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44June 1943
$0.10

Marvel Mystery Comics #44

Marvel · June 1943 · on sale 1943-04-26

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Series
Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series)
Issue
#44
Publication date
June 1943
Key date
1943-06-00
On-sale date
1943-04-26
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
1The Phantom Strikescomic story12pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Harry SahleElinor Von Drei (villain, introduction); Abdul (villain, introduction); Naobi (a prophetess, introduction)
2The Niagara Falls Power Plotcomic story12pencils: Carl Pfeufer; inks: Carl PfeuferDr. Grant (villain, introduction, death); Beni (villain, introduction, death)
3The Circus Mysterycomic story7script: Ray Gill; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerDeadline Dawson (guest-star); Colosso (an ape, villain, introduction)
4The Right Kind of Stufftext story2letters: typeset
5The Land of the Rubber Peoplecomic story7script: Eddie Robbins; pencils: Eddie Robbins; inks: Eddie RobbinsThe Rubber People (introduction); Mayor Bounce (introduction)
6The Gem That Blindedcomic story7Seni Karlan (villain, introduction, death)
7The Kid Crime Wavecomic story6pencils: Syd Shores; inks: Allen BellmanVon Gukk (villain, introduction)
8The Case of the Laughing Deathcomic story10script: Roy Garn; pencils: Gus Schrotter; inks: Gus SchrotterThe Angel; Abel Doone (villain, introduction)

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