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Issue: Daring Mystery Comics #3
Publication Date: April 1940
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Issues: #3 of 8 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Timely Publications
On Sale Date: 01/29/1940
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Martin Goodman ?
Disclose Notes: DARING MYSTERY COMICS published monthly by Timely Publications at 8 Lord Street, Buffalo, N. Y. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office, Buffalo, N. Y. under act of March 3, 1879. Yearly subscription, $1.00. Single copies 10 cents. Vol. 1, No. 3. Entire contents copyright 1940 by Timely Publications, 330 West 42nd Street, New York City. Printed in the U. S. A.

On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 2. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 444322.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Full Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Alex Schomburg
Inker(s): Alex Schomburg
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Purple Mask
Character(s): The Purple Mask [Dennis Burton]; the Nazis (villains)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #1 [Regular Edition] published January 2008
as Daring Mystery Comics #3 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAll Select Comics 70th Anniversary Special #1 [unnamed variant] published September 2009
as Daring Mystery Comics #3 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDaring Mystery Comics 70th Anniversary Special #1 [unnamed variant] published November 2009
as Daring Mystery Comics #3 Cover [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Conquer Space, Explore the Universe with this Magic Eye 60 Power Telescope

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Brownscope Co. 60 Power Telescope
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Found on the inside front cover.
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The Escape of Red Corker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Phil Sturm (signed)
Penciller(s): Gus Ricca ?
Inker(s): Gus Ricca ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Dale of the FBI
Character(s): Dale of the FBI (introduction); J. Edgar Hoover; George Dean; Helen Dean; Red Corker (villain; introduction; death)
Synopsis: Red Corker escapes from prison and re-unites with his old gang, having planned dozens of jobs while housed in jail. Ace investigator, Dale, is dispatched from Washington D.C. to Dream Island in San Francisco to try and rescue Helen Dean, daughter of oil magnate George Dean, who has been kidnapped by Corker.
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #1 [Regular Edition] published January 2008
as The Escape of Red Corker [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Only appearance.

Tentative pencil credit to Gus Ricca from the Masterworks.
Chesler shop material.
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In the Miracle City

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Binder
Inker(s): E. C. Stoner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Feature(s): Breeze Barton
Character(s): Breeze Barton (introduction, origin); Ann Barclay (introduction); Zanoba (a scientist, introduction); Mubahn and the demon people (vilains introduction for all)
Synopsis: While on a scouting expedition in 1945 in South Africa, Breeze discovers a Japanese Army marching toward British territory, but is shot down. Making his way to Miracle City, a young girl escorts him to a scientist named Zanoba, who is later captured by the Demon People, and Breeze heads out for the rescue.
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #1 [Regular Edition] published January 2008
as The Miracle City [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Chesler shop material.
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Mystery of the Swabert Mansion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Will Harr (signed)
Penciller(s): Maurice Gutwirth (signed)
Inker(s): Maurice Gutwirth (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Purple Mask
Character(s): The Purple Mask [Dennis Burton]; Commissioner Herrick; Frederick Swabert (introduction); Renard (villain, introduction, death); his gang (villains, introduction); Mr. Bellos (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: The Purple Mask investigates an attempt to force Frederick Swabert to reveal the hiding place of his father's fortune or risk being killed for refusing to do so.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #1 [Regular Edition] published January 2008
as Mystery of the Swabert Mansion [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Dennis Burton appeared as the Laughing Mask in the previous issue, but is the Purple Mask in this issue and the next.

Will Harr's signature is in the splash panel, but Maurice Gutwirth's is in the 3rd-to-last panel of the story.
Chesler shop material.
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The East Side Murders

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert O. Erisman [as ROE] (signed)
Penciller(s): Sam Cooper (signed)
Inker(s): Sam Cooper (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Phantom Reporter
Character(s): The Phantom Reporter [Dick Jones] (introduction); a park commissioner; various corrupt officials (villains, introduction for all); Max; other gangsters (villains, introduction, death for all)
First Line: Meet the Phantom Reporter!...
Synopsis: Cub reporter Jones is assigned a case in which seven families on the east side of town have been wantonly beaten, resulting in three deaths. He soon discovers, as the Phantom Reporter, that the Park Commissioner, Police Chief and the publisher of several newspapers were behind it all... each having vested interest in the property on the east side, and hoping that the crime wave would get people to vacate their property so they could pick it up cheaply!
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #1 [Regular Edition] published January 2008
as The East Side Murders [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Twelve #0 published February 2008
as The East Side Murders [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDaring Mystery Comics 70th Anniversary Special #1 [unnamed variant] published November 2009
as The East Side Murders ["Meet the Phantom Reporter!..."] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Only golden age appearance. Next appearance in The Twelve (Marvel, 2008 series) #1.
Probably produced in-house / freelance. Erisman was a pulp editor for Goodman.
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Powdersmoke Showdown

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): James P. Olsen (signed)
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Bick Deems; Hardwinter Smith; Widow Ames; Sam Hala (death)
Synopsis: Bick and Sam, once the best of friends, get into a shooting match over a widow woman.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #1 [Regular Edition] published January 2008
as Powdersmoke Showdown [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Probably produced in-house / freelance.
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The Devil Beast and the Nazis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Simon ?; ? (probably at least one other scripter, see notes)
Penciller(s): Joe Simon (signed, pages 1-9 ?); August Froehlich (pages 10-13 ?) (see notes)
Inker(s): Joe Simon (signed, pages 1-9 ?); August Froehlich (pages 10-13 ?) (see notes)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Simon (see notes); ? (see notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Trojak, the Tiger Man
Character(s): Trojak; Edith Alton; Balu (the tiger); Sator (a bird); the Nazis (villains)
Synopsis: The native villagers tell Trojak of a strange beast that sneaks into their village every morning and takes one their tribal members away. After dealing with that menace, he then has to rescue Edith from the Nazis.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #1 [Regular Edition] published January 2008
as The Devil Beast and the Nazis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: The Masterworks reprint credits this to Joe Simon but this is not entirely correct.
Some identify August Froehlich as the artist of the last four pages, and sees his work in some of the earlier pages as well.
Some are of the opinion that pages 1 and 2 are definitely Simon, but 3-9 are less clear. As for lettering, Simon used a distinctive "W" shape at this time, which is clear on all of pages 1 and 2, which have consistent lettering, but the lettering becomes less consistent for the remainder of the story. Even some of the definite Froehlich pages have what appear to be Simon lettering, although there may be an alternate explanation.

Note that this is right around the time that Simon left Funnies, Inc. to take the job of editor for Fox Publications, and most likely had to drop this assignment before its completion.

Funnies, Inc. material.
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The Origin of Marvex the Super-Robot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (see note)
Inker(s): Hal Sharp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Marvex the Super-Robot
Character(s): Marvex the Super-Robot (introduction, origin); Clara Crandall (introduction); Bolo and other Fifth Dimensional people (villains, introduction, death); Von Crabb (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: Weird creatures of the 5th Dimension create a super robot in order to send him to Earth to capture human beings to become slaves in that dimension. But Marvex retaliates against his masters, and, by means of an explosion, is blown out of the 5th Dimension to Earth.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #1 [Regular Edition] published January 2008
as The Origin of Marvex the Super-Robot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAll Select Comics 70th Anniversary Special #1 [unnamed variant] published September 2009
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Chesler shop material.
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Ali Hassan and His Desert Pirates

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Strong of the Foreign Legion
Character(s): Captain Strong [Bob Strong] (introduction); Major Renald; Ali Hassan and his band of pirates (villains, introduction)
Synopsis: Bob Strong, a member of the French Foreign Legion, is ordered to stop the plundering of caravans by the evil Ali Hassan.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #1 [Regular Edition] published January 2008
as Ali Hassan and His Desert Pirates [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Only golden age appearance. Next appearance in All-Winners Squad: Band of Heroes (Marvel, 2011 series) #2.

The Masterworks tentatively credits Harry Fisk, but others state this is definitely not Fisk. The heads may have been produced by a separate artist from the figures and backgrounds.

Chesler shop material.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Beck ?
Penciller(s): Otto Eppers ?
Inker(s): Otto Eppers ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Medicine Man
Character(s): Dr. Hokom
First Line: It's a sure cure for what ails you!
Synopsis: The traveling medicine man is selling his "Palsy Walsy" tonic with no success.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #1 [Regular Edition] published January 2008
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Credits listed come from the Marvel Masterworks volume.
Studio source unknown.
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Pick Your Prize

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lancaster County Seed Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Found on the inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Peck Brothers "Little Man" Printing Press
First Line: Boys Print Cards - Cuts - Tickets - Labels...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Found on the back cover.

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