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23September 1941
$0.10

Marvel Mystery Comics #23

Marvel · September 1941 · on sale 1941-07-14

First appearance: Jeff MaceFirst appearance: The PatriotOrigin: Aarkus
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
September 1941
Key date
1941-09-00
On-sale date
1941-07-14
Indicia publisher
Timely Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Jeff Mace - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Patriot - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Aarkus, The Vision.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex SchomburgJim Hammond, Human Torch, Namor, Thomas Raymond, Sub-Mariner, Toro
1Big New Sub-Mariner No. 2promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex SchomburgThe Angel, Thomas Halloway, Namor, Sub-Mariner
2Highway of Mysterycomic story15script: Carl Burgos; pencils: Carl Burgos; inks: Carl BurgosJim Hammond, Human Torch, Thomas Raymond, Toro
3The Case of the Vanishing Convicts!comic story12script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Bill EverettNamor, Sub-Mariner
4Don't miss the next big issue of Captain Americapromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: ?; typesetBucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Namor, Steve Rogers, Sub-Mariner
5Swastika Over Europecomic story5script: Ray Gill; pencils: Art Gates; inks: Art GatesJeff Mace First, The Patriot First
6The Vision Speakstext story2script: Stan Lee; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill EverettAarkus Origin, The Vision Origin
7Cult of the Shark-godcomic story7script: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; letters: Jack KirbyAarkus, The Vision
8Neutralizing the Naziscomic story6script: Ben Thompson; pencils: Ben Thompson; inks: Ben ThompsonKa-Zar, David Rand, Trajah
9The Mystery of the Green Diamondcomic story7script: Ray Gill; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerDeadline Dawson, Terry Vance, Dr. Watson
10Death On Inferno Islecomic story9pencils: Al Avison; inks: Al GabrieleThe Angel, Thomas Halloway
11Read the Human Torchpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex SchomburgJim Hammond, Human Torch, Namor, Thomas Raymond, Sub-Mariner, Toro

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Mystery Comics #11999On eBay ›
Golden Age of Marvel #2
ISBN 0-7851-0713-4
1999On eBay ›
Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby #2
ISBN 0-7851-2094-7
2006On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics #6
ISBN 978-0-7851-4204-1
2011On eBay ›
Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60699-987-5
2017On eBay ›
Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Human Torch by Carl Burgos Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91933-7
2019On 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 ›
Golden Age Marvel Comics Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-92204-7
2020On 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

Sources

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