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81March 1947
$0.10

Marvel Mystery Comics #81

Marvel · March 1947 · on sale 1947-01-21

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Identification plate

Series
Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series)
Issue
#81
Publication date
March 1947
Key date
1947-03-00
On-sale date
1947-01-21
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Mystery of the Crimson Terror!cover1pencils: Marty Nodell; inks: Marty NodellHuman Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro
1The Crimson Terrorcomic story12pencils: Jimmy Thompson; inks: Jimmy Thompson
2The Laughing Killercomic story12pencils: Al Gabriele; inks: Allen Simon
3The Password Is Murder (Chapter VI)comic story7pencils: Ken Bald; inks: Ken BaldRex Herr
4Airline Mysterytext story2letters: typeset
5The Mother Goose Murderscomic story7script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Mike Sekowsky
6Prison Plundercomic story7script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Gus Schrotter; inks: Gus SchrotterBucky; Betty Ross; Enoch Dart

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