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Issue: Marvel Mystery Comics #24
Publication Date: October 1941
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Issues: #24 of 91 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Timely Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/18/1941
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 12 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Joe Simon
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 4.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S. (through about early 1944, narrower thereafter)
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Alex Schomburg
Inker(s): Alex Schomburg
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Human Torch
Character(s): The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]
First Line: As the ritual of death began...
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics #6 [Regular Edition] published September 2011
as Marvel Mystery Comics #24 [Photo Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Back comes the dreaded Red Skull

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset (some)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain America Comics
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; the Red Skull [Johann Schmidt]
Synopsis: Illustrated promotional ad for the new issue of Captain America Comics featuring the Red Skull, plus illustrated ad for Cap's Sentinels of Liberty.
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics #6 [Regular Edition] published September 2011
as Back comes the dreaded Red Skull [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGolden Age Captain America Omnibus #1 [Lee Weeks Cover] published February 2014
as Captain America Comics #7 House Ad from Marvel Mystery Comics #24 [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Found on the inside front cover.
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Meet The Parrot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Carl Burgos (signed)
Penciller(s): Carl Burgos (signed)
Inker(s): Carl Burgos (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Human Torch and Toro
Character(s): The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Warden Thomaz; Bob (a guard); Tom (a guard); The Parrot(villain); Culflam (villain, death); Luther (villain)
Synopsis: The Parrot escapes jail and sends a message to the Torch via, what else?, a parrot, that he's planning to attack the opera. Torch and Toro attend the opera that evening, when suddenly gas is pumped out from behind the curtain, knocking out the guests. Parrot's men move amongst them relieving the ladies of their jewelry. Torch enters the fray, but the Parrot knocks him out and places him in a guillotine. Toro saves him, and afterwards, Torch grabs the Parrot's feet while Toro binds his hands. Torch threatens him with the electric chair, but the Parrot says he isn't worried.
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics #6 [Regular Edition] published September 2011
as Meet the Parrot [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 15
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The Young Allies Comics

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee [as Lee] (signed)
Penciller(s): Bill King [as King] (signed); Jack Kirby (cover)
Inker(s): Bill King [as King] (signed); Syd Shores (cover)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Young Allies Comics
Character(s): Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Whitewash Jones; Washington Vanderbilt Jefferson; "Knuckles" Percy Bartwell; Henry "Tubby" Tinkle; Red Skull [Johann Schmidt]; Adolf Hitler
Synopsis: Illustrated promotional ad [with cover] to the 1st issue of Young Allies Comics.
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics #6 [Regular Edition] published September 2011
as The Young Allies Comics [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Lee and King signed this piece and are, most likely, two separate people. Bill King did such house ads from 1941-43 and Stan Lee wrote such ads during the same years.
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Battles The Undersea Blitzkrieg

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Everett (signed)
Penciller(s): Bill Everett (signed)
Inker(s): Bill Everett (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Sub-Mariner
Character(s): The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor][as Amer]; Dorma; Princess Fen; Simma; Daka (villain); Lt. Geeresse (villain); Lonu-Ne (villain, Chancellor); the Seal People (villains); the Nazis (villains)
Synopsis: Namor decides to return to his kingdom to see how things are going, but discovers that he has been declared a traitor and ordered executed by Daka, who has overthrown Princess Fen and joined forces with the villainous Seal Men.
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics #6 [Regular Edition] published September 2011
as Battles The Undersea Blitzkrieg! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Story in Tales to Astonish #70 bears marked similarities. The Masterworks edition credits an unknown artist working with Bill Everett on this story.
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Mystery In the Maine Woods

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ray Gill (signed)
Penciller(s): Bob Oksner (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Oksner (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Terry Vance, the School Boy Sleuth
Character(s): Terry Vance; Dr. Watson (a monkey); Deadline Dawson; "Bull" Dawson (Deadline's father, lumber mill owner); Jeff Cramer (villain)
Synopsis: Terry and Deadline head north to investigate why Deadline's father isn't providing paper pulp to the newspaper on time, and discovers that a rival of Dawson is responsible.
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics #6 [Regular Edition] published September 2011
as Mystery in the Maine Woods [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Who Robbed the Carter Bank?, or, How Good a Detective Are You?

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (signed)
Penciller(s): Bob Oksner
Inker(s): Bob Oksner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Terry Vance
Character(s): Terry Vance; Dr. Watson (a monkey); Deadline Dawson; Hi Smithers (night watchman); Police Commissioner Henderson; Lieutenant Jackson; Charlie Biswell (Carter's private secretary); Jake Walters; Lemuel Carter (villain, bank President)
Synopsis: Terry Vance takes the reader step by step, clue by clue, on a case involving a bank robbery and allows the reader to become their own sleuth and figure out the guilty party.
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics #6 [Regular Edition] published September 2011
as Who Robbed the Carter Bank?, or, How Good a Detective Are You? [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Art credits from the Masterworks edition.
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The German Peacemonger

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ray Gill ?
Penciller(s): Sid Greene (signed)
Inker(s): Sid Greene (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Patriot
Character(s): The Patriot [Jeffrey Mace]; Casey; Fritz (villain); Herr Huss (villain, Deputy to Hitler); John Garrett (villain; millionaire); Garrett's butler (villain)
Synopsis: Hitler's Deputy flies unauthorized to New Jersey to arrange a treaty of peace between the British and Germany, and convinces the Patriot to take him to the estate of a millionaire friend of his.
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics #6 [Regular Edition] published September 2011
as The German Peacemonger [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Story is continued next issue. This story is based somewhat loosely on the true story of Hitler's Deputy, Rudolf Hess, who, indeed, flew unauthorized to England in 1941, wanting to arrange a peace between England and Germany, and Hitler branded him a traitor.
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The Stronghold of Ali Hamud

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ben Thompson ?
Penciller(s): Ben Thompson
Inker(s): Ben Thompson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great
Character(s): Ka-Zar [David Rand]; Prince Ali Hamud (villain); Capt. Ollendorff (villain); un-named giant (villain, death)
Synopsis: Ka-Zar lands at a camouflaged Nazi field and is welcomed by Prince Hamud as a Nazi agent, and he learns that the Prince is attempting to refuel Nazi planes en route to strike at Britain's southern African colonies.
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics #6 [Regular Edition] published September 2011
as The Stronghold of Ali Hamud [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Story is continued next issue. The full title of this strip is "Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great". The Masterworks edition credits Frank Frollo with the art [the Who's Who does NOT have Frollo doing any work for Timely/Marvel]. A ? has been placed behind the writer's name as the Who's Who states that Ben Thompson wrote none of the features he did for Timely.
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Grosso of the War-Dust World

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Kirby ?; Joe Simon ?
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby; Fred Bell ? (see notes)
Inker(s): Fred Bell ?; Al Avison ?; ? (see notes)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Vision
Character(s): The Vision [Aarkus]; Grosso (villain, death)
Synopsis: The Vision must battle the evil Grosso, who is attempting to destroy America's national defense industries.
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics #6 [Regular Edition] published September 2011
as Grosso of the War-Dust World [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: The Masterworks edition credits Al Avison and another unknown artist as doing the inks for the story.
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr and Hames Ware believe that the inker/finished penciler here over Jack Kirby layouts is most likely Fred Bell. Whether or not he ever worked directly for Timely as a freelancer instead of through Jacquet is not known.

The previous credit for Joe Simon as the inker is untenable. These are not Simon's inks.
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The Eye Thief

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Alan Mandel
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Angel
Character(s): The Angel [Tom Halloway]; Mr. Blakely; Mr. Keene (artist); Dr. Hyde (villain)
Synopsis: A great eye surgeon gets drunk one night, but has to perform delicate eye surgery. He bungles the job, and swears revenge by taking away people's eyesight, then ransoming the victims in order for sight to be restored.
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics #6 [Regular Edition] published September 2011
as The Eye Thief [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: The Masterworks edition credits Alan Mandel with pencils and unknown artist with inks.
Previous indexers have credited Al Avison pencils and Al Gabriele inks, but this is definitely NOT their work. Both DocV and JVJ & Hames Ware believe this to be Alan Mandel and an inker.
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The great new comic magazine you demanded!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Alex Schomburg (cover)
Inker(s): Alex Schomburg (cover)
Letterer(s): ?; typeset (some)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Sub-Mariner Comics
Character(s): The Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; the Angel [Tom Halloway]
Synopsis: Promotional house ad for Sub-Mariner Comics #2, including reproduction of the cover.
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics #6 [Regular Edition] published September 2011
as The great new comic magazine you demanded! [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Found on the inside back cover.

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