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Issue: Marvel Mystery Comics #35
Publication Date: September 1942
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Issues: #35 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: 07/15/1942
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 13 (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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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Sub-Mariner
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Tops!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A promo encouraging readers to join Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty. Includes an illustration of Captain America.
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Air Raid Terror

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch; Toro; Von Belch (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Torch and Toro are aboard a Canadian train when it is attacked by Von Belch's planes. Torch discovers that the Nazis had stockpiled gas and aluminum in Canada even before war broke out for use in constructing munitions. Von Belch is defeated and turned over to authorities.
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Pages: 12
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Hi, Kids!...Listen!

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Sub-Mariner Comics #6. The ad actually states #8 but that is an error as based on the story titles it is definitely issue #6. Includes an illustration of Namor and part of a page from one of the stories in the issue.
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The Mystery of the Missing Cargo Ships

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Sub-Mariner; Von Gotch (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: After a number of supply ships mysteriously go missing at sea, Namor decides to investigate.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: The final panel is a promo for Sub- Mariner Comics #8, but based on the story titles in the promo, it should be #6.
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Tunnel To China

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, fantasy
Character(s): Jimmy Jupiter; Wump Jump (guest-star); Wump Jump's parents (introductions); The Black Dragons (villains, introductions)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Ed Robbins signature is located within a sign post on the splash page.
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Satan Himself!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Joe Cleerey
Synopsis: Joe, a prospector living alone in frontier Arizona, explores a very deep cave and finds someone, or something, living in there.
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Reprint Notes: in Primal Spillane: Early Stories 1941-1942 (Gryphon Books, 2004 series)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Great Astro

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Patriot [Jeff Mace]; Astro (villain, introduction); Jack Casey; Mary Morgan
Synopsis: The Patriot, Jeff and Mary, go to interview Astro, a man who makes uncannily accurate predictions reagarding shipping disasters.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: formerly credited to Al Fagaly

The final panel on page 6 is a promo for "Terry-Toons" magazine.
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Garden of Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Vision; Kamentin (villain, introduction, death); Kixor (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: An evil botanist feeds humans to his Venus Man Trap. Vision appears to stop the horror.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: formerly credited to Syd Shores
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Monkey Business

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Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Terry Vance; Dr Watson (monkey); Gertie (monkey, introduction, only appearance); Deadline Dawson; Felix Von Shlecht (villain, introduction, only appearance); an organ grinder (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: While trying to romance an organ grinders monkey, Dr Watson discovers spies sending secret messages.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Mention made of the Spillane Hotel.
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The Banquet of Blood

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: horror, superhero
Character(s): The Angel; Count Vicaro (vampire, villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: The Angel goes after a vampire terrorising the local populace.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Art formerly credited to Al Fagaly.
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Thrills

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Marvel Mystery Comics including illustrations of the main characters (Human Torch, Sub-Mariner, Angel, Terry Vance, Jimmy Jupiter, Patriot and Vision). The page has the signatures Lee (Stan Lee, writer) and Gary (Sam Gary, artist).
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. House ad for Terry-Toons Comics.

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