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| Name | Amazing Mystery Funnies 22 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 |
| Notes | The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Fantom of the Fair |
| Pencils | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Inks | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Letters | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Notes | The Fantom is called "The Phantom" on the cover. Letterer credit courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. The artist signs 'Paul Gustavson 40'. |
| Story | Fantom of the Fair (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | A baseball team refuses to pay protection money to a gang of crooks, and its star players soon end up as accident victims. When Jim Brown's car is forced off a bridge he is rescued by the Fantom, who brings the crooks to justice. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | The Fantom of the Fair; Fennell; Dan Ferris; Tim Clark; Jim Brown; Conroy (crook); Dano (crook) |
| Pencils | Al Anders |
| Inks | Al Anders |
| First Line | At the office of the local baseball team.... |
| Notes | Script, pencils, inks and letters were previously credited to Paul Gustavson, but a comparison with the signed story in the previous issue confirms the art to be by Al Anders. |
| Story | Space Patrol (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Flying close to the Moon, Nick and Kodi spot Jol's Gambling Palace, which is usually anchored near Venus. Crossing over and boarding the vessel, Nick spies two Martian space bandits, wanted for murder, a Saturnian drug smuggler, a Mercurian thief, and other unsavory characters. Jol escapes, but Kodi radios for additional Space Patrol cruisers to arrest the criminals. |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Nick Nelson; Kodi; Jol |
| Script | Basil Wolverton |
| Pencils | Basil Wolverton |
| Inks | Basil Wolverton |
| Letters | Basil Wolverton |
| First Line | Patrolling the area near the moon... |
| Comic Story | Chapter 6 / Fantasy Isle (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tippy is still journeying through Fantasy Isle, when he comes upon a genie, who gives him a magic ring as thanks for rescuing him. Tip is brought before The Queen, but refuses her proposal of marriage. One of the Queen's attendants helps him escape into another unfamiliar realm. |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Characters | Tippy Taylor; The Queen |
| Pencils | George Loomis |
| Inks | George Loomis |
| First Line | Oh - oh...It looks like this is the end! |
| Comic Story | The Circus Mystery / Larry Kane (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | While driving to New York, Larry stops off for a nostalgic visit to a circus. First, the trapeze artist falls to her death, then the lion tamer is killed by a knife thrown at him. Larry asks the owners permission to become the new lion tamer. The following day, a lion enraged by drugs attacks Larry, but he manages to escape by firing a gun at the animal's eyes. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Larry Kane; Mills; Dimitro |
| Pencils | Steve Dahlman |
| Inks | Steve Dahlman |
| First Line | Say! This reminds me of my boyhood days... |
| Text Story | The Mad Musician (2 pages) |
| Pencils | ? (2 spot illustrations) |
| Inks | ? (2 spot illustrations) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Police Sergeant Denny Boyle; Captain O'Hara; Ernesto Murella (villain) |
| Script | Andrew McWhiney |
| Story | Bill and Davey (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bill and Davey are still traveling on a tramp steamer towards Singapore, when a female stowaway is discovered. Using flattery she turns the head of several crew members, but her plan is revealed as disclosing the location of the ship to her gang, who hijack it for a valuable cache of pearls. Only young Davey keeps a level head and tries to expose her. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Bill Bilson; Davey; Cap'n Sharp; Crump; Miss Natashka (villain); Bully (villain) |
| Pencils | James McCague |
| Inks | James McCague |
| First Line | I coulda swore I heard somebuddy yell out here... |
| Story | Speed Centaur (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | The scientist Tonick has transplanted the brains and vocal chords of his assistant Karl into a dog. Reel is saved from drowning in a water tower by Speed, and together they rescue Reel's girlfriend Marcelle from the clutches of Tonick. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Speed Centaur [Jerry R. McCoy]; Reel McCoy; Herr Tonick (villain); Marcelle; Wolf |
| Pencils | Malcolm Kildale |
| Inks | Malcolm Kildale |
| First Line | In the laboratory of Herr Tonick... |
| Story | Jon Linton (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Having ended Satan Rex's plan to destroy the Earth, Jon and the Kanes are returning home from Venus when a meteor strikes their ship. |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Jon Linton; Dr. Kane; Lisa Kane |
| Script | Harry Campbell (signed) |
| Pencils | Harry Campbell (signed) |
| Inks | Harry Campbell (signed) |
| First Line | Time: the year 2000 A.D. |
| Story | The Inner Circle (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Selkirk foils an attack on Bentley, who is trying find backing for his oil field. Arranging such a loan from the Inner Circle, Selkirk and Bentley board a ship to Sumatra. Bentley is attacked and thrown overboard, but Selkirk travels on and eventually arrives at Bentley's land, where he finds a brother and niece being starved out by the crooked Rudek. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | George Selkirk; Bentley; Miss Bentley; Rudek |
| First Line | After an evening of enjoyment... |
| Comic Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A collection of anecdotes relating events which occurred during the month of July. |
| Feature | Amazing Events of July |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Script | Joseph Kaliff |
| Pencils | Joseph Kaliff |
| Inks | Joseph Kaliff |
| First Line | Did you know that? |
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