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34August 1942
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Marvel Mystery Comics #34

Marvel · August 1942 · on sale 1942-06-19

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Series
Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series)
Issue
#34
Publication date
August 1942
Key date
1942-08-00
On-sale date
1942-06-19
Indicia publisher
Timely Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex SchomburgHuman Torch; Toro
1Carl Burgos Meets the Human Torchcomic story12script: Carl Burgos; pencils: Carl Burgos; inks: Carl BurgosHuman Torch; Toro; Carl Burgos (introduction); Bill Everett (introduction); Martin Goodman (introduction); the Timely Comics staff (introduction); Adolf Hitler (villain); Hermann Goering (villain); Josef Goebbels (villain); assorted Nazis (villains)
2The Shark Subterfugecomic story12pencils: Carl Pfeufer; inks: Carl PfeuferSub-Mariner; Grizzly Pete (villain, introduction, death); Mr. Klutz (villain, introduction, death); the Nazis (villains)
3The Beast of Cactus Canyoncomic story7pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoThe Vision; The Beast of Cactus Canyon (villain, introduction, death); Myron (villain, introduction, death)
4The Curse of Tutenkamentext story2script: Mickey Spillane
5Exposed! The Jap Invaderscomic story6pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoThe Patriot [Jeff Mace]; A Japanese scientist (turned into a lizard, villain); his Ape-Men (villains, introductions, deaths); Mary Morgan; Jack Casey
6Dr. Watson Makes Monkeys Out of the Japscomic story7script: Ray Gill; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerCapt. Nokuru (villain, introduction, death); a Japanese admiral (villain, introduction, death)
7In His Tunnel To Chinacomic story7script: Ed Robbins; pencils: Ed Robbins; inks: Ed RobbinsJimmy Jupiter; Satan (villain); Werjil (villain, introduction); Matilda (villain, introduction); Temptation (villain, introduction); Will Power (a hero, introduction); Jimmy (introduction)
8The Curse of Professor Torturecomic story10pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex BlumThe Angel; Prof. Torture (villain, introduction, death)

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CollectionYear
Timely's Greatest: The Golden Age Human Torch by Carl Burgos Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91933-7
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