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Issue: Men of Mystery Comics #78
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Publisher: FlagAC
Brand: AC ComicsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: AC Comics
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: 649241867685
Price: $9.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 11 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Bill Black; Mark Heike (associate)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; white interior
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Publishing Format: ongoing series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Mike Machlan [as MAC] (signed)
Mike Machlan [as MAC] (signed)
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Manhunter
Manhunter [Dan Richards]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Crime Convention

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Reed Crandall
Reed Crandall
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Manhunter
Manhunter [Dan Richards]; Thor; Corky (villain); Spike (villain); Rocks Hannigan (villain); "Eagle Eyes" Connor (villain); "Ears" McSorley (villain); "Bone Crusher" Wilson (villain)
Rocks Hannigan calls for a convention of crooks in Beach City with the aim of rubbing out Manhunter and his dog.
Reprinting
FlagPolice Comics #25 published December 1943
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
10
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Paul Gustavson
Paul Gustavson
Paul Gustavson
Paul Gustavson
Subject Matter
superhero
The Jester
The Jester [Chuck Lane]; McGinty; Miss Weston; Dutch (villain); Caraso (villain)
The wail of police sirens echo through the canyons of Manhattan
When the Police are unable to catch gambling joint owner Caraso with the proper evidence of his activities, the Jester goes into action to prove their case.
Reprinting
FlagSmash Comics #34 published July 1942
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Robert Turner
Jim Mooney
Jim Mooney
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Wildfire
Wildfire [Carol Vance Martin]; Big Tom (villain); Old Ben
On her way east, Carol stops off for some sightseeing at the great oil fields of the southwest
Wildfire, while visiting oil fields in the southwest, stumbles upon a murder. But Big Tom, the man behind the killing, thinks his liquid air gun will stop her.
Reprinting
FlagSmash Comics #30 published January 1942
was Big Tom's Oil Saboteurs [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
A Flea

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Klaus Nordling
Klaus Nordling
Klaus Nordling
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Lady Luck
Lady Luck; Peecolo; Bruce Banks; Helga; Professor Pulek; Lady Luck Patrol
The Professor uses his flea circus to spread bubonic plague.
Reprinting
from Spirit Section (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series)
Miscellaneous
4
Captain Krass's Double

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Powell ?
Ed Cronin
Ed Cronin
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Marksman
The Marksman [Major Hurtz]; Vorka; Captain Krass (villain); John Powell
Captain Krass schemes to replace an American pilot who was caught trying to steal an English plane with Major Hurtz, who he intends to send to America as a spy. But Hurtz, as the Marksman, has other plans.
Reprinting
FlagSmash Comics #34 published July 1942
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Quality Comics

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Black
typeset
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Miscellaneous
1
The Lone Shark

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
H. C. Kiefer
H. C. Kiefer
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Red Torpedo
The Red Torpedo [Roy Larkin]; The Lone Shark (first appearance; villain)
The Torpedo must battle a crafty sea marauder who uses a powerful vacuum cup device to attach his craft to another, then boards it and plunders.
Reprinting
FlagCrack Comics #5 published September 1940
was The Lone Shark [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5
A Million Dollar Corpse

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
John Spranger
John Spranger
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Doll Man
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Martha Roberts; the Undertaker (villain)
After stealing a fabulously valuable diamond from a display at a local museum, the Undertaker decides to hide the gem in the corpse of one of his men and obtain it later when the heat is off.
Reprinting
FlagFeature Comics #123 published June 1948
was A Million Dollar Corpse [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
11
The Voice of Russia

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
W. G. Hargis
W. G. Hargis
?
Subject Matter
espionage
T-Man
Reprinting
FlagT-Man #11 published May 1953
was The Voice of Russia [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
10
Introducing the Unknown

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ted Udall [as Ted]
Bernie Klein (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Unknown
The Unknown (first appearance); Herr Baboon (villain)
The Unknown helps the Comitajis against Herr Baboon by capturing a munitions train and preventing the older people from being used as human shields by the Nazis.
Reprinting
FlagNational Comics #23 published June 1942
was Introducing the Unknown [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
5

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