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9May 1942
$0.10

Mystic Comics #9

Marvel · May 1942 · on sale 1942-03-02

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Identification plate

Series
Mystic Comics (Marvel, 1940 series)
Issue
#9
Publication date
May 1942
Key date
1942-05-00
On-sale date
1942-03-02
Indicia publisher
Timely Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Al Gabriele; inks: Syd ShoresDestroyer [Keen Marlow]; Adolf Hitler; Hirohito
1Mystic Comicsforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: Stan Lee
2Hitler Speakscomic story14script: Stan Lee; pencils: Chad Grothkopf; inks: Chad GrothkopfDestroyer [Keen Marlow]; Flora von Bangor [Florence von Banger]; Adolf Hitler
3The Gambling Shipcomic story6pencils: Pierce RiceThe Witness
4Poison, Incorporatedcomic story7pencils: Don Rico; inks: Don RicoThe Terror; The Old One (villain)
5Mortal Combatcomic story5pencils: Howard James; inks: Howard JamesDavey Drew; Demon; The Prince of Good (introduction)
6Manhunt!text story1.85letters: typeset
7The Timely Comics Linepromo (ad from the publisher)0.15script: Stan Lee
8Longnailscomic story8Black Marvel [Dan Lyons]
9Throwbackcomic story6pencils: Don Rico; inks: Don RicoGary Gaunt (introduction; origin); Jean Carson (introduction)
10The Mystery of Red Valleycomic story7Blazing Skull [Mark Todd]
11Horror Mansioncomic story8script: Stan Lee; pencils: Mike SekowskyChallenger [Bill Waring]

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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