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4May 1940
$0.10

Daring Mystery Comics #4

Marvel · May 1940 · on sale 1940-03-01

First appearance: MarvexFirst appearance: Breeze BartonFirst appearance: Kurt Barton
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Identification plate

Series
Daring Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1940 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
May 1940
Key date
1940-05-00
On-sale date
1940-03-01
Indicia publisher
Timely Publications
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Marvex - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Breeze Barton - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Kurt Barton - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Don Gorman - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Trojak - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ann Barclay - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0G-Man Don Gormancover1pencils: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex SchomburgDon Gorman First
2Busting a Bankercomic story8script: Will Harr; pencils: Maurice Gutwirth; inks: Maurice GutwirthThe Purple Mask [Dennis Burton]; Whalen (villain, introduction); Whalen's gang (villains, introduction)
3The Zeppelin Attackcomic story6Sky Devils [K-4; Lt. Ronald Wolverstone; Lt. Rene D'Auvergne]; the Nazis (villains)
4-comic story10script: Larry Antonette; pencils: Larry Antonette; inks: Larry AntonetteMonako
5Mars Attackscomic story8script: Fletcher Hanks; pencils: Fletcher Hanks; inks: Fletcher Hanks; letters: Fletcher HanksWhirlwind Carter (introduction); Brenda Hale (introduction); the Martians (villains, introduction)
6The Spike Green Casecomic story8pencils: Hal Sharp; inks: Hal SharpMarvex First
7The Missing Airliner Fleetcomic story8pencils: Alex Schomburg, Gus Ricca; inks: Alex Schomburg, Gus RiccaDon Gorman First
8The World of Savagescomic story7pencils: Jack Binder; inks: Jack BinderAnn Barclay First, Kurt Barton First, Breeze Barton First
9Outlaw-Bustertext story2script: Rex EvansSheriff Holcolm; Cougar Karns (villain); "Mile Away" Morgan (villain)
10The Secret Soldiercomic story7pencils: Arnold Hicks; inks: Arnold HicksTrojak First

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: Golden Age Daring Mystery #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-2476-4		2008On eBay ›
All Select Comics 70th Anniversary Special #12009On eBay ›
You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60699-160-2		2009On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #34 of 8#5 ›

Sources

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