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Issue: Super-Mystery Comics #4

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Publication Date: October 1941

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Issues: #4 of 48 Issues

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Variant: unnamed

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Publisher: Flag

Ace Magazines

Brand: Ace

Indicia Publisher: Periodical House Inc.

On Sale Date: 08/14/1941

Volume: 2

Pages: 68

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 11 (7 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Aaron A. Wyn

Notes: Most data for this issue is from Howard Keltner's Golden Age Comic Books Index.

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.

Additional data sequences from November 2023 sourced from the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/super-mystery-comics-v02n04/page/n1/mode/1up

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

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Content Items (11 total)

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Magno; Davey Landis; the Nazis

First Line: Magno and Davey pull a two-man blitzkrieg on the invading Nazi hordes

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Notes: Interior front cover promotional for Banner Comics and 4 Favorites.
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The Cobra Strikes!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Magno; Davey Landis; The Cobra [Leo Morez](villain, introduction); the Nazis [Ludwig; Hans; rest unnamed] (villains)

First Line: Magno, the master of magnetism and his young friend Davey, fight bravely as the Cobra, international inciter of evil, strikes at America

Synopsis: The Cobra has arranged a breakout of Nazi prisoners in a Canadian prison camp, and Magno and Davey must deal with the crisis.

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Pages: 19

Notes: In addition to the splash panel, Mooney signs the story again on panel two of page eight.

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Vulcan

Character(s): Vulcan; Herr Adolph (villain; introduction)

First Line: Rule of all fire and flame, Vulcan roams civilization to fight crime and evil-doing.

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Black Spider

First Line: District Attorney Ralph Nelson, hampered by the slow-moving process of the law, emerges as that mysterious nemesis of crime and criminals, the "Black Spider".

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Feature(s): Buckskin

First Line: In his office, school principal Robert Blake is having a talk with the editor of the school paper

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Captain Gallant and his Mini-Sub

First Line: The mini-sub, bearing Captain Gallant and his two assistants Peg-Leg Parsons and Chop Ching, has put into the Port of Soonkow, China...

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Pages: 8

Blood Ballots

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Writer(s): Ralph Powers (credited)

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Peewee Wilson, U.S.A.

First Line: Peewee Wilson, six-foot-two husky, from Bear Wallow Gap has answered his country's call and is now in an Army camp having hilarious adventures while serving his term of training

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Pages: 7

Notes: Art previously credited to Jim Mooney, but identical to the signed story in Volume 2 number 3.

Millions of Boys and Girls Read These Leading Comic Books

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Character(s): Lightning; The Flag

First Line: These big smashing issues now on sale everywhere

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Notes: Interior back cover promotional for Our Flag Comics and Lightning Comics.

Absolutely Free!

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First Line: Wings of America

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Notes: Back cover advertisement.