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27January 1942
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Marvel Mystery Comics #27

Marvel · January 1942 · on sale 1941-11-17

First appearance: LuciferFirst appearance: Mary Morgan
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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series)
Issue
#27
Publication date
January 1942
Key date
1942-01-00
On-sale date
1941-11-17
Indicia publisher
Timely Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Mary Morgan - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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, Thomas Raymond, Toro
1Yahoo!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Bill King; inks: Bill KingBucky Barnes, Knuckles O'Toole, Bucky, Whitewash Jones, Thomas Raymond, Jeff Sandervilt, Tubby Tinkle, Toro
2The Flaming Arrow Murderscomic story15script: Carl Burgos; pencils: Carl Burgos; inks: Carl BurgosJim Hammond, Human Torch, Thomas Raymond, Toro
3You are old enough to vote...---activity1
4The Fox's Smuggling Racketcomic story12script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill EverettNamor, Sub-Mariner
5A Business Meeting In Hellcomic story7pencils: Al Avison; inks: George KleinAarkus, Lucifer First, The Vision
6Quick Thinking, or, How Good a Detective Are You?text story2letters: typesetTom Moriarity; Eddie Thompson (mailman); unnamed girl (death); Henry Gordon (bank guard); unnamed gang of bank robbers (villains)
7Voodini's Last Laugh From the Gravecomic story7script: Ray Gill; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerDeadline Dawson, Terry Vance, Dr. Watson
8Death To Spies!comic story5script: Ray Gill; pencils: Sid GreeneJeff Mace, The Patriot, Mary Morgan First
9Death Rings the Bell!comic story9script: Paul Gustavson, Kermit Jaediker; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonThe Angel, Thomas Halloway
10Fighting for the Free Frenchcomic story6script: Ben Thompson; pencils: Ben ThompsonKa-Zar, David Rand
11Battle of the Giants!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex SchomburgJim Hammond, Human Torch, Namor, Sub-Mariner

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Golden Age of Marvel #2
ISBN 0-7851-0713-4
1999On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Marvel Comics #7
ISBN 978-0-7851-5026-8
2012On 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 ›

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Series context

Sources

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