| Issue | #1 |
| Published | August 1939 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Victor Fox |
| Notes | MYSTERY MEN COMICS, Vol 1, No. 1. Published monthly by Bruns Publications, Inc., V. S. Fox, President, 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N. Y. Office of publication, 29 Worthington St., Springfield, Mass. Application for entry as second-class matter at the Post Office at Springfield, Mass., pending. Price 10 cents per copy. Subscription rates: 12 issues in the United States, its possessions, Mexico, South America, Spain, $1.50. Elsewhere, $2.50. The Publisher accepts no responsibility for unsolicited material. Copyright 1939, by Bruns Publications, Inc. Printed in the U.S.A. |
| Pencils | Lou Fine |
| Inks | Lou Fine |
| Characters | The Green Mask [Michael Shelby] (introduction); "News" Blake; Rocky Vilon (villain; introduction; death); Cyrus Boomer (villain; introduction) |
| Pencils | Walter Frehm |
| Inks | Walter Frehm |
| Notes | takes place after 1st story in Green Mask, The (Fox, 1940 series) #1 |
| Reprinted | in Green Mask, The (Fox, 1940 series) #1 |
| Characters | Rex Dexter (introduction; origin); Montague Dexter (introduction); Pres. Grover (introduction); Cynde (introduction); Boris Thorax (villain; introduction) |
| Script | Dick Briefer? |
| Pencils | Dick Briefer (signed) |
| Inks | Dick Briefer |
| Characters | Billy Bounce (introduction) |
| Script | Norman Lee (signed) |
| Pencils | Norman Lee (signed) |
| Inks | Norman Lee |
| Characters | Chen Chang (villain; introduction); Wong (villain; introduction); Richard Kendall (introduction) |
| Pencils | Munson Paddock [as Cecilia Munson] (signed) |
| Inks | Munson Paddock |
| Characters | Wing Taylor (introduction); The Chief (villain; introduction); Clutch (villain; introduction) |
| Pencils | George Tuska |
| Inks | George Tuska |
| Characters | Zanzibar (introduction; a magician); The Top (villain; introduction) |
| Pencils | George Tuska (signed) |
| Inks | George Tuska |
| Characters | Hemlock Shomes (introduction); Dr. Potsam (introduction); Elmer T. Tintype (introduction); Sloppy Joe (introduction) |
| Synopsis | Hemlock Shomes and Dr. Potsam travel to Old Man Tintype's mansion and try to figure out which one of the many men who claim to be his son actually killed him. |
| Genre | humor; mystery |
| Script | Fred Schwab ? |
| Pencils | Fred Schwab |
| Inks | Fred Schwab |
| Script | Will Eisner (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | The Waco Kid (introduction); Brazos Teale (villain; introduction) |
| Pencils | Arthur Peddy (signed) |
| Inks | Arthur Peddy |
| Characters | Inspector Bancroft (introduction); Inspector Grainger (introduction); Stuart Bledsoe (villain; introduction) |
| Pencils | Art Franklin |
| Inks | Art Franklin |
| Characters | The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret] (introduction); Mike Mannigan (introduction); The White Face Gang [John Brandes; others] (villains; introduction) |
| Script | Will Eisner? |
| Pencils | Charles Nicholas (signed) |
| Inks | Charles Nicholas |
| Notes | Blue Beetle wears business suit, mask, and hat in this story; no apparent super-powers; story chronologically follows 1st story in Blue Beetle (Fox, 1939 series) #1 This Blue Beetle was published by Fox, then Holyoke, then Fox again, and then Charlton before Charlton revamped Dan Garrett Blue Beetle with a new origin and powers in 1964, and later replaced him with a new Blue Beetle (Ted Kord) in 1967. Throughout his early appearances, the Blue Beetle's last name varied between "Garret" and "Garrett", while Mike Mannigan sometimes had his last name spelled "Manigan". |
| Characters | D-13 [Richard Anthony] (introduction; a secret agent); Manata (villain; introduction) |
| Script | Will Eisner? |
| Pencils | Bob Powell [as S.R. Powell] (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Powell? |
| Characters | Capt. Danny Scott of the Bengal Lancers (introduction) |
| Pencils | John Lindermayer |
| Inks | John Lindermayer |
| Characters | Lt. Drake of Naval Intelligence (introduction); Lobardi (villain; introduction); Kutch (villain; introduction); a girl (villain; introduction) |
| Pencils | Klaus Nordling [as F. Klaus] (signed) |
| Inks | Klaus Nordling |