Mystery Comics (1944) comic books 1942-1944
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Issue #1
Published 1944 by William H. Wise.$1,750.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Label #4459138003
Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories and art by Alex Schomburg, Ken Battefield, Ed Good, Leo Isaacs and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Adventure with jungle heroes, space heroes and superheroes, several of whom - Wonderman, Zudo, Magnet, and Silver Knight - debuted in Complete Book of Comics and Funnies (1944) #1 earlier in the year. Wonderman suspects the Immortal Emperor is hiding out on the Dark Planet Lilith, somewhere near the Moon. Captain Dick Devens, King of Futuria, battles Venusians in the far-off era of the late 20th century. The Magnet's Geo-Locator is put to its first test in tracking down the Crimson Conqueror. The Wonderman who appears in this issue has no connection to either the Wonder Man created by Will Eisner for Fox or the later Marvel character. Brad Spencer, Wonderman; Zudo the Jungle Boy; King of Futuria; The Magnet; The Silver Knight. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #2
Published 1944 by William H. Wise.$1,200.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
- Label #4339557008
- Paper: Off white
- Label #4096547006
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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- Centerfold detached. Staple rust.
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- Cover and centerfold detached at one staple and coming loose at the other.
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Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories and art by Robert Stanwood, Ken Battefield, Ed Good, and Alex Schomburg. Adventure with jungle heroes, space heroes and superheroes. Wonderman storms the fortress of mad Dr. Voodoo just as the Vacuum Spiral draws monsters from distant space. Fortune hunters and a rogue shaman trick natives into mining for diamonds. The Magnet is captured by criminals who want to use his Geo-Locator to find an Aztec treasure. The Wonderman who appears in this issue has no connection to either the Wonder Man created by Will Eisner for Fox or the later Marvel character. Brad Spencer, Wonderman: The Monsters of Dr. Voodoo; Zudo the Jungle Boy: The Menacing Medicine Man; The Safety Guard; King of Futuria: Karlak's Oxygen Ionizer; The Magnet: The Treasure of the Aztec Princess; Jack Manning: Short Circuit Doom. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #3
Published 1944 by William H. Wise.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Classic Alex Shomburg cover. Featuring Brad Spencer, Wonderman (pencils by Shomburg?); Zudo the Jungle Boy (pencils by Ken Battefield); Lance Lewis, Space Detective makes his debut; The Magnet (who welds the amazing 'Geo-Locater,' a device "from which no criminal can escape," pencils by Ed Good); "King of Futuria" - in which time traveler Dick Devens protects the 30th century from Venusian Tentacle-Men (who resemble tentacled Mr. Potato-Heads wearing tiny sombreros). Thanks to Grand Comics Database for the above artist information! Cover price $0.10.
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$1,500 MYSTERY COMICS #3 CGC GRADE 4.0 WISE PUBLICATIONS 1944 Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Issue #4
Published 1944 by William H. Wise.- INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story.
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- INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing (affects Lance Lewis story). 2" spine split through bottom and 2 wraps.
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Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Ed Good, and Alex Schomburg. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Adventure with jungle heroes, space heroes and superheroes. The Immortal Emperor, whose mask looks like a giant pencil eraser, abducts women for sacrifice in his evil rituals; Space freighters are attacked by gigantic amoeba men; The Magnet uses his Geo-Locator to find Nazi saboteurs. The Wonderman who appears in this issue has no connection to either the Wonder Man created by Will Eisner for Fox or the later Marvel character. Also featuring an ad for war bonds, a wartime fund drive. Brad Spencer, Wonderman: The Macabre Den of the Immortal Emperor; Zudo the Jungle Boy: The Pygmies' Shining Stone; The Safety Guard; Dick Devens, King of Futuria: To the 50th Century; The Magnet: The Gestapo Agents' Escape; Lance Lewis: The Amoeba Men; Adam. Final issue of the series; Wonderman and Dick Devens later appeared in Wonder Comics (1944 Great). 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$1,200 (1944) MYSTERY COMICS #4 CGC 4.0 OW/WP! Rare Golden Age! Schomburg KKK Cover! $2,000 MYSTERY COMICS #4 CGC 5.5 GRADE 1944 WISE PUBLICATIONS KKK COVER! Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
