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88October 1948
$0.10

Marvel Mystery Comics #88

Marvel · October 1948 · on sale 1948-06-20

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Series: Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series)
Issue: #88
Publication date: October 1948
Key date: 1948-10-00
On-sale date: 1948-06-20
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 52

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Don Rico; inks: Vince Alascia	Blonde Phantom; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Sun Girl; Sub-Mariner
1	The Lethal Lollipops	comic story	12	pencils: Ken Bald; inks: George Klein	Sun Girl (guest-star)
2	Black Oil of Doom	comic story	10	script: Joe Millard; pencils: Mike Sekowsky	Namora (guest-star); Bryan Porter (villain, introduction)
3	Roll Out the Barrel	text story	2	pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typeset
4	Doomed--One Town	comic story	7	pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: George Klein	B. Grimes (introduction); Sherry Grimes (introduction); Jenkins (introduction)
5	The Wound No Man Could See	comic story	7	pencils: Carl Burgos; inks: Al Gabriele	Golden Girl (guest-star); Col. Ross (Golden Girl's father?, introduction); Chuck M. Berry (introduction); Jerry Malcolm (introduction); Penny Collyer (introduction)
6	The Clown Who Couldn't Laugh	comic story	8	pencils: Al Gabriele; inks: Al Gabriele	Jeepo (introduction); Jerry (introduction); Chuck (villain, introduction); another crook (villain, introduction)

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Sources

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