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Issue Details

Issue V2#7
Published July 1939
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Joe Hardie [as Uncle Joe]
Notes July, 1939. Vol. 2, Number 7. AMAZING MYSTERY FUNNIES is published monthly by Centaur Publications, Inc., 420 De Soto Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, Editorial and Executive offices: 220 Fourth Avenue, New York, N. Y.

Cover Details

Characters Fantom of the Fair
Genre superhero
Pencils Paul Gustavson (signed)
Inks Paul Gustavson (signed)
Letters typeset

8 page Fantom of the Fair story "From the top of one of the towering buildings of the World's Fair..."

Characters The Fantom of the Fair (introduction)
Genre superhero
Script Paul Gustavson (signed)
Pencils Paul Gustavson (signed)
Inks Paul Gustavson (signed)
Notes In his very last appearances, he was called Fantoman.

7 page Inner Circle story "Major Ramsay - U.S.A. - has recieved a letter asking him to come to Scotland..."

Characters Inner Circle [Major Paul Ramsey, Colonel MacAlister Ewan, Lt. Michel Dupre, John Bain, Rolfe Gunderson, Ian Ahern]
Genre spy
Pencils Lochlan Field (signed)
Inks Lochlan Field (signed)

1 page 2039 A. D. story "Uncle Oscar and his nephew Bill are off on a business trip..."

Characters Uncle Oscar; Bill (Oscar's nephew)
Pencils A. S. Van Eerde (signed)
Inks A. S. Van Eerde (signed)

6 page Air-Sub 'DX' story "Part 1: The Conqueror"

Characters Captain Tim; Professor Gray; Rita; Turjak (villain); Air Sub DX
Synopsis Upon hearing that Dr. Montan may yet be alive, according to a diary entry in which the doctor talks of "living diamonds" on Mystery Isle, Tim and company head out to check out the story. But when their ship is forced down miles from their destination, they believe that they were expected, and that "The Conqueror," who has returned, may in fact be Dr. Montan!
Genre adventure
Script Carl Burgos (signed)
Pencils Carl Burgos (signed)
Inks Carl Burgos (signed)
Notes in black & white, except the title and the first panel of each page, which is in red ink.
Reprinted in Men of Mystery (AC, 1999 series) #80 (2009)

2 page none text story "Haunted House"

Script Rex Lawrence
Pencils ? [as Ben] (signed) (one illustration)
Inks ? [as Ben] (signed) (one illustration)
Letters typeset

8 page story "The C-20 Mystery"

Script Bill Everett (signed)
Pencils Bill Everett (signed)
Inks Bill Everett (signed)
Notes Printed in red tones (black, white and red).

3 page Grizzly Dunn story "Mighty fine hoss flesh, Kid."

Characters Grizzly Dunn
Reprinted from Star Ranger (Centaur, 1937 series) #7.

7 page Jack Strand story "Diana, I'm dying and I've left much unfinished!"

Characters Jack Strand; Diana Carlin (Jack's fiance); Strand; Psyk (villain)
Synopsis When Diana's uncle was dying, he passed onto Strand the Key of Souls and the duty to keep Psyk confined to the House of Souls. But soon after being given the Key, Diana is kidnapped by Psyk, and Strand follows her into the House of Souls.
Genre adventure
Script Frank Frollo (signed)
Pencils Frank Frollo (signed)
Inks Frank Frollo (signed)

5 page story "The Pardon"

Genre adventure
Script Claire S. Moe
Pencils Claire S. Moe
Inks Claire S. Moe

1 page It's Really a Fact filler "The largest pair of elephant tusks recorded..."

Genre fact
Script Bob Wood (signed)
Pencils Bob Wood (signed)
Inks Bob Wood (signed)
Letters Bob Wood
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-2-5.