Marvel Mystery Comics #31 (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	Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Thomas Raymond, Toro
1	Write a Letter to Marvel Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
2	Scuttle the Japs	comic story	12	script: Carl Burgos; pencils: Carl Burgos; inks: Carl Burgos	Jim Hammond, Human Torch, Thomas Raymond, Toro
3	The Case of the Jilted Japs or "They Had a Date at San Diego!"	comic story	12	script: Bill Everett; pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Bill Everett	Namor, Sub-Mariner
4	The Plague of the Jelly Men	comic story	7	pencils: Roland Patenaude; inks: Roland Patenaude	Aarkus, The Vision
5	Killer's Return	text story	2	script: Mickey Spillane
6	The Insects of Sudden Death!	comic story	6	pencils: Al Fagaly; inks: Al Fagaly	Jeff Mace, The Patriot, Mary Morgan
7	Don't Delay Another Second!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1		Captain America, Steve Rogers
8	The Mystery of the Murdered Ghost	comic story	7	script: Ray Gill; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner	Terry Vance, Deadline Dawson
9	In The Land of the Fun People	comic story	7	script: Eddie Robbins; pencils: Eddie Robbins; inks: Eddie Robbins	James Jankovicz, Jimmy Jupiter
10	Cargo of Death	comic story	10	pencils: Gus Schrotter; inks: Gus Schrotter	The Angel, Thomas Halloway
11	USA Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	1

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

Collection	Year
Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn] ISBN 978-1-60699-987-5	2017	On eBay ›

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