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Issue: Mystery Men Comics #1 Public Domain
Publication Date: August 1939
 
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Publisher: FlagFox
Brand: FPView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Bruns Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/15/1939
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 19 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Victor Fox
Disclose Notes: MYSTERY MEN COMICS, Vol 1, No. 1. Published monthly by Bruns Publications, Inc., V. S. Fox, President, 480 Lexington
Avenue, New York, N. Y. Office of publication, 29 Worthington St., Springfield, Mass. Application for entry as second-class matter at the Post Office at Springfield, Mass., pending. Price 10 cents per copy. Subscription rates: 12 issues in the United States, its possessions, Mexico, South America, Spain, $1.50. Elsewhere, $2.50. The Publisher accepts no responsibility for unsolicited material. Copyright 1939, by Bruns Publications, Inc. Printed in the U.S.A.

On sale date confirmed from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 420185.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: 7 1/2" x 10 1/4"
Paper Stock: Glossy Covers; Newsprint Interior
Binding: Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Cover, Front
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Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Lou Fine
Lou Fine
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?
Subject Matter
Green Mask
Green Mask [Michael Shelby]
A strange figure suddenly appeared - a shot rang out - and the fiend was stopped in his tracks.
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Victor Fox ?
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?
?; typeset
Subject Matter
An open letter to you
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover.
A Modern Robin Hood

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Walter Frehm
Walter Frehm
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?
Subject Matter
Green Mask
The Green Mask [Michael Shelby] (introduction); "News" Blake; Rocky Vilon (villain, introduction, death); Cyrus Boomer (villain, introduction)
Wuxtra! Read all about it... wave of deaths sweep country - wuxtra!
The Green Mask, along with News Blake, exposes a gang engaging in insurance fraud.
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FlagThe Green Mask #1 published January 1940
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]pgs. 1-3 only
 
Miscellaneous
9
takes place after 1st story in Green Mask, The (Fox, 1940 series) #1
Origin of Rex Dexter of Mars

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Briefer ?
Dick Briefer (signed)
Dick Briefer
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?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Rex Dexter
Rex Dexter (introduction, origin); Montague Dexter (introduction); Pres. Grover (introduction); Cynde (introduction); Boris Thorax (villain, introduction); Vesoff
One of the features of the Fair in 1939, was the rocketing of a space-ship to the planet Mars.
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FlagRex Dexter of Mars #1 published January 1940
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
How To Become a Detective

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Norman Lee (signed)
Norman Lee (signed)
Norman Lee
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?
Subject Matter
humorous
Billy Bounce
Billy Bounce (introduction); Midget Moe
My last lesson finished, I, Billy Bounce, will go out to detect crime...
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Miscellaneous
2
The Coming of Chen Chang

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Munson Paddock [as Cecilia Munson] (signed)
Munson Paddock
?
?
Subject Matter
crime
Chen Cheng
Chen Chang (villain, introduction); Wong (villain, introduction); Richard Kendall (introduction); Decker; Mr. Denby
Wong! My spies inform me that Richard Kendall will seek a position with the Atlas Construction Company!
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Miscellaneous
6
Skulduggery on Smoky Mountain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
George Tuska
George Tuska
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?
Subject Matter
Wing Turner
Wing Turner (introduction); The Chief (villain, introduction); Clutch (villain, introduction)
I want you to fly a shipment of gold to Chicago.
Thieves bring down a plane supposedly carrying $50,000 in gold.
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Miscellaneous
3
[untitled]

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Lee Harris [as Harris] (signed)
Lee Harris [as Harris] (signed)
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?
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Real Life Personal Interviews with Famous Detectives
Detective Barney Ruditsky
I - never hadda chance!
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Miscellaneous
1
Trapped By the Top

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
George Tuska (signed)
George Tuska
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Zanzibar
Zanzibar (introduction, a magician); The Top (villain, introduction)
Zanzibar has decided to spend the evening at home reading when he is suddenly...
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FlagRex Dexter of Mars #1 published January 1940
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
The Case of Tintype's Will

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Fred Schwab ?
Fred Schwab
Fred Schwab
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?
Subject Matter
humorous, mystery
Hemlock Shomes and Dr. Potsam
Hemlock Shomes (introduction); Dr. Potsam (introduction); Elmer T. Tintype (introduction); Sloppy Joe (introduction)
Stick around folks!
Hemlock Shomes and Dr. Potsam travel to Old Man Tintype's mansion and try to figure out which one of the many men who claim to be his son actually killed him.
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Miscellaneous
4
The Haunted House

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Will Eisner (signed)
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?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Mickey; Jerry; Pete; Joe Donner; Sgt. Matterson
I guess if Mickey wasn't new in the neighborhood...
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Miscellaneous
2
Trouble At Gun Hollow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Arthur Peddy (signed)
Arthur Peddy
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?
Subject Matter
western
Waco Kid
The Waco Kid (introduction); Brazos Teale (villain, introduction); Craig Bridger (introduction); Flash (horse, introduction)
The Kid, riding to investigate reports of trouble at Gun Hollow, stops when he sees...
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FlagThe Green Mask #3 published January 1940
as Trouble In Gun Hollow [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
Another Bombing Outrage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Art Franklin
Art Franklin
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?
Subject Matter
mystery
Inspector Bancroft
Inspector Bancroft (introduction); Inspector Grainger (introduction); Stuart Bledsoe (villain, introduction)
Bancroft, we must solve the mystery of these repeated bombings!
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Miscellaneous
4
The Coming of the Blue Beetle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Will Eisner ?
Charles Nicholas (signed)
Charles Nicholas
?
?
Subject Matter
Blue Beetle
The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret] (introduction); Mike Mannigan (introduction); The White Face Gang [John Brandes, others] (villains, introduction); Mr. Vander; Donnell; Abe
While Dan Garret was patrolling his beat, a car, with the muzzle of a machine gun protruding from a window...
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FlagBlue Beetle #1 published January 1940
as The Coming of the Blue Beetle [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
4
Blue Beetle wears business suit, mask, and hat in this story; no apparent super-powers; story chronologically follows 1st story in Blue Beetle (Fox, 1939 series) #1

This Blue Beetle was published by Fox, then Holyoke, then Fox again, and then Charlton before Charlton revamped Dan Garrett Blue Beetle with a new origin and powers in 1964, and later replaced him with a new Blue Beetle (Ted Kord) in 1967.

Throughout his early appearances, the Blue Beetle's last name varied between "Garret" and "Garrett", while Mike Mannigan sometimes had his last name spelled "Manigan".
The Panama Canal Affair

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Will Eisner ?
Bob Powell [as S. R. Powell] (signed)
Bob Powell ?
?
?
Subject Matter
espionage
D-13
D-13 [Richard Anthony] (introduction, a secret agent); Manata (villain, introduction); Sancho
In the office of the governor of Panama, Richard Anthony, secret agent D-13, listens to a mysterious plot...
Richard foils a plot to sabotage the Panama Canal.
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FlagThe Green Mask #3 published January 1940
as The Panama Canal Affair [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
The Valley of the Dead

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
John Lindermayer
John Lindermayer
?
?
Subject Matter
Capt. Danny Scott
Capt. Danny Scott of the Bengal Lancers (introduction)
Hello, Captain Scott!
Capt. Scott and the Bengal Lancers are given the task of capturing a group of cutthroats harassing caravans.
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Miscellaneous
3
Saboteurs on the S. S. REGINA

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Klaus Nordling [as F. Klaus] (signed)
Klaus Nordling
?
?
Subject Matter
espionage
Lt. Drake
Lt. Drake of Naval Intelligence (introduction); Lobardi (villain, introduction); Kutch (villain, introduction); a girl (villain, introduction)
A sabotage ring, operating between the U.S. and Europe, has wrought considerable damage to American vessels.
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Miscellaneous
6
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Wonderworld Comics
Thousands of kids are reading Wonderworld Comics
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover. House ad for Wonderworld Comics. Includes a cover reproduction of Wonderworld Comics #4.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (ad copy)
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter
This beautiful desk for only $1.00
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Miscellaneous
1
Back cover. Ad for the Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter.

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