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50December 1943
$0.10

Marvel Mystery Comics #50

Marvel · December 1943 · on sale 1943-10-28

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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series)
Issue
#50
Publication date
December 1943
Key date
1943-12-00
On-sale date
1943-10-28
Indicia publisher
Timely Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex SchomburgHuman Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro
1Battling the Nazi Vulturescomic story12pencils: Allen Bellman; inks: Harry Sahle, George KleinGen. Von Bock (villain, introduction); Stephanie (villain, introduction); Capt. Klutz (villain, introduction); Weaselface (villain, introduction)
2Eerie Howl of the Wolf Packcomic story12pencils: Carl Pfeufer; inks: Carl Pfeufer, Allen SimonBaron Togi (villain, introduction, death)
3Deadline Dawson's Pay-Offcomic story7pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner, Vince AlasciaDeadline Dawson (guest-star); the Nazis (villains)
4The First Timetext story2letters: typeset
5Scourge of the Nazis: Part 2comic story7script: Otto Binder; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasNazi saboteurs (villains)
6Introducing Miss Patriotcomic story7Miss Patriot [Mary Morgan] (only appears as such on splash page, not in story, gains super-vision and super-hearing, introduction); Dr. Groitzig (villain, introduction); Scharrolla (villain, introduction)
7The Glowing Deathcomic story8pencils: Gus Schrotter; inks: Gus SchrotterSlate (villain, introduction); Capt. Cord (introduction)

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