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Publishers / Fox / Mystery Men Comics (1939) / #30
30January 1942
$0.10

Mystery Men Comics #30

Fox · January 1942 · on sale November 14, 1941

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Identification plate

Series
Mystery Men Comics (Fox, 1939 series)
Issue
#30
Publication date
January 1942
Key date
January 1942
On-sale date
November 14, 1941
Indicia publisher
Fox Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Holiday of Deathcover1pencils: Roland Patenaude; inks: Roland PatenaudeBlue Beetle [Dan Garrett]
1The Holiday of Deathcomic story14script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Charles Nicholas; letters: Sam RosenBlue Beetle [Dan Garrett]; Death [Necrow] (first appearance; villain)
2Gibraltar!!comic story7pencils: Carl Hubbell; inks: Carl HubbellPrivate O'Hara; Mufti (first appearance; villain; death); Nazis (villains); Major Punjab (first appearance); Miss Punjab (first appearance)
3Torpedo Turnabouttext story2script: Gene RiderTommy Riggs
4It's getting late, fellows!comic story8Mortimer Wicket
5The Caress of Deathcomic story10pencils: Walter FrameGreen Mask [Michael Shelby]; Searer (first appearance; villain)
6The Walking Corpsecomic story6pencils: ? (Paul Develin)Wraith [Gary Kennedy]; John Carrol (first appearance; villain)
7Killers without Mindscomic story7script: Norton KingsleyLynx [Jim]; Igor (first appearance; villain)
8The Ghost of Forest Manorcomic story6pencils: Pierce RiceRudley (first appearance); Joseph Condon (first appearance); Maxine Condon (first appearance)

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Series context

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