Mystery Men Comics (1939) comic books 1937-1939
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Issue #2
- Paper: Cream to off white
- Back Cover Missing.
- Label #4175995005
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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Cover art by Lou Fine. Untitled story, art by Walter Frehm; The Green Mask, alarmed at the Tong wars erupting in Chinatown, seemingly joins forces with the nefarious San Sin in order to find a way to rescue Fong Lee's daughter from his evil clutches. Untitled story, script and art by Dick Briefer; A mysterious plague threatens to destroy all life on Earth, and the only cure is radium: but the Earth doesn't have sufficient quantities in order to deal with the disease. Untitled story, art by Munson Paddock (as Cecilia Munson); River pirate Chang orders his thugs to capture Kendall and take him to the mysterious River Lily aboard the "Dragon Heart." "Famed Statue Missing," art by George Tuska; Zanzibar investigates the theft of the famed statue: the Venus de Milo. Untitled story, script and art by Fred Schwab; Hemlock and the good doctor visit Spookington Castle in order to try and collect a $10 reward for the return of the kidnapped Mrs. Spookington. "The Long Arm of Vengeance" text story by Will Eisner. Untitled story, art by Arthur Peddy; As the Waco Kid rides along, he spots a wanted poster: on himself, for bank robbery and murder! Untitled story, art by Charles Nicholas; A group of thugs rob an armored car of its $80,000 payload and capture the Beetle in the process; A group of thugs rob an armored car of its $80,000 payload and capture the Beetle in the process. Untitled D-13, Secret Agent story, script and art by Bob Powell. Untitled Captain Denny Scott of the Bengal Lancers story, art by John Lindermayer (as L. Mayer); Captain Scott and James enter the town of Gulam, unaware that a sinister figure named Kahn and his men are out to kidnap the boy. Untitled Lt. Drake of the Naval Intelligence story, script and art by Klaus Nordling (as F. Klaus). 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #5
- Conserved
- Paper: Off white
- Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case
- Conservation includes: cover reinforced. 10th -12th wraps married.
- Label #2054014001
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Cover by Lou Fine. Stories by Dick Briefer, Fred Schwab, and Will Eisner. Art by Walter Frame, Dick Briefer, Fred Schwab, Munson Paddock, George Tuska, Klaus Nordling, Arthur Peddy, Charles Nicholas, Art Franklin, Bob Powell, and John Lindermayer. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. A mysterious superhuman causes Rex Dexter to age rapidly and menaces him with bizarre monsters, in another one-of-a-kind story by Dick Briefer; Early adventures of The Blue Beetle and The Green Mask likely written by Will Eisner; Zanzibar, who looks like Mandrake the Magician in a blue fez, battles the Walrus Men at the South Pole. The Will of John D. Lovingston; The Robot Solar System; Come! Come!; River Lily and the Purr of Death; The World Race; Big-Shot Krard's Dope Ring; The Case of Oil; Mr. Death; Ki-Mung, Bloodthirsty Buccaneer; A Trap for the Blue Beetle; Inspector Bancroft of Scotland Yard Smashes a Spy Ring; Ki-Mung, Bloodthirsty Buccaneer; Tiger Hunt; Super Sleuths; Marooned at the South Pole. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
