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| Name | Amazing Mystery Funnies 13 (v2 9) | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 52 | Frequency: monthly | Editing: Joe Hardie |
| Notes | On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Second class permit. Copyright number 427061. |
| Cover | Dive of Death! / 1 page |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Fantom of the Fair (also inset); Speed Centaur (inset) |
| Pencils | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Inks | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Letters | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Notes | Story title taken from actual story upon which the cover is based. Letterer credit courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. |
| Foreword/Afterword | Amazing Facts about Pioneer American Homes (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Speed Centaur; The Masked Marvel |
| Editing | Joe Hardie |
| First Line | According to the Federal Writers' Project in New York City, many early settlements in America lacked the material and craftsmen necessary for the construction of homes — and, as a consequence, families were often forced to live in caves! |
| Notes | Partially illustrated page, first featuring an article by the Editor, Uncle Joe, on Colonial American homes. Secondly, there is a publisher's plug for the latest mags published by Centaur. Thirdly, there are three very brief advertisements concerning postage stamps, a quiz booklet and film developing. Finally, at the bottom of the page, is an illustrated promo for Keen Detective Comics and Amazing Mystery Funnies with illos of Speed Centaur and the Masked Marvel. |
| Comic Story | Dive of Death!.. / Fantom of the Fair (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | A struggling Fair show owner has words and more with a fellow competitor who seems to be stealing every idea that he has had. The rival goes so far as to rig a death dive trap for the girl, and might have succeeded if not for the intervention of the Fantom. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Fantom of the Fair; Mr. Adams (Fair show owner); Jane Adams (Adam's daughter); Tony (Adam's employee); Marcos (villain, Fair show owner, death); Marcos' henchman (villain, death) |
| Script | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Pencils | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Inks | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Letters | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| First Line | Out of my way before I mash your head in with this bat! |
| Notes | Script and letterer credits courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. |
| Story | Air-Sub DX (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dr. Ralon confirms to Professor Gray that he has succeeded in bringing to life, through his evolutionizing machine, human beings from animals, when a girl and some men enter his lab and kill him. Tom and Gray soon learn that the girl was the first of Dr. Ralon's creations and that she had gone mad, killing the doctor. |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Captain Tim; Professor Gray; Dr. Ralon (death); Nelson (Ralon's assistant); un-named girl (villain, Ralon's first created human, death); girl's men (villains, all die) |
| Script | Carl Burgos (signed) |
| Pencils | Carl Burgos (signed) |
| Inks | Carl Burgos (signed) |
| First Line | Get Professor Gray on the televisor! |
| Story | The Inner Circle (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ramsay and Bain head up to Great Bear Lake to meet with agent Kirby in regards to several hijackings of planes loaded with radium. |
| Genre | Adventure; Spy |
| Characters | The Inner Circle [Major Paul Ramsay; John Bain (Canadian engineer); Kirby; un-named pilots]; radium thieves (villains) |
| Pencils | Lochlan Field (signed) |
| Inks | Lochlan Field (signed) |
| First Line | Flying over the polar region we find a large transport plane with the sign of the "Inner Circle" painted on her side... |
| Notes | Inker credit by Craig Delich. Continued next issue. |
| Comic Story | Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire Part 2 / Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dagmar threatens to kill Wanda and Dr. Lugoff unless Don consents to become co-ruler of her kingdom. But the Queen's jilted suitor, Taal, has other plans. |
| Genre | Adventure; Science Fiction |
| Characters | Don Dixon; Dr. Lugoff; Princess Wanda; Dagmar (villain); Taal (villain, Dagmar's cousin) |
| Script | Bob Moore (signed) |
| Pencils | Carl Pfeufer (signed) |
| Inks | Carl Pfeufer (signed) |
| First Line | Dagmar has opened the valves... |
| Notes | Pfeufer signed his name in the 2nd panel on page one and panel 5 on page four. Panels are reshaped from the originals. Story concluded in Volume 2 #11. |
| Text Story | Rocketship Race (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tom was determined to win the Rocketship Derby Race, even though his competitor, Regie Saunders, was known for not sticking to the rules! |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Thomas Piper; Mac (Piper's mechanic); Riginald Saunders |
| Script | Lloyd Victor |
| Pencils | George Fish (spot illustration) (signed) |
| Inks | George Fish (spot illustration) (signed) |
| First Line | Just a little knowledge of theory—that's what was needed yo win the Rocketship Derby Race. And Tom had theory, plus something all racers need—nerve! |
| Story | Speed Centaur (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | To try and catch up with the Jack Pott gang, Speed assumes the disguise of a true horse and he and Reel follow one of the gang's torpedo's into town. Speed then uses his voice to convince the thug that he is a talking horse, and the thug buys the horse from Reel and takes it and Reel to the gang's hideout. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Speed Centaur; Reel McCoy; Jack Pott gang [Jack Pott (leader); Jim "Droopy" Raws; rest un-named] (villains) |
| Pencils | Malcolm Kildale (signed) |
| Inks | Malcolm Kildale (signed) |
| First Line | We find 'Speed Centaur' waiting in a cave... |
| Story | Daredevil Barry Finn (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Zaroff visits an English scientist who has invented a process for enlarging any insect to any size that he wishes. Seizing upon the opportunity, Zaroff kills the scientist, seizes the machine for his own purposes, and meets with leaders from the major warring powers, offering (for a price) the use of this invention. Then, accompanied by Dacia, Zaroff sails to New York, planning to release a horde of the giant insects upon the United States, bringing disease, plague and death. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Barry Finn; Joan Hart; Professor Walton (scientist, death); Sulla (villain, Zaroff's assistant); Dr. Zaroff (villain); Dacia Zaroff (villain, Zaroff's daughter); Joseph Stalin (villain, cameo); Adolf Hitler (villain, cameo); Benito Mussolini (villain, cameo) |
| Pencils | Tarpé Mills (signed) |
| Inks | Tarpé Mills (signed) |
| First Line | Hmmm -- looks like all the foreign countries... |
| Notes | Script revision from Mills to ? by Craig Delich. |
| Comic Story | Knuckle Down! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Concerned because his name and bout is being pushed out the sports section of the newspaper by the Union school, Champ and his manager conspire to get the team's star pitcher to throw the game in the Junior Baseball Championships. |
| Genre | Detective-mystery; Sports |
| Characters | Pat Mullen (a baseball pitcher); Mr. Mullen (Pat's father); Mrs. Mullen (Pat's mother, cameo); Champ (villain, a boxer); Champ's manager (villain) |
| Script | Martin Filchock ? |
| Pencils | Martin Filchock (also signed as Filchock) (signed) |
| Inks | Martin Filchock (also signed as Filchock) (signed) |
| Notes | Data from Jerry Bails index cards and Howard Keltners Golden Age index. |
| Advertisement | Act Now On This Bargain Offer. (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Found on the inside back cover. Illustrated advertisement from Remington Rand, offering readers a beautiful desk for only $1.00 if they purchase a Remington portable typewriter. Offered free is a 24-page booklet which teaches how to touch type and a typewriter carrying case. |
| Advertisement | No Title (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Found on the back cover. Illustrated advertisement from Johnson Smith and Company, offering readers a variety of items at low cost, such as a 30-shot repeating BB pistol for 25 cents, a printing press for $2.98, a midget racer for 25 cents, a folding camera for 39 cents and many more. |
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