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| Name | Mystery Men Comics 1 (2 fiche) | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| 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. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Characters | Green Mask [Michael Shelby] |
| Pencils | Lou Fine |
| Inks | Lou Fine |
| First Line | A strange figure suddenly appeared - a shot rang out - and the fiend was stopped in his tracks. |
| Foreword/Afterword | No Title (1 page) |
| Letters | ?; typeset |
| Script | Victor Fox ? |
| First Line | An open letter to you |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
| Comic Story | A Modern Robin Hood / The Green Mask (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Green Mask, along with News Blake, exposes a gang engaging in insurance fraud. |
| Characters | The Green Mask [Michael Shelby] (introduction); "News" Blake; Rocky Vilon (villain, introduction, death); Cyrus Boomer (villain, introduction) |
| Pencils | Walter Frehm |
| Inks | Walter Frehm |
| First Line | Wuxtra! Read all about it... wave of deaths sweep country - wuxtra! |
| Notes | takes place after 1st story in Green Mask, The (Fox, 1940 series) #1 |
| Comic Story | Origin of Rex Dexter of Mars / Rex Dexter (6 pages) |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Rex Dexter (introduction, origin); Montague Dexter (introduction); Pres. Grover (introduction); Cynde (introduction); Boris Thorax (villain, introduction); Vesoff |
| Script | Dick Briefer ? |
| Pencils | Dick Briefer (signed) |
| Inks | Dick Briefer |
| First Line | One of the features of the Fair in 1939, was the rocketing of a space-ship to the planet Mars. |
| Comic Story | How To Become a Detective (2 pages) |
| Feature | Billy Bounce |
| Script | Norman Lee (credited) |
| Pencils | Norman Lee (signed) |
| Inks | Norman Lee (signed) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Billy Bounce (introduction); Midget Moe |
| First Line | My last lesson finished, I, Billy Bounce, will go out to detect crime... |
| Comic Story | The Coming of Chen Chang / Chen Chang (6 pages) |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Chen Chang (villain, introduction); Wong (villain, introduction); Richard Kendall (introduction); Decker; Mr. Denby |
| Pencils | Munson Paddock (signed) |
| Inks | Munson Paddock |
| First Line | Wong! My spies inform me that Richard Kendall will seek a position with the Atlas Construction Company! |
| Comic Story | Skulduggery on Smoky Mountain / Wing Turner (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Thieves bring down a plane supposedly carrying $50,000 in gold. |
| Characters | Wing Turner (introduction); The Chief (villain, introduction); Clutch (villain, introduction) |
| Pencils | George Tuska |
| Inks | George Tuska |
| First Line | I want you to fly a shipment of gold to Chicago. |
| Character profile | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Real Life Personal Interviews with Famous Detectives |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | Detective Barney Ruditsky |
| Pencils | Lee Harris (signed) |
| Inks | Lee Harris (signed) |
| First Line | I - never hadda chance! |
| Comic Story | Trapped by the Top / Zanzibar (4 pages) |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Zanzibar (introduction, a magician); The Top (villain, introduction) |
| Pencils | George Tuska (signed) |
| Inks | George Tuska |
| First Line | Zanzibar has decided to spend the evening at home reading when he is suddenly... |
| Comic Story | The Case of Tintype's Will / Hemlock Shomes (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | 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. |
| Genre | Humor; Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Hemlock Shomes (introduction); Dr. Potsam (introduction); Elmer T. Tintype (introduction); Sloppy Joe (introduction) |
| Script | Fred Schwab ? |
| Pencils | Fred Schwab |
| Inks | Fred Schwab |
| First Line | Stick around folks! |
| Text Story | The Haunted House (2 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Mickey; Jerry; Pete; Joe Donner; Sgt. Matterson |
| Script | Will Eisner (signed) |
| First Line | I guess if Mickey wasn't new in the neighborhood... |
| Comic Story | Trouble at Gun Hollow / Waco Kid (4 pages) |
| Genre | Western-frontier |
| Characters | The Waco Kid (introduction); Brazos Teale (villain, introduction); Craig Bridger (introduction); Flash (horse, introduction) |
| Pencils | Art Peddy (signed) |
| Inks | Art Peddy |
| First Line | The Kid, riding to investigate reports of trouble at Gun Hollow, stops when he sees... |
| Comic Story | Another Bombing Outrage / Inspector Bancroft (4 pages) |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Inspector Bancroft (introduction); Inspector Grainger (introduction); Stuart Bledsoe (villain, introduction) |
| Pencils | Art Pinajian |
| Inks | Art Pinajian |
| First Line | Bancroft, we must solve the mystery of these repeated bombings! |
| Comic Story | The Coming of the Blue Beetle / Blue Beetle (4 pages) |
| Characters | The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret] (introduction); Mike Mannigan (introduction); The White Face Gang [John Brandes, others] (villains, introduction); Mr. Vander; Donnell; Abe |
| Script | Will Eisner ? |
| Pencils | Charles Nicholas (signed) |
| Inks | Charles Nicholas (signed) |
| First Line | While Dan Garret was patrolling his beat, a car, with the muzzle of a machine gun protruding from a window... |
| Notes | 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". |
| Comic Story | The Panama Canal Affair / D-13 (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Richard foils a plot to sabotage the Panama Canal. |
| Genre | Spy |
| Characters | D-13 [Richard Anthony] (introduction, a secret agent); Manata (villain, introduction); Sancho |
| Script | Will Eisner ? |
| Pencils | Bob Powell (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Powell ? |
| First Line | In the office of the governor of Panama, Richard Anthony, secret agent D-13, listens to a mysterious plot... |
| Comic Story | The Valley of the Dead / Denny Scott (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Capt. Scott and the Bengal Lancers are given the task of capturing a group of cutthroats harassing caravans. |
| Characters | Capt. Danny Scott of the Bengal Lancers (introduction) |
| Pencils | John Lindermayer |
| Inks | John Lindermayer |
| First Line | Hello, Captain Scott! |
| Notes | For this story only, the Feature Logo is "Capt. Denny Scott". |
| Comic Story | Saboteurs on the S. S. Regina / Lt. Drake (6 pages) |
| Genre | Spy |
| Characters | Lt. Drake of Naval Intelligence (introduction); Lobardi (villain, introduction); Kutch (villain, introduction); a girl (villain, introduction) |
| Pencils | Klaus Nordling (signed) |
| Inks | Klaus Nordling |
| First Line | A sabotage ring, operating between the U.S. and Europe, has wrought considerable damage to American vessels. |
| Publisher advertisement | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Wonderworld Comics |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | Thousands of kids are reading Wonderworld Comics |
| Notes | Inside back cover. House ad for Wonderworld Comics. Includes a cover reproduction of Wonderworld Comics #4. |
| Advertisement | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter |
| Script | ? (ad copy) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | This beautiful desk for only $1.00 |
| Notes | Back cover. Ad for the Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter. |
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