Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) comic books 1942

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $4,500.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s); See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #4286703001

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Young Allies ad. "The Flaming Arrow Murders" starring The Human Torch, story and art by Carl Burgos; Torch and Toro must stop the criminal designs of The Saint, who, along with his gang, is out to steal the plans for a new super air tank that the Raleigh Corporation is building. Marvel Mystery Comics contest. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; Namor hears from a dock worker (aka "brush man"), who handles fur cargoes shipped in from Alaska, that no more shipments are being received and that the furs are somehow being smuggled in; Sub-Mariner investigates and discovers that The Fox is putting the stolen furs in torpedo-like metal tubes with motors and fires them into an underground river that leads to the United States. The Vision untitled story, script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, pencils by Kirby and David Walters, inks by Walters; Satan demands that his sales manager quit falling down on the job and see to it that the only evil-free city in the United States, Arbor City, is turned into a hotbed of evil and misery. "Quick Thinking, or, How Good a Detective Are You?" text story. "Voodini's Last Laugh From the Grave" starring Terry Vance, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; The relatives of the late Professor Voodini gather at his mansion to listen to the reading of the will, whose contents lead to several murders and the re-appearance of the evil professor. "Death to Spies" starring Patriot, art by Ray Houlihan; Suoka has appointed a Filipino bolo wielder to murder Lt. Curtis, but the Patriot interferes and prevents the crime, finally tracking down the Japanese secret agent behind the murder plot. "Death Rings the Bell"; The Angel investigates weird deaths associated with the ringing of the carillon belonging to the late millionaire, Jonathan Brown. Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, script and art by Ben Thompson; Arriving in French Equatorial Africa, Ka-Zar is captured by the Nazis and used as a decoy to sucker French ships into submarine range. Human Torch Comics ad. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Captain America Comics ad. "The Poison Pill Suicides" starring The Human Torch, story and art by Carl Burgos; Torch and Toro are invited to lead the Coney Island Mardi Gras pageant, but a henchman of a gunrunner named Izan succeeds in interrupting the event with a bomb before committing suicide with a poison pill rather than facing his boss's judgment to be drowned for failure. "The Flying Dutchman" starring Sub-Mariner, script and art by Bill Everett; Intrigued by four ship sinkings by a mysterious 18th-century ghost ship, Namor figures that the tremendous loss of gold shipments carried aboard those ships must be the work of a 20th-century pirate who has bolted the ghost ship to a submarine. Young Allies Comics ad. The Vision untitled story, script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, pencils by Kirby and David Walters, inks by Walters; The Vision comes to Earth to battle the "Mad Man of Science", Dr. Korbeau, who has discovered the secret of man's soul and how to remove it; Korbeau removes the souls of seven of his scientific competitors. "The Sea of Grassy Death" text story, script by Mickey Spillane. "The Green-Faced Man,", art by Al Fagaly; The celebrated trial of the Green-Faced Man is interrupted when the prisoner's gang frees him with an attack of gas; However, the Patriot tracks him down. "The Case of the Deadly Letters" starring Terry Vance, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; Terry and Deadline suspect that Hollywood director Aubrey de Woode did not commit suicide, but was murdered, and they suspect the dead man's nephew, even though the police have ruled the young man out as a suspect. "Strange Adventures in the Land of Nowhere" starring Jimmy Jupiter, script and art by Ed Robbins; Jimmy is taken up in an airplane but forgets to fasten his safety belt, and falls out of the plane, landing on a soft cloud; He discovers he is in the Land of Nowhere. "The Horror of the Haunted Cathedral" starring Angel; General Henchel faces the prospect of suicide because of his blunder along the German-Russian Front, but instead he makes a hasty departure by submarine to America. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Classic bondage cover art by Alex Schomburg. "The Moonlight Murders" starring The Human Torch, story and art by Carl Burgos; The Javelin is a big game hunter who has contracted a rare disease which drives him to kill at certain times of the month; He uses carbon dioxide gas to put out Torch and Toro's flame and overpowers them; He makes it appear to police that they have killed a girl so the police chief attempts to arrest them but they resist arrest in order to track down the Javelin. "The Item of the Mad Artist" starring Sub-Mariner, script and art by Bill Everett; versus Stefan Natas (Anton Devere). "The Mine of Terror," art by Syd Shores; The Vision battles Legs Cachone. "The Ship in the Desert" text story, script by Mickey Spillane. "The Mystery of the Stinging Death," script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; Terry Vance versus Senor Revuelta. Jimmy Jupiter untitled story, script and art by Ed Robbins; versus The Witches of Encore. "The Wolf-Man Terror"; The Angel battles The Wolf-Man. "Death Stalks the Shipyard,: art by Al Fagaly; Patriot (Jeff Mace) versus Grosse. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Gabriele. March of the Metal Mobsters starring The Human Torch, story and art by Carl Burgos. Reprisal Revenge starring Sub-Mariner, script and art by Bill Everett. Vision untitled story, art by Syd Shores. Lumps of Death text story by Mickey Spillane. The Mystery of the Flying Corpses starring Patriot, art by Al Fagaly. The Mystery of the Pharaoh's Eye starring Terry Vance, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner. Jimmy Jupiter untitled story, script and art by Ed Robbins. The House of Slaughter starring Angel. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Gabriele. Scuttle the Japs starring The Human Torch, story and art by Carl Burgos. The Case of the Jilted Japs, or, The Had a Date at San Diego starring Sub-Mariner, script and art by Bill Everett. The Plague of the Jelly Men starring Vision. Killer's Return text story by Mickey Spillane. The Insects of Sudden Death starring Patriot, art by Al Fagaly. The Mystery of the Murdered Ghost starring Terry Vance, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner. The Land of the Fun People starring Jimmy Jupiter, script and art by Ed Robbins. Cargo of Death starring Angel, art by Al Fagaly. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Gabriele. The Statues of Doom starring The Human Torch, story and art by Carl Burgos. Figures of Death starring Sub-Mariner, script by Lloyd V. Jaquet (as Elvey Jay), art by Carl Pfeufer. The Secret of the Sharks starring Vision. Last Ride text story by Mickey Spillane. In the Land of the Fun People starring Jimmy Jupiter, script and art by Ed Robbins. The Mystery of the Phantom Robberies starring Terry Vance, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner. The Iron-Clawed Monster starring Patriot, art by Al Fagaly. The Ogre and the Man-Eating Boboes starring Angel, art by Al Fagaly. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $2,499.95 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s) Label #4077379001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Dynamite Saboteurs starring The Human Torch, story and art by Carl Burgos. The Sub-Mariner Slugs the Sahara Scavengers, art by Carl Pfeufer. Jap Trap text story by Mickey Spillane. Vision untitled story, pencils by Syd Shores, inks by Al Gabriele. Treachery Deals a Double Cross starring Patriot, art by Al Fagaly. The Case of the Bogus Stamp Salesman starring Terry Vance, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner. To Tunnel to China starring Jimmy Jupiter, script and art by Ed Robbins. The House of the Living Dead starring Angel. 68 pages Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $2,000.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: See item notes Very minor amount of glue on cover. Small amount of dried glue on cover. (1 extra staple added, not manufacturing.) Top edge label strip problem (old style slabs only). Label #0774516014 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Human Torch untitled story (with the Timely staff), script and art by Carl Burgos. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Carl Pfeufer. The Beast of Cactus Canyon starring Vision, pencils by Syd Shores, inks by Al Gabriele. The Curse of Tutkenamen by Mickey Spillane. Exposed! The Jap Invaders starring Patriot, art by Al Fagaly. Dr. Watson Makes Monkeys Out of the Japs starring Terry Vance, art by Bob Oksner. In His Tunnel to China starring Jimmy Jupiter, script and art by Ed Robbins. The Curse of Professor Torture starring Angel. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $3,150.00 View scans Paper: Slightly britle Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #4300197001

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Air Raid Terror starring The Human Torch, art by Harry Sahle. The Mystery of the Missing Cargo Ships starring Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer. His Tunnel to China starring Jimmy Jupiter, script and art by Ed Robbins. Satan Himself! text story by Mickey Spillane. Untitled Patriot story, art by Al Fagaly. Garden of Death starring Vision, pencils by Syd Shores, inks by Al Gabriele. Monkey Business starring Terry Vance, art by Bob Oksner. The Banquet of Blood starring Angel. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $1,499.95 or Best Offer View scans Interior is complete. Full-length spine split. Cover detached and taped to first wrap. Staples added (not manufacturing). Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart Coverless $349.95 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. Edge damage to several pages, piece missing from last two pages, slightly affects Angel story. First wrap and centerfold detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Human Torch untitled story, art by Harry Sahle. Tanks with Tusks starring Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer. Boom Doggling starring Terry Vance, art by Bob Oksner. Woe is Me! text story by Mickey Spillane. The World Beneath a World starring Vision. The Case of the Missing Molar starring Jimmy Jupiter, script and art by Ed Robbins. The Hunters of Heads starring Patriot, art by Al Fagaly. Polly Wants a Murder starring Angel. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Syd Shores. The Fingerprints of Doom starring The Human Torch, art by Harry Sahle. The Copper Plague starring Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer. His Halloween Adventure starring Jimmy Jupiter, script and art by Ed Robbins. Scram, Bugs! text story by Mickey Spillane. The Patriot Returns the Dough to the USO starring Patriot, art by Al Fagaly. Dead-End Dynamite starring Vision, pencils by Shores. The Case of the Invisible Clue starring Terry Vance, art by Bob Oksner. The Case of Marvello the Mystic starring Angel, art by Gustav Schrotter. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $2,000.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Small amount of tape on interior cover. Significant front/back scuff(s). Label #1125892008 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Syd Shores. Crime Marches On starring The Human Torch, art by Harry Sahle. A Whale of a Whopping Story starring Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer. The Case of the Terrible-Tempered Tycoon starring Terry Vance, art by Bob Oksner. Smoked Out text story by Justin Dewey Triem. Robot's Revenge starring Vision, pencils by Shores. Jimmy Jupiter untitled story, script and art by Ed Robbins. Shadows over India starring Patriot, art by Al Fagaly. Death Comes Humming starring Angel, art by Gustav Schrotter. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.