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Issue: Daring Mystery Comics #8
Publication Date: January 1942
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Issues: #8 of 8 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Timely Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/25/1941
Volume: 2
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Joe Simon
Disclose Notes: DARING MYSTERY COMICS published bi-monthly by Timely Comics, Inc., Meriden, Conn. Entry as second-class matter pending at the post office, Meriden, Conn. Entire contents copyright 1941 by Timely Comics, Inc., 330 W. 24nd St., N. Y., N. Y. Vol 2, No. 8. January 1942. Yearly subscription 60c in the U. S. A. No similarity between any of the names, characters, persons and or institutions appearing in this magazine with those of any living or dead person or institution is intended, and that any such similarity which may exist is purely coincidental. Printed in U. S. A.

Credits from or confirmed by the Masterworks reprint unless otherwise noted.

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 1.
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Daring; The Fin; The Thunderer; Citizen V; Silver Scorpion
Character(s): Captain Daring; The Fin [Peter Noble]; The Thunderer [Jerry Carstairs]; Citizen V [John Watkins]; Blue Diamond [Elton Morrow]; Silver Scorpion [Betty Barstow]
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #2 [Regular Edition] published February 2010
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #2 [Regular Edition] published February 2010
as Daring Mystery Comics #8 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Daring Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Letterer(s): typeset; ? (captions)
Subject Matter
Character(s): Silver Scorpion [Betty Barstow]; The Fin [Peter Noble]; The Thunderer [Jerry Carstairs]; Captain Daring; Blue Diamond [Elton Morrow]; Citizen V [John Watkins]; The Li'l Professor; Rudy the Robot
Synopsis: Illustrated Table of Contents, relating small capsule synopses plus artist on each strip.
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #2 [Regular Edition] published February 2010
as Daring Table of Contents [Table of Contents on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside front cover
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"V" for Victory!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Citizen V
Character(s): Citizen V [Lt. John Watkins] (introduction, origin); Adolf Hitler (villain); Nazis (villains); Col. Franz Von Wehrheit (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: British soldier Lt. John Watkins is injured and left behind at the retreat to Dunkirk. When he recovers he is mysteriously stronger, and returns to the battlefield in France as Citizen V to rally the conquered peoples to strike back at the Nazis. The "V" symbols he leaves everywhere soon begin to drive the enemy crazy.
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #2 [Regular Edition] published February 2010
as "V" for Victory! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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Terror Reigns On the High Seas!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Fin
Character(s): The Fin [Peter Noble]; The Barracuda [Capt. Von Wolff] (villain, introduction); Nazis (villains)
Synopsis: The Fin discovers a Nazi U-boat captained by the Barracuda finishing off the destruction of a freighter. He boards the sub, fights the Barracuda, and radios the allied military to pick up the defeated Nazis.
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #2 [Regular Edition] published February 2010
as Terror Reigns on the High Seas! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Next appearance in Comedy Comics (Marvel, 1942 series) #9. The full title of this strip is The Fin: Robin Hood of the Sea.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Marvel Comics
Character(s): Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; Sub-Mariner; Angel [Tom Halloway]; Patriot [Jeffrey Mace]; Vision [Aarkus]; Ka-Zar; Terry Vance
First Line: Marvel Comics Bowls 'em Over!
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #2 [Regular Edition] published February 2010
as [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The ad is clearly for Marvel Mystery Comics, yet it's referred to as just "Marvel Comics" in all three places that the title is given.
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Death Rides the Air Waves!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Thunderer
Character(s): The Thunderer [Jerry Carstairs]; Edward Wade (introduction, death); Mary Graham (introduction, death); Gore (villain, introduction, death); Harry (villain, introduction, death); Slim (villain, introduction, death); Mark (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: A former radio engineer, who hates all of mankind, turns killer and devises a clever trap using Morse Code to kill people at random for revenge.
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #2 [Regular Edition] published February 2010
as Death Rides the Air Waves! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Next appearance as the Black Avenger in All-Winners Comics (Marvel, 1942 series) #6. The Thunderer's namesake gimmick of amplifying his voice is absent from this story.
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Danny Makes Good

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, informational, non-fiction
Character(s): Dan Carmody; Lucy; Big Ed Clayton; Peggy Moran (newspaper receptionist); Mr. Gilbert (newspaper publisher)
Synopsis: Dan Carmody, who had spent his early life getting to know and use cameras well, wanted to go to New York City and get a job on a big city newspaper, such as the New York Globe. He applied for a position and was turned down.....that is, until he came upon the robbing of Pace National Bank, getting exclusive pictures and thus landing a job. He went to Spain in 1936 and then to China, taking some of the greatest photos in journalistic history, including dramatic pics of the evacuation of Dunkirk!
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #2 [Regular Edition] published February 2010
as Danny Makes Good [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Groom Strikes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Li'l Professor and Rudy the Robot
Character(s): The Li'l Professor (introduction); Rudy the Robot (introduction); The Professor's Wife (introduction); Oswald (introduction); The Groom (villain, introduction); the Groom's gang (villains, introduction)
Synopsis: The Groom, who commits all his crimes in a wedding suit, breaks into the Professor's home to steal Rudy for use in bank robberies.
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #2 [Regular Edition] published February 2010
as The Groom Strikes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: next appearance in Comedy Comics (Marvel, 1942 series) #9
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Captain America Comics #9
Character(s): Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
First Line: Smashing thru again!
Synopsis: Promotional ad for Captain America Comics #9, including the cover.
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #2 [Regular Edition] published February 2010
as [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGolden Age Captain America Omnibus #1 [Lee Weeks Cover] published January 2014
as Captain America Comics #9 House Ad from Daring Mystery Comics #8 [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Mahomad, the Sinister Spiritualist

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Silver Scorpion
Character(s): Silver Scorpion [Betty Barstow]; Mrs. Miles Danting (introduction); Dennis Danting (introduction); Effendi Mahomad [Eddie Lorey] (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: The Silver Scorpion investigates a fake medium who is tricking rich clients into giving him their valuables for "safekeeping".
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #2 [Regular Edition] published February 2010
as Mahomad, the Sinister Spiritualist [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Next appearance in Comedy Comics (Marvel, 1942 series) #9.
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The Thirty-First Century Blitzkrieg!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, superhero
Feature(s): Captain Daring
Character(s): Captain Daring; Adolf Hitler (villain); Joseph Goebbels (villain); Hermann Göring (villain); Von Schalz (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Hitler, Goebbels, Göring and Von Schalz escaped death in 1942 by freezing themselves in a cave. Now, in 2050 they have revived. The capture and brainwash Captain Daring into leading their armies against the United States!
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #2 [Regular Edition] published February 2010
as The Thirty-First Century Blitzkrieg! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Story continues next issue. Next appearance as Captain Dash in Comedy Comics (Marvel, 1942 series) #9.
Note that the Captain Daring in USA Comics #7 is an entirely separate character.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tubby an' Tack
Character(s): Tubby (introduction); Tack (introduction); Fuzzy (introduction); their mother (introduction)
First Line: Didja see any suspicious lookin' characters around, Fuzzy?
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #2 [Regular Edition] published February 2010
as "Didja see any suspicious lookin' characters around, Fuzzy?" [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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The Hypnotized Ghosts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Blue Diamond [Elton Morrow] (origin retold in flashback); Dr. Eric Karlin (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: A hypnotist sneaks his hypnotized "ghosts" into the museum as corpses to drill through the wall to the Federal Reserve Bank. But Dr. Karlin did not realize that the Blue Diamond works out of that very museum!
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #2 [Regular Edition] published February 2010
as The Hypnotized Ghosts [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Next appearance in the Liberty Legion story in Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #29. The full title of this strip as listed is Blue Diamond: The Bullet-Proof Man!
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Battle of the Giants!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Human Torch #5
Character(s): Human Torch; Sub-Mariner
Synopsis: Promotional illustrated ad for Human Torch Comics #5, featuring part of the art for the cover to Marvel Mystery Comics #9.
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In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #2 [Regular Edition] published February 2010
as Battle of the Giants! [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Prizes! They're Yours!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Specialty Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Found on the back cover.

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