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32June 1942
$0.10

Marvel Mystery Comics #32

Marvel · June 1942 · on sale 1942-04-13

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Series
Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series)
Issue
#32
Publication date
June 1942
Key date
1942-06-00
On-sale date
1942-04-13
Indicia publisher
Timely Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Al Gabriele; inks: Al GabrieleHuman Torch
1Splashing With Thrills!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex SchomburgThe Sub-Mariner
2The Statues of Doomcomic story12script: Carl Burgos; pencils: Carl Burgos; inks: Carl BurgosHuman Torch; Toro; Frank Portl (villain, introduction)
3Fingers of Deathcomic story12script: Lloyd Jacquet; pencils: Carl Pfeufer; inks: Carl PfeuferNamor the Sub-Mariner; Captain Malcolm; Peter Malcolm; Von Grubb (villain, introduction)
4The Secret of the Sharkscomic story7pencils: Ramone Patenaude; inks: Ramone PatenaudeVision [Aarkus]; Leila (introduction); The Japanese (villains, deaths)
5Last Ridetext story2script: Mickey SpillaneMike Greer (villain); Vic Renolds; Jake Morse
6In the Land of the Fun People (Part 2)comic story7script: Eddie Robbins; pencils: Eddie Robbins; inks: Eddie RobbinsJimmy Jupiter; Captain Cookie (introduction); the China People of Tea Land (introduction); The Bull in the China Shoppe (villain, introduction); the Licorice Men (villains, introduction)
7Marvel Mystery Comics Election Contest Winnerspromo (ad from the publisher)1Human Torch; David Lang
8The Mystery of the Phantom Robberiescomic story7script: Ray Gill; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerTerry Vance; Deadline Dawson (guest-star); The Phantom Burglar [Dr. Mefis] (villain, introduction)
9The Iron-Clawed Monstercomic story6pencils: Al Fagaly; inks: Al FagalyThe Patriot [Jeff Mace]; Mary Morgan; Jack Casey; The Japanese (villains)
10The Ogre and His Man-Eating Boboes!comic story10pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex BlumThe Angel; The Ogre (villain, introduction, death); his Boboes (villains, introductions, deaths)

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
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 ›

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