Marvel Mystery Comics #53 (1944) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex Schomburg	Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro
1	Master Plan For Destruction	comic story	12	pencils: Jimmy Thompson; inks: Jimmy Thompson	Gen. Blauheim (villain, introduction, death); Von Fleagle (villain, introduction, death); Col. Corky (head of G-2, introduction)
2	Octopus of the Pacific	comic story	12	pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen Simon	Lt. Sadu (villain, introduction, death); Adm. Footsu (villain, introduction, death)
3	The Morse Code Mystery	comic story	7	pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner, Vince Alascia	Nazi spy (impersonating a woman, villain, introduction)
4	All Wet	text story	2	letters: typeset
5	Flaming Hate	comic story	7	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles Nicholas; letters: Artie Simek	The Flaming Hate (villain, introduction, death)
6	Spies At the Military Ball	comic story	7	pencils: Al Gabriele; inks: Bob Oksner	The Baron (villain); Mueller (villain); other Nazi spies (villains, introductions, one death)
7	Max Bovar Returns	comic story	8	pencils: Gus Schrotter; inks: Gus Schrotter	Max Bovar (villain, introduction, death); Ivan (villain, introduction); Norvi (villain, introduction)

Collection	Year
Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn] ISBN 978-1-60699-987-5	2017	On eBay ›

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