Master Comics #88 (1948) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Wreckers!	cover	1	pencils: Bud Thompson; inks: Bud Thompson	Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]
1	Contents Page	table of contents	1	letters: typeset
2	The Wreckers	comic story	9	script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger	Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Hammerhead (first appearance; villain; death)
3	Trader Tom Is a Fake	comic story	0.5	script: Howard Boughner; pencils: Howard Boughner; inks: Howard Boughner
4	Snap-py Answer	comic story	0.5
5	The Hidden Fear	comic story	7	script: Rod Reed; pencils: Bernie Krigstein; inks: Bernie Krigstein	Nyoka
6	Bloobstutter's Bangtail Bonanza	text story	2	script: Rod Reed	Vacuum Bloobstutter
7	Uncle Jeeves' Arrival	comic story	4	pencils: George Storm; inks: George Storm	Colonel Corn; Korny Kobb
8	The Dangerous Escape	comic story	7	pencils: Charlie Tomsey, Bill Ward; inks: Charlie Tomsey, Bill Ward	Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; Squeegee (villain); Arby (villain)
9	The Lost Case	comic story	6	script: Dick MacKay; pencils: Dick MacKay; inks: Dick MacKay	Richard Richard
10	The Lucky Mistake	comic story	7	pencils: Irvin Steinberg; inks: Irvin Steinberg	Hopalong Cassidy; Topper (horse); Mesquite (deputy); Moose Bailey (trapper); Ron (villains); Bull (villains)

Collection	Year
Men of Mystery Comics #38	2003	On eBay ›
Men of Mystery Comics #57	2005	On eBay ›
Men of Mystery Daring Adventures Special #1	2007	On eBay ›

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