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42April 1943
$0.10

Marvel Mystery Comics #42

Marvel · April 1943 · on sale 1943-02-19

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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series)
Issue
#42
Publication date
April 1943
Key date
1943-04-00
On-sale date
1943-02-19
Indicia publisher
Timely Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex SchomburgHuman Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro
1Prescriptions For Deathcomic story12pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Harry SahleMikkel (villain, introduction); his spy ring (villains, introductions)
2Terror of the Boiling Seascomic story12pencils: Carl Pfeufer; inks: Carl PfeuferAdolf Hitler (villain); Josef Goebbels (villain); Kapitan Sturm (villain, introduction, death)
3The Case of the Missing Linkcomic story7script: Ray Gill; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerDeadline Dawson (guest-star); Mr. Kurt (villain, introduction); Heinrich Himmelman (villain, introduction)
4Johnny Does His Bittext story2letters: typeset
5The Asteroid Monsterscomic story7Seraq (villain, introduction, death); Notoi (villain, introduction, death); other aliens (villains, introductions, deaths)
6Marvel Mystery Quizactivity1.5pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration)
7The Wump Jump and the Tire Thievescomic story6script: Eddie Robbins; pencils: Eddie Robbins; inks: Eddie RobbinsWump Jump (guest-star); Ruffy Rabbit (guest-star); A gang of tire thieves (villains); Mr. Jupiter (Jimmy's father, introduction)
8The Disappearing Spiescomic story6pencils: Syd Shores; inks: Allen BellmanKlugg (villain, introduction); other Nazi spies (villains, introductions)
9Quarantine For Murdercomic story10script: Roy Garn; pencils: Gus Schrotter; inks: Gus SchrotterThe Angel; Fritz Von Bock (villain, introduction); Otto (villain, introduction); Kurt (villain, introduction); other Nazi spies (villains, introductions); Dr. C. J. Noon (introduction)

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Golden Age of Marvel #[nn]
ISBN 0785105646
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