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10May 1940
$0.10

Mystery Men Comics #10

Fox · May 1940 · on sale 1940-03-15

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Identification plate

Series
Mystery Men Comics (Fox, 1939 series)
Issue
#10
Publication date
May 1940
Key date
1940-05-00
On-sale date
1940-03-15
Indicia publisher
Fox Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Joe Simon; inks: Joe SimonThe Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]
1The Beetle and the Bomberscomic story8pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasBlue Beetle [Dan Garrett]; The Yellow Gang (introduction, villain)
2The Prince Otembi Affair: Part 1comic story3script: Jack Kirby, Joe Simon; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Simon; letters: Jack KirbyWing Turner; Prince Otembi (introduction); V: Mahruf-Ali (villain, introduction)
3Invasion of Firecomic story8script: Dick Briefer; pencils: Dick Briefer; inks: Dick BrieferRex Dexter; Flame-Men (from Emalf, introduction, villain)
4The Professor's Blackmail Bandcomic story8pencils: L. Bing; inks: L. BingThe Green Mask [Michael Shelby]; News Doakes; F. B. Hendrix; Hendrix's daughter; The Professor (villain, introduction, death)
5Billy Bouncecomic story2script: Fred Schwab; pencils: Fred Schwab; inks: Fred Schwab; letters: Fred SchwabBilly Bounce
6Slaves for Slaughtercomic story6pencils: Pierce Rice; inks: Charles NicholasChen Chang
7Death by Electrocutiontext story2script: Joe Simon
8The Dope Smuggling Gamblerscomic story5pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingLt. Drake
9The Weather Kingscomic story5script: Norton Kingsley; pencils: Grieg Chapian; inks: Grieg ChapianThe Moth; The Weather Kings (villains, all die)
10-comic story2script: Fred Schwab; pencils: Fred Schwab; inks: Fred Schwab; letters: Fred SchwabHemlock Shomes
11The Transport Saboteurscomic story8pencils: ? (S. R. Powell byline but after Powell left Fox)D-13 [Richard Anthony]
12Showdown with Sin Leecomic story3pencils: Arturo Cazeneuve; inks: Arturo CazeneuveCaptain Savage; Sin Lee (villain, death)
13The Vanishing Beauties of Ankaracomic story4pencils: ? [as George Tuska] (byline only)Zanzibar; Achmed Pasha (villain, introduction)

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