Men of Mystery Comics #70

([March] 2008)

TV Tough Guys on DVD (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Men of Mystery (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Black

Pencils

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Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

The Zebra [John Doyle]

Indexer Notes

Content by character names only and credits for the cover and editing of this issue.
The figure of The Zebra [John Doyle] with speech bubble is taken from page 4, panel 7 of his story from Green Hornet Comics (Harvey, 1942 series) #12 (April 1943).

The Eyes of Justice (Table of Contents: 3)

Cat-Man and the Kitten / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Charles Quinlan Sr.

Pencils

Charles Quinlan Sr. (signed)

Inks

Charles Quinlan Sr.

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Cat-Man; Kitten

Reprints

• from Cat-Man Comics (Temerson / Helnit / Continental, 1941 series) #v2#12 [25] (July 1944)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Doll Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Quackenbush ?

Inks

Bill Quackenbush ?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Troll comes from the real underworld

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doll Man; Martha Roberts; Fenton Haswell; The Troll; Dr. Roberts

Reprints

• from Doll Man (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #30 (September 1950)

Indexer Notes

Incorrectly credited to Doll Man #32.

Major Midnight Fights For Freedom (Table of Contents: 5)

Major Midnight / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Leonard Frank

Inks

Leonard Frank

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Major Midnight

Reprints

• from Captain Midnight (Fawcett, 1942 series) #49 (March 1947)

Indexer Notes

Captain Midnight relettered as "Major Midnight" in this story.

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The Stamps that Spilled Blood (Table of Contents: 7)

The Reckoner / comic story / 6.5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Don Rico (signed)

Inks

Don Rico (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Reckoner

Reprints

• from Cat-Man Comics (Temerson / Helnit / Continental, 1941 series) #v2#12 [25] (July 1944)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Iron Jaw Bites Again (Table of Contents: 9)

Crimebuster / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Charles Biro

Pencils

Bill Overgard

Inks

Bill Overgard

Letters

?

Genre

superhero; crime

Characters

Crimebuster; Iron Jaw; Squeeks; the Deadly Dozen; Sniffer

Synopsis

In order to get at wanted underground criminals, CB concocts a scheme to get Iron Jaw to join the Deadly Dozen, then have him resign to become a trusted Police officer, who will then lead the authorities to the Deadly Dozen and others wanted by the law.

Reprints

• from Boy Comics (Lev Gleason, 1942 series) #81 (September 1952)

The Dartbane Horrors (Table of Contents: 10)

Doctor Drew / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Marilyn Mercer

Pencils

Jerry Grandenetti

Inks

Jerry Grandenetti

Letters

Abe Kanegson

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Dr. Desmond Drew; Dawson; Billy Sikes (death); Warden Bleak (death); Josiah Sintern (in the body of Warden Bleak, death); Jaggers the Strangeer (in the body of Billy Sikes, death)

Synopsis

Something supernatural is going on at Dartbane Prison and Warden Bleak calls for Dr. Drew to help him get to the bottom of it. With Dawson's help Dr. Drew digs into the past of the prison to figure out what is really happening.

Reprints

• from Rangers Comics (Fiction House, 1942 series) #58 (April 1951)

Now on Sale! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Best of the West / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Star Pirate / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Maurice Whitman

Inks

Maurice Whitman

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Feeling run down today? You are? Need a new...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Star Pirate; Dr. Flack (intro); Zalda (intro)

Reprints

• from Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #55 (July 1948)

The Bandit Birds (Table of Contents: 13)

Lance O'Casey / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Woolfolk

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Lance O'Casey; Mike Bellew; Professor Damien

Synopsis

Lance and Mike take on an assignment to deliver a valuable satchel when that satchel is stolen at sea by a Condor the size of an elephant.

Reprints

• from Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #108 (April 1949)

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Nyoka the Jungle Girl / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The Smarty Pants DVD Collection (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Terror Strikes Back! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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