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8January 1942
$0.10

Daring Mystery Comics #8

Marvel · January 1942 · on sale 1941-10-25

First appearance: Joseph GoebbelsFirst appearance: Hermann GöringOrigin: Citizen V
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Identification plate

Series
Daring Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1940 series)
Issue
#8
Publication date
January 1942
Key date
1942-01-00
On-sale date
1941-10-25
Indicia publisher
Timely Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Joseph Goebbels - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Hermann Göring - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Citizen V.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby, Joe SimonElizabeth Barstow, Blue Diamond, Captain Daring, Jerry Carstairs, Citizen V, The Fin, Elton T. Morrow, Peter Noble, Silver Scorpion, The Thunderer, John Watkins
1Daring Table of Contentstable of contents1pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset; ? (captions)Silver Scorpion [Betty Barstow]; The Fin [Peter Noble]; The Thunderer [Jerry Carstairs]; Captain Daring; Blue Diamond [Elton Morrow]; Citizen V [John Watkins]; The Li'l Professor; Rudy the Robot
2"V" for Victory!comic story10pencils: Ben Thompson; inks: Ben ThompsonCitizen V Origin, John Watkins
3Terror Reigns On the High Seas!comic story10script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill EverettThe Fin, Peter Noble
4Marvel Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: various; inks: variousHuman Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; Sub-Mariner; Angel [Tom Halloway]; Patriot [Jeffrey Mace]; Vision [Aarkus]; Ka-Zar; Terry Vance
5Death Rides the Air Waves!comic story12script: Irving Werstein; pencils: Eddie Robbins; inks: Eddie RobbinsJerry Carstairs, The Thunderer
6Danny Makes Goodtext story2letters: typesetDan Carmody; Lucy; Big Ed Clayton; Peggy Moran (newspaper receptionist); Mr. Gilbert (newspaper publisher)
7The Groom Strikescomic story5script: Frank Pretsch; pencils: Frank Pretsch; inks: Frank PretschThe Li'l Professor (introduction); Rudy the Robot (introduction); The Professor's Wife (introduction); Oswald (introduction); The Groom (villain, introduction); the Groom's gang (villains, introduction)
8Captain America Comics #9promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack KirbyBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Steve Rogers
9Mahomad, the Sinister Spiritualistcomic story8pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Harry SahleElizabeth Barstow, Silver Scorpion
10The Thirty-First Century Blitzkrieg!comic story6pencils: Frank Borth; inks: Frank BorthCaptain Daring, Joseph Goebbels First, Hermann Göring First
11-comic story1script: Ray Houlihan; pencils: Ray Houlihan; inks: Ray Houlihan; letters: Ray HoulihanTubby (introduction); Tack (introduction); Fuzzy (introduction); their mother (introduction)
12The Hypnotized Ghostscomic story8pencils: Ben Thompson; inks: Ben ThompsonBlue Diamond, Elton T. Morrow
13Battle of the Giants!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex SchomburgHuman Torch; Sub-Mariner

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-3363-6
2010On eBay ›
Golden Age Captain America Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-6807-2
2014On eBay ›
Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett - The Pre-War Years Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91935-1
2019On eBay ›
Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Simon & Kirby Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91934-4
2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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