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74July 1946
$0.10

Marvel Mystery Comics #74

Marvel · July 1946 · on sale 1946-05-15

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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series)
Issue
#74
Publication date
July 1946
Key date
1946-07-00
On-sale date
1946-05-15
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex SchomburgHuman Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro
1Escape from Doomcomic story12pencils: Allen Bellman; inks: Allen BellmanCrusher (villain, introduction); Steely (villain, introduction); their gang (villains, introductions); GUEST: Toro
2Sting of the Bat!comic story12pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Al GabrieleThe Bat [Mona Welles] (vampire, villain, introduction, death)
3Red Is for Gorecomic story7script: Bill Finger; pencils: Gus Schrotter; inks: Gus SchrotterCarnation Joe (villain, introduction)
4Road of Destinytext story2letters: typeset
5The Ambassador of Deathcomic story7pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob OksnerTwo spies (villains, introductions)
6The Saga of Sunshine O'Haracomic story7pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Carmine InfantinoSunshine O'Hara (introduction); Lefty (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introductions)

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