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9April 1940
$0.10

Mystery Men Comics #9

Fox · April 1940 · on sale 1940-02-16

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Identification plate

Series
Mystery Men Comics (Fox, 1939 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
April 1940
Key date
1940-04-00
On-sale date
1940-02-16
Indicia publisher
Fox Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineRed Dexter
1The Blue Beetle -- Kidnapper?comic story8pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasThe Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Jack Bendon (villain, introduction)
2Girl Flyer Missingcomic story5pencils: ? (Floyd Kelly)Joan Farrel (first appearance)
3The Planet That Feared Earthcomic story8script: Dick Briefer; pencils: Dick Briefer; inks: Dick BrieferRex Dexter; Ecaepians (first appearance); Leonardo Da Vinci; Napoleon; Alexander the Great
4Steel Mill Explosioncomic story8pencils: Walter Frame; inks: Walter FrameThe Green Mask [Michael Shelby]; Von Shlameal (first appearance; villain); Josef (first appearance; villain)
5Billy Bouncecomic story2script: Fred Schwab; pencils: Fred Schwab; inks: Fred Schwab; letters: Fred SchwabBilly Bounce
6River Lily and the Feted Guestscomic story6pencils: Cecilia Munson; inks: Cecilia MunsonChen Chang (villain); River Lily (villain)
7The Milk Bottle Bombscomic story4pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingLt. Drake
8The Secret of Wantext story2letters: typeset
9The Disintegratorcomic story7.5script: Bob Powell; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellD-13 [Captain Richard Anthony]; Robert [Bob] Simms; Susan Florenz (villain); Rico (villain, introduction); Diego (villain, introduction); Hans (villain, introduction)
10The Phantom of Cadelcomic story6pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaThe Phantom (first appearance; villain; death)
11Enter: The Mothcomic story7pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneyThe Moth (introduction)

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