain, introduction); Nazis (villains)