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2February 1940
$0.10

Daring Mystery Comics #2

Marvel · February 1940

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Series
Daring Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1940 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
February 1940
Key date
1940-02-00
Indicia publisher
Timely Publications
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0nonecover1pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex SchomburgThe Phantom Bullet [Allen Lewis]
1Daring Comics' Free $25 Prize Contest!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: ?; typeset
2Voyage to Sunevcomic story14script: Joe Cal Cagno; pencils: Fred Schwartz; inks: Fred SchwartzZephyr Jones (introduction); Corky Grogan (introduction); King Bolo; Princess Tonka; Birdmen of Sunev; Gen. Roudo (villain); The Parrot-Men (villain)
3Origin of the Phantom Bulletcomic story10script: Joe Simon; pencils: Joe Simon; inks: Joe Simon; letters: Joe SimonThe Phantom Bullet [Allen Lewis]; Benny the Beggar; Alvarez Monez (villain); Bird-Men (villains)
4King of the Junglecomic story10script: Joe Simon; pencils: Joe Simon; inks: Joe Simon; letters: Joe SimonTrojak (origin); Trojak's father; Edith Alton; Balu (the tiger)
5Six-Gun Dynamitetext story2script: Russell A. BanksonOzias Wilkins; Mattie Wilkins
6Introducing K-4comic story10Capt. K-4 and his Sky Devils [Lt. Rene D'Auvergne, Lt. Ronald Wolverstone-Clodd] (introduction); Major Von Lutz (villain); the Nazis (villains)
7Who in Reality Is Mr. "E"?comic story10script: Joe Cal Cagno; pencils: Al Carreño; inks: Al CarreñoMr. E [Victor Jay]; Betty; The Vampire (villain)
8Enter the Laughing Maskcomic story8script: Will Harr; pencils: Maurice Gutwirth; inks: Maurice GutwirthThe Laughing Mask [Dennis Burton]; Lester Deeks (villain); Lester's gang (villains)

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Twelve #02008On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-2476-4
2008On eBay ›
The Twelve #1/22008On eBay ›
Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn]
ISBN 9781606994948
2011On eBay ›
Marvel Firsts: WWII Super Heroes #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6791-4
2013On eBay ›
Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Simon & Kirby Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91934-4
2019On eBay ›

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