Marvel Mystery Comics #30 (1942) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Al Gabriele; inks: Al Gabriele	Human Torch; Toro
1	March of the Metal Mobsters	comic story	15	script: Carl Burgos; pencils: Carl Burgos; inks: Carl Burgos	Human Torch; Toro; [The Metal Mobsters [Stephen Cole; others]] (villains, introduction); Mary Orchid (introduction); Leslie Garden (introduction)
2	Reprisal Revenge	comic story	12	script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Bill Everett	Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Princess Fen; Nazis (villains)
3	The Crank	comic story	7	pencils: Syd Shores; inks: George Klein	Vision; The Crank [Powers] (introduction, villain, death); Powers' secretary (introduction, death)
4	Lumps of Death	text story	2	script: Mickey Spillane	Jack Billing’s; George
5	The Mystery of the Flying Corpses	comic story	6	pencils: Al Fagaly; inks: Al Fagaly	Patriot [Jeff Mace]; Dr. Strasser (villain, introduction, death); Mary; Casey
6	The Mystery of the Pharaoh's Eye	comic story	7	script: Ray Gill	Deadline Dawson, Terry Vance, Dr. Watson
7	The Fairy Dance	comic story	6	script: Eddie Robbins; pencils: Eddie Robbins; inks: Eddie Robbins	Jimmy Jupiter; The Wump-Jump; Ruffy Rabbit; the Little People (introduction); the Gnomes (villains, introduction)
8	The House of Slaughter	comic story	8	pencils: ? (see notes); inks: ? (see notes)	The Angel; Riesel (villain, introduction, death)

Collection	Year
Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn] ISBN 978-1-60699-987-5	2017	On eBay ›
Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Human Torch by Carl Burgos Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-91933-7	2019	On eBay ›
Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Sub-Mariner by Bill Everett - The Pre-War Years Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-91935-1	2019	On eBay ›

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