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Issue: Marvel Mystery Comics #33
Publication Date: July 1942
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Issues: #33 of 91 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Timely Comics [small shield]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Timely Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/08/1942
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 11 (8 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: 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. 3.
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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
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Sub-Mariner
First Line: Human Torch and Sub-Mariner hold off the Jap hordes in the New York terror air-raid!
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Pages: 1
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First Line: Don’t Delay another second!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad to join Captain America’s Sentinels of Liberty. Includes black and white illustration of Captain America.
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The Dynamite Saboteurs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch; Toro; Romo (villain, introduction); Von Brukk (villain, introduction, death); Professor Mikk (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Von Brukk, Nazi agent no.1, is using a gangster named Romo to steal dynamite in order to bomb munitions plants. Fleeing from Torch and Toro, Von Brukk attempts to hide in a wind tunnel when the contraption starts up and he is ground to hamburger by the fan blades.
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Pages: 12
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Here it Comes!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Gus the Gnome; Baldy; Little Pan; Ziggy Pig; Snappy; Chester Chipmunk
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo ad for Krazy Komics, including 6 single panels, each highlighting a character from stories within the title. Chester Chipmunk misspelled as Chipmonk in ad.
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The Sub-Mariner Slugs the Sahara Scavengers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Von Ratter (Villain, Introduction); Von Rommel (Introduction)
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: This story was produced by Funnies, Inc. [the Jacquet Shop] during the time of Bill Everett's transition of leaving the Sub-Mariner strip. As a result, artists like Carl Pfeufer emulated much of Everett's style (as per Jerry Bails, September 10, 2004).
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Jap Trap

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Jerry Crain
Synopsis: Jerry Crain, first mate of the lightship Wells, bemoans the fact that he is seeing no action defending New York, but little does he know a surprise Japanese attack is forthcoming.
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Pages: 2
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The Giant Octopus Menace

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Vision; A mad scientist (villain, introduction, death); his giant octopi (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: Vision shows up to thwart a scientists scheme to become ruler of the the US via the use of greatly enlarged Octopuses.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Story originally credited to Stan Lee. Al Plastino art per Bob Hughes (13 December 2013). Credit from Jerry Bails' Who's Who and comparison of the art with other credited work. Syd Shores and Al Gabrielle art by original indexer, Veracity (1 June 2015), based on examination of the artwork within the issue, and atlastales.com. Veracity contends it is probably Plastino's work in the next issue's story, but not this one.
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Treachery Deals a Double-Cross

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Patriot [Jeff Mace]; The Japanese (villains, deaths)
Synopsis: The patriot plans to foil a Japanese plot to destroy a ship carrying diplomats, as part of a prisoner exchange, and blame it on the allies.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Originally credited to Al Fagaly, but all his Patriot stories were signed. New credits from Jerry Bails' Who's Who and comparison of the art with other credited work.
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The Case of the Bogus Stamp Salesman!

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Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Terry Vance; Deadline Dawson (guest-star); Torpey (owner of Torpey Stamp Co., villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Terry investigates a stamp salesman who seems to be selling fake US defense stamps.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: On the splash page there is a folder with the words “Torpey Stamps Inc.” written on it and the company mentioned in the story is the Torpey Stamp Company. This could imply that the story was written by Frank Torpey, who was a friend of Martin Goodman and had done some comic scripting work previously.
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The Tunnel To China

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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Jimmy Jupiter; The White Rabbit (from ALICE IN WONDERLAND, introduction); the Kings and Queens of the White and Black Kingdoms (introductions)
Synopsis: While trying to dig to China, Jimmy ends up falling into Wonderland. He is accused by the White Queen of being a spy and sentenced to be hung. But Terry helps when the Black army attacks. A battle on a giant chess board then takes place.
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Pages: 7
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The House of the Living Dead

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Angel; Dr. Merkel (villain, introduction, death); his legion of zombies (villains, introductions, deaths)
Synopsis: The Angel follows a living corpse that has attacked the Mayor and comes across a horrific plot.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Originally credited to Al Fagaly. New credits from Jerry Bails' Who's Who and comparison of the art with other credited work.

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